HOME •
ITALY •
DISCOVER ITALY •
Southern Italy •
Sicily
DESTINATION SICILY: Attractions & Culture
The position of Sicily as a stepping stone of sorts in the center of the Mediterranean Basin has lent it strategic importance throughout history, resulting in an endless procession of settlers and conquerors. Strong ties exist between Sicily, mainland southern Italy and Greece.
DESTINATION SICILY:
Agrigento,
Catania,
Cefalu,
Palermo,
Taormina,
| DISCOVER SICILY, SOUTHERN ITALY |
Discover AGRIGENTO, Sicily
Agrigento is the name of a town on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, capital of the province of Agrigento. It is located at on a hill overlooking the sea. The city is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (also Acragas, Agrigentum in Latin, Kerkent in Arabic), one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia ...
|
Discover CATANIA, Sicily
Catania has a commercial seaport in the city, an international airport to the South, a central train station on the main lines Messina-Syracuse, Catania-Gela and Catania-Palermo, as well as the Circumetnea railway which runs from Catania round the base of Mount Etna, attaining the height of 976 m above sea level ...
|
Discover CEFALU, Sicily
Cefalu does not appear in history before 396 BC, and seems to have owed its importance mainly to its naturally strong position. The only ancient remains on the mountain are those of a small building in good polygonal work (very rare in Sicily), consisting of a passage on each side of which a chamber opens ...
|
Discover PALERMO, Sicily
Palermo (Palermo in Italian, Palermu, Palemmu, Paliermu or Paliemmu in Sicilian) is the principal city and administrative seat of the autonomous region of Sicily, Italy as well as the capital of the Province of Palermo. Inhabitants of Palermo in Italian are referred to as Palermitani or poetically Panormiti ...
|
Discover TAORMINA, Sicily
Taormina is a small town in the island of Sicily in Italy. In ancient times was a Greek colony, dating from about 400 BC, which submitted to Roman authority in 212 BC during the Second Punic War. Taormina is in the Province of Messina, together with the beautiful Aeolian Islands and the ancient city of Milazzo ...
|
SICILY HOTELS & ACCOMMODATION
SICILY TOURS, TRAVEL & ACTIVITIES
HOME •
ITALY •
DISCOVER ITALY •
Southern Italy •
Sicily
|
QUICK LINKS FOR ITALY:
|
ITALY HOTELS:
SOUTHERN ITALY HOTELS:
SICILY HOTELS:
Agrigento,
Catania,
Cefalu,
Cinisi,
Erice,
Giardini Naxos,
Lipari,
Marsala,
Noto,
Palermo,
Syracuse,
Taormina,
Terrasini Favarotta,
Trapani,
... see all Sicily Hotels
|
ITALY TOURS:
SOUTHERN ITALY TOURS:
Amalfi,
Naples Tours,
Positano,
Sicily Tours,
Sorrento,
Wine Tours
... see all Italy Tours
|
DISCOVER ITALY:
SOUTHERN ITALY:
SICILY:
Agrigento,
Catania,
Cefalu,
Palermo,
Taormina,
... see all Sicily
|
Location of Sicily in Italy
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC?
Search our websites with Google Search for a list of all results.
|
|