Scicily relocated

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deanomufc7264New member04 March 2026 11:20:38

Hello. I'm in a fortunate position to be able to purchase a property in scicily in the next couple of years. ive visIted the east coast and i like what ive seen. im going to visit the north this year and have a look about. Syracuse and Noto got my attention. Beautiful places. im going to look palmero and cefalu. id like a town that has a local community,out of the tourist season. amd not too far from the sea. any advice is greatly appreciated. thanks. Dean

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ModicasaSerial expat07 March 2026 05:07:30

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I always say drive around until you find a place that feels like home, then zone in on what you want to buy. Noto is nice, only 6km from the sea, but not great for shopping - you'd have to go to avola or Modica. Siracusa, on hte sea, no beaches - you have to go to Arenella or Fontane Bianche 14 km to the south for a beach, as do the other 170000 Siracusani. Between Catania and Taormina - Acireale, Acitrezza Giarre etc - all nice, but no beaches as such. Scicli, ticks most of your boxes, Marina di Ragusa is on the sea. Then along to Scoglitte,Vittoria - avoid right until after Gela. IN fact Id avoid it all till Selinunte. North coast - nice spots, some good beaches - but remember the sun is behind on a northern beach. No big enough towns to give you the culture you crave. Unless you re in Catania or Palermo you will drive to get a culture fix, especially because music and theatre are in town only in the winter, and in summer everything is at the beach.