Visit Syracuse and Ortigia

The Greek theatre where Aeschylus premiered and the island of Ortigia, once the rival of Athens.

Hike the smoking summit of Europe's most active volcano, 3,357 m above the Sicilian coast

Sicily’s raucous capital — Arab-Norman mosaics, baroque decay, and the best street food in Italy

Some of the best-preserved Greek temples anywhere — Doric giants strung along a Sicilian ridge

The capital of Sicilian Baroque — a honey-gold town rebuilt in golden stone after a 1693 earthquake

A volcanic archipelago off Sicily — chic Panarea, smoking Stromboli, and the spa mud of Vulcano

Europe’s most active volcano, guided to 3,300 m past steaming vents and last year’s lava.

Greek temples, Arab-Norman cathedrals, baroque towns and Etna — Sicily is a Mediterranean civilisation of its own