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.
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
Alcamo, Sicily, Italy
Just 200 meters from the beach, is this second floor 73m2 apartment with a spacious outdoor veranda and balcony. Alcamo town is close to the beach and the charming seaside town of Castellammare del Golfo.
€52,000
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
Gratteri, Sicily, Italy
A very well presented town house on 3 levels with lovely views. The Ground floor has the entrance, kitchen and bathroom, internal staircase leading to the first floor composed of two bedrooms.
€55,000
Modica, Sicily, Italy
In the heart of Modica Bassa, is this 85m2 house requiring refurbishment. Modica has a traditional Sicilian vibe and is located in the South East of Sicily, just a short drive to the beautiful beaches on the South coast of Italy.
€55,000
Campofelice di Roccella, Sicily, Italy
A third floor 70m2 apartment in the charming seaside town of Campofelice di Roccella on the North coast of Sicily and close to the popular tourist town of Cefalu. The property is less than an hour's drive to the capital Palermo and its International ...
€57,000
Furci Siculo, Sicily, Italy
In the Furci siculo, a short drive on the main road from Taormina, is this traditional Sicilian antique house on two levels, in need of complete renovation. The house is quirky and provides outdoor space to enjoy al-fresco living.
€59,000
Sambuca di Sicilia, Sicily, Italy
A typically Sicilian classic townhouse in need of modernization in the quaint village of Sambuca di Sicilia in Southern Sicily. This charming house has a large panoramic roof terrace and offers ample living space.
€60,000
Taormina, Sicily, Italy
A charming detached house on two levels with spectacular panoramic town and seaviews in Sciglio, next to Roccalumera. This property is just 20 kms from Taormina, one of the most popular and prestigious seaside towns in Sicily.
€65,000
Alcamo, Sicily, Italy
A spacious and very centrally located 3 bedroom apartment that requires refurbishment in the heart of Alcamo. This property is close to the charming seaside town of Castellmare del Golfo on the North coast of Sicily and less than 30 minutes drive to...
€65,000
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
A delightful first floor 47 m2 apartment, located in this seaside village close to the historic center and very close to the sea. This charming apartment is just 26 kms from Palermo international Airport and close to the amazing beaches of Scopello ...
€65,000
Alcamo, Sicily, Italy
A very well presented and spacious apartment second floor apartment. The apartment is located just a few steps from Viale Italia in the beautiful town of Alcamo, being close to the beach and the charming seaside town of Castellmare del Golfo on the ...
€68,000
Sambuca di Sicilia, Sicily, Italy
Townhouse in Via Belvedere, Sambuca di Sicilia. This spacious property over 4 floors has been refurbished to a good standard and offers a private garage and roof terrace with beautiful countryside views.
€69,000
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.