anybody on here been to Sicily

My wife's been to Palermo, Catania and Syracuse in the last few years, and of those she preferred Syracuse.

I've been several times, Palermo, Cefalu & Taormina. The island is small enough to drive to most places and is worth exploring. Taormina is expensive but Mazzeo and Naxos within walking distance for beaches (very up and down though). Syracuse is excellent and restaurants generally are a bit cheaper than Taormina. Next time I go I will probably stay there and do trips to other places. Mozzies can be a problem and I wonder if southern towns are affected by migrant influx.

Yeah,been a couple of times.

Liked Syracuse and Agrigento.Taormina is a tourist trap.

Yes, stayed in taormina , found nice old places to visit and went out from there. Drove up Mt etna etc.
All very rustic and unspoilt . As others have said Taormina gets v touristy as big cruise ships take their passengers there for some 5 star retail therapy , but there are some nice hotels there and nice old parts.
It depends I suppose if you are after mainstream or prefer off the beaten track. I went with a girlfriend I wanted to impress so it was the glitzy area of taormina , though it was 20yrs ago, but the location was stunning. Restaurants in an ancient town overlooking sparkling sea. You can understand why tourists head there.

Lemon groves and olive groves aplenty with lots of volcanic rock .
From memory I caught the car ferry from mainland Italy,  was quick and easy enough but other than that I can't remember much more .

Lots of transgender toilets

If the wife has her way ( which she normally does ) we'll be living in Sardinia from around early August.   

No more Betfair platform for you from early August then, 'Hayden'. I hope you get to mix and communicate with compos mentis individuals there. Can you speak Italian?

No , she's currently taking a course in Italian so looks like she's made her mind up.

I've never been to Italy let alone speak the lingo either. Last friday I dropped my sister off at Luton Airport to attend a wedding at Florence; I'd to pay a £5 drop-off charge for the 5-minute drop. I think this could be the closest I'll ever get to Italy.

that's a shame

Always been on the wife's bucket list , not looked into the VPR stuff as yet i've plenty of risk opportunities without using betfair but believe it's on the go list anyway , that said i'll worry about all that stuff if and when required.

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Yep
Been on a ferry from Malta for the day
To visit Mount Etna
Unfortunatelt it wasnt BLOWING

Views coming upto it are
Stunning!!!

Lovely place to go to hayden. People are v nice there too,  I'm sure you'll enjoy.

Vigàta looks a lovely place chavvers, no traffic and nice looking wimmin.

I'm happily married saddo!...nothing wrong with looking though (with shades on)

Syracuse good and lots of history, but spend most of your time in beautiful Ortiga if you are there. Catania has some great architecture but some really dodgy areas being a docks city. Did not see much of Palermo as Ryanair bought our flight forward 8 hours !

Saddo

If you end up in Palermo take a toured guide of the catacombes (poor spelling ) .Most fascinating place that I have ever seen ,but you need the guide to explain what went on back in the day .