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WHY THIS IS A BARRY WINIKER/GETTY IMAGES ©
GREAT TRIP
DUNCAN GARWOOD,
WRITER
WESTEND61/GETTY IMAGES ©
Sicily boasts some of the
most spectacular artistic and
archaeological treasures you’ve
never heard of. The great Greek ruins
of Agrigento and Syracuse might be
on many travellers’ radars but what
about Palermo’s Cappella Palatina or
Noto’s flamboyant baroque streets?
These masterpieces are all the more
rewarding for being so unexpected,
and go to make this round-island
trip an amazing and unforgettable
experience.

Top: Looking from Trapani across the Tyrrhenian Sea
to Mt Eryx and the hilltop town of Erice
Left: Porta Reale, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Noto
Right: Chiesa di San Giorgio, Modica