TOP 9 Sicily Road Trip Stops | 2024 4K Italy Travel Guide

[@Sezfluffy]

I lived in Ortigia for 6 months, pronounced Or--tee-gia, amazing sea.

[@gogibgo6148]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@Sezfluffy]

beautiful video xx

[@shirleymancino6809]

Erice…..is pronounced “Air….ree….chay “

[@sureduck]

And Taormina is pronounced ta-ohr-mee-nah

[@gars1074]

Great video. I loved the numeric rating of the places you visited- it puts things in perspective.

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching!

[@SSS-pw1zb]

Obrigado!

[@gogibgo6148]

Muito obrigado!

[@EarthwithTom]

Great video! Good to get some honest reviews or the best towns. I’m heading to Sicily in July this year and can’t wait! Enjoyed the precise scoring of each town too 😂

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks! You’re going to have a great trip.

[@w.l.2214]

I just came back from Sicily!! Miss it much!! Beautiful place to visit…Catania, Taormina, Palermo, Acitrezza!!! Will get back there to visit places you covered in video. I would like to drive as well. Wasn’t able to drive this go round because I didn’t have an IDP. Thanks for a great video of such a beautiful island.

[@gogibgo6148]

Glad you got to visit so many good places and hope you get to go back soon!

[@arthurfrench1870]

Great choices. I would add Monreale near Palermo, Piazza Amerina for its fantastically preserved roman villa and Ragusa.

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks! So many more places to check out in Sicily.

[@TheChrisEMartin]

Yes, Piazza Amerina roman villa is amazing and you will never see finer or more extensive roman mosaic floors. As an alternative to Ragusa there is also Noto - like an opera stage-set of Italian baroque architecture.

[@Thezellofamily]

So much info packed into this. Great video

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ninelaivz4334]

Thanks for this. To be honest I had written Sicily off as the poor relation to Sardinia but your video has put it right back on the map for me!

[@gogibgo6148]

No way! Sicily is a must. Such a great region with so much culture and nature and GREAT food.

[@hiksos84]

😂😂😂😂

[@EternalPilgrim]

Wy poor compared to Sardinia? Sardinia has just a few historical sites - Nuraghi + something in the Cagliari and thats that 🤷🏻‍♂better beaches though on Sardinia

[@janverbanck]

Sicily and Sardinia are very different. Look closer and even the cultural differences emerge. Two pieces of advice: don't spend too much time in Catania (2 to 3 says will do) and don't ever mention the Mafia or engage in so-called " Mafia or Godfather tours". In my opinion (and theirs...) quite unrespectful towards the Sicilians.

[@petera618]

Poor relation to Sardinia, I don't think so. Economically speaking, they are probably at the same level. Historically and monumentally, I believe Sicily is richer given its history of many conquests and colonizations. Greek acropolis, temples, incredible examples of Byzantine style cathedrals, a wealth of palaces, castles and not to mention its gorgeous baroque towns and its natural beauty. Don't get me wrong, Sardinia is a gorgeous island with a beautiful culture and people. I will say that Sardinian beaches are one up on Sicily's, generally.

[@nilsfobel8138]

Such a great overview, thank you!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching!

[@jackinkc1]

Great video and commentary. Thank you!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching!

[@cillianmurphy7088]

Sublime video. Production value off the charts and so nice with proper quality speak as well. Buzzin for my trip out in two week time!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for the kind words and watching! You’ll have the best time!

[@andrewgiles4982]

Liked and Subscribed....Wow !!!! a concise KZbin vid that doesn't completely focus on ..."selfies"... with what I really want to see in the background !!!! How did you come up with this idea ??? Brilliant, must watch

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks so much for watching! I like to keep my content focused on showcasing beautiful and often overlooked places and giving you the info you’d want on them.

[@costiniucmircea]

shots and beautiful editing.!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks!

[@zoltanraffay4903]

Thanks! It is a very good video!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching!

[@lucianap2940]

Awesome video!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks!!

[@jorgeluislopezalejo210]

wuay que hermoso es este lugar la verdad algun dia tendre que conocerlo si dios quiere

[@gogibgo6148]

Espero que conoce esta lugar algun dia!

[@dreampartners6415]

Great video many thanks! I would also add check out Mineo, small hill-top town in the south-east, great views of Mount Etna and the Margio valley, great festivals and food.

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for the watch and thanks for the rec!

[@turiUTB]

You forget only the Baroque's zone. (RRagusa, Modica, Scicli, and also Noto certainly deserve a trip! 🙂

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for the tips! I need to go back soon! 🇮🇹

[@CathyPieroz]

Thank you an excellent overview of these towns. Im planning a Palermo to Catania road trip over 5 days this has really helped me!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watch and glad you enjoyed!

[@mondo1753]

I find it funny that you plan to visit two great places, (Palermo and Catania) two great places omitted from the trip. BTW, the temple of Segesta would have been a great stop in Trapani Provence.

[@13cicc]

The best town in Sicily is actually Marsala. I go there all the time: amazing city centre, amazing lagoon with archeological sites, great food and accommodations. Love it!!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for the tip! 🇮🇹

[@sammcdonald4741]

Your footage is amazing! I have a 2 week Sicily trip booked for May next year and want to try and capture similar aerial footage with my DJI Air2s. All of these locations are no fly zones so I’m curious how you went about acquiring your footage. I don’t want to upset anyone

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks! I had no issues flying. Just be respectful of others and safe and you should be good.

[@edwardkornuszko4083]

Great post! Thank you. Is there an English language Sicily travel guidebook you recommend?

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks! Hmm, I did all my research just online and watching YT videos. I’m sure the most common ones will be good to find like Lonely Planet or something like that.

[@tedgayer336]

Nice aerial work! Is that the DJI Air2S?

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks! Yep!

[@danielpenseyres7023]

excellent video, it has all you need for a great trip. thanks

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy your trip!

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Good video. In Pollina in a couple of weeks' time and will try to get down to Agrigento.

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching! Agrigento was one of the coolest and most unique things I did on the island, so highly recommend!

[@sirbuleletideas1137]

Sicily is full of historical stories.many archetictural design buildings and others my 🆕 friend now.

[@gogibgo6148]

Yeah it’s insane how much history is on the island.

[@AJESB]

Heading to Sardinia and Sicily September 2023. What airlines did u take into Sardinia and Sicily? We are coming from Frankfurt. Thanks!

[@gogibgo6148]

Easyjet to Sardinia and ITA Airways to Sicily

[@viajeradecolombia9021]

Wow está increíble el video 😊

[@gogibgo6148]

Gracias!

[@ChathuraHewage-s5n]

Great vid. How long did you stay there for?

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks! I stayed for a week. I think another week would’ve been great, but still had a great experience.

[@sicilianabroad]

Nice video.. Sicily being the biggest island of the Mediterranean needs at least a week to explore just a small part of the island. So many place to visit and thing to see. Plus the food is just amazing.

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks! Yeah a week minimum. I wish I had more time.

[@ΜαρίαΙρι]

Veramente.meravilliosa

[@gogibgo6148]

Grazie!

[@TravelSicily2000]

Good videol, simply and realistic.😉

[@gogibgo6148]

Grazie!

[@javiersuarez4288]

Syracuse deserves more than 1-2 days to be honest, amazing place! You didnt even mention the beautiful market in Ortyigia, a real treat. Taormina is nice, but too many people everywhere. By the way, the highest volcano in Europe is Mt. Elbrus in Russia, then Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands. It is 3.718M, Etna is 3rd. Despite that, great video! Sicily is super cool, I just did a three week road trip around. The one thing I hated was the drivers, way to agresive and dangerous.

[@gogibgo6148]

That’s fair. I’m jealous you got the 3 weeks. I saw a lot with 1, but there was a lot I missed. And yeah - driving in certain parts of Sicily was def an experience haha. Thanks for watching the video!

[@vichyfiorella4016]

​@@gogibgo6148noi siculi molti osservano le regola altri no, ma è così in tutta Italia. Avendo vissuto fin da bambina nella Svizzera tedesca (Basel-Stadt) so la differenza tra italiani e popoli del nord Europa. Ciao.

[@mathiaspettersen3966]

hello im wondering how was car parking condisions in sicily? you had to pay at most stops?

[@gogibgo6148]

It wasn’t easy to find parking. The only time I didn’t pay, I unknowingly parked in a residential area and got my car towed. So unless you’re 100% sure you can park somewhere for free, it’s easier to just pay.

[@mathiaspettersen3966]

@@gogibgo6148 thank you for the info i think i will be traveling whit a motorcyckle insteed becuse i get so stressed out from finding parking and finding out how to pay evrywhere. another question is parking always diffucult all over euroupe whit car?

[@ryangervasi]

Nice video! What kind of drone do you have and where do you usually take off in these locations (i.e. historical sites and crowded touristy areas, volcanoes lol, etc.)? I always have a difficult time finding a good place because I don’t want to bother too many people. My mavic 3 classic is quite loud until it’s high enough where people can no longer hear it. Just curious how others operate their drones when traveling. Thanks!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching! I have a DJI Air 2S. I usually take off from a place where there aren’t many people and fly to the areas I want to film. I also fly high enough where the sound isn’t really audible. Honestly some people are going to be a bit upset at flying the drone, but as long as you’re being respectful, just do it. Get that footage you want so you can look at it for the rest of your life.

[@poorgia]

great video!! thank you :) planning a trip there in mid-april and was wondering, what's the best way to get around in your opinion? we want to start in catania and end in palermo, hitting the southern and western coasts. we were recommended to drive but not sure!

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching! Definitely drive. For a lot of the places in this video and beyond, you just can’t get to them easily w/o a car. And as a heads up, I’m an American and they asked me for an international drivers license when I tried to rent, which I didn’t have, but I had to convince them to let me rent anyways and had to pay more. Maybe a scam, but something to be aware of.

[@Paul-770]

btw, is it safe to driving by private car from another country to the Sicily? i have plan to travel in this summer by car to Italy. if somebody knows or have info about it please let me know

[@gogibgo6148]

I’m pretty sure you’ll be fine. Park in the appropriate places and don’t leave anything visible in the car. Also prepare for some stress because driving can be intense in Sicily.

[@Paul-770]

@@gogibgo6148 thank you so much for answering. your mean any luggage 🧳 in car?

[@gogibgo6148]

@@Paul-770 at least not visible. That’s just my rule of thumb no matter where I’ve traveled.

[@Paul-770]

@@gogibgo6148 thank you for sharing your experience

[@ydarbg]

Great video. Going to hire a car in Naples for the last week in April. Car hire companies seem to try and take as much of the excess deposit as they can. Any recommendations for an honest hire company in Naples

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching! A lot of companies try to get extra from you and I’m not an expert, but I’d probably just opt for the place that has a slightly higher price per day, but a higher rating as well. The cheap and bad ones may end up costing you more in the long run and come up with hassles you don’t want.

[@MegaAli213]

The Moors conquered Sicily and changed the ethnic make up of the island forever. The Sicilians know their history well, and Anglo Protestant America certainly treated them differently. Other than that, it's a great place.

[@Ektor-yj4pu]

@MegaAli213 Sicily had been colonized by northern africans and phoenicians thousands years before: the medieval muslim military occupation wasn't a mass migration and after a century of norman rule, it ended with an ethnic cleansing by the German Swabian dinasty. In America the Sicilians and other southern Italians weren't well accepted mostly because violent crime (like the very white Irish): once their crime decreased the same did the hate.

[@birtlee2078]

Wherever Christianity is accepted a nation prospers!

[@philipampofo6435]

Not really. After the Norman request, most either left and the small remaining amount were deported to the mainland.

[@debbiecorrance7729]

Did you have trouble parking in the cities.

[@gogibgo6148]

Yes! I got towed in Syracuse because parking is incredibly limited for non-residents in Ortigia and I parked in the wrong area. Taormina is really difficult to drive in and find parking as it is very pedestrian friendly and pretty constrained for space. My hotel had parking though. Elsewhere it wasn’t too hard though.

[@aljohn6803]

If you had 10 full days and were flying into Palermo and plan to take buses everywhere where would you visit and how many days in each town ?

[@gogibgo6148]

I would go to at least the places I mentioned in the video. Explore Trapani more than I did and check out the small islands just off of that shore. I wouldn’t base yourself in Palermo longer than 2 days.

[@aljohn6803]

@@gogibgo6148 thanks - I will for sure - Great video and thanks for the tips

[@merinda4153]

@@gogibgo6148 thanks for your informative and beautiful video❤. I’m going to visit Sicily this September. Could you recommend some companies for renting car in Sicily and life hacks with it , please ?

[@saskakarlsson9600]

What about Castellammare del Golfo?

[@gogibgo6148]

I unfortunately didn’t make it there, but sure it belongs on this list.

[@conniemara1]

Just found this by accident....well done.....Ciao from Enna......

[@gogibgo6148]

Grazie!

[@christinapachaki3554]

thanks for the video, how come you did not include catania?

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks for watching. I didn’t spend any time in Catania unfortunately. Just flew in there.

[@thekttravelshow0001]

great video btw , though your selling it short in time, its a shame you missed visiting Palermo , Castlellamare del golfo and Cefalu. which can easily take up a full two weeks, to get the most out of them,

[@gogibgo6148]

Thanks! So many places to see, it’s impossible to see them all. I went to Palermo, but didn’t film and went to Cefalu, which I talk about in the video.

[@savrah]

No rating for palermo?

[@AmicoVero-dl1un]

Mi piace questa

[@gogibgo6148]

Grazie!

[@sicilychannel2673]

love my land

[@gogibgo6148]

I love your land too!

[@AnimeXloverXbeats]

whats overall better sicily or sardinia

[@gogibgo6148]

I prefer Sicily because it’s more versatile and diverse. It has beautiful beaches as well, but ancient cities, Greek ruins, a volcano, modern cities, more differing landscapes etc. Sardinia’s beaches are nicer tho.

[@Youtuber-ku4nk]

Its not “Taramina”. It is Ta-or-mina

[@brunopetit9538]

Ortegia is amazing

[@gogibgo6148]

It is!

[@flugschulerfluglehrer]

Never rent a car from „Sicily by car“. They will find a way into your pocket and rip you off.

[@MarcDuran]

This is far from the truth and dude has no idea what he’s talking about. I rented a beautiful fiat for 50 euros a day. Amazing time and I drove everywhere!!

[@petersclafani4370]

😮most of those cities have been battle grounds during the first panic war

[@gogibgo6148]

Glad they’re still in tact!

[@heartoflight2885]

agree on Syracuse/Ortigia but Cefalu is overrated in my humble opinion

[@gogibgo6148]

I actually preferred Cefalu. I just found it unique and I’m a sucker for scenery. Both are musts in my opinion!

[@TheJAMTUB]

ORTIGIA - G as in George.... CASTELLO - double L is pronounced not CASTEYO as in Spanish.

[@MarmotCanales]

🏛

[@gogibgo6148]

🏛️🏛️

[@mondo1753]

How can you not include Palermo ? As a result You can't be taken seriously.

[@gogibgo6148]

Because Palermo is obvious. I rather focus on the places that aren’t major cities and places you could drive to comfortably.

[@luigiperez2025]

No need to rate anything