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Guides to Palermo, Cefalù, Trapani, Erice, San Vito Lo Capo and western Sicily.
Discover places to visit, practical travel guides and ideas for your next trip.

Choose the best day trips from Palermo, including Monreale, Cefalù, Segesta, Scopello, Erice, Piana degli Albanesi, Corleone and Ustica.

Plan Caccamo near Palermo with its great medieval castle, historic streets, churches, Lake Rosamarina views, parking, food and practical day-trip advice.

A realistic 2-day Palermo itinerary covering the Palatine Chapel, cathedral, markets, Kalsa, street food and an optional Monreale half-day.

Plan Mazara del Vallo with the Kasbah, Dancing Satyr Museum, cathedral, seafront, fish couscous, beaches, parking and western Sicily tips.

Explore Sciacca with its ceramics, fishing port, Castello Luna, Castello Incantato, Monte Kronio, beaches, food, parking and where to stay.

Plan Mondello from Palermo with its sandy beach, Liberty architecture, Antico Stabilimento Balneare, food, buses, parking and best times to visit.

Plan Favignana with Cala Rossa, Cala Azzurra, Tonnara Florio, bike or scooter transport, ferries from Trapani, where to stay and practical beach tips.

Plan Segesta in western Sicily with the Doric temple, ancient theatre, hilltop archaeology, shuttle strategy, parking, heat and nearby Trapani or Erice.

Explore Castellammare del Golfo with its Arab-Norman castle, marina, beaches, food, parking and easy trips to Scopello, Zingaro and Segesta.

Explore Marsala with its historic centre, fortified wine, Stagnone salt pans, Mozia, Punic archaeology, food, parking and where to stay.

Plan Monreale from Palermo with the cathedral, golden mosaics, Benedictine cloister, viewpoints, transport, timing and practical day-trip advice.

Plan Scopello in western Sicily with the historic tonnara, Faraglioni, baglio, Zingaro access, beaches, parking, food and where to stay.