Sicily’s beaches are renowned as some of Italy’s best, with transparent blue-green waters, long sandy beaches and nearby picturesque villages. While everyone has his own opinion about which beach should make the top five, here are five of the most popular and possibly the best Sicily has to offer, and certainly worth a visit on your holiday. Mondello Lido Near the small fishing village of Mondello on the Mediterranean Sea, is Mondello Lido, just nine kilometres from Sicily’s vibrant capital Palermo. Its wide, white sandy beach runs for 2 kilometres from Monte Pellegrino to Monte Gallo. Mondello’s bars, cafs, nightclubs and hotels line the shore. In the evenings, join the locals in the seaside restaurants featuring fresh seafood -delicious mussels, clams, and octopus – and afterwards take a stroll along the waterfront. Be sure to spend some time in Palermo to visit the graceful pallaz buy c plex60 zos, especially the Palazzo dei Normanni, with its Baroque architecture. You will enjoy the busy street life and the colourful markets around Piazza San Domenico, Here you can check out the elegant shops, and dine in some of Sicily’s best restaurants. You might also like to visit the creepy catacombs, then hire a car for a trip to the splendid Monreale Cathedral and the popular little seaside town of Cefal. Mortelle Popular with locals looking to escape the summer heat, Lido di Mortelle, on the northeast tip of the island, 12km north of Messina, has several excellent beaches. Lido dei Tirreno is perfect for children, but there are many smaller beaches where you’ll find some peace and quiet. Messina, the third largest city in Sicily with a population of 250,000, fronts the shallow and narrow Messina Straight, that connects the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west with the Ionian Sea in the east.