About this book
The full-colour The Rough Guide to Sicily is the ultimate travel guide to the Mediterranean's most intoxicating island. Get under the skin of Sicily with inspiring photos, colour-coded maps and up-to-date reviews of hotels, B&Bs, campsites, restaurants, cafés and bars, all fully revised for this tenth edition by our Sicily expert.
The Rough Guide to Sicily is jam-packed with practical and honest advice about the best things to see and do. From climbing Mount Etna, scuba diving off Ustica and exploring Greek and Roman relics, to sinking into mud baths on Vulcano and eating your way around Palermo, there's no end of choice - we'll help you make up your mind, and recommend the best beaches to hit while you do so.
Make the most of your time on Earth with The Rough Guide to Sicily.
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Table of contents
- Contents 3
- INTRODUCTION 4
- Where to go 8
- When to go 10
- Things not to miss 12
- Itineraries 18
- BASICS 20
- Getting there 21
- Getting around 24
- Accommodation 27
- Food and drink 30
- The media 33
- Festivals 34
- Sports and outdoor activities 36
- Culture and etiquette 37
- Shopping 38
- Travel essentials 38
- THE GUIDE 44
- 1 Palermo and around 44
- 2 Cefalù and the Monti Madonie 86
- 3 The Aeolian Islands 114
- 4 Messina, Taormina and the northeast 152
- 5 Catania, Etna and around 180
- 6 Siracusa and the southeast 208
- 7 Enna and the interior 252
- 8 Agrigento and the southwest 276
- 9 Trapani and the west 304
- CONTEXTS 362
- History 363
- The Mafia in Sicily 375
- Sicilian Baroque 380
- Books 384
- Films 387
- Italian 388
- SMALL PRINT & INDEX 399
