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Aci Trezza, Catania

SICILY

Perfectly positioned in the heart of the
3 Palermo Reggio Calabria Mediterranean, Sicily has been luring
Trapani Erice Cefalù travellers for centuries. Perhaps most
Mt Etna 1 Taormina famous is the city of Erice and the
smouldering Mt Etna, Italy’s largest active
• 2 Catania  volcano. Find beautifully preserved UNESCO
Agrigento World Heritage Listed Baroque cities
and explore the Valley of the Temples in
Gela Syracuse Agrigento. Admire the small fishing town and
Vittoria
stroll through the narrow streets in Cefalù
and sample classic Sicilian cuisine. Shellfish,
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tuna, swordfish, pistachios, almonds and
ricotta are local favourites.
HOTELS PAGE HOTELS PAGE

1 Excelsior Palace Hotel, Taormina 46 3 Mercure Palermo Centro 46 SEE
1 Grand Hotel Timeo - A Belmond Hotel 46 1 UNAHOTELS-Capotaormina 46 • Watch the Sicilian Symphonic Orchestra
2 Katane Palace Hotel 46 3 Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel 46
perform at the Teatro Antico di Taormina
• Admire the thousands of square metres of
golden mosaics at the Monreale Cathedral
in Palermo
DO
• Climb to the top of La Rocca di Cefalù for
spectacular town views

EAT & DRINK
• You can’t leave Taormina without trying a
cannoli from Laboratorio Pasticceria Roberto
• Visit Antica Rosticceria Da Cristina in Taormina
for a famous pistachio arancini ball

WHAT’S ON
Festa di Sant’Agata
3 to 5 February
Carnival of Acireale
Marzamemi Village, Sicily 16 February to 4 March

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