Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, is an increasingly popular choice for international property buyers. Properties for sale in Sicily can be in a stylish seaside resort, a baroque city, a friendly village or overlooking a vineyard or lemon grove. What most property in Sicily has in common is its affordability, including the famous one-euro homes made famous by Amanda Holden, Stanley Tucci and others.
Alcamo, Sicily, Italy
On the upper floors of a very well presented and modern house that is just 200 meters from the beach on the North coast of Sicily, close to Castellmare del Golfo, is this charming apartment of approx. 80 m2 which also includes a spectacular roof terr...
€105,000
Alcamo, Sicily, Italy
A ground floor apartment in a very well presented and modern house that is ideally located just 200 meters from the beach on the North coast of Sicily, close to Castellmare del Golfo. It is less than 30 minutes drive to Palermo International airport.
€54,000
Trabia, Sicily, Italy
A very well presented detached family villa in Trabia in the Sant'Onofrio district, close to the North coast of Sicily. This spacious and secluded villa has an abundance of outside living space with far reaching panoramic sea views.
€235,000
Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy
Muhammad al-Idrisinei was sending to his sultan reports of travel to foreign lands. Arriving in Sicily, near Scicli he discovered a magical place where a source poured water five times a day, at well-defined times but the most particular thing is tha...
€375,000
Case Boscia, Sicily, Italy
The "Green Coast Residence" is a residential project born in Castellammare del Golfo in a total area of approx. 12,000 m2 in the Fraginesi district, an area which more than any other has made design and prestigious residences a goal.
€490,000
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
A spacious and well apportioned 93 m2 apartment on the first floor of this historic building, at the gateway to the popular and charming area of Ortigia Island. Siracusa is home to numerous historical sites and is close to a number of spectacular be...
€130,000
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
A splendid luxury villa with swimming pool in the Tremmilia area of Siracusa, known for being one of the more salubrious residences in the area. Siracusa is home to numerous historical sites and is close to a number of spectacular beaches on the East...
€1,200,000
Altavilla Milicia, Sicily, Italy
In an elegant and residential area, just 5 minutes from the splendid coasts of the Sicilian sea, is this elegant and very well presented villa of 176 m2. This beautiful villa is just a short distance from the beach and is less than 20 minutes drive ...
€295,000
Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy
If this house were a fabric, it would be silk. Blue like the sky, cream like the rocky and wild coast of Sicily, or turquoise like the Mediterranean and gold like the sun - two colors and the heart flies. We are near Scicli, where it is with great pl...
€100,000
Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy
We are in the historic center of Scicli, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where among medieval columns and porches stand the baroque domes of the cathedral. Among oleanders, olive trees and flowers, the scent of the bakery 50 meters away wakes us up in ...
€75,000
Gratteri, Sicily, Italy
In Gratteri, just a few kilometers from the popular seaside town of Cefal , is this charming rustic house that is presented in beautiful condition, mixing rustic charm with modern touches. The property provides splendid far reaching views across the...
€145,000
Altavilla Milicia, Sicily, Italy
Located within an elegant, quiet, completely urbanized setting, this recently built modern villa benefits from its own private outdoor space with swimming pool. This modern villa is just a short distance from the beach and is less than 20 minutes dr...
€345,000
Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy
A mygola kitten and climb over the wall, as if to say "follow me". There is a smell of jasmine. Let's take a few steps and, turning the corner of the country road, opens the courtyard where once the children used to play football during recreatio...
€130,000
Siracusa, Sicilia, Italy
It's early October and since the heat hasn't yet given way to fog I decided to walk in the gardens under the house. The city offers me many opportunities but with the little time my job leaves me I really wonder what I need them for. Today I took my ...
€398,000
Sambuca di Sicilia, Sicily, Italy
A well presented townhouse in the quaint village of Sambuca di Sicilia in Southern Sicily. This charming house retains many period features and provides a true authentic Mediterranean feel in this peaceful village that is lost in time.
€50,000
Given its location at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, an island so large that it’s hard not to bump into when sailing laterally across the Mediterranean, it’s no wonder that Sicily has an important place in antiquity. Sicily is an Italian island but with a distinctly Greek feel to it. Indeed, when the Greek mathematician Archimedes left out of his bath yelling “Eureka!”, he was in Syracuse, on Sicily’s east coast.
So let’s start there. Syracuse, and its island Ortygia, is one of Sicily’s baroque cities. Sicilian Baroque is a luscious, curvaceous style of architecture developed in the early 18th century in Sicily after an earthquake in 1693 levelled much of the existing architecture. Baroque-style properties for sale in Sicily will tend to be pricier, but there are plenty of affordable older properties down the alleyways of Ortygia, Palermo, Noto, Ragusa and other baroque beauties.
Palermo is the capital of the island home to one of Sicily’s two airports with year-round direct flights from the UK and other countries. Other options for arrival include the train, which after a beautiful route from Naples along the coast is loaded onto a ferry for the 20-minute crossing of the Straits of Messina. It all takes around 48 hours from London to your home in Sicily.
You can’t talk about property for sale in Sicily without mentioning one-euro homes in Sicily. The story so far… the authorities in small towns and villages in central Sicily were so worried about losing younger families to the cities and mainland that they came up with the idea of selling older properties for just one euro, so long as the buyer committed to spending thousands doing them up. Cue an influx of energetic, wealthy overseas buyers and new jobs in construction. Film crews followed! The best of the one-euro Sicilian homes have now gone, but there are plenty of together for only a few thousand more.
Most people looking for a suitable property for sale in Sicily will choose the more well know areas, either along the northern coast either side of Palermo or the east coast around Catania and Syracuse.
Taking the north first, the popular resorts of Trapani in the far west, Cefalú in the centre and Milazzo in the east are historic cities that have adapted well to tourism. Prices tend to rise the further west you go, but you’ll find a nice home for sale in Sicily’s northern coast from €100,000.
On the east coast, the glorious resort town of Taormina has long attracted the British and Americans – the latter in particular since featuring in The White Lotus TV drama.
In the east, Syracuse jostles with Catania for position as most attractive city. The honey-coloured baroque buildings, resplendent with carved figures and water features, just invite you to sit down with a local wine from Mount Etna, or a gelato, and watch the world go by. There are plenty of villages too, with property for sale in Sicily. One of the most attractive is Castiglione di Sicilia, with country properties for sale in the Sicilian countryside from just €200,000, all with Mount Etna puffing away gently (usually) in the distance. Weird though it may seem, you can ski on Mount Etna too.
Perhaps the best thing about Sicily is its people. Forget the cliches, Sicilians tend to be kind, calm and friendly.