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.
Castelbuono, Sicily, Italy
In Castelbuono, just a 10 minute drive from the very popular seaside town of Cefal , is this quaint traditional 130 m2 3 bedroom classical Sicilian house, spread over 4 floors. The property is composed as follows: GROUND FLOOR: entrance into a ...
€98,000
Giarre, Sicily, Italy
The "Dama d'altri Tempi" in Giarre is located halfway between Catania and Taormina, close to the important tourist port of Riposto and near the slopes of Etna. It has been immaculately finished, combining modern functionality with touches of the anti...
€489,000
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
On the beautiful island of Ortigia is this spacious Independent house with sea views. This 220 m2 property consists of six rooms (plus kitchen and bathroom) and a terrace of circa 27 m2.
€450,000
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
In an elegant setting, in the center of Corso Matteotti on Ortigia Island, is this charming and very well presented property that is currently divided into three residential units, two of which are used as B&Bs. The main unit is composed of a lo...
€490,000
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
Petralia Soprana, Sicily, Italy
A very pretty and well presented period refurbished house, located in the nineteenth-century village of Petralia Soprana, close to the Madonie natural park and just south of the popular seaside town of Cefalu. The house retains many original feat...
€70,000
Forza d Agro, Sicily, Italy
In the central Piazza Calvario in Forza d'Agro, just a short drive to the ever popular seaside town of Taormina, is this charming 3 storey house. This very well presented property in this pretty town is just 5 kms to the nearest beach and provides b...
€150,000
Santa Teresa di Riva, Sicily, Italy
A beautifully presented modern building on 3 floors, in this charming seaside town that is just a short drive to the very popular and beautiful seaside town of Taormina and is just a stone's throw from the seafront. The property has large ground fl...
€450,000
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
Roccalumera, Sicily, Italy
A wonderful rustic, historic building built in the first half of the 1900s, located in the centre of Roccalumera with far reaching seaviews over the Ioanian coast. This property close to the sea and is just 20 kms from Taormina, one of the most popul...
€119,000
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
Modica, Sicily, Italy
In the historical center of Modica, just a few meters from Corso Umberto I, is this elegant and totally renovated house that offers classic Sicilian living with a modern twist. This beautiful property consists of an entrance hall, living room / dinin...
€110,000
Lascari, Sicily, Italy
Close to the popular seaside town of Cefal , is this charming and well presented, traditional 3 bedroom multi-level house of circa 178m2. The property is just 3 kms form the nearest beach and approx.
€129,000
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
Lascari, Sicily, Italy
A 3 bed semi-detached house in Lascari with garage, exclusive outdoor areas; and located just 200 metres from the beach. Interior: entrance, living room, kitchen, bathroom, internal staircase in masonry that leads to the first floor composed of 2 d...
€220,000
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
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
A well presented and recently renovated semi-independent apartment of approx 98 m2 with garden, on the ground floor of a three-storey building. This beautiful apartment is well connected to the main roads and bus services in to central Palermo, as we...
€125,000
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.