“To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all.”

The Guardian prices East Sicily for its baroque palaces, fine beaches, Mount Etna and “glorious local food and drink” and quotes German writer Goethe:

To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all.

Here is a photo gallery for some inspiration…

Romantic atmosphere of times past – Castello Claves

Lush garden, black lava rocks, blue sea – Casa Busà

Mills where time stands still – Casale Molinum

aristocratic country houses – Villa Due Leoni

©All photos by Alfio Garozzo.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/jun/24/sicily-holiday-guide-beaches-hotels-bars-restaurants-syracusa-mount-etna