What makes Sicily different from Italy?

While both Italy and Sicily have Italian as their official language, Sicilians have their own regional dialect that includes influences from Greek, Arabic, Norman French, and Spanish. This is due to Sicily's unique history and position as a crossroads between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.



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What is Sicily Most Famous For? Italy's largest island, Sicily offers exceptional beaches, charming villages and towns, as well as an abundance of ancient ruins and archeological sites. aces the warm waters of the Mediterranean. Throughout history, Sicily has been at the crossroad of cultures, landscapes and cuisine.

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Following some political agitation of the Sicilian Independence Movement, Sicily became an autonomous region in 1946, with its own Statute, under the new Italian constitution, with its own parliament and elected president.

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Italy is noted for its colourful and culture-rich cities, rolling hillsides and vineyards, beautiful coasts and beaches. Yet Sicily possesses some truly unique landscapes and terrain that is hard to find anywhere else in the world.

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Interesting Facts About Sicily
  • Sicily is located just 1.5 miles off the coast of the most southern tip of Italy. ...
  • The island stretches over 9,900 square miles, and it's about one-third wider than it is from top to bottom. ...
  • The three seas that surround Sicily are the Tyrrhenian, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas.


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Places to Avoid in Sicily
  • Ballarò: This neighborhood in Palermo is known for its street markets, but it can also be dangerous, especially at night.
  • Brancaccio: This neighborhood in Palermo is considered to be one of the most dangerous areas in the city, so it's best to avoid it altogether.


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Sicily is one of the cheapest places in Italy, owing primarily to the fact that you don't have to worry about paying for any high-speed trains. Additionally, food at most restaurants in Sicily is generally a bit cheaper than what you'd find in cities on the Italian mainland like Rome, Florence and Venice.

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Pasta con le Sarde (pasta with sardines) is the national dish of Sicily, in which the tradition of Italian pasta meets the Mediterranean island's seafood-focused cuisine.

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Category:Italian surnames from Sicilian
  • Impastato.
  • Ciraulo.
  • Caiola.
  • Viscuso.
  • Comiso.
  • Buscemi.
  • Vadalà
  • Falanga.


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Italian is spoken in all of Sicily and many – particularly the young – also speak other languages. It is rare to meet Sicilians who are not able to communicate in the Italian language. In general, we use dialect in informal situations: at home or with friends.

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Sicily can be experienced in as little as three to five days if you are short on time and interested in a quick coastal retreat. However, it's much better to spend at least a week discovering this Mediterranean paradise. If you have seven days, you can explore a meaningful section of the island.

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