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.
Collesano, Palermo, Italy
Casale Nina - Collesano TRADITIONAL SICILIAN FARMHOUSE WITH LAND COVERING EIGHT ACRES AND SPECTACULAR MOUNTAIN VIEWS The iconic Sicilian view may be of an endless sun-kissed stretch of beach, but just 10km inland, in the hills of the Madonie Natura...
€190,000
Santa Flavia, Palermo, Italy
Casa Britta - Santa Flavia If you are looking for a small investment in Sicily, Casa Britta is for you. The Property This is an independent apartment. It consists of a double bedroom, a living room with sofa bed, kitchen and a bathroom with showe...
€138,000
Villabate, Palermo, Italy
Villetta Panorama - Villabate 2-storey house surrounded by lemon groves with 180-degree views of the Gulf of Palermo Surroundings It is about 5 minutes by car from the center of Villabate to the property. Villabate itself is a typical suburb of s...
€140,000
Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Palazzo Laura - Palermo Posizione: Via Perni Francesco Maggiore 17, Palermo Monolocale: 134.500 Mono Soppalcato 37,45 mq + Terrazzo 4,9 mq Piano Terra Bilocale: 155.000 Appartamento 43,5 mq + Balcone 2,25 mq Secondo Piano Bilocale: 204.000 Appar...
€134,000
Gratteri, Palermo, Italy
Casale Mario - Gratteri BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED TUSCAN-STYLE FARMHOUSE AND DEPENDENCE IN A HUGE 12 ACRE ESTATE IN RURAL SICILY Twelve acres of beautiful vineyards, olive grove and pasture across the lower slopes of the gorgeous Madonie Natural Park, ...
€690,000
Gioiosa Marea, Messina, Italy
Villa Gioiosa Between sky and sea, nestled in the hills in the reserved area of S. Lucia di Gioiosa Marea, in a paradisiacal setting between woods, mountains and sea, the villa offers a priceless view, a typical example of the beauty of the northern...
€199,000
Santa Flavia, Palermo, Italy
Casa Lidia - Porticello If you are looking for a flat that encapsulates all the typicality of Sicily, casa Lidia is the right house for you. Located in the centre of Porticello, a small fishing village just over 10 km from Palermo, casa Lidia offers...
€150,000
Valderice, Trapani, Italy
Villa Rosanna - Bonagia BRAND NEW BEACH HOUSE FOR SALE IN SICILY WITH POOL AND SEA VIEWS Six hundred metres from the nearest beach and with views of the sea and surrounding mountains, Villa Rosanna is a brand new, semi-detached beach home in a quie...
€365,000
Caltavuturo, Palermo, Italy
Villa Sandro Caltavuturo Detached, architecturally sophisticated country house in the hills of the Madonie with sea views The property This property is located between the villages of Scillato (highway access) and Caltavutura on a plot of 5600s...
€180,000
Collesano, Palermo, Italy
Bauland Plot Oliveto - Collesano Collesano This plot is 22,000 m in size, slightly hilly and faces north - the sea - and is perhaps 2 km from Campofelice as the crow flies. The main feature of this property is the beautifully tended olive trees, ...
€95,000
Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italy
Villa Lorenzo - Triscina Surroundings Triscina is a small seaside resort that belongs to the municipality of Castelvetrano and is located in the extreme south-west of Sicily in the province of Trapani. It is a summer resort for the surrounding town...
€175,000
Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italy
Appartamento Selinunte Marinella di Selinunte Appartamento Selinunte presents a rare opportunity to own one of 10 coveted sea-view properties on Sicily's southern coast. Located in the town centre and mere steps from the sea, these unfurnished uni...
€147,600
Gioiosa Marea, Messina, Italy
Casa Marisa Gioiosa Marea Country house in need of renovation in the hills above Gioiosa Marea with two independent flats and sea views at a favourable purchase price The property This is a country house with two completely independent apartme...
€59,000
Capaci, Palermo, Italy
Casa Maurizio - Torretta Small, turnkey house with potential on the north coast of Sicily. The property Casa Maurizio is located in the small village of Torretta, just above Carini between Palermo and Palermo airport. This property is a 200 year ...
€68,000
Santa Flavia, Palermo, Italy
Appartamento Mary - Sant'Elia Modern apartment in a seaside village in Sicily with fantastic sea view Property The apartment is located on the second floor of a small condominium. You enter the house from an entrance hall on a room with a nice a...
€189,000
Collesano, Palermo, Italy
Villa Macaluso - Collesano FABULOUS THREE-BEDROOM FAMILY VILLA WITH SWIMMING POOL IN SICILY'S MADONIE PARK A large, three-bedroom family villa on the lower slopes of the Madonie Natural Park, Villa Macaluso offers over 277m2 of internal space, plu...
€360,000
Cefal , Palermo, Italy
Villa Anna - Cefal A truly spectacular location and an infinity pool that takes full advantage of the site's jaw-dropping natural beauty, Villa Anna is a luxurious sea-view getaway in one of Sicily's most desirable ZIP codes. Perched in the hills a...
€540,000
Santo Stefano di Camastra, Messina, Italy
SEA VIEW APARTMENT WITH FANTASTIC INVESTMENT POTENTIAL READY TO BE FURNISHED IN SANTO STEFANO Appartamento Mare offers a unique opportunity to acquire a beautiful sea-view property on the northern coast of Sicily in an area set for incredible growth...
€135,000
Ragusa, Ragusa, Italy
Villa Gi Casuzze (Ragusa Marina) Villa Gi is a splendid, perfectly renovated villa located a few metres from the sea in a residential context. The property is located in one of the most beautiful and peaceful areas of eastern Sicily, on the coas...
€300,000
Augusta, Syracuse, Italy
Appartamento Rita - Augusta 110 sq m apartment with sea view in a quiet area of Augusta. Property The apartment located at 5 Orso Mario Corbino Street in Augusta is ideally situated in a quiet residential area but close to the city center. This l...
€95,000
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.