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After making some suggestions to our friends’ for their three weeks trip to Sicily, we decided to share our ideas for a three weeks itinerary to Sicily.<\/p>\n
For more general tips, you can also check out our guide to Sicily<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n We would spend our first week, flying into Catania and visit the eastern part of the island.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Catania<\/a> is the second largest city of Sicily. Close to the sea, it offers all kinds of good food, especially from the sea.<\/p>\n Some of our favorite places in Catania are<\/p>\n – Savia (Pasticceria more than 100 years old. They make delicious granita, cakes, gelato, and arancini.<\/p>\n – Al Vicolo Pizza &Vino (Delicious huge pizzas and nice wine list)<\/p>\n – The Raucous fish market (sample fresh oysters and buy great seafood to cook at home)<\/p>\n Stroll the city and have espresso in one of the many beautiful piazzas. Or bring your coffee from Savia to Parco Bellini, which is a quiet oasis in the middle of the city.<\/p>\n Read more about Catania<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The active volcano Etna is a fantastic destination for nature, views and experience the rich wine culture. Visit producers like the famous Frank Cornelissen or spot any “vino” sign on the road, which probably leads to some locals selling great (and very cheap) wine.<\/p>\n You can also stay in Giarre or Riposto and still be close to the sea.<\/p>\n Great places for food are Cave Ox<\/a> and La Bitta in Giarre<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read more about experiencing Etna<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n After the first week in Catania and near Etna, then move more south to e.g. Modica or Comiso, from where you can reach all the following suggested places on day trips.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Modica is a beautiful UNESCO heritage city in the south-east part of the island. It’s extremely beautiful and not bigger than a two days stay will let you experience it.<\/p>\n You should sample the local specialty scacce at Bar Piccolo, eat a hearty mountain meal at La Rusticana, and try the great family restaurant Invito. You should definitely also have cassata at Caff\u00e9 Adamo!<\/p>\n Read more about Modica<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Noto is another famous UNESCO baroque city. Much more touristy than Modica, which we prefer. But if nothing else, at least go to try the granita at Caff\u00e9 Sicilia, which is extremely good.<\/p>\n Read more about Noto<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Siracusa is a great day trip destination. The old part of the city is situated on an island called Ortigia. Ortigia is great for a stroll, exploring the market and having a good lunch or dinner in one of the many good restaurants. We liked Carnezzeria<\/a> a lot.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marzamemi is a quite picturesque small town, very popular with Italian tourists in the high season. It’s a great place to go for an aperitivo, good granita at Ciclope<\/a>, or a good meal. There are many restaurants, but we’d go to nearby Portopalo to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, Scala<\/a>.<\/p>\nWeek 1 – Catania and Etna<\/h2>\n
Catania<\/h3>\n
Etna<\/h3>\n
Week 2 – South East of Sicily; Modica, Noto and more<\/h2>\n
Modica<\/h3>\n
Noto<\/h3>\n
Siracusa<\/h3>\n
Marzamemi and Portopalo<\/h3>\n