Sicily in photos

12 photos from around the island: the beaches, the hilltop towns, the volcano and the temples. Click any photo to enlarge it.

Pale sand and shallow water

The beaches

Swimmers in the clear shallows at Cefalù
Swimmers in the clear shallows at Cefalù
 San Vito Lo Capo's white sand and flat turquoise water from above
San Vito Lo Capo's white sand and flat turquoise water from above
 Mondello's pale sand and bathing huts outside Palermo
Mondello's pale sand and bathing huts outside Palermo
 Umbrellas and sunbeds of the kind that line Sicilian beaches in season
Umbrellas and sunbeds of the kind that line Sicilian beaches in season
Hilltops, harbours and headlands

The towns and the coast

Taormina stacked on its hillside above the coast
Taormina stacked on its hillside above the coast
 Cefalù's old town and beach meeting the sea
Cefalù's old town and beach meeting the sea
 Isola Bella and its narrow causeway below Taormina
Isola Bella and its narrow causeway below Taormina
 The Zingaro nature reserve coastline in the north-west
The Zingaro nature reserve coastline in the north-west
The volcano, the temples and Ortigia

The days out

Catania with Mount Etna rising behind the city
Catania with Mount Etna rising behind the city
 Volcanic terrain on Mount Etna's upper slopes
Volcanic terrain on Mount Etna's upper slopes
 The Temple of Concordia at Agrigento's Valley of the Temples
The Temple of Concordia at Agrigento's Valley of the Temples
 Ortigia's sea walls and lighthouse in Syracuse
Ortigia's sea walls and lighthouse in Syracuse

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