Sicily

A crossroads of civilisations on the Mediterranean's largest island.

Sicily defies easy description. Greek temples at Agrigento and Selinunte that rival anything in Greece. Arab-Norman cathedrals in Palermo and Cefalù. The baroque explosion of the Val di Noto: Noto, Ragusa, Modica: rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake in a single extraordinary burst of creative energy. And above it all, Mount Etna, still active, still reshaping the eastern flank of the island, producing some of Italy’s most distinctive wines from its volcanic soils.

With Italy Explore

Sicily requires local knowledge to do justice to its complexity. Our guides are Sicilian: they understand the layering of cultures, they know the family-run producers in the Etna DOC, the best way to approach the Valley of the Temples at dawn, and the street food that matters in Palermo’s Ballarò and Vucciria markets. We build programmes that honour the island’s extraordinary range.

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