Sicily packs Palermo's Norman cathedrals and Vucciria market, Mount Etna's active 3,357m volcano, the Greek temples of Agrigento and Selinunte, and the Aeolian Islands' Stromboli with its hourly eruptions.
Highlights
Palermo
Taormina
Syracuse
Mount Etna
When to Visit
Apr-Jun
Wildflowers across the interior, Etna walking pleasant before summer, and Easter processions at Trapani in Holy Week with elaborate misteri statues paraded through the night.
Jul-Aug
Sicily hits 38°C and Palermo bakes, but the Aeolian Islands' Stromboli and Lipari stay sea-cooled, and the Taormina Greek Theatre summer concert season.
Sep-Oct
Sea at warmest, Couscous Fest in San Vito Lo Capo end of September, and Etna's wine harvest on the volcano's slopes producing Etna Rosso DOC.
Nov-Mar
Mild Sicilian winter at 14°C, Etna sometimes accessible for snow walking with views to the sea, and Cassata cake season in every Palermo pasticceria.
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