TOP FIVE. 7 days discovering the Sicily you don’t expect
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Take advantage of the November 1 bridge to enjoy a week-long boating vacation at the best time to charter when it costs less and the supply is greater. If you then choose one of the Mediterranean areas, and there are many, where the climate is God-kissed and summer hardly ever ends, then you are all set.
Even more fancy is the idea of going by catamaran, a real house that goes sailing.
So we opened our charter offer comparison site, with thousands of boats, with and without skippers, and started typing in all the places we wanted to go in the week from Saturday, October 29. We reveal our five choices in Sicily.
Isn’t there your ideal solution? No problem, click here and discover thousands more suggestions waiting for you!
Starting from Palermo, route wherever you like in a catamaran
After visiting the most beautiful places in the Sicilian capital (and eating the local delicacies, of course) it’s time to move around a bit. Palermo is an ideal starting point: you will be spoiled for choice between Ustica, San Vito Lo capoe and the Egadi Islands or route east to Cefalù.
A 2008 11.60-meter Lagoon 380 S2 with 4 cabins costs 1,875 euros in the week from Oct. 29.
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Small boat makes good stock
Who said that to enjoy a comfortable cruise you need an oversized boat? Evidence of this is the Dufour 350 Grand Large, one of the French shipyard’s flagship models, where Umberto Felci has really thought of everything to make it very easy to steer.
A 2015 10.3-meter Dufour 350 GL (moored in Portorosa) with 3 cabins for 1,170 euros in the week from Oct. 29.
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Departing from Marsala, route to the Egadi Islands.
Undoubtedly one of the ideal starting points to reach the archipelago consisting of Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo. Also because it is conveniently reached from Trapani airport, which is well served by low-cost flights from all over Italy.
A 2005 12.30 m Grand Soleil 40 with 3 cabins from 1,690 euros in the week from Oct. 29.
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Route to the Aeolian Islands
Busy during the summers, the Aeolian Islands are perfect this season, when the days haven’t gotten too short yet and the weather gives sunny from… short sleeves. One of the ideal starting points is Sant’Agata di Militello, a few kilometers east of Cefalù…
A 2008 15.40-meter Bavaria 50 Cruiser with 3 cabins for €1,820 in the week from Oct. 29.
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The convenience of a Deck Saloon
Brightness and interior space to. race! Here is the sweet spot for deck saloons, such as the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54 DS (this one is at Marina di Portorosa), which also boasts an extra-large cockpit and three double cabins, to which two more berths can be added in the saloon.
A 2008 16.80-meter Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54 DS with 3 cabins for 6,200 euros in the week from Oct. 29.
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