Bring walking shoes, your best beachwear and above all, an appetite for all things
historic and gastronomic.
Sicily Year
Celebrate Agrigento's Almond Blossom Festival in February and join
island-wide Holy Week celebrations at Easter. Watch drummers at the Feast
of the Holy Cross and Tataratà Festival in Casteltermini (May) and
dramatic performances in Siracusa's Greek theatre (May/Jun). Follow the
Assumption Day processions on 15 August and in September, gorge yourself
at San Vito Lo Capo's Couscous Festival.
New Year's Day (1 Jan), Epiphany (6 Jan), St. Agatha's Day (Catania, 5 Feb), Easter
(Mar/Apr), Easter Monday (Mar/Apr), Labour Day (May), Republic Day (2 Jun), St.
Rosalie's Day, (Palermo, 15 Jul), Assumption (15 Aug), All Saints' Day (1
Nov), Immaculate Conception (8 Dec), Christmas Day (25 Dec), St Stephen's
Day (26 Dec).
Sicily enjoys around four to five hours of sunshine a day even in winter. In January,
coastal temperatures hover around the 10°C mark but it can be chilly inland
with skiers enjoying Etna's Piano Battaglia slopes. Summers are hot with
August highs hitting the mid-30s. Spring is warm and colourful when all the flowers
are blooming, while autumn is mild and crowd-free.
220-240V AC, 50 Hz, round two-pin and three-pin plugs are standard.
+39 (national), 0 91 (Palermo), 0 95 (Catania).
The Euro (€) is the currency.
GMT +1 (+2 in summer).
Sicily tourism website
