Actividayz offers outdoor adventures, cooking classes, and other one-day activities in Sicily and throughout Italy. Our activities allow travelers to immerse themselves in Italian culture and daily life.
With the exception of Mt. Etna, most of Sicily is mild and sunny all winter long. Eventually we hope to have a calendar of activities that covers events in Sicily. Palermo and Catania's stunning jewelbox theatres, both named Teatro Massimo. With a coastline of some thousand kilometres, this island offers the visitor the greatest imaginable variety of marine environments: wide sandy beaches, sheer cliffs, remote tiny beaches, world famous resorts, an interior enriched by the remains of ancient civilizations and the survival of centuries-old traditions.
Any discussion of Sicily should begin with resorts on its south-east coast. If you enjoy Sicilian food, you may want to consider cooking classes in Sicily. Beyond Merzanemi on the Gulf of Noto, lie Portopalo di Capo Passero . The most interesting centres include Pozzallo, Donnalucata, the ruins of ancient Camarina. Gela (with a visit to Capo Soprano and the archeological area), Falconara, Porto Empedocle, near Agrigento, the remains of Eraclea Minoa, Sciacca , the exceptional archeological complex of Selinunte, with splendid Doric temples, and the famous fishing town of Mazara del Vallo. Sailing in Sicily. Beyond picturesque Marsala, famous for its wine, the ancient Phoenician city of Mozia, the Gulf of Castellammare, then Terrasini, Isola delle Femmine, Mondello (the Palermo beach), S. Flavia, Termini Imerese, amidst luxuriant vegetation, and Cefalù. Fishing in Sicily.
Farther along lie St. Agata di Militello, Capo d'Orlando, the remains of Tyndaris, with the Greek theatre (3rd century BC.) and Milazzo, on a narrow peninsula. One must not ignore the Aeolian islands, solitary Ustica, the Egadi, Pantelleria and the Pelagie, close to Africa.
To the east stands. Adrano, Paterno in a panoramic setting, among flourishing citrus groves, Lentini, and its nearby archeological area, the remains of the Greek colony of Megara Hyblaea; the great rupestrian necropolis of Pantalica, Palazzolo Acreide, with a 17th century appearance, Noto with a fine Baroque Duomo, and Modica, with the Baroque church of S. Giorgio. Fishing in Sicily. In the middle of the island lies the Casale Roman villa, near Piazza Armerina, Calascibetta, and its 13th century church, Petralia Sottana, with the church of the SS. Trinità, Castelbuono with the 12th century Castello dei Ventimiglia, and Monreale, with its famous Duomo.