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.
Ortigia, Sicily, Italy
Live-in apartment currently made into income as a vacation home or b&b, in the center of Ortigia, 100 m from Piazza Archimede, walking distance from stores and services. The apartment consists of an entrance hall, a living room with kitchenette, one...
€155,000
San Salvatore di Fitalia, Messina, Italy
Case Vasi - Calderaro Two halves of the same villa, Casa Vasi and Casa Calderaro are twin semi-detached homes with glorious panoramic views of the Nebrodi Park. Just outside the small town of San Salvatore di Fitalia, 10km inland and 550m above sea ...
€150,000
Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Torre Maqueda - Palermo A seven floor tower block currently being completely renovated and refurbished, the Torre Maqueda Apartments are going to offer 21 new one- and two-bedroom flats at the centre of Palermo, just a stone's throw from all the cit...
€140,000
Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Italy
Villa Maria Giovanna - Altavilla Only 500m from the nearest beach, with sea views from the upper terraces, Villa Maria Giovanna is a very attractive proposition for a family who want a base for the summer, or perhaps a year-round home for an older c...
€190,000
Mistretta, Messina, Italy
Casa Nella - Mistretta Surroundings Casa Nella is located in the town of Mistretta, in the province of Messina. It is a charming country house, immersed in the greenery and tranquility of the Sicilian hills in a panoramic and evocative position. Th...
€85,000
Augusta, Syracuse, Italy
Casa Angela - Augusta Bright apartment of 140 sq m in the historic center of Augusta. Property The apartment is located on the third floor of a building without an elevator at 106 Via X Ottobre. It is equipped with heating system and air conditi...
€78,000
Trabia, Palermo, Italy
Villa Rosanna Trabia Detached villa on 2 levels, newly renovated, perfectly insulated, with panoramic views of the coast The property The villa for sale is a detached house on two floors with panoramic views over the Gulf of Capo Zafferano to C...
€240,000
Marsala, Trapani, Italy
Residenza Stagnone - Marsala Residence Stagnone - 36 brand new, affordable vacation homes with sea views in Sicily's first wine region, with perfect access to kitesurfing facilities As you drive south along the main road connecting the two largest ...
€60,000
Alcamo, Trapani, Italy
Casa Maurizio - Alcamo Less than forty minutes by car from both Palermo and Trapani airports, Casa Maurizio is a practical and affordable two-bedroom home just fifteen minutes' drive from the beach. In the characterful streets of the historic centre...
€130,000
Casteldaccia, Palermo, Italy
Villa Valentina - Casteldaccia Beautifully refurbished just two years ago, Villa Valentina is in absolutely perfect condition, inside and out. From the beautifully finished, custom-made kitchen to the walk-in closets, the warm sun lounges to the sea...
€440,000
Enna, Sicilia, Italy
Wandering around the Sicilian hinterland, it is not difficult to see large rural homes characterized by a construction closed to the outside and with all openings facing the courtyard. Those have noble origins and this can be seen from the presence ...
€165,000
Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Appartamento Michela - Palermo In one of our favourite palazzo buildings on Palermo's beautiful via Roma, Appartamento Michela is a luxury fourth-floor apartment that is as spacious as it is filled with history. The four-bedroom property offers 250...
€360,000
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.