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North-east Sicily: Etna to Cefalù

4 days · ~8 h 30 ·Islands, Hill towns, Coast

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

  1. Day 1

    ~1 h 45 · 6 h

    1. Catania AirportLeaving from
    2. ~1 h · 80 km
      SavocaSicily
    3. ~15 min · 12 km
      Forza d'AgròSicily
    4. ~30 min · 21 km
      CastelmolaSicily

    5. Overnight in Castelmola

  2. Day 2

    ~2 h 10 · 6 h

    1. ~45 min · 33 km
      Castiglione di SiciliaSicily
    2. ~40 min · 36 km
      Novara di SiciliaSicily
    3. ~45 min · 36 km
      CastrorealeSicily

    4. Overnight in Castroreale

  3. Day 3

    ~2 h 10 · 4 h

    1. ~55 min · 43 km
      Montalbano EliconaSicily
    2. ~1 h 15 · 72 km
      San Marco d'AlunzioSicily

    3. Overnight in San Marco d'Alunzio

  4. Day 4

    ~2 h 25 · 2 h

    1. ~1 h 05 · 75 km
      CefalùSicily
    2. ~1 h 20 · 101 km
      Palermo AirportReturning to

What you'll eat

Savoca

Castelmola

  • Almond wineDrinkDry white wine infused with bitter almonds, herbs, citrus and zibibbo

Castiglione di Sicilia

Novara di Sicilia

  • Maiorchino (IT)CheeseHistoric Peloritani sheep's cheese, Slow Food Presidium, rolled at Carnival
  • Pasta 'ncasciadaDishSummer pasta with veal and mutton ragù, meatballs, aubergine and egg
  • Lempi e troriDishBoiled beans, grass pea, maize, lentils and wheat, then seasoned
  • FrittuiDishPork with lard, rind, tripe, lung, heart and liver, boiled together
  • Ricotta infornataCheeseBaked ricotta
  • Risu nirùSweetToasted hazelnuts with cocoa, candied orange peel and cinnamon

Castroreale

  • Biscotto d'a BadissaSweetOld biscuit recipe tied to the Poor Clare nuns' convent

Also typical of Sicily

Based on Wikipedia (Savoca, Castelmola, Novara di Sicilia, Castroreale, Sicilian cuisine, Cucina siciliana), Wikivoyage (Castiglione di Sicilia, Novara di Sicilia) (CC BY-SA).