⭐ Things I highly recommend have a star emoji next to them.

I went to Italy with my partner in July 2023, spending half the time in Palermo and the other half in Catania.

⚡ TLDR

Amazing food and, naturally, the best pasta I’ve ever eaten. There’s a strong bias towards seafood too.

🛌 Accommodation

Catania

⭐ The interior design here was beautiful and the location was close to everything we wanted to do. Perhaps the best-designed place I’ve ever stayed.

Dome, Catania, Italy

Palermo

Did the job, can’t have any complaints and the location was excellent.

Rental unit in Palermo · ★4.50 · 1 bedroom · 1 bed · 1 bathroom

🍽️ Food

Bakeries

Catania

(We kept waking up too late to go and find a bakery)

Palermo

• ⭐ La Martorana
• Pasticceria Costa

Restaurants / Places to eat

Catania

• ⭐ Chef Dede - tasting menu
• ⭐ Pasticceria Savia - best arancini

Palermo

• ⭐ Ristorante Castello a Mare - we had the set menu
• ⭐ Trattoria da Piero - at Modello, best pasta I’ve ever had
• ⭐ Frida - best pizza
• The food market here

🎑 Things to do

Catania

• ⭐ A half-day tour up Mount Etna
• It’s a beautiful city, go for a walk and enjoy the parks

Palermo

• ⭐ Mondello beach
• ⭐ Palermo in one day - walking tour