35 Photos To Inspire A Trip To Sicily

Written By Brie Fox
A beautiful Baroque church in Modica, Sicily.
“To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything.”
— Writer, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Well said, Mr. Goethe. I couldn’t agree more! Those words were written over 200 years ago and still ring true. You cannot have a complete picture of Italy without visiting Sicily.

So let’s dive into Sicily’s natural and manmade beauty through 35 photos that will give you a small taste of the island’s character. Enough to make you want to see the rest for yourself.

A view of Mount Etna from the Mediterranean Sea.

Mount Etna from outside Taormina

a cluster of homes in Modica, Sicily.

Modica

Beautiful ceramic planters cascade down steps in Cefalu, Sicily.

Cefalù

A butcher cuts meat with salumi and cheeses surrounding him in a shop in Randazzo, Sicily.

Butcher in Randazzo

A beautiful and worn balcony and doorway in Ortigia, Sicily.

Ortigia

A man painting on a street in Taormina.

Artist in Taormina

A black scooter outside a faded green door on the island of Stromboli, Sicily.

Stromboli

The azure-colored sea around Isola Bella in Taormina, Sicily.

Isola Bella in Taormina

An ancient Greek temple at sunset in Agrigento, Sicily.

Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

A flowering caper plant growing out of a cliffside on the island of Salina, Sicily.

A caper plant on the island of Salina

The cascading hilltop town of Gangi, Sicily.

Gangi

A 2000-year-old mosaic floor at Villa Romana del Casale, outside Piazza Armerina, Sicily.

2000-year-old mosaic floor at Villa Romana del Casale

A bright blue door with plants outside of it in Taormina, Sicily.

Taormina

A pink home with potted cactus and laundry hanging outside on the island of Ortigia, Sicily.

Ortigia

Steps covered on the fronts with ceramic tiles made in Caltagirone, Sicily.

The famous staircase covered in ceramic tiles in Caltagirone

A view of homes and the sea from above in Cefalu, Sicily.

Cefalù

A beautiful Baroque building with a large green door in Ragusa, Sicily.

Ragusa

Flowering, bright green cactus in Sicily, Italy.

Cactus found all over Sicily’s coastlines

A tour group walks along an ancient volcanic crater on Mount Etna, Sicily.

A tour group walking along one of Mount Etna’s craters

Cooked, whole octopus for sale at the Ballaro Market in Palermo, Sicily.

Palermo’s Ballarò market

A street lined with potted cactus in Ortigia, Sicily.

Ortigia

Goats eating under an olive tree outside the village of Pachino, Sicily.

Outside Pachino

Colourful doors and home fronts on the island of Stromboli, Sicily.

Stromboli

The ancient Greek theatre at dusk in Taormina, Sicily.

Teatro Antico in Taormina

A beautiful Baroque church in Modica, Sicily.

Modica

An orange Fiat 500 outside of a church made with volcanic stone in the town of Randazzo, Sicily.

Randazzo

Handmade ceramic tiles and a planter on a wall in Caltagirone, Sicily.

Caltagirone

A view of Mount Etna at sunset from Taormina, Sicily.

Mount Etna from Taormina

Fuchsia bougainvillea and cacti growing together outside Taormina, Sicily.

Bougainvillea and cactus seen all over the island

A view of the home and churches in Ragusa Ibla, Sicily.

Ragusa Ibla

A door and balcony covered in succulents and cacti in Cefalu, Sicily.

Cefalù

A view of hanging laundry through a gate on the island of Stromboli, Sicily.

Stromboli

A vacant, stone alley in Erice, Sicily.

Erice

Stone steps leading to Pollara Beach on the island of Salina, Sicily.

Pollara, Salina

A woman standing in front of a huge door with stone columns in Piazza Duomo on the island of Ortigia, Sicily.

Piazza Duomo in Ortigia

Where are you most looking forward to visiting in Sicily? Leave a comment below!

Brie Fox
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