You can tour Sicily in eight days, even in five, but, if you got time, I recommend not to do it in less than ten days. We spent fifteen days traveling across the island and I missed so many places. Some prefer to start the route clockwise along the coast, some focus on deep Sicily, the mountain villages, less visited and touristy, some other devote a few days to do the islands.  Whatever the itinerary chosen, there are places that are a must see.

 

PALERMO The capital city.

 

TAORMINA A balcony overlooking the sea

 

VILLA ROMANA DEL CASALE   Supreme example of a luxury Roman villa

General view – Two apses room – Villa Romana del Casale

 

ANY BAROQUE TOWN IN SOUTH EAST SICILY

SCICLI  Charming Baroque town, often off the beaten track, worth visiting

NOTO  A stone garden

Ragusa Ibla, Sicily, Italy. Balcony of the Palazzo Cosentini

 

VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES  A historic testimony to Magna Graecia’s presence in Agrigento

Agrigento – Valley of the Temples

 

ERICE An enchanting medieval hilltop village near Trapani

Piazzeta San Giuliano – Erice – Trapani

 

SEGESTA  Founded in the twelfth century A.C.