🌊 Mediterranean

Culture & discovery
Sicily

Greek temples, Roman and Byzantine mosaics, Baroque towns: six visits spanning three millennia of history.

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⚠️ Timetables, opening hours, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.

🏛️Ancient sites3 places
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Valley of the Temples
Agrigento · south coast

Archaeological park inscribed by UNESCO in 1997: the Temple of Concordia, the temples of Juno and Heracles and the remains of the Temple of Olympian Zeus. The Pietro Griffo regional museum completes the visit. Come early in summer.

UNESCOAncient Greece
🌐Official websiteparchiarcheologici.regione.sicilia.it→
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Villa Romana del Casale
Piazza Armerina · central Sicily

Late Roman villa preserving more than 3,000 m² of mosaics (hunting scenes, games, female athletes). Inscribed by UNESCO in 1997, it fits easily into the drive between Agrigento and Catania.

UNESCOMosaics
🌐Official websitevillaromanadelcasale.it→
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Ancient Theatre of Taormina
Taormina · Naxos-Taormina archaeological park

Theatre of Greek origin remodelled in Roman times, opening onto the Ionian Sea and Etna. It hosts concerts and shows in summer; the regional park also manages the site of Naxos, the island's first Greek colony.

AntiquityPerformances
🌐Official websiteparchiarcheologici.regione.sicilia.it→
⛪Towns, monuments and performances3 places
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Royal Palace and Palatine Chapel
Palermo · Palazzo dei Normanni

At the heart of the Arab-Norman route inscribed by UNESCO in 2015, the Palatine Chapel combines Byzantine mosaics with a painted wooden ceiling in the Islamic tradition. Visits are managed by the Fondazione Federico II.

UNESCOArab-Norman
🌐Official websitefedericosecondo.org→
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Baroque towns of the Val di Noto
Noto · Modica · Ragusa · Scicli

Eight towns rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake and inscribed by UNESCO in 2002: Noto and its cathedral, Modica, Ragusa Ibla and Scicli, but also Caltagirone, Militello, Palazzolo Acreide and Catania.

UNESCOBaroque
🌐Official websitevisitsicily.info→
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Classical plays at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse
Syracuse · Neapolis park

Every spring, INDA stages Greek tragedies and comedies in the ancient theatre of the Neapolis, in the evenings from May to July. Book early and bring a cushion for the stone tiers.

TheatreMay–July
🌐Official websiteindafondazione.org→