Holidays in Sicily

Holidays in Sicily

Holidays in Sicily are often a idea that many people want to have. Some may want to have a vacation in the island because they want to see the cities, the culture entertainment, the sport the cities, and landscape of the island. Some might want to have a cheap or luxury holiday in the island.

Sicily is an autonomous region of Italy. It is also the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, several much smaller islands surrounding it are also considered to be part of Sicily. Along with Sardinia, the island is officially classified as a region of Insular Italy.

Sicily is directly adjacent to the Italian region of Calabria, via the Strait of Messina to the east. The early Roman name for Sicily was Trinacria, alluding to its triangular shape. Sicily has been noted for two millennia as a grain-producing territory. Citrons, oranges, lemons, olives, olive oil, almonds, and wine are among its other agricultural products. The mines of the Enna and Caltanissetta district became a leading sulfur-producing area in the 19th century but have declined since the 1950s.

Administratively Sicily is divided into nine provinces; Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Palermo, Ragusa, Syracuse and Trapani. Also part of various Sicilian provinces are small surrounding islands: Aeolian Islands of Messina, isle of Ustica (Palermo), Aegadian Islands (Trapani), isle of Pantelleria (Trapani) and Pelagian Islands (Agrigento).

The island of Sicily is drained by several rivers, most of which flow through the central area and enter the sea at the south of the island. The Salso River flows through parts of Enna and Caltanissetta before entering the Mediterranean Sea at the port of Licata. To the east the Alcantara in the province of Messina, it exits at Giardini Naxos. The other two main rivers on the island are to the south-west with Belice and Platani.

Sicily and its small surrounding islands are highly significant in the area of volcanology. Mount Etna, located in the east, is the only volcano on mainland Sicily; with a height of 3,320 m it is the tallest active volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world. As well as Etna, there are several non-volcanic mountain ranges in Sicily: Sicani to the west, Eeri in the central area and Iblei in the south-east. Across the north of Sicily there are three others: Madonie, Nebrodi and Peloritani.

The Aeolian Islands to the north-east are volcanically significant with Stromboli currently active, also in the Tyrrhenian Sea are the three dormant volcanos of Vulcano, Vulcanello and Lipari. Off the Southern coast of Sicily, the underwater volcano of Ferdinandea, which is part of the larger Empedocles last erupted in 1831. It is located between the coast of Agrigento and the island of Pantelleria (which itself is a dormant volcano), on the Phlegraean Fields of the Strait of Sicily.

The island has a long history of producing a variety of noted cuisines and wines, to the extent that Sicily is sometimes nicknamed God’s Kitchen because of this. The ingredients are typically rich in taste while remaining affordable to the general populace. The savory dishes of Sicily are viewed to be healthy, using fresh vegetables and fruits, such as tomatos, artichokes, olives (including olive oil), citrus, apricots, aubergines, onions, beans, raisins commonly coupled with sea food, freshly caught from the surrounding coastlines, including tuna, sea bream, sea bass, cuttlefish, swordfish, sardines and others.

Sicily has long been associated with the arts; many poets, writers, philosophers, intellectuals, architects and painters have roots on the island. The history of prestige in this field can be traced back to Greek philosopher Archimedes, a Syracuse native who has gone on to become renowned as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. Gorgias and Empedocles are two other highly noted early Sicilian-Greek philosophers, while the Syracusan Epicharmus is held to be the inventor of comedy. Terra cotta ceramics from the island are well known, the art of ceramics on Sicily goes back to the original ancient peoples named the Sicanians, it was then perfected during the period of Greek colonisation and is still prominent and distinct to this day.

Palermo is a historic city in southern Italy, the capital of the autonomous region Sicily and the province of Palermo. The city is noted for its rich history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the north-west of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Cities and towns in Sicily

Acate, Aci Bonaccorsi, Aci Castello, Aci Catena, Aci Sant'Antonio, Acireale, Acquaviva Platani, Acquedolci, Adrano, Agira, Agrigento, Aidone, Alcamo, Alcara li Fusi, Alessandria della Rocca , Alia, Alimena, Aliminusa, Altavilla Milicia, Altofonte, Alì, Alì Terme, Antillo, Aragona, Assoro, Augusta, Avola, Bagheria, Balestrate, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Barrafranca, Basicò, Baucina, Belmonte Mezzagno, Belpasso, Biancavilla, Bisacquino, Bivona, Blufi, Bolognetta, Bompensiere, Bompietro, Borgetto, Brolo, Bronte, Catania, Buccheri, Burgio, Buscemi, Buseto Palizzolo, Butera, Caccamo, Calamonaci, Calascibetta, Calatabiano, Calatafimi Segesta, Caltabellotta, Caltagirone, Caltanissetta, Caltavuturo, Camastra, Cammarata, Campobello di Licata, Campobello di Mazara, Campofelice di Fitalia, Campofelice di Roccella, Campofiorito, Campofranco, Camporeale, Camporotondo Etneo, Canicattini Bagni, Canicattì, Capaci, Capizzi, Capo d'Orlando, Capoterra, Capri Leone, Carini, Carlentini, Caronia, Casalvecchio Siculo, Cassaro, Castel di Judica, Castel di Lucio, Castelbuono, Casteldaccia, Castell'Umberto, Castellammare del Golfo, Castellana Sicula, Castelmola, Casteltermini, Castelvetrano, Castiglione di Sicilia, Castrofilippo, Castronovo di Sicilia, Castroreale, Catania, Catenanuova, Cattolica Eraclea, Cefalà Diana, Cefalù, Centuripe, Cerami, Cerda, Cesarò, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Chiusa Sclafani, Cianciana, Ciminna, Cinisi, Collesano, Comiso, Comitini, Condrò, Contessa Entellina, Corleone, Custonaci, Delia (Italy), Enna, Erice, Falcone, Favara, Agrigento, Favignana, Ferla, Ficarazzi, Ficarra, Fiumedinisi, Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Floresta, Floridia, Fondachelli-Fantina, Forza d'Agrò, Francavilla di Sicilia, Francofonte, Frazzanò, Furci Siculo, Furnari, Gaggi, Gagliano Castelferrato, Galati Mamertino, Gallodoro, Gangi, Gela, Geraci Siculo, Giardinello, Giardini Naxos, Giarratana, Giarre, Gibellina, Gioiosa Marea, Giuliana, Godrano, Grammichele, Graniti, Gratteri, Gravina di Catania, Grotte, Agrigento, Gualtieri Sicaminò, Isnello, Isola delle Femmine, Ispica, Itala, Joppolo Giancaxio, Kalsa, Lampedusa e Linosa, Lascari, Leni, Lentini, Leonforte, Lercara Friddi, Letojanni, Librizzi, Licata, Licodia Eubea, Limina, Linguaglossa, Lipari, Longi, Lucca Sicula, Macchia (Giarre), Maletto, Malfa, Malvagna, Mandanici, Maniace, Marianopoli, Marineo, Marsala, Mascali, Mascalucia, Mazara del Vallo, Mazzarino, Mazzarrone, Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea, Melilli, Menfi, Merì, Messina, Mezzojuso, Milazzo, Milena, Milici, Militello Rosmarino, Militello in Val di Catania, Milo, Mineo, Mirabella Imbaccari, Mirto, Misilmeri, Misterbianco, Mistretta, Modica, Mojo Alcantara, Monforte San Giorgio, Mongiuffi Melia, Monreale, Montagnareale, Montalbano Elicona, Montallegro, Montedoro, Montelepre, Montemaggiore Belsito, Monterosso Almo, Montevago, Motta Camastra, Motta Sant'Anastasia, Motta d'Affermo, Mussomeli, Naro, Naso, Nicolosi, Nicosia, Niscemi, Nissoria, Nizza di Sicilia, Noto, Novara di Sicilia, Oliveri, Pace del Mela, Paceco, Pachino, Pagliara, Palagonia, Palazzo Adriano, Palazzolo Acreide, Palermo, Palma di Montechiaro, Pantelleria, Partanna, Partinico, Paternò, Patti, Pedara, Petralia Soprana, Petralia Sottana, Petrosino, Pettineo, Piana degli Albanesi, Piazza Armerina, Piedimonte Etneo, Pietraperzia, Piraino, Poggioreale, Polizzi Generosa, Pollina, Porto Empedocle, Portopalo di Capo Passero, Pozzallo, Priolo Gargallo, Prizzi, Racalmuto, Raccuja, Raddusa, Raffadali, Ragalna, Ragusa, Ramacca, Randazzo, Ravanusa, Realmonte, Regalbuto, Reitano, Resuttano, Ribera, Agrigento, Riesi, Riposto, Roccafiorita, Roccalumera, Roccamena, Roccapalumba, Roccavaldina, Roccella Valdemone, Rodì Milici, Rometta, Rosolini, Salaparuta, Salemi, Sambuca di Sicilia, San Biagio Platani, San Cataldo (CL), San Cipirello, San Cono, San Filippo del Mela, San Fratello, San Giovanni Gemini, San Giovanni la Punta, San Giuseppe Jato, San Gregorio di Catania, San Marco d'Alunzio, San Mauro Castelverde, San Michele di Ganzaria, San Pier Niceto, San Piero Patti, San Pietro Clarenza, San Salvatore di Fitalia, San Teodoro (ME), San Vito Lo Capo, Sant'Agata di Militello, Sant'Agata li Battiati, Sant'Alessio Siculo, Sant'Alfio, Sant'Angelo Muxaro, Sant'Angelo di Brolo, Santa Caterina Villarmosa, Santa Cristina Gela, Santa Croce Camerina, Santa Domenica Vittoria, Santa Elisabetta, Santa Flavia, Santa Lucia del Mela, Santa Margherita di Belice, Santa Maria di Licodia, Santa Marina Salina, Santa Ninfa, Santa Teresa di Riva, Santa Venerina, Santo Stefano Quisquina, Santo Stefano di Camastra, Saponara, Savoca, Scaletta Zanclea, Sciacca, Sciara, Scicli, Scillato, Sclafani Bagni, Scoglitti, Scordia, Serradifalco, Siculiana, Sinagra (ME), Solarino, Sommatino, Sortino, Spadafora, Sperlinga, Sutera, Syracuse, Taormina, Terme Vigliatore, Termini Imerese, Terrasini, Torregrotta, Torrenova (ME), Torretta, Tortorici, Trabia, Trapani, Trappeto, Trecastagni, Tremestieri Etneo, Tripi, Troina, Tusa, Ucria, Ustica, Valderice, Valdina, Valguarnera Caropepe, Valledolmo, Vallelunga Pratameno, Valverde, Catania, Venetico, Ventimiglia di Sicilia, Viagrande, Vicari, Villabate, Villafranca Sicula, Villafranca Tirrena, Villafrati, Villalba (CL), Villarosa, Vita, Vittoria, Vizzini, Zafferana Etnea

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