Sicily and Northern Italy, Spring 2026

[Marie W]

My sister and I will be traveling to Italy from mid-April to mid-May 2026. We have seen many of the popular places in Sicily and some of Italy, here is a rough itinerary of what we are thinking for this trip.

Fly into Catania or Palermo. Stay 2-3 nights in Riposto, our dad’s hometown. On to Marsala for ?? nights, and then Castellammare del Golfo for ?? nights. After that we will fly to Northern Italy to Bolzano and drive to Casteltotto/Kasteruth for ?? nights. Next stop Cortina d’Ampezzo for ?? nights. An add on option is to then go on to France. I have not figured that part out yet.

Any guidance or help would be appreciated regarding accommodations, how much time to allocate to locations, etc.

Thanks, Marie W.

 

[Pauline]

Moving this to the Italy forum.

 

[daphnik]

Hi Marie, new here too. When I was in Marsala, I used the ferries to visit the Egadi Islands -mainly Favignana, which is about a 30-minute ride. I used the ferry schedule from ferryhopper which was pretty straightforward, so I stuck to places I could reach by boat. I didn’t try to go from Riposto or Castellammare. Taking the ferry from Marsala gave me a nice, simple way to get some island time without having to change my base or deal with complicated travel. So I can only answer for this ; ) I hope that helps