Kportgrl
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Hello everyone. So we have decided to go for it and travel to Sicily this fall. Many thanks to everyone who contributes to this site all the great information about Sicily from experts, travelers, and guides.
Putting together a tentative itinerary for this coming October/November. Our dates are not firm yet partly because of trying to figure out the best time to go, and the least number of flight changes that we will have to make.
We know we can’t fly direct from Canada and will have to stop at least once,.
Many have suggested that it is ideal to fly into one of Catania or Palermo, and fly out through the other. So we are currently looking at that. But we don’t want to do it if it will result in extra cost or Extra flights.
Anyway, here is one scenario which would be landing in Palermo and leaving from Catania. I should add we are looking at staying about 21 days and prefer only 4 bases to stay longer in each place to really get the taste of where were at. We will have a car (except for Palermo), and will certainly consider doing day trips. 45- 75 minutes away.
We have not booked accommodation yet, and I don’t have a moment by moment or even day by day schedule just doing an initial layout .
All of Sicily looks wonderful, but we are going to focus on the eastern side and hopefully will get back to do more on the western half next time.
So if we arrive in Palermo and are able to depart from Catania :
Stop 1 - Palermo 2 nights
Perhaps Private tour the second day to get a taste of the city?
Stop 2 Aeolians 4 or 5 nights
Might split between Lipari and Salina
Stop 3 Taormina 4 nights
Day trips and lots of walking
Stop 4 Siracusa 5 nights
Stop 5 Ragusa 4 or 5
Then overnight near departing city
Broke my rule but figure if Palermo is our arrival city, might as well spend a couple of nights
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If we arrive in Catania….
Arrive Catania -drive either be driven or drive to Milazzo (drive is 90 minutes)or
Milazzo 1 night?
Stop: #1
4 or 5 Nights Aeolians
Return from Aeolians drive 1:41 to Taormina
Stop#2
4 or 5 Nights Taormina
Drive 1 hour and 20 minutes to Siracusa/ortiga
Stop# 3
5 nights
Drive 1 hour and 16 minutes To spend 5 Nights Ragusa (do noto and modica on day trips)
Stop # 4
Suggestions for sights, accommodation, guides or itinerary tweaks most gratefully appreciated.
Putting together a tentative itinerary for this coming October/November. Our dates are not firm yet partly because of trying to figure out the best time to go, and the least number of flight changes that we will have to make.
We know we can’t fly direct from Canada and will have to stop at least once,.
Many have suggested that it is ideal to fly into one of Catania or Palermo, and fly out through the other. So we are currently looking at that. But we don’t want to do it if it will result in extra cost or Extra flights.
Anyway, here is one scenario which would be landing in Palermo and leaving from Catania. I should add we are looking at staying about 21 days and prefer only 4 bases to stay longer in each place to really get the taste of where were at. We will have a car (except for Palermo), and will certainly consider doing day trips. 45- 75 minutes away.
We have not booked accommodation yet, and I don’t have a moment by moment or even day by day schedule just doing an initial layout .
All of Sicily looks wonderful, but we are going to focus on the eastern side and hopefully will get back to do more on the western half next time.
So if we arrive in Palermo and are able to depart from Catania :
Stop 1 - Palermo 2 nights
Perhaps Private tour the second day to get a taste of the city?
Stop 2 Aeolians 4 or 5 nights
Might split between Lipari and Salina
Stop 3 Taormina 4 nights
Day trips and lots of walking
Stop 4 Siracusa 5 nights
Stop 5 Ragusa 4 or 5
Then overnight near departing city
Broke my rule but figure if Palermo is our arrival city, might as well spend a couple of nights
************
If we arrive in Catania….
Arrive Catania -drive either be driven or drive to Milazzo (drive is 90 minutes)or
Milazzo 1 night?
Stop: #1
4 or 5 Nights Aeolians
Return from Aeolians drive 1:41 to Taormina
Stop#2
4 or 5 Nights Taormina
Drive 1 hour and 20 minutes to Siracusa/ortiga
Stop# 3
5 nights
Drive 1 hour and 16 minutes To spend 5 Nights Ragusa (do noto and modica on day trips)
Stop # 4
Suggestions for sights, accommodation, guides or itinerary tweaks most gratefully appreciated.