The beach is part of a nature reserve, the only place in Italy where loggerhead sea turtles lay their eggs. Siremar runs ferries to Lampedusa from Sicily’s Porto Empedocle (9 hours; from £30 ...

Lee Marshall is captivated by Sicily's Foce del Belice beach, one of the last remaining stretches of substantially untouched Sicilian coastline. 16 August 2012 • 10:55am They had a feel for ...

11 best beaches in Sicily: a sunseeker's ultimate guide. With almost 1500 kilometres of coastline, the island is literally awash with beaches that dip their rocky toes into the Ionian, Tyrrhenian ...

Part of what makes Sicily special is how much variety it manages to pack in under 10,000 square miles. With just a few hours, one can venture through vivacious city centers, bucolic countrysides ...

From popular beaches where cafes serve fish straight off the boat to nature reserves and hidden coves, our readers pick their favourite places on Sicily’s dramatic coast .

UNDER SIEGE The Castello Maniace, a 13th-century citadel in Syracuse’s old town, is just one vestige of Sicily’s long history of occupation and conquest. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo ...