Activities
There is so much to see and do in Sicily you can't do it all in one vacation. The island offers fantastic opportunities to practice wide range outdoor activities all nearby the most famous tourist resorts and historical/cultural sites. Your accommodation is located around 19km from the beautiful beach Balestrate, known for its extensive and fine sandy beach where you can practice different water sports like sailing, diving and wind surfing. In the nearby village of Partinico you can do all your shopping. You can also have coastal walking, cycling, mountain biking, tennis, horseback riding, fishing or enjoy a museum visit.
The massive Mount Etna dominates Sicily’s eastern coast and still rumbles and erupts quite frequently, sometimes bursting out in a spectacular fashion. A trek to its 3326m summit is a thrilling must-do. Off the northern coast of Sicily, the extremely active volcanic island of Stromboli never stops emitting a tall column of smoke, and nighttime excursions to see lava spurts at the crater are also an unforgettable experience.
Sicily has the finest ancient Greek ruins outside of Greece, and they make a satisfying contrast to all the Roman ruins you’ll be seeing in the rest of Italy. Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, on the island’s southern flank, is a world-class archaeological site, where the skeletons of seven Doric temples stand along an atmospheric ridge with almond trees. The Greco-Roman Theater in Taormina may have the most stunning natural setting of all ancient stages. Syracuse’s lush archaeological park is a delight to explore, from the Greek theater to the “Ear of Dionysius” cave. Several other important 2,500-yearold sites, like the temples at Segesta and Selinunte, round out the mix. The seas that surround Sicily are today among the most unspoiled that Italy has to offer. From the sandy beaches at Cefalu and Fontane Bianche (Siracusa) or the dramatic coves near Taormina, don’t miss a chance to go for a dip in these sparkling waters.