Sicily or Plitvice from Milan in late April, early May

I enjoyed my visit to Sicily in the spring ( late April -May) as the weather was pleasant and there were wildflowers growing everywhere!

How many days do you have for your visit to Sicily?

Thanks for responding. I can spend 5-7 days in Sicily. I am also a little concerened about the water shortages.

With only 5-7 days in Sicily, if you make the decision to go there, then I recommend you pick east or west and just concentrate on one area. Sicily has many attractions and they are all spread out. I would base in either Palermo or Siracusa/Ortigia. In the west you could take time to see Palermo itself and then lots of great relatively close daytrip possibilities: Cèfalù, Monreale, Mondello, Segesta, Erice, Scopello and more! If you choose the east, Siracusa/ Ortigia is a great base. Your possible daytrips could be the Baroque towns of Noto, Ragusa, Modica, Scicli. Another possible base on the east would be Catania or Taormina. This sets you up for visits to the Aci towns on the coast, Mt. Etna and surrounding vineyards. Taormina is a very popular destination lately. Depends on what you think better matches your interests. If you are set on seeing the ruins in Agrigento, you could possibly do it as a daytrip from either side, providing you have a car or a driver and are up for a very long day. Once you prioritize what you want to see your itinerary choices should be easier to make.

Since I think Sicily really calls for at least two weeks if you're willing to rent a car for part of the time, or 18+ days if you want to travel solely via train and bus, I vote that you go to Plitvice and Lake Bled. Zagreb and Ljubljana are both very interesting destinations, too.

Thank you both for responding and the advice

I should have mentioned that, from the standpoint of weather, Sicily could be more pleasant. You never know these days, but I confess that if I set out to make a return trip to northern/inland Croatia and Ljubljana/Lake Bled, I wouldn't go in April, because I'm very cold-natured.

You might check the actual, historical, day-by-day weather statistics on the website timeanddate.com to see the range of temperatures you might experience in the various places you're considering. The data usually goes back at least 10 years, and I like to check the most recent 5.

Plitvice Lakes weather -- April 2023

Zagreb weaather -- April 2023

Ljubljana weather -- April 2023

Palermo weather -- April 2023

Siracusa weather -- April 2023

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I appreciate all of your suggestions/responses. Thank you.