Sicily in June - Itinerary

I’d spend 3 nights in Siracusa and throw in a visit to the WW II museum and fish market in Catania. Baglio Della Luna wonderful hotel on the outskirts of Agrigento with a night view of the temples! Consider visiting the Villa Romana del Casale outside Piazza Armerina on your way to Agrigento. In Siracusa try staying at the Domus Mariae Benessere, Via VittorioVeneto 89, great location facing the sea. Nice roof top terrace with wonderful views. After leaving Agrigento, you could head to Cefalu on the way to Palermo.

Selinunte - ruined Greek City on the coast. Some impressive temples but ignore those if you are templed out from Agrigento and head to the Acropolis near the sea and beach.

Segesta. Gem of a unfinished Greek temple in a rural setting. Just a short distance away is a hike up a steep hillside to a small Greek theatre set in a natural amphitheatre with stunning views over the Sicilian countryside.

If you drive along the southern coast there are some interesting sites: the ancient salt pans near Trapini still in use today, the town of Masala home of Sicily’s answer to sherry. Visit to a winery was interesting.

What time will you arrive in Taormina? We are arriving in the evening in May and so have booked three nights (two full days) so one can be dedicated to Etna and the other to Taormina. But if you are arriving earlier, your two nights (one full day) might be sufficient.

Are you planning day trips to the Baroque towns? If so, you might want four nights in Siracusa.

Your itinerary in general looks good. I did 2 weeks in Sicily in 2021 and loved it. For Siracusa, I think 3 nights is plenty. The third day you may even do a day trip to Noto, very beautiful and easy to visit in a half-day. For the extra night you have (if you only do 3 in Siracusa) I'd highly recommend spending the day in Ragusa (or other towns in the region that might interest you such as Scicli or Modica) and then get to Agrigento late in the afternoon/early evening. You could still continue with your plan for Valley of the Temples and golf. I think 4 nights in Palermo works well. If you have time, take the bus up to Monreale to see the cathedral!

Sounds like a wonderful family trip. Our first time in 2014 was on the Eastern side. It was following a Southern Italy Tour. We had two nights in Taormina with a side trip to Mt. Etna. We enjoyed Taormina. Our guide was from there. We then traveled independently to Ortigia for 5 nights. We took a private guided day tour to Noto, Ragusa, and Modica. We spent our last night in Catania. Our intention was to return in 2020 for a month. Our favorite town was Ortigia and you might consider adding a 4th night. Enjoy your planning!

If you are going to the Valley of the Temples and Palermo, you should probably pay attention to the town of Salemi. This city takes part in the ‘Borgo dei Borghi’ 2023 and also has 2 good wineries and 2 cheese producers. The BBC showed a wonderful series about 1 euro houses in Salemi this year. Near Saleim there are also towns that are worth attention. It's Sagesta and Gibellina Nuova

If you don’t make any stops between Ortigia and Agrigento then you’ll be able to see the temples the same day. When we were there we stayed at B&B Villa San Marcos and enjoyed it. It had a great view of the temples. From it, we walked to the temples via a path through the olive trees. We entered the park in the middle of the temples and never did see a ticket booth. We spent three hours at the temples. In June it will be busier and hotter. The B&B is down a dirt road so checking out its location beforehand is recommended. It did offer a dinner that we took advantage of so didn’t need to go into town. Originally we wanted to stay at the Colverde Park hotel, but it was booked.

Driving from Agrigento to Sciacca, consider a short 10 minutes stop at the overlook by Scala dei Turchi. It affords a nice view of the weathered rocks. On Google maps the overlook is labeled Belvedere - Scala dei Turchi - F.A.I.

As landlubber stated, the salt farms at Marsala and Trapani were worth visiting. We enjoyed the Marsala one more. Neither is well marked and they are in remote locations on very rural roads, so bookmarking them on Google maps comes in handy. After Agrigento we were templed out. After the first couple temples at Selinunte we had had our fill and left.