Example trip · for inspiration

Slow Days in Sicily

Sicily · sea air, long lunches and small villages

5–12 June 2027 · Ingrid, Tomas, Ada, Eli

What makes this trip good: The beach, local food, old towns and an unhurried pace

Day by day

Saturday 5 June

19:00 · Evening walk on Via Maqueda

Palermo comes out after dark. Walk to the Quattro Canti and keep going.

Palermo · culture

Sunday 6 June

09:30 · Market morning at Ballarò

Find the season’s flavours and bring something good back.

Palermo · restaurant

13:00 · Panelle and arancine for lunch

Street food standing up. Order one of everything and share.

Palermo · restaurant

Monday 7 June

10:00 · The mosaics of Monreale

Gold everywhere, then lunch with a view.

Monreale · culture

19:30 · Dinner by the sea in Mondello

Fish of the day and the lights of the bay.

Mondello · restaurant

Tuesday 8 June

A day in Cefalù

Beach first, a long lunch and a walk through the old town.

Cefalù · nature

Wednesday 9 June

18:30 · Sunset over the salt pans

Windmills, pink water and the Egadi islands on the horizon.

Trapani · nature

Thursday 10 June

11:00 · Swim at Scopello

Clear water below the old tuna works.

Scopello · nature

15:00 · The coast path in Zingaro

Coves you can only reach on foot. Bring water and swim at every one.

Zingaro · nature

Friday 11 June

Time for nothing

A book, a swim and no clock to watch.

Sicilia · place

Saturday 12 June

09:30 · A slow morning in Mondello

A swim and a cornetto before the flight home.

Mondello · nature

Still in the idea bank

Granita for breakfast

Almond granita with a brioche. Every day.

Sicilia · restaurant

Start a trip

An example to get ideas from; nothing here is booked. Photo: Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho, openly licensed (licence, source).