Sicily Archives – Page 3 of 7 – What Kirsty did next

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Pantelleria or Lampedusa – which is best?

by Kirsty Marrins on January 2, 2024

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Pantelleria and Lampedusa are both Italian islands off the mainland of Sicily. To visit either of them you need to fly or take a ferry. On a map, they don’t look that far from each other but you cannot travel directly between them – meaning that if you wanted to…

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Pantelleria: Why you should visit & what you need to know

by Kirsty Marrins on September 19, 2023

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Updated in July 2025 after our second visit Pantelleria is a Sicilian island that can be reached by ferry or by plane. It is known as the ‘black pearl’ because of the blackness of its rocks, due to its volcanic origin. In fact, Specchio di Venere (Venus’s mirror), is a…

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Is Palermo worth visiting for one day?

by Kirsty Marrins on August 24, 2023

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Palermo is the capital of Sicily and the gateway to the Egadi islands, including the largest, Favignana. It’s also where you fly to the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria, both of which are close to Africa. Other amazing places in Sicily to visit, which are close to Palermo, are Castellammare…

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How to visit Segesta in Sicily

by Kirsty Marrins on September 20, 2022

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I hadn’t heard of the historical site of Segesta until my husband took me there as a surprise when we were staying in nearby Castellammare del Golfo, and I’m delighted he took me as it’s absolutely phenomenal and a must-see if you’re in north-west Sicily. How to get to the…

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