Travelling to Sicily

Spring FAI Days: 25 and 26 March 201...

FAI is an Italian National Trust which aims to promote the culture of respect for Italy’s art, history and traditions. Special opening of many monumental buildings throughout Italy: churches, palaces, villas, villages, castles, museums, gardens, theatres and many other places waiting for the peaceful invasion of art and culture lovers, that since twenty years characterizes these special days. A big...

Europe is in love with Palermo

Palermo enchants Europeans with its sun and sea, and it is also the most loved city by French. According to  a research done by a search engine travel  for flights and hotels, the Sicilian capital is one of the most appreciated tourist destinations by Europeans. Palermo has been also among the top ten favourite cities for the holidays 2016. You...

St. Martin’s Day in Sicily

On November 11 St. Martin is celebrated and, as a tradition, you taste the new wine! In Sicily, people spend these days tasting wine, food and sweets. This  day is the celebration of  the bishop of Tours, known as St. Martin. Known for his humility and his charity that gave birth to some legends, one of which is linked to...

Eastern Sicily Tour: part 2

Here you are the second part of the itinerary in Eastern Sicily. We’ll move from Syracuse to Caltagirone, passing by Noto, Scicli and Modica. In this area you have a lot of options about choosing an accommodation in one of the wonderful Villas in Syracuse. Syracuse: a simply wonderful city that it would take a separate post just to write...

Eastern Sicily Tour: part 1

In this post we want to tell you something about the most beautiful places you will find in Eastern Sicily. We have prepared an itinerary for you that you can follow in two different travels or in a quite long holiday in Sicily, don’t forget it, Sicily is not a little island! So let’s start from Taormina, where you can...

Castelbuono Mushroom Fest 2016

Mushrooms Fest  will take place from 21 to 23 October 2016 in Castelbuono (PA). In the enchanting locations of Madonie Park, the festival of mushrooms will include also art, history, culture and  tradition. In the event program: tastings, sightseeing, excursions, music, shows, exhibitions and conferences. There will be also street artists and shows of folklore groups. With guided tours you will...

Sicily is one of the most loved Summ...

Sicily, also this summer, has been one of the most popular destinations. More and more tourists, Italian people and foreigners, choose our region to spend their holidays, deciding to rent one of the best Family Villas in Sicily. The number of tourists who came in Sicily this summer has increased very much and some of the favourite destinations have been also Siracusa...

Taormina shopping: some fashion tips

The best sea, the hot Sicilian sun, the smell of a town that means summer in Sicily. If you are planning a weekend in Taormina, maybe it’s your chance to reconcile yourself with the world. Diving into the crystal clear water, have dinner in a fine dining restaurant and finally walking through the street of shopping in the most fashionable town...

5 things you’ll never forget ...

Sicily is one of the most beautiful regions of Italy; actually it is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Everything in Sicily is special: its shape, its landscapes, its ancient traditions; Sicily is art, is cuisine, is architecture, is nature and it is culture. In one word Sicily is beauty. At every step you take you will be surprised of how...

Cultural rails in Sicily: trips on v...

Have you already planned your summer holiday? Have you already chosen the place where to spend your perfect holiday in Sicily? So you just have to think about your activities and your day trips. Summer 2016 in Sicily offers a really great experience for its inhabitants and above all for tourist which could enjoy an extraordinary adventure. The Italian Railway Company,...