Taormina Travel Guide
A first-person Taormina travel guide: the Greek Theatre, Isola Bella, the cable car, Castelmola, where to stay, day trips, and honest crowd timing.
Palermo, Catania, Taormina and the road trip that links them, plus Etna, the ferry crossings, and how long the island really takes to see.
8 guides Updated August 20, 2026 Written by Italy Tourism
A first-person Taormina travel guide: the Greek Theatre, Isola Bella, the cable car, Castelmola, where to stay, day trips, and honest crowd timing.
Sicily without a car: an honest, first-person guide to what actually works on trains, buses, and ferries, what doesn't, plus a real car-free itinerary.
A first-person Catania travel guide: how to visit Mount Etna (cable car, 4x4, treks), the black-lava Baroque centre, food, costs, and a 2-day plan.
A first-person Palermo travel guide: Arab-Norman sights, street-food markets, a 2-day itinerary, where to stay, airport transfers, and honest safety notes.
An honest guide to the best beaches in Sicily by coast — sandy vs rocky, free spiaggia vs paid lido, parking, water character, and the best months to go.
The best things to do in Sicily, grouped by interest: Greek temples, Mount Etna, Baroque towns, islands, and food, with honest picks and real logistics.
A practical Sicily itinerary for 7, 10 and 14 days: night-by-night routes, real driving times, fly-in logic, and what to cut when time is short.
Plan Sicily with the best cities, beaches, road trips, bases, food, Etna, ancient sites, 7-14 day itineraries and car versus no-car travel tips.