Scicli
A UNESCO World Heritage town, and Inspector Montalbano’s police station. Via Mormino Penna at sunset is a film set without the crew.
Val di Noto, South-East Sicily
The area
We’re right in the middle of it all: the sea eight minutes away, UNESCO baroque towns twenty, Syracuse about an hour. You can get anywhere from here and still come home to the quiet of the countryside. These are the places I’d send a friend, with honest driving times.
Driving distances
Driving times, without traffic
How long it takes
Scicli
Baroque
8 min
Sampieri
Sea
10 min
Cava d'Aliga
Sea
12 min
Donnalucata
Sea
15 min
Modica
Baroque
20 min
Marina di Ragusa
Sea
25 min
Ragusa Ibla
Baroque
35 min
Noto
Baroque
45 min
Vendicari
Nature
50 min
Syracuse and Ortigia
History
1h 15′
Agrigento
History
2h
Etna
Nature
2h 15′
Taormina
History
2h 15′
A UNESCO World Heritage town, and Inspector Montalbano’s police station. Via Mormino Penna at sunset is a film set without the crew.
A mile of sandy beach, with the old Penna brickworks at the far end like a ruin from a novel.
Low rocks, crystal-clear water, and the spot where the people of Scicli go for a swim.
A little harbour where the fishermen sell their catch straight off the boat at dawn.
Two hundred and fifty steps up to San Giorgio, and chocolate made the same cold-worked way since the 1500s.
Seafront promenade, gelato shops, the marina. On summer nights, nobody here goes to bed.
The old town perched above the gorge, the Giardino Ibleo, and two Michelin stars within five hundred metres.
The capital of Sicilian baroque, in honey-coloured stone that seems to catch fire at sunset.
A nature reserve with flamingos on the lagoon, the old tuna fishery and Calamosche beach.
Three thousand years of history on an island the size of a neighbourhood, and the largest Greek theatre in Sicily.
The Valley of the Temples at sunset, with the great stone telamon lying among the columns.
Europe’s highest active volcano, and you can see it from miles away.
The ancient theatre with Etna behind it and the sea below. The most photographed view on the island.
The places
Sampieri
A mile of sandy beach, with the old Penna brickworks at the far end like a ruin from a novel.
Cava d'Aliga
Low rocks, crystal-clear water, and the spot where the people of Scicli go for a swim.
Donnalucata
A little harbour where the fishermen sell their catch straight off the boat at dawn.
Modica
Two hundred and fifty steps up to San Giorgio, and chocolate made the same cold-worked way since the 1500s.
Marina di Ragusa
Seafront promenade, gelato shops, the marina. On summer nights, nobody here goes to bed.
Ragusa Ibla
The old town perched above the gorge, the Giardino Ibleo, and two Michelin stars within five hundred metres.
Noto
The capital of Sicilian baroque, in honey-coloured stone that seems to catch fire at sunset.
Vendicari
A nature reserve with flamingos on the lagoon, the old tuna fishery and Calamosche beach.
Syracuse and Ortigia
Three thousand years of history on an island the size of a neighbourhood, and the largest Greek theatre in Sicily.
Agrigento
The Valley of the Temples at sunset, with the great stone telamon lying among the columns.
Etna
Europe’s highest active volcano, and you can see it from miles away.
Taormina
The ancient theatre with Etna behind it and the sea below. The most photographed view on the island.
Book direct
Trasi.
Trasi.
The door’s
already open.
Tell me when you’d like to come, how many of you there are and what kind of holiday you have in mind. I’ll reply myself, the same day and usually sooner.