Taormina

United kicked off its new direct service between Newark and Palermo on May 21. The flight will operate three times per week on Boeing 767-400 aircraft on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays through September 24.

For those who favour Palazzolo, plenty of culinary delights await: for a truly exquisite meal, book a table at Da Andrea , a trattoria which combines old-world Sicilian ingredients with more contemporary modes of preparation and presentation.

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Isola Bella, Taormina

Known as the Pearl of the Ionian Sea (and for its starring role in the second season of The White Lotus), Isola Bella is a semicircular pebble beach just minutes from the hilltop town of Taormina (via cable car). Rent a sunbed here (neatly lined up, as is often the norm in Sicily), and bring a snorkel for... See more

VILLA TASCA

The gloriously opulent neoclassical villa that Harper and Daphne escape to on their spontaneous girls trip is not in fact located in Noto, as the show suggests, but closer to Palermo, on the edge of the historic town of Monreale. Owned by one of the most important aristocratic families on the island, it’s filled with beautiful frescoes,... See more

Sicily, Land of Myth

An Odyssean Journey Through the Island

White Lotus showcased one of the most stunning spots in Sicily when it sent Harper and Daphne on a day trip to Noto. In the province of Syracuse, a two-hour drive from Taormina on the southern tip of Sicily, it’s an exquisite example of Baroque-era architecture with its warm limestone buildings, dramatic scalinata and grand Cathedral. And if it... See more

MEET THE CONTEMPORARY SICILIAN ARTISTS

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... See more