Walking in Sicily - A Walker's Guide

42 spectacular walks including routes on Mount Etna, Egadi Islands, Madonie and Nebrodi Mountains and Aeolian Islands as well as coastal walks and explorations of ancient towns. With volcanoes, ruins, sunshine, olive groves. Sicily has good accommodation and transport, and excellent food and wine.

Walking in Sicily

Short and long-distance walks

Author

Gillian Price

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

Second

ISBN_13

9781852843953

Availability

Published

Price

£12.00

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (1)
Sample Photos (2)

Seasons

March to June is best. Summers are very hot for walking. Early Autumn is pleasant but late Autumn is the wettest time of the year.

Centres

Access via Palermo, Naples and and other airports. Most main towns would be good bases– Messina, Taormina, Catania.

Difficulty

Some of the walking may be arduous (Etna). Routes of varying difficulty between half and full days.

Must See

Mount Etna (though it may be closed to walkers); the Isola Egadi; Hellenic, Roman and Byzantine remains; and the wonderful food.

General map

Introduction
    Background
    Walking and Maps
    Parks, Reserves and Protected Areas
    When to Go
    What to Take
    Emergencies
    Reaching Sicily
    Travelling Around Sicily
    Accommodation
    Telephones
    Food and Drink
    Tourist Information
    Flowers and Trees
    Wildlife

WALKS
The Northeast Coast
1 Taormina and the Castello Saraceno
2 Castelmola

The Alcantara River Valley
3 Monte Mojo
4 Francavilla and the River

Monte Etna
5 The Craters of Monte Silvestri
6 Monte Nero degli Zappini Loop
7 Schiena dell’Asino
8 The Monti Sartorio Circuit
9 Monte Nero Circuit and Grotta dei Lamponi
10 Monte Etna: The North–South Traverse

Monti Iblei and the Southeast Corner
11 Wondrous Pantalica and its Necropolises
12 The Pantalica River Walk
13 Cava Grande del Cassibile
14 Noto Antica
15 Riserva Naturale di Vendicari
16 Isola delle Correnti
17 Cava d’Ispica

Antiquities in the West
18 The White Cliffs of Eraclea Minoa
19 The Stones of Selinunte
20 Mozia and its Lagoon

Le Isole Egadi (Egadi Islands)
21 Favignana by Bicycle
22 Levanzo and its Cave Paintings
23 Marettimo’s Coastal Path
24 Marettimo’s High Level Circuit

The Glorious Northwest
25 Marvellous Medieval Erice
26 Riserva Naturale di Monte Cofan
27 Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro

Palermo Surrounds
28 Palermo’s Monte Pellegrino
29 Monte Iato
30 Piana degli Albanesi
31 Bosco della Ficuzza
32 Rocca Busambra

Le Madonie (Madonie Mountains)
33 Cefalù and its Rocca
34 Isnello to Gratteri
35 Pizzo Carbonara
36 Piano Cervi
37 Vallone Madonna degli Angeli
38 Piano Sempria Sentiero Natura

I Nebrodi (Nebrodi Mountains)
39 Biviere di Cesarò
40 Floresta to Randazzo

Le Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
41 Vulcano’s Gran Cratere
42 Lipari’s Castello and Southern Headlands
43 Lipari’s San Calogero Spa
44 Salina’s Monte Fossa delle Felci
45 Stromboli – Ascent to the Volcano
46 Stromboli Loop

Appendix I: Italian–English Glossary
Appendix II: Further Reading