Sailing holiday: ideas for sailing vacation in Sicily, Italy

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Sailing holidays: many destinations to visit Italy sailing during the holidays

Free man, you will always cherish the sea! The sea is your mirror; you contemplate your soul In the infinite unrolling of its billows (Charles Baudelaire) Sailing holidays are synonymous with ...re synonymous with sea, wind, nature and total relaxation. It is to immerse yourself in the most perfect, thrilling and yet relaxing distance from the hustle and bustle, to give space to the forces of nature. If you love fun in the waves, but you want to enjoy the blue immensity of the open sea, treat yourself to a sail! Courses for beginners or for the more experienced with professional instructors, days exploring the coast, a 1-week or weekend sail-boat cruise with an experienced skipper, romantic moments, fishing experiences, snorkelling and diving: Sicilying has selected this all for you. For your Sicily vacation live the emotions of classic sailing: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
The life of the sea: powerful feelings, live
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF SAILING THE SEA. Do you like the idea of sailing holidays but you are still beginners? Entrust yourselves to Sicilying! Our classic sailing courses are held by professional instructors of the Italian Sailing Federation; they will provide you with all the necessary training, both theoretical, and more importantly, practical. Organised courses but also individual lessons, or all-inclusive packages, bareboat sailing with overnight accommodation. Come and experience it for yourself: things will come naturally and you'll find it exciting, fun, and not too difficult!
FOR LOVERS OF FISHING, you cannot miss the chance to fish at sea! Sea fishing is one of the most fun and exciting pastimes that you can enjoy in the summer, but also during the rest of the year. Fishing at sea is also a sport, a challenge for oneself, a challenge with one's prey, and with other fishermen. Custom-making your lines can also use a bit of imagination. Starting from typical Sicilian fisherman villages, such as Acitrezza, you can try trawl fishing with live bait, fishing with the net, or the trawl, or other sea fishing techniques. You will be guided by skilled fishermen, who will show you their daily work-tools and the main techniques, and will introduce you to the various fish species of this island: Groupers, Dotti, Kingfish, Snappers, Sea bass, Bream, White bream, Corvine, Tuna, and many more. Other extraordinary places to practise your fishing are the “Grotto di Capo Boeo” and the “Grotto del Biscione” at Marsala, the fish shoals off the island of Levanzo, the Skerki bank between Sicily and Tunisia, the Talbot and Talbottino banks 30 miles from Marsala, the Pantelleria bank 18 miles from the island of Pantelleria, and Murena about 10 miles from the latter.

Living the sea from the sea

To spend a few days at sea is an extremely intense experience that will leave a lasting memory.
A Mediterranean yacht charter for the weekend or a week long bareboating adventure will give you the chance to experience the sea from a particularly privileged perspective.
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LIVE THE EXPERIENCE OF SAILING THE MEDITERREANEAN, Sicilying has selected real classic sailing holidays, charter cruises that let you pass the day enjoying the sea, with boats equipped with all mod cons, stopping to visit beautiful islands, to do land excursions, visit volcanoes or even go snorkelling.
Sicilying offers a unique way to live your Sicily vacation: enjoy the colours, the wind and the landscapes. Let yourself be lulled by the waves whilst visiting some of the most charming islands in the Mediterranean. Live the sea on the Aeolian Islands, one of 50 Italian sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The islands are recognised for their outstanding natural heritage, characterized by wild and unspoiled nature which includes two active volcanoes, Stromboli and Vulcano. The archipelago is made up of five beautiful islands - Lipari, Panarea, Salina, Alicudi and Filicudi - and some islets and reefs bathing in a crystal clear blue sea. Explore the archipelago of the Egadi islands to the far West of Sicily, a few miles from Trapani, made up of the islands of Favignana, Levanzo, Marettimo, the small island of Formica and the Maraone rock. The archipelago forms the Marine Protected Area (AMP) of the Egadi Islands, the largest marine reserve in Europe. The islands are set in a blue azure sea which is home to a rich and varied flora and fauna. Such features make this archipelago a unique and coveted destination for all lovers of snorkelling, diving and sailing.
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LIVE A WEEK OF ADVENTURE, with Sicilying you can push yourselves all the way to the island of Malta in an extraordinary Mediterranean yacht charter. Among the must-see spots, the 'Blue Grotto', a fabulous collection of colourful caves in crystal clear water; while at Gozo, Dwejra Bay awaits you, a unique spectacle of nature: two impressive rock cliffs joined by a rock wall that mark the entrance to a beautiful circular bay, from where you can go ashore to admire the sheer beauty of the Blue Window and the Blue Hole, a stunning natural open-air swimming pool where you can go snorkelling. During one of your sailing holidays, you will have the chance to discover not only nature, but some of the island: with a charter cruise you can visit Marzamemi, with its Sixteenth Century tuna factory, one of the most important in Eastern Sicily, overlooking a very pretty square full of great restaurants; or you could at last visit the beautiful places featured in the famous television series 'Inspector Montalbano', such as “Fornace Penna” at Sampieri, and the coast of Donnalucata, closing on a picturesque sunset at the lighthouse viewpoint of Punta Secca, where the inspector has his home overlooking the sea. And then back to the port of Marina di Ragusa for a free evening.
FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR A MINI-CRUISE OR A WEEKEND EXPERIENCE OF THE SEA, if you are wondering what to do in Sicily and if, at the same time, you like the idea of sailing holidays but don't have a whole week free, Sicilying offers all-inclusive day or weekend packages with which you can discover the most beautiful bays of Sicily!
You will be able to explore the coast of Ragusa and Syracuse, and then go on a discovery of the city of Ortigia, with its characteristic little streets and many examples of Greek domination. Leaving from the port of Catania, you can sail up the East coast of Sicily to reach the magnificent Isola Bella at Taormina, with stops along the way at Aci Castello and Aci Trezza, where the rocks described by Verga are a backdrop to a magic volcanic rock shoreline, and then to Giardini Naxos, the seaside resort famous for its fine golden sand. The view of the majestic Mount Etna will accompany you along the route.
Taormina, Egadi, Santa Maria del Focallo are among the many unique destinations for a day of classic sailing in Sicily. Your sailing holidays cannot be comfortable enough, thanks to our selection of boats complete with all mod cons and with highly qualified staff: you only have to worry about remembering to pack your swimsuit and the sunscreen!
FOR A DIFFERENT EVENING WITH FRIENDS, why not organise a sunset aperitif on a boat...? You think for your friends and we'll do the rest: music and great Sicilian dishes to pass an amazing, unusual and fun evening with friends!
FOR THOSE WHO LOVE ROMANCE, leave your loved one speechless with a unique evening on a boat! A candlelit dinner with fish, with a starry sky above you and the sound of waves lulling you. For one of those special occasions the sea will be just the right setting for your love story!