Italien · Sicilia · 391 Gemeinden

Sicily (Sicilia) — Italien Reiseführer: Sehenswürdigkeiten, Anreise & Spezialitäten

Palermo & 391 Gemeinden in Sicily: Palermo Norman Palace & Monreale Cathedral, Taormina Greek Theatre & Mount Etna, Syracuse Ortigia & Noto Baroque towns, Agrigento Valley of the Temples & Cefalù.

Region / KantonSicily (Sicilia)
VerkehrsknotenpunktPalermo Centrale & Catania Centrale (Trenitalia Regionale / InterCity & Coach Network)
Alle Städte391

Anreise & Nahverkehr

Palermo (PMO), Catania (CTA), and Trapani (TPS) airports; Trenitalia Regionale and InterCity trains (including the Villa San Giovanni–Messina train ferry from mainland Calabria—note that high-speed Italo does not operate in Sicily); SAIS, AST, and Interbus regional coaches.

Lokale Küche & Spezialitäten

1. Primo

Pasta alla Norma with fried eggplant, sweet tomato sauce, basil, and grated salted ricotta; busiate twisted pasta with almonds, tomatoes, and garlic (pesto alla trapanese); or saffron-and-fennel pasta con le sarde with pine nuts and wild mountain greens (€9–€14). In central Italy around Palermo (Palermo), seasonal menus balance hill-town olive oil, hand-rolled pasta, foraged mushrooms, and hearth-grilled meats.

2. Secondo & Trattoria

Golden saffron arancini (or arancine) filled with ragù or butter and pistachio (€2.50–€3.50), sesame bread stuffed with spleen or chickpea fritters (panelle), and charcoal-grilled swordfish rolls (involtini di pesce spada) with bay leaves and capers (€12–€17).

3. Formaggi, Salumi & Vino

Fresh sheep-milk ricotta piped to order into crisp cannoli shells, Modica stone-ground chocolate, Bronte green pistachios, Pachino cherry tomatoes, sesame-crusted semolina loaves, and sun-ripened Nero d'Avola, Etna Rosso, and Grillo wines.

4. Usanze Locali & Sagre

In warm months, locals replace pastry breakfasts with a brioche col tuppo dipped into fresh almond, lemon, or mulberry granita (€3.50–€4.50). Evening street markets and piazza bakeries stay lively past 10:00 PM. In Palermo (pop. 50,000), neighborhood bars, bakeries (forni), and trattorie across Palermo follow traditional regional dining hours—ask locally for the weekly market morning and patron-saint festival date.

Alle Städte (Sicily)

Stadt / GemeindeOrtsname / CodeEinwohnerReiseführer
PalermoProvince of Palermo663,401Zum Guide →
CataniaProvince of Catania311,584Zum Guide →
MessinaProvince of Messina232,555Zum Guide →
SiracusaProvincia di Siracusa121,171Zum Guide →
MarsalaTrapani82,640Zum Guide →
GelaProvincia di Caltanissetta73,854Zum Guide →
RagusaProvince of Ragusa73,373Zum Guide →
TrapaniProvince of Trapani67,531Zum Guide →
VittoriaRagusa64,040Zum Guide →
CaltanissettaProvincia di Caltanissetta61,064Zum Guide →
AgrigentoProvince of Agrigento58,956Zum Guide →
BagheriaPalermo54,714Zum Guide →
ModicaRagusa54,268Zum Guide →
AcirealeCatania52,065Zum Guide →
Mazara del ValloTrapani51,553Zum Guide →
MisterbiancoCatania50,037Zum Guide →
PaternòCatania47,600Zum Guide →
AlcamoTrapani45,190Zum Guide →
Barcellona Pozzo di GottoMessina41,221Zum Guide →
SciaccaAgrigento40,341Zum Guide →
CariniPalermo39,049Zum Guide →
MonrealePalermo38,884Zum Guide →
CaltagironeCatania37,883Zum Guide →
LicataAgrigento36,505Zum Guide →
AugustaProvincia di Siracusa35,872Zum Guide →
CanicattìAgrigento35,778Zum Guide →
AdranoCatania35,430Zum Guide →
MascaluciaCatania32,200Zum Guide →
FavaraAgrigento32,059Zum Guide →
PartinicoPalermo31,840Zum Guide →
AvolaProvincia di Siracusa31,218Zum Guide →
CastelvetranoTrapani31,151Zum Guide →
MilazzoMessina31,028Zum Guide →
ComisoRagusa30,073Zum Guide →
MisilmeriPalermo29,382Zum Guide →
Aci CatenaCatania29,073Zum Guide →
BelpassoCatania28,083Zum Guide →
EriceTrapani27,465Zum Guide →
GiarreCatania27,444Zum Guide →
EnnaProvince of Enna27,004Zum Guide →
ScicliRagusa26,962Zum Guide →
NiscemiProvincia di Caltanissetta26,627Zum Guide →
Termini ImeresePalermo25,861Zum Guide →
Gravina di CataniaCatania25,424Zum Guide →
NotoProvincia di Siracusa24,192Zum Guide →
BiancavillaCatania23,832Zum Guide →
San Giovanni la PuntaCatania23,562Zum Guide →
LentiniProvincia di Siracusa23,101Zum Guide →
FloridiaProvincia di Siracusa22,665Zum Guide →
Palma di MontechiaroAgrigento22,503Zum Guide →
San CataldoProvincia di Caltanissetta22,393Zum Guide →
PachinoProvincia di Siracusa22,144Zum Guide →
Piazza ArmerinaEnna21,726Zum Guide →
RosoliniProvincia di Siracusa21,198Zum Guide →
Tremestieri EtneoCatania20,267Zum Guide →
VillabatePalermo19,960Zum Guide →
PozzalloRagusa19,427Zum Guide →
BronteCatania18,856Zum Guide →
RiberaAgrigento18,711Zum Guide →
Aci CastelloCatania18,480Zum Guide →
Aci Sant'AntonioCatania18,135Zum Guide →