Walking in Sicily

Gillian Price was born in England but has lived in Venice for many years. Gillian has steadily explored the mountain ranges of Italy and Corsica, and brought them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. She is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) and Mountain Wilderness.

Map key
Overview map

Introduction

Background
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 A Italian-English Glossary
Appendix B Further Reading