Tourist Boards Assessorato al Turismo Regione Siciliana, Via Notarbartolo 11, Palermo. Tel 091-696 11 11. www.regione.sicilia.it/turismo Agrigento AAPIT Tel 0922-401 352. AAST Tel 0922-204 54. Caltagirone AAST Tel 0933-538 09. Caltanissetta AAPIT Tel 0934-530 411 or 530 403. www aapit.cl.it Catania AAPIT Tel 095-730 62 22 or 730 62 33. www.apt.catania.it Enna AAPIT Tel 800-221 188. www.apt-enna.com. AAST Tel 0935-261 19/500 875. Erice AAST Tel 0923-869 388/522 021. Gela AAST Tel 0933-923 268. Giardini Naxos AAST Tel 0942-510 10. www.aastgiardininaxos.it Isole Egadi Tel 0923-922 121. www.isoleegadi.it Lampedusa www.enteturismolampedusa.it Lipari Tel 090-988 00 95. Messina AAPIT Tel 090-674 236. AAST Tel [...]
Mediterranean Coast
Visiting Sicily Southern coast, you will be surprised and fascinated by the contradiction characterizing this area. A modern and brutal landscape destruction including ugly illegal buildings dating back to the ’60s and ’80s as well as Gela and Augusta industrial complexes on a side and magic Valley of the Temples surrounded by almond orchards and olive grooves on the other. These stunning temples are a wonderful evidence of Greek colonisation in Sicily, standing silent and indifferent towards the mutable modern landscape. Even the nature landscape is full of contradiction: empty and desert wastelands in the inside and humid areas in [...]
The Southeast
Rich in history, art and culture, Sicily South-East offers a lot to see and admire. It combines wonderful art towns and archaeological sites with uncontaminated coastlines, wild nature and a variety of amazing landscapes. Often defined “The Greek Sicily”, this area bears impressive traces of Greek colonisation; fascinating Syracuse, once head of the Magna Grecia, is certainly the protagonist of such historical heritage. Its Greek archaeological site Neapolis, as well as the little island of Ortigia (where Greek, Baroque, Byzantine and Norman cultures influence buildings architecture) today is an important attraction for large numbers of visitors. Nearby, completely rebuilt after [...]
Ionian Coast
Sicily Ionian Coast, with its three main centres – Messina, Catania and Taormina – can be considered the most developed Sicilian area not only from a tourist point of view. Indeed, Messina and above all Catania are important trade and business centres bearing economic developments standing out from the rest of the Island. This area hosts important tourist destinations that cannot be missed while visiting Sicily: Mt. Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, the renowned town of Taormina and all wonderful places in the surroundings attract a lot of visitors every year. Fascinating views, buildings made of lava stone, [...]
Tyrrhenian Coast
During the warmest season, a lot of beautiful resorts and beaches along the Tyrrhenian coast between Palermo and Milazzo are crowded both by local people and tourists. A well known seaside resort in this area is certainly the small fishing village of Cefalù, representing one of the most important tourist destinations in Sicily today. Lying within a natural gulf with its massive crag “Rocca” on the background and two high towers from its Norman Cathedral rising from the charming historical centre, Cefalù is a good starting point to visit all the beauties set within the Tyrrhenian Coast. Proceeding East from [...]
Western Sicily
Western Sicily, with its “Wild West appeal” dominating the landscape, is undoubtedly worth to be visited although it has never been popular as other most renowned Sicily areas. Colonised by the Arabs, this area boasts important history traces such as Segesta’s archaeological sites or the pleasant hilltop medieval town Erice. The coastline is blessed with stunning natural beauties. It hosts the splendid Zingaro Nature Reserve – the finest Sicily Natural Reserve situated between Scopello and San Vito lo Capo bearing a unique landscape: rocky coasts with a clear blue sea, little inlets, overhanging cliffs and a spectacular flora. Fish preservation [...]
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Sailing Centro Nautica (charter & rental), Baia Levante, Vulcano. Tel 090-982 21 97. www.baialevante.it Centro Vela (courses) Lampedusa. www.centrovelalampedusa.com Etnasail, Catania. Tel 095-712 69 52. www.etnasail.com Gulliver (rental and courses), Favignana. www.arteutile.net/gulliver Lipari Harbour Office. Tel 090-981 32 22. Ustica Harbour Office. Tel 091-844 96 52. Nauta (charter & rental), Lipari. Tel 090-982 23 05. Nautica Levante (charter & rental), Salina. Tel 090-984 30 83. Onda Eoliana (rental). Tel 090-984 40 10. www.ondaeoliana.com Rinauro (charter & rental), Stromboli. Tel 090-986 156. Sailing Information, www.lampedusa.to Sopravvento (rental & courses), Pantelleria. www.sopravvento.net Syracuse Sailing Team (charter). Tel 0931-608 08. www.sailingteam.biz Trinacria Sailing. [...]
