Insight Guides: Explore Sicily

The best routes around the island

Insight Guides

• Publisher: Insight
• Print ISBN: 9781780056814
• eBook ISBN: 9781780058009
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Travel

Beautiful and seductive, the Italian island of Sicily offers everything from Greek and Roman temples to mouthwatering street food and a dramatic scenery topped by mighty Mount Etna. Explore Sicily is part of a brand-new series and is the perfect pocket companion for your trip: a full-colour guide containing 14 easy-to-follow routes, taking in all of the classic sights, such as Val di Noto's sublime Baroque architecture and the frenetic capital Palermo, alongside Agrigento's fine Greek temples and, further afield, the stunningly beautiful Aeolian Islands, popular for volcano-climbing. Insight's trademark cultural coverage perfectly sets the routes in context, with introductions to Sicily's cuisine and shopping possibilities, as well as an overview of the island's complex history and the low-down on its array of outdoor activities. Hand-picked places to eat and drink are highlighted in each tour and in the directory section, which contains a wealth of useful practical information including a language guide, as well as a range of carefully selected hotels to suit all budgets. All routes are plotted on the useful pull-out map, and the stunning photography captures the dramatic Sicilian landscape.

How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With ­top-­quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.

Best Routes

The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.

We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.

Introduction

The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and m...

Table of contents

• How To Use This E-Book
• Recommended Routes For...
• Explore Sicily
• Food and Drink
• Shopping
• Entertainment
• Outdoor Activities
• Culture and History
• History: Key Dates
• Western Palermo
• Eastern Palermo
• Cefalù
• Monreale, Segesta and Zíngaro park
• Trápani and Erice
• Along the African Coast
• Valley of the Temples, Agrigento
• Enna and Villa Romana
• Siracusa
• The Val Di Noto
• Catania
• Taormina
• Exploring Etna: Foothills and Ascent
• The Aeolian Islands
• Accommodation
• Restaurants
• Nightlife
• A-Z
• Language
• Books and Film