Why are ALL the BEACHES LIKE THIS in SICILY, Italy? 🇮🇹 Welcome to Giardini Naxos

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Yay for Beach Days! 😎🏝 Thanks so much for watching everyone! 🤗 Hit that like button and Subscribe for more 👍 You can watch our full Italian Series here 👉 bit.ly/3dIaNPo Stay Delightful! ✌- Anna & Trevor

[@AlbertManiscalco]

the people vending on the beach have no other means of income because they're illegal immigrants thats why they are so pushy. as far as the beaches, locals know where the free beaches are.

[@albix1982]

Nice video guys, thanks for promoting Giardini Naxos and Sicily in general. About private vs free beaches, keep walking along the bay you would have found plenty of free beaches, both sandy or pebbly. The area where you were staying is definitely the one with more beach clubs, although even there you could find some "free" spots. Happy to provide more info if you come back for a sequel :)

[@theredapronusa]

Those SHUTTERS are storm shutters.

[@thewizardsofthezoo5376]

Lol Frat boys, let me guess Brih'ish?

[@SavioPagano]

Guys if you really want to see amazing staffs in Sicily go in to the wild nature! Valle del Bove, Pantalica, Cavagrande, gole dell'alcantara... The list it's infinite. Enjoy in our land and hope to see you soon here again ❤️

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Amazing! We will be sure to look up some of those spots 🤙 Thanks! - Trevor

[@Danishwoman1]

What! La Trinacria - my husband and have had that place as our favourite since 2022, where we were welcomed as royalities. The staff are SO friendly and serviceminnded. We are staying at the hotel close to La Trinacria: Time to Smile, Villa Giardini, where the staff and management are just as friendly. That´s the reason why we are simply LOVING Giardini Naxos, and returned to that place year after year after year.

[@petera618]

I visit Sicily frequently and fortunately we still have access to the house where my mom was born, so I like hanging out with my relatives. The town is on the coast near Palermo and I understand how crowded the beaches can get. Friends of mine have brought me to more secluded places to swim by boat which is a lot of fun. On one trip, I took a trip to Sardinia with my cousins in mid September and we encountered many beaches that were practically empty. It was awesome!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Good to know.. sounds like we need to visit Sardinia at some point 😀 - Trevor

[@lorenzop8977]

Hi! I'm sicilian, from Siracusa. I always go to public beaches with my own umbrella. There are private places but not everywhere. Some public beaches are easy to access and others are more hidden.

[@fernandobaptista9153]

Hi Could you tell me public beaches near taormina, catania, siracusa, noto and agrigento, in end jully please? Thanks

[@lorenzop8977]

@@fernandobaptista9153 Hi, there are nice beaches near Noto! There is 'Lido di Noto' beach, Vendicari natural reserve beach, Marzamemi old fishers town. I don't know about Catania. There is Isola Bella beach near Taormina, which is nice.

[@evangeliaoikonomidou7205]

Are they free to public? Can you take your own umbrella or you need to pay?

[@evangeliaoikonomidou7205]

​@@lorenzop8977 the beaches you are referring to are they free to public or you need to pay?

[@lorenzop8977]

@@evangeliaoikonomidou7205 Noto beach is free. Marzamemi is a small town but there is also a beach and It is free. They are both nice places. For Vendicari natural reserve you need to pay to enter. I don't know about Isola Bella now but I don't think you need to pay

[@cateyedboy7151]

in Italy the state rents the beaches to private individuals, who create and manage beach clubs, in a country like italy surrounded by the mediterranean sea, where you can go to the beach from april to october, these clubs have become businesses , comparisons can be made with tropical countries or Florida, but in Canada the coast does not allow tourist use of the beaches such as the Mediterranean

[@momplaygroupfouz4946]

We went to Sicily this summer and loved it. One of our favorites was Taormina and also in the south of Catania a small island off of Syracuse (Ortigia).

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Taormina is coming up next. Can't wait to share the vlog 🤗 - Anna

[@FloridaFlipFlops]

Like 349 👍 Hello from Naples, Florida. An awesome tour! We enjoyed very much, especially the beaches (we love beaches). Thank you so much for sharing this part of the world with us,

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thank you so much for watching 😀 - Trevor

[@lisafreebairn7736]

Went to Cefalu' this summer and fell in love with Sicily. We also stayed in Giardini Naxos and then went to Taoromina to see the amazing Greek theater.

[@saraissza]

I’ve been here too and I love it! Right? You dont see alot of videos of Giardini Naxos, I wonder why cuz its beautiful!!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Such a great beach town! We really like this place 🤗 - Anna

[@karendelaney9568]

Awesome video…Beautiful place

[@cherryc177]

Hello, you are so right that there is nearly no video/vlog on youtube for giardiani naxos, thank you for the vlog 🌸 and you can also visit Turkey in spring&summer time for a good seaside holiday , have a nice holiday🫶🏻

[@DelightfulTravellers]

We've been to Turkey (the south) around this time of year and loved it! Can't wait to go back someday 🤗 - Anna

[@joeharvey268]

looks beautiful... enjoy your adventure in Italy ..cheers guys :)

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@SetCCC]

The water looks amazing!!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Right? All the beaches in Sicily look like this 😍 - Anna

[@ashleysnyder9279]

Hi! Love the videos. We are going to Sicily later this month and I came across your channel. I’m an attorney in the US. The US and Canada have what’s called the “public trust doctrine.” It means that the government protects the natural resources and they are regarded as important and a right for everyone to enjoy. That’s why you don’t see vast swaths of privatized beaches. Italy does not have the same legal doctrine. You can give it a Google to see where that doctrine is and isn’t recognized.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

So interesting.. we've been in quite a few countries now and we don't see this too often. Even most of the Caribbean isn't like this! Thanks Ashley 🤗 - Anna

[@ashleysnyder9279]

I believe it comes from English common law. So anywhere previously colonized or ruled by England should recognize the doctrine. Likely much of the Caribbean.

[@mtelectrical8068]

Me and my son are going next year.. thank you for a brilliant video. ❤

[@DelightfulTravellers]

You’re welcome 😊

[@pennypopandme]

Loving your videos as always ! Travel on . How is the beer, asking for a Halifax friend lol

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Haha it’s hard to find craft beer but we did manage to find some here and there. On point! 👌- Trevor

[@joeblo243]

This is incorrect guys. If you take a 5 minute drive around the bay along Lungomare Cottone you will find miles of coastline which has free access to beaches. Cottone through to Fondachello.

[@luvtravelcats4002]

Just returned yesterday from Greece and found there were less open beach space to put a towel down and more beach clubs than anticipated.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Which part of Greece? - Anna

[@tanner293]

you are visiting the most popular beach towns of Sicily, these beaches in the town center are almost entirely managed by beach clubs, if u get out of the center or to less popular villages u will find plenty and less crowded public beaches. It is mostly in Italy like this, in Spain or Portugal it's almost entirely public beaches

[@jameshornby5644]

What month did you go? And how was the temperature? Great video

[@DelightfulTravellers]

The end of August and hot!

[@taki2003]

looks lovely!! can't comment on the beach club culture, but my guess would be an attempt to capture the tourist dollar/euro. food looked great, think I will have pasta tonight...haha

[@DelightfulTravellers]

I think you're right Taki! Enjoy the pasta btw 🤤😅- Trevor

[@محمودبوزريدة]

It was beautiful time for me

[@karinkissinger5106]

Hi guys so wonderful to see you traveling again you know I follow a couple in Sicily who put out a lot of information even about the economy and where to eat maybe they would be able to answer some of those questions. The channel is called You, Me & Sicily.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

We will look them up Karin. Thanks! 🤗- Anna

[@colleenc2023]

Well, I don’t know what’s up with the beaches either but that pasta dinner looked absolutely mouthwatering 😋. Happy travels!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Dinner was on point that's for sure Colleen 🤤 hehe - Trevor

[@thewizardsofthezoo5376]

@@DelightfulTravellers Norma is more of a mountain dish, have you tried fish there, because "pasta al sugo di pesce" or "vongole" is to die for.

[@jonoville]

The beaches will be like that everywhere in Italy. We were shocked too. But the good things is a least you dont' have to buy a hotel room to enjoy all the beaches.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

haha so true! - Anna

[@amandagrech3074]

It is a pity about the private beaches. In Sicily its best to avoid the "lidos" the more tourist beaches for this reason. However there are other beaches, those in reserve parks where this sort of thing is not allowed and they are amazingly beautiful. If you have time try one of them. Spiaggia Marchesa is one. Also August is Ferroaugusto in Italy when everyone takes their vacation leave and descends enmasse onto the beaches. Technically its best to avoid august when travelling to the Med.

[@anefs4069]

Thanks for tips on what to eat while in Sicily! I arrived yesterday for my first ever visit. The beaches are not private all over Europe, but I guess in the Mediterranean (because of its potential for tourism) it has become a business. In Norway, where I'm from, most of the coast is public, and if someone owns a strip of coastline, they still have to let the public use it.

[@TheWrightLifeTravelChannel]

I like the hat!!!! I’ve always found beaches in Europe to be a bit strange. I’m not much of a swimmer so when I do go to the beach it’s only for an hour😂

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thanks 🤗 We're slowly getting used to the beaches over here - Anna

[@josejoaquindearrillaga-id7gb]

Honest Question best memorable city or location in Sicily?

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Cefalu or Taormina 👍

[@HolamundoCH]

Try Syracusa in Sicily - this is a stunning place to live for a couple of months!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Noted thanks!

[@Admes359]

What is the name of this beach?

[@rominamancuso6857]

Guys then you would like to visit Marina di Ragusa lots of restaurants stores and the main city of Ragusa is only 24km away ❤

[@GGGGProd]

In Calabria, North and South of Tropea, many beaches, with space, without seats..

[@athenagiovani9956]

A very beautiful video of the beautiful gardini di Naxos! Really enjoyed your video and insight, in my experience It would be impossible to set a business next to the beach in Canada, it’s the Atlantic Ocean and beach levels are changing every few hours with 100s of meters where this isn’t the case in the med There are wild beaches in the Mediterranean but nobody wants to go there and the reason is the seaweed and animal corpses that are washed out, the sand flees and the flies, in the money you pay for the sun bed includes all the service that makes the beach a pleasant relaxing experience, these are family businesses and the people start from spring by cleaning all the winter mess then treat the sand for bugs then they have daily keeping, also they provide facilities like WC showers etc Also it is pleasant to be able to spend all the day on the beach during hot summer days and these facilities provide anything you need so you don’t have to go. The prices of the sunbeds depend on the area and the ground rent they pay to the municipality, and supply and demand usually weekends are more then weekdays and July August is most expensive then any other time of the year I hope this information was helpful

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Come to Nova Scotia and you’ll see some incredible sandy beaches. The issue really is.. we don’t have the climate for it Canada - Trevor

[@bobwhite2]

Florida has some of the best accessible beaches in the world.

[@matty1098-]

Looks like you guys are having a blast in Sicily! I am definitely not a fan of a beach like that…I need my space at the beach! Like pretty much I don’t want to see anyone for a mile on each side lol 😂 which is why I am headed back to the good ole Las Terrenas next month 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼 Thanks for the vid guys!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Haha same Matty! Oh how we miss LT.. such a dream land that place 🤗 - Anna

[@nicksmom1998]

Trevor, this is my new favorite shirt!! 🎉

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thank you Nicksmom! Hehe.. glad you like it 😀 - Trevor

[@elizabethbattaglia-lizzyti8657]

Go down to Scoglitti. Huge public beautiful beaches.

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

Great video guys. Curious there aren’t public beaches. Dinner looked amazing! ~Cara 😊

[@DelightfulTravellers]

There are portions of each beach that are public but they are so small! Once you get outside the towns / beaches you can find them with ease 😀 - Trevor

[@wichorast]

It's the beach maffia

[@DelightfulTravellers]

100%

[@cateyedboy7151]

no! for many families managing the beaches is a job, they are real businesses, there are many free beaches, but they do not offer you sunbeds, umbrellas, bars and restaurants and the care and cleaning of the beach

[@DiggingNorway]

In Greece sunbeds are 8 Euro... 30Euros is crazy!

[@athenagiovani9956]

Where is Greece? In Mykonos they charge 150 for umbrella and 2 chairs!

[@cyborwhat]

We visited a water park in Florida last summer and they were charging $250 US for 2 loungers with canopy. It was ridicules. I would have been ok with $50 or $60 but that was a bit excessive. Correction my wife said it was for each one.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

woh... $250 is nuts. Avoiding water parks in the US from here on out ha - Trevor

[@lsu170]

Your hat is nice however your first choice was the winner 🎈🙂

[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@roseanneberrios7174]

The name of the restaurant you went to is named after a symbol that Sicily uses on the flag. It is the Trinacria. It looks like a woman with 3 legs. Its actually the symbol of the island. The 3 legs represent the shape of the island. The Peloro,Passero, and Lilibeo, ( north,east,south,and west ). The head is like Medusa. Which represents fertility and prosperity. This head was added during Roman times it also contains 3 stalks of wheat. This is also a symbol of protection. Then the colors of the flag, green,white,red. The green is hope and joy, the white is peace and honesty, and the red is strength and values. Sorry I went on so long. Have a great time.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

So good to know... thanks for all the great info Roseanne 😀- Trevor

[@SunflowerBeeHappy]

The Sicilian flag is Red, Yellow and Black with the Trinacria

[@roseanneberrios7174]

@@SunflowerBeeHappy sorry I got them mixed up. The rest of it is correct. I don't know if the colors of the flag mean anything. My grandmother didn't mention that. The Italian Flag was the one with the meanings.

[@calvinchan4682]

Anna that is the same hat 👒 I bought in Hawaii during our 18 day cruise 🛳 😎

[@DelightfulTravellers]

haha good choice 😉- Anna

[@SunflowerBeeHappy]

Spent a week in Giardini Naxos, it was heavenly. We stayed at the Hilton hotel on the beach and even though we were guests at the hotel we still had to pay for the chairs and umbrella.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

OH wow.. what was the price for the chairs etc? - Trevor

[@karenglaicar5486]

The beach looks beautiful, to bad you have to pay to enjoy the beach. Maybe they charge for the beach up keep etc. Nice video. Great info. Thanks and take care.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

We hope that’s why they charge folks. But I don’t think that’s the case - Trevor

[@veradanson5890]

The other thing, is really crazy in Europe, but beaches can empty from one day to another. It's actually funny. In Portugal its around 15th September. Portuguese got back to work and kids back to school.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

That seems to be the case here as well. Lots of empty beaches around now 😀 - Trevor

[@nanaontherun1968]

Beaches same in Albania, all private beach. Its really unfortunate that they don't have a mandatory % put aside for public free use. Love watching your travels!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

We hard that about Albania as well. So not cool! - Anna

[@MrEugenio1994]

In Italy, all the beaches are public, but a lot of them are given in concession to privates to manage them. Yet there is a mandatory % not to be occupied by anybody.

[@fulviomiglio4162]

@@DelightfulTravellers You have free access everywere in Italy to the sea and you can stay near the see, even in private locations and even if they ask you to pay. It's full of free spaces anyway

[@jonnyboi068]

Do your order food in English?

[@darrylp902]

The beach access thing is kinda baffling isn't it?? Paying for beach access would not fly here in Canada and is exclusionary to those who can't afford it. 🤨. There's always room on Inverness Beach and it's always free! 😎 ....btw... nice hat 🤠

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Haha so much room on Inverness beach. This would never happen in Canada 🤗 - Anna

[@wilburbonzo]

The panama hat is the best and goes with many different outfits. In albania the beaches are mostly privatized like that too, they probably copied italy

[@DelightfulTravellers]

🤗 Thanks so much! - Anna

[@PriX4429]

La Sicilia è tutta bellissima. Anche Santa? Spero di sì.

[@aralsea5880]

As to the beaches in Sicily (Italy), obviously the state gets money when giving the management of its beaches to privates, not even that much money though. From January 2024 the state will carry out a public tender and the best offers will grab the stretch of beach they bid for. Why are the beaches given in concession? I don't know, perhaps because in Italy we are not able to manage decently the public "things" or because the lobbies behind this business are powerful or because of both. Yes, as somebody mentioned below, Turkey, Albania, probably France are in similar situations. A disgrace IMO. I've been to Copacabana and Ipanema in Brazil, beaches are free (so far), well kept and respected even though there is a high rate of poverty over there. However, apparently in Sicily only 21.8% of its beaches are private, the Liguria region (Genoa) being the one with the higher percentage with 69.8% 🥲 Lots of love and take care 👍

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thanks for watching Aral! Such a great comment 🤗 - Anna

[@xprettypinkpolishx]

You guys gotta go to the north visit milan, Florence, Verona they are the best!! I just got back from Italy 2 days ago I was there for 2 weeks visiting my best friend and now back to Canada!😊

[@DelightfulTravellers]

We’ve been to some of those places and have videos on them too 😀

[@freetowandernow]

I was in Sardinia last September/October and even the remote beaches had beach clubs. As a Canadian, I find it weird. In Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico the large hotels make it very difficult to access the beach though you can't even rent a beach chair for the day as they are exclusive to the hotel or resort. We have small condo just north of PV in Bucerias which they call "little Canada". We're heading to Sicily next year so thanks for the info!!

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thanks Jessie! Lots more coming up from Italy still 🤗 - Anna

[@veradanson5890]

The beaches in Italy are mostly paid for, but there must always be a strip for non payers (not much, usually by the water)lol

[@DelightfulTravellers]

It's so hard to find the public parts Vera haha - Anna

[@fulviomiglio4162]

@@DelightfulTravellers The public part is everywere near the sea, in the private beaches too

[@travelertrome8449]

So glad you guys are in Sicily. I thought of you when hurricane Ian went plowing through Turks & Cacos. Good timing on when you took your trip there! I'm not a fan of private beaches. I believe beaches should be accessible by the public, no matter where. I always want to say to these resorts - WTF do you think you are to make people pay you to enjoy this beach? My 2 cents.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Thanks TT… well look up hurricane Fiona. That just levelled our home province in Nova Scotia Canada. It was really bad but all is well. That happened last week sadly 😞 - Trevor

[@diemailbox9612]

Wow - I trink you‘ve ended in a complete scam area. Check out public beaches like Aloha sul mare at San Marco near Sciacca, Lido il Soleone, Spiaggia Marina Vecchia, Castallamare Del Monte Beaches etc.

[@calvinchan4682]

Can you imagine the palace revolt if we charged for access to OUR beaches in Canada 🇨🇦 Especially for our English Bay here in Vancouver. Wouldn't wanna be the local officials if that happens.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

It would never happen in Canada 😎 - Trevor

[@fulviomiglio4162]

Italian beaches are gold and all the world come here, that's why

[@cateyedboy7151]

you can't compare a Canadian beach with a Mediterranean beach, you can swim here from April to October, and the water is as warm as the sun is hot

[@Vicky-mr5fw]

I'm dreading going here now after seeing people selling stuff on beach,hated Turkey because of this 😭😭

[@DelightfulTravellers]

Maybe it's just an 'August' thing not sure. But in general the beaches weren't really our style in Sicily - Trevor

[@Samsona75]

You’ve hit the nail on the head of why I don’t enjoy Mediterranean beaches that much. They are crowded and expensive. Much the same in southern France. I enjoy walking and cycling more in these areas. I wonder if you’d be best off in Morocco or a less touristy European country?

[@DelightfulTravellers]

We think it was just timing really. Though there weren't many people around in this video while we're on the beach. The minute you get outside of the cities / town beaches it's 👌- Trevor

[@brycebertolino3220]

Im going to get a little in-coming fire but it can be a case of the "tragedy of the commons". If everyone owns it no one owns it. Hence, public areas including beaches can get beat down. A side by side comparision of Lido di Noto and the public beach would prove it. If you are on Silicon Valley where there is a serious tax base things are kept clean and people take great pride in their outdoors areas.

[@worldnomaderic]

We are in Rome now, working our way south from Venice. We are purposely skipping the beaches because of this issue. It just doesn't sound fun being jam-packed in and forced to pay for a mediocre food and drinks for the privilege of hanging out at a rocky beach. We prefer to do general sightseeing while we are here with some hiking sprinkled in. We will leave the beaches to our Thailand visit this winter!

[@LilyWasHereMB]

Public access means less profit

[@adnaneroglu2500]

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[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@gabirighetto2447]

Its not like that here in Spain, beaches are public with a few beach clubs here and there. I would definitely not go to Italy for beach vacation because it's like that all over the country... it' a pitty, it feels so elitist and excluding.

[@mirask6135]

Also in italy there are many public beaches, I don't know why you strangers think that beaches in italy are all private... In italy we have the beaches of mith, the islands of cyclopes and eolian Islands are the places of odissey, so the beaches of italy are very closer to mith, in Spain you ve just coast without history.

[@DelightfulTravellers]

So far it seems any beach that's close to 'town' or the 'city' are privately owned. But as soon as you leave those areas there's none of that - Trevor

[@gio7799]

Sardinia isn't like that, most of the beaches are free or with just a small area for clubs and Sardinia is considered for elite 😊

[@claudiofoiadelli8721]

il problema degli stabilimenti balneari è difficile da risolvere, molti interessi privati e concessioni statali ridicole. Sono provvedimenti condizionati da una pessima politica e difficili da affrontare. Tra l'altro le concessioni statali sono di lungo periodo e a costi bassissimi.

[@claudiofoiadelli8721]

beh se vuoi un commento sul cappello è questo: è dello stile mafioso 🤣🤣 il primo che hai provato era migliore, ma i gusti sono gusti bye

[@loophead614]

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[@DelightfulTravellers]

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[@claudiofoiadelli8721]

Tornando sulle concessioni balnearie il business è importante, l'Italia è un piccolo stato (il Canada è 33 volte più grande) ma la penisola ha 8.300 km di costa. Gli stabilimenti balneari producono ricchezza e sono collegati all'industria turistica. Affrontare questo argomento, che secondo me è sempre stato mal gestito, provoca grandi difficoltà e perdita di voti nelle elezioni. Il turismo per l'Italia è una industria e condiziona tutto. In aggiunta diciamo che, come sempre, esiste una legge della domanda e dell'offerta. Voi paragonate le coste canadesi a quelle italiane ma tutto dipende dalla domanda turistica. Insomma è un argomento complesso come tutte le questioni che implicano interessi importanti. bye

[@FCm-tq2ho]

Everyone pays ... Says organized crime. 😊

[@francomamazza4852]

Siete belli e bravi 💐🥂🍾👍