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.
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
A luxurious apartment located over three floors of an elegant 20th century building, just off the island of Ortigia in Siracusa. It provides a stunning rooftop terrace with spectacular seaviews over this beautiful part of Sicily.
€770,000
San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily, Italy
In Grotticelli, Scopello close to the Bay of Guidaloca bay and just a few kilometres from the Scopello, is this contemporary and spacious 4 bedroom Villa surrounded by lush countryside and far reaching seaviews. It is set in a truly amazing location ...
€480,000
Modica, Sicily, Italy
Immersed in the wonderful Modica countryside, surrounded by approx.12 hectares of land, partly used for organic farming is this private and secluded traditional farmhouse estate.
€550,000
Serrauccelli, Sicily, Italy
Immersed in the wonderful Modica countryside, is this characterful 7 bedroom stone farmhouse of approx. 250 m2 that has been completely renovated to bring it back to its traditional former glory.
€530,000
Casa Benarifi, Sicily, Italy
A beautiful and very well presented 5 Bedroom villa of circa 200 m2 located in 'Punta Regiglione' in Marina di Modica in the South east corner of Sicily. This property is just 500 meters to the beach and well connected for both Comiso and Catania Int...
€380,000
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
In Via Vittorio Emanuele, 200 meters from Palermo's main Cathedral and opposite the historic Church of the SS Salvatore is for sale this entire imposing historic building of "Palazzo Cesar Colonna". The palace was named after Calogero Gabriele Colo...
€2,700,000
Scopello, Sicily, Italy
In Scopello, next to the Zingaro" nature reserve is this contemporary villa with swimming pool and spectacular seaviews over the Bay of Castellammare. The property is close to the beautiful beaches of Northern Sicily.
€480,000
Santa Teresa di Riva, Sicily, Italy
A beautiful and exclusive Art Nouveau villa from the 1870's in Santa Teresa di Riva, located just a few minutes from the sea and providing spectacular seaviews. This decadent property is a short drive from the famous seaside resort and hotspot of Ta...
€690,000
Santa Teresa di Riva, Sicily, Italy
A recently refurbished house in Santa Teresa di Riva, which is just a few kilometres away from the ever popular seaside town of Taormina. The property is just a stone's throw away from the beach and around one hour's drive to Catania International ai...
€750,000
Altavilla Milicia, Sicily, Italy
A very well presented and modern villa with surrounding garden within the Torre Marroia residence that also provides access to a communal swimming pool. Altavilla Milicia is a short distance to the beach and close to the bustling capital of Palermo.
€180,000
Trabia, Sicily, Italy
A well presented and charming villa with 2 independent dwellings on 4000 m2 of land, containing 33 olive trees and various fruit trees. The Villa is very private and secluded with plenty of outside space and is encircled with beautiful sea and coun...
€210,000
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
In Mondello, the world famous beach district of Palermo, for sale an apartment of approximately 210 square meters and 102 square meters of terraces. Located on the second floor of a two-storey building the property is composed as follows: entran...
€299,000
Serra Scirocco, Sicily, Italy
+ Getrix, OpenStreetMap contributors Photo In the Sant Onofrio area, about 3 kms from the town of San Nicola l Arena, in a small condominium consisting of 4 separate residential units. One of these is this well sized, panoramic 3 bedroom ...
€70,000
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
This 250 m2 3 bedroom apartment is located in Ciminna, a short distance away from the very popular seaside town of Trabia, as well as just 20 miles from Palermo. This charming apartment has a large balcony with a splendid panoramic country
€198,000
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
This 100 m2 3 bedroom apartment is located in the village of Ciminna and a short distance away from the very popular seaside town of Trabia, as well as just 20 miles from Palermo. This charming apartment has a large balcony with a splendid
€90,000
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
This 100 m2 3 bedroom apartment is located in Ciminna, a short distance away from the very popular seaside town of Trabia, as well as just 20 miles from Palermo. This charming apartment has a large balcony with a splendid panoramic country
€90,000
Taormina, Sicily, Italy
A traditional Sicilian apartment close to Isola Bella with breathtaking views of the beach in front of Taormina. The apartment is reached via a private road that leads to the entrance of the apartment.
€255,000
Cefal , Sicily, Italy
In the popular seaside town of Cefal , is this 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom contemporary and very well presented 119m2 apartment, located on the 3rd floor and top floor of 3. The apartment is very centrally located providing easy access to all the ameniti...
€210,000
Campofelice di Roccella, Sicily, Italy
Just 2 kms from Campofelice di Roccella and 5 kms from the sea, is this charming hillside villa of circa 125 m2. This independent and private villa affords far-reaching sea views and provides plenty of tranquil outside living space.
€158,000
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.