Would either Catania, Palermo or Syracuse have a public free beach that won't be packed the first two weeks of June? What about the beaches in Cefalu? I'd like to be able to walk to coffee, restaurants, etc as well as a beach if possible. We will have a lot of time on the island but would like to spend some time near a beach for our 10 year old granddaughter's first week or so of her first trip to Italy. Any ideas?
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There are beaches at all those locations, and in early June they won’t be packed. There might be more people on weekends.
In Palermo there is probably the best beach, in the Mondello district.
In Cefalù there is a nice beach also.
In Syracuse I don’t remember beaches in town, but a great one I saw is at nearby Fontane Bianche, a town I think you can easily reach by train, if you are not renting a car.
Catania has a famous beach called La Plaia, south of the port. Never been to that one so I can’t speak from experience.