Destination library
Sicily / Italy
6 questions, each answered from published authorities with the sources listed.
When to visit 1
Things to do 1
Food and drink 2
- Where should I eat in Sicily, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Eat by altitude on Etna and by archipelago elsewhere — the park's own plan records vineyards, chestnut and hazelnut groves across roughly 26,000 hectares of its general…
- Where should I have dinner in Sicily with authentic local wine?Have dinner in the south-east and drink Cerasuolo di Vittoria — the only Sicilian wine raised to DOCG, by Ministerial Decree of 13 September 2005.
Trip planning 2
- How many days do I need to explore Sicily beyond the beaches?Ten to twelve days — enough to reach three World Heritage properties that sit in three different parts of the island and still allow for the fact that Sicily's outlying…
- Can Sicily be explored without renting a car?Partly — the sea legs are contracted public services with published route structures, but the inland World Heritage sites are not on an equivalent network, so a…