Sicily or Umbria/Tuscany/Liguria

[JJH]

Thanks for the feedback Tina. Appreciate it.

My original plan was:

Catania - 3 nights
Ragusa - 4 nights
Siracusa/Ortigia - 3 nights
Trapani - 6 nights
Palermo - 5 nights

I moved towards removing Catania for some of the same reasons Palermo is not your favorite spot. I wasn't sure I wanted to spend time in two large cities (Catania and Palermo) as I prefer medium/smaller spots.

I have some options to ponder.

 

[Alpinista]

Find a way to include the Villa Romana del Casale.

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[JJH]

Thanks Alpinista. I was tracking Villa Romana del Casale as an amazing site.

However, it's not the most accessible by public transportation. Looks like the best way to get there is from Catania. So many things to see/place to go in Sicily. It's definitely a place I'm considering.

 

[Alpinista]

We based in Siracusa and Palermo and did stops across the island as we did our change of locations. We had been to Messina and Taormina on a prior trip and enjoyed them both. I have climbed a lot of volcanoes, so other than seeing Etna from a distance, no interest in actually setting foot on it . We found Catania the least interesting stop on our trip — basically a city with limited parking . Everything else we did around the island was great.