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