On Location: Tales From Taormina and the Sicilian Set of ‘The White Lotus’

My favorite place was Cefalu. I mean, I love Taormina—I think that'll always actually have my heart just because it was the place that we spent the most time. But from a tourist’s perspective, Cefalu was probably my favorite of all of the stops. I just love being close to the water. The beach clubs are amazing.

The city of Noto, where episode three of the season, at the palazzo, is set. It is just an incredible Baroque town in the middle of nowhere in the south of Sicily. There's actually a Chef's Table episode about this restaurant called Cafe Sicilia in Noto, and it's probably the best dessert breakfast—it’s called granita, basically Italian ice—I've ev... See more