Stivale in Tasca

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Sicily

Greek temples, baroque towns and Etna

Android: coming soon iOS: not yet
Photo: Mount Etna in wintertime — Jeanne boleyn, Public domain

At a glance

What the app holds for this region, counted from its own data.

  • 20 towns
  • 119 places to see
  • 81 free to enter
  • 8 festivals
  • 40 places to see in UNESCO World Heritage sites
  • 6 small towns with a ready-made walk

Top highlights in Sicily

In the app each one opens as a reel of photos, with directions and a way to its town.

  • Valle dei Templi

    Agrigento

    Greek temples along a ridge outside Agrigento, among the best preserved anywhere.

    Photo: Agrigento-Tempio della Concordia01 — Evan Erickson, Public domain

  • Etna

    Catania

    Europe's most active volcano, with trails and a cable car on its southern side.

    Photo: 2012 july Etna central crater eruption 3322 meters - The kitchen of hell - panoramio (4) — gnuckx, CC BY 3.0

  • Mercato di Ballarò

    Palermo

    Palermo's great street market: produce, fish and street food in the old town.

    Photo: Building in the Ballarò market area, Palermo, Sicily, Italy — Ralf Steinberger, CC BY 2.0

  • Teatro Antico di Taormina

    Taormina

    Ancient Greek theatre on the hillside, looking out to Etna and the sea.

    Photo: Sicily Taormina Teatro Greco Etna — Grey48, CC0 1.0

  • Ortigia

    Syracuse

    The island old town of Syracuse, with baroque squares and the sea on every side.

    Photo: Spiaggia in Ortigia, Siracusa, Sicilia — David Evers, CC BY 2.0

  • Palazzo dei Normanni

    Palermo

    Royal palace holding the Cappella Palatina and its golden mosaics.

    Photo: Palazzo dei Normanni at twilight, Palermo, Sicily, Italy (9456489819) — l0da_ralta, CC BY 2.0

Small towns to discover

Small towns worth the detour, each on a published list and each with a short walk. In the app each has a ready-made walk, one stop at a time, past the town's checked places.

  • Cefalù
  • Erice
  • Gangi
  • Savoca
  • Palazzolo Acreide
  • Sambuca di Sicilia

20 towns in the app

  • Palermo
  • Catania
  • Syracuse
  • Taormina
  • Agrigento
  • Noto
  • Cefalù
  • Ragusa
  • Modica
  • Trapani
  • Messina
  • Erice
  • Monreale
  • Piazza Armerina
  • Scicli
  • Gangi
  • Savoca
  • Palazzolo Acreide
  • Caltagirone
  • Sambuca di Sicilia