Hello, am off to Sicily shortly and have just bought Rick Steve’s Italy, having been very impressed with his Venice guide book. No sign of Sicily in it!?
Thanks
Mark Heaton
Posted by
North Carolina
2502 posts
I looked at the 'Shop Online' section on this site - no Rick Steves guidebook for Sicily, but there is a Lonely Planet book.
Posted by
Central Connecticut, USA
1103 posts
RS is working on a Sicily guidebook - it should be out soon.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
16193 posts
Yes, The territory of Sicily is currently temporarily occupied by the Italians.
That might change in the future, as it has often changed in the past when Sicily was occupied by the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, etc.
For this reason Rick Steves has decided to treat it as a separate country and it will have its own guidebook.
Posted by
Pacific Northwest
899 posts
Currently.......
RS Tours with no RS guidebook: Sicily and Bulgaria.
RS guidebook with no RS Tour: Iceland.
There is no RS "Turkey" guidebook, but there is one for Istanbul.
Posted by
WPB, FL & Firenze
3112 posts
There have been recent discussions on this forum about when Rick's new Sicily guidebook will be released (do a search - top of page). If it's not available before you depart, the Lonely Planet Sicily guidebook is also good.
Posted by
Georgia
50 posts
We're going to Sicily in March, so I was also interested in a RS Sicily guide. I contacted the company and was told that the first RS Sicily guidebook will be available in May. They recommended getting the Lonely Planet guidebook.
Posted by
Carmel, CA, USA
2456 posts
I expect the RS Sicily guide book will be very good. Maybe you could re-schedule your trip.
Posted by
Piedmont, nc, usa
316 posts
The Lonely Planet guidebook is the best one currently out there. Rick Steve's staff told me his would be out in May. Too late for me!
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
7268 posts
Until it comes out, guess you’ll have to use another guide and do some research without Rick’s guidance. There are some websites out there with good information. The “Sicilia” regional website on Facebook has some good photos from all around the island. They may give you some ideas.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
16193 posts
Posted by
Freedonia
16537 posts
I like the Rough Guide series.
Posted by
NW Ohio
347 posts
Thank you Roberto.
Posted by
Tucson
4183 posts
In the meantime, you can find quite a bit of info on Sicily right here in the Explore Europe section of the RS website. There are many links to other resources on Sicily. I expect a lot of that info will be coming soon to a new guidebook near you.
Posted by
Mpls, MN
1005 posts
My husband and I spent 3 weeks in Sicily Oct. 1 - 23, 2018, planning the trip with Lonely Planet Sicily & The Rough Guide To Sicily books. Also got helpful advice from this forum and the Trip Advisor forum where "Vagabonda," a Sicily expert (I believe she lives in Palermo) is a wealth of knowledge. The websites www.bestofsicily.com and www.seepalermo.com have lots of info among many other websites too. We flew in and out of Palermo, rented a car and did a counterclockwise circuit of the island also going inland for 2 nights (Piazza Armerina). It was our first time in Sicily and we loved it! October 2017 we did the Puglia region with info from L.P. Southern Italy book, travel forums & web sites. Loved Puglia too!
Posted by
11660 posts
We used DK Eyewitness "SICILY" and the Michelin Green Guide for Sicily this past October and were pleased with these books. I have never liked using Lonely Planet so was happy to find the books I used.