Sicily, an exotic Italian island, is one of the best family vacation spots. It’s a true adventure park with sun-bleached sand and crystal clear waters. This lush Mediterranean paradise has a lot to offer for adults and children of all ages. You can relax at the villas or on the beaches, while your kids are playing in orchards and lemon trees. The ancient architecture, influenced by Roman, Greek and Arabic influences, is a great way to travel back through time and experience centuries of cultural and artistic evolution. It is best to rent a car in order to travel around Sicily, as transportation is often lacking in remote areas and towns (such as the cliff-towns or hillside villages). Recent trends also indicate that tourists prefer renting villas from locals over motels and resorts. There are many resources available, such as Wishsicily.com which has amazing villas with pools in Sicily that are suitable for families with children, couples or large groups.
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If you are in the need for some real outdoor excitement there are several amazing adventure parks like Etna Park, Parco Avventura Madonie, Eco Campus Casaboli, which provide adventure courses designed for different age groups (including young children) and fun activities like tree and rope climbing, ladder-walking, cable slides or obstacle running, thereby teaching you to train your physical skills and reflexes under the supervision of professional instructors. The Etnaland theme and water park, with its life-size dinosaur statues and aqua-rides will also undoubtedly entertain the whole family, while the traditional puppet theatres of Syracuse and Palermo will be a great diversion from the sightseeing. A visit to Etna will be an unforgettable experience for your kids as you trek around the top of fuming craters and learn about the volcanic geology—and mythology— of Sicily.
If you like water sports like kayaking, surfing, jet-scooting, sailing or just boating around the coastline, beaches like Cefalù, Ustica, Mazzaro, Giardini-Naxos and those along the Trapani coast or by Castellammare dal Golfo are the perfect spots. Here you can also delight in kite-flying with the locals and attend the many festivals that take place yearly like the one held in Favignana and many other places
For total quiet and peace of mind, step into isolated and mostly tourist-free protected natural habitats like the Zingaro Reserve to experience a real vacation with Mother Nature and away from the noise of civilisation; here you can spot hundreds of exotic and rare species of flora and fauna and your children will not only have a real blast swimming in the cleanest waters around, but also have a priceless educational experience— spotting rare plants or birds and guessing their names is always a fun game to play no matter the age, and a local guidebook comes in handy!