Cefalù and its coastline from above, SicilySicily · Italy
Luxury hotels in Sicily.
Taormina's cliff palazzos, Palermo's liberty revival and an island that outnumbers most countries in things worth seeing.
The Brief
Sicily is Italy with the volume raised.
Greek theaters above the sea, an active volcano, markets out of North Africa and a food culture that treats the rest of Italy as a rounding error. Sicily rewards two weeks but transforms even five days, provided you fight the urge to see everything.
Taormina on the east coast is the classic base, terraces between Etna and the sea. Palermo anchors the west with palazzo grandeur and the island's best eating. The southwest around Sciacca and Noto is the space and silence play.
The Addresses
Six houses of the Sicilian revival.
Insider Notes
Build the island in acts.
The winning structure is two or three bases, not one. East for Taormina, Etna and Syracuse, then west for Palermo and Monreale, with a driver for the crossings. Etna deserves a full day with a private guide, tasting contrada wines on the north slope on the way down.
Sicily flows naturally from the Amalfi Coast by short flight or overnight sail, and the Aeolian islands off the north coast are the charter play, covered by our yacht desk. September here, with the sea at its warmest and the light gone gold, is the finest month in Italy.
The Luxury.it Perspective
Sicily gives you Greece, Arabia and Italy in one ticket. The mistake is trying to collect it. Live in it instead.
Concierge
Taormina's icons run at capacity most of the year.
Sea view suites, Etna guides, Aeolian tenders. One brief to our desk and the island arranges itself.
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