Destination weddings

Where to get married in Sicily

28 places I photograph regularly, grouped by region. Each guide covers the venues that actually work, the best months, how far it is from the nearest airport and what the paperwork looks like for foreign couples.

Ionian Coast

Taormina

A Greek theatre, Etna on the horizon and the most photographed terrace in Sicily.

Catania

Black lava stone, baroque façades and a city that never stops moving.

Acireale & the Riviera dei Ciclopi

Baroque churches above a coastline of black lava stacks.

South East

Siracusa & Ortigia

An island within a city, where every alley ends at the sea.

Marzamemi

A tuna fishing village with a piazza that opens onto the sea.

Val di Noto

Noto

The capital of Sicilian baroque, carved in golden stone.

Ragusa Ibla

A stone town on a ridge, wrapped in a valley of olive trees.

Modica

Two hundred and fifty steps, one cathedral and the smell of chocolate.

Scicli

The quiet baroque town that Italian cinema fell in love with.

Donnafugata

A neo-gothic castle, a stone maze and a park of a thousand trees.

West Sicily

Palermo

Arab-Norman gold, street markets and a capital that overwhelms the senses.

Erice

A medieval village in the clouds, 750 metres above the sea.

Trapani

Salt pans, windmills and the best sunsets on the island.

Marsala

Wine cellars, lagoon light and long tables under the vines.

Tyrrhenian Coast

Cefalù

A Norman cathedral, a fishing village and a beach in the same frame.

Egadi Islands

Favignana

Tuff quarries, turquoise coves and an island that feels like a secret.

South Coast

Agrigento & the Valley of the Temples

Greek temples older than Rome, standing in an almond grove above the sea.

Sciacca

A working fishing town of ceramics, thermal springs and coloured boats.

Central Sicily

Piazza Armerina

Roman mosaics, oak forests and the quiet heart of the island.

Caltagirone

One hundred and forty two ceramic steps climbing to a church.

Etna Region

Mount Etna

Black lava, vineyards on the slopes and Europe's most active volcano.

Aeolian Islands

Lipari

The main island of the Aeolians, a UNESCO archipelago in the Tyrrhenian.

Salina

Green, quiet and covered in caper flowers and Malvasia vines.

Panarea

Whitewashed houses, bougainvillea and the most glamorous island of the south.

North East

Messina

The strait, the ferries and a coastline of lakes and lighthouses.

Milazzo

A castle on a headland and the gateway to the Aeolian Islands.

Madonie Mountains

Castelbuono & the Madonie

A medieval castle, chestnut forests and mountain air an hour from the sea.

Palermo Coast

Mondello

Liberty architecture on a crescent of white sand.

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