Sicily and Sardinia

Greek temples, Mount Etna and clear island seas.

Photo: BenAveling · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mountains · UNESCO

Mount Etna

Sicily

Europe's tallest active volcano, with lava fields and craters above Sicily's coast.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Sicily

Greek temples at Agrigento, Palermo's markets, baroque Noto, and Mount Etna.

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Beaches · Beaches

Sardinia

Some of the Mediterranean's clearest water, with the stone towers of the Nuragic people.

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Beaches · UNESCO

Stromboli and the Aeolian Islands

Sicily

Volcanic islands off Sicily. Watch Stromboli's eruptions at night from a boat.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Valley of the Temples

Sicily

Some of the best-preserved Greek temples anywhere, at Agrigento in Sicily.

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Cities · Markets

Palermo and Monreale

Sicily

Sicily's chaotic capital of street food and markets, with Monreale's golden cathedral.

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Cities · Theaters

Taormina

Sicily

A Sicilian cliff town, with a Greek theater looking out at Etna.

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