GETTING THERE

Inntravel (inntravel.co.uk, 01653 617000) offers a Baroque Riches Of Sicily holiday from £780 per person based on two sharing, including six nights’ B&B accommodation in three four-star hotels, two dinners, six days’ car hire, and self-guided walking route notes and maps. Easy-Jet (easyjet.com) offers flights from Gatwick to Palermo with one-way fares from £29.74, and from Gatwick, Luton and Manchester to Catania from £33.84 one way. Ryanair (ryanair.com) flies from Stansted to Palermo with one-way fares starting at £28.99.