 
Grand Hotel Baia Verde, Cannizzaro, Catania ****
Catania, Sicily  The Grand Hotel Baia Verde, Cannizzaro. Set on the cliffs close to Catania, this Cannizzaro hotel lies in an enchanting bay of volcanic rock. The view of Mount Etna from here is simply stunning. View hotel Double rooms from €59
Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes, Palermo ****
Palermo, Sicily  The Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes is truly one of Palermo's most impressive hotels, and here you can soak up the essence of Sicily's aristocratic past. Built in 1856 as a grand home for a noble family and following a stylish redesign by one of Italy's foremost turn-of-the-century architects. View hotel Double rooms from €77
Astoria Palace Hotel, Palermo ****
Palermo, Sicily  This impressive, modern four-star hotel in Palermo enjoys a superb location, just one kilometre from the lively harbour, four kilometres from the city's train station and a 30-kilometre journey from the city's international Falcone-Borsellino airport. View hotel Double rooms from €57
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The largest island in the Mediterranean, Sicily (Sicilia) lies off the toe of Italy (Calabria) and has frequent ferries to the mainland. Towns on Sicily include the capital Palermo, Siracusa (Syracuse), Agrigento (with its Greek temples), Taormina, Catania, Ragusa, Noto, Messina (with ferries to Reggio di Calabria), Cefalu, Trapani, Caltanissenta and Enna. Sicily has some 5m inhabitants, lively towns and cities, beautiful coastline and beaches, super countryside and a dizzying mix of influences in its cuisine, language and architecture (Arab, Spanish, Norman, Greek, Byzantine, Austrian and more). While having an excellent infrastructure of international airports, good roads and railways, well-equipped resorts and a range of hotels, Sicily retains its idiosyncratic traditions ... and of course it has Mount Etna. The northern coastline has beautiful rocky coves and the lovely resort of Cefalu. There are hydrofoils out to the Aeolian islands. Must-sees also include Taormina and its Teatro Greco; in the south, the Baroque towns of Noto, Modica and Ragusa; Palermo's Capella Palatina, and the Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina. The Sicilian menu is superb for seafood and has plenty of Greek and north African notes, including couscous, orange salads and very good pastries (cannoli). Drink Corvo (red or white), Regaleali (white) and the fortified Marsala wines. To the left you'll find a selection of hotels, just to whet your appetite, as well as links to individual towns in Sicily (top left); See also Sicily hotels (full listings) and our Sicily hotel map. |
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