{"id":207436,"date":"2025-05-22T09:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/?p=207436"},"modified":"2025-05-22T09:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:57:44","slug":"americans-can-fly-nonstop-to-this-italian-paradise-for-the-first-time-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/americans-can-fly-nonstop-to-this-italian-paradise-for-the-first-time-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans Can Fly Nonstop To This Italian Paradise For The First Time Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:66.666666666667%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-7::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-7{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-8::before{padding-top:46.97265625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-8{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>Despite the crowds, Rome never loses its luster. It's too iconic, steeped in fascinating history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/new-sleeper-train-launching-from-rome-to-the-french-riviera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rome<\/a> no longer has to be the main gateway to explore Italy's harder-to-reach destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever.jpg\" alt=\"Vibrant townscape of Catania, Sicily\" class=\"wp-image-207440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20800'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='800'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Vibrant townscape of Catania, Sicily\" class=\"wp-image-207440 eager-load\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" loading=\"eager\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever.jpg.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-960x640.jpg.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Americans-Can-Fly-Nonstop-To-This-Italian-Paradise-For-The-First-Time-Ever-1080x720.jpg.webp 1080w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, you can visit Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, and maybe even Turin so you can decide for yourself once and for all whether the controversial Shroud of Turin is legit or not, but flying directly to Italy's world-class shores has few options for Americans&mdash;until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delta Air Lines is set to launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/launching-next-week-delta-air-lines-only-us-airline-this-italian-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">historic new route<\/a> from the U.S., connecting American travelers to one of Italy's most beautiful islands for the first time ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Sicilian Summer Awaits<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delta now flies to 5 Italian destinations, but the latest addition is the most enticing for a summer escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying.jpg\" alt=\"Delta Airlines plane flying\" class=\"wp-image-197811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-728x728.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Delta Airlines plane flying\" class=\"wp-image-197811 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-1024x1024.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-150x150.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-768x768.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-728x728.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-960x960.jpg.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying-1080x1080.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Delta-Airlines-plane-flying.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you're backlogged on <em>White Lotus<\/em> episodes like I am, I highly suggest season 2 for extra inspiration to jet across the Atlantic to the stunning island of Sicily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, Delta's new route will land passengers in <strong>Catania<\/strong>, a vibrant city too often overshadowed by the wondrous Amalfi Coast, but hey, even the island is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/move-over-amalfi-this-stunning-italian-island-is-breaking-all-time-tourism-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sardinia<\/a> is breaking tourism records, so there's no doubt more travelers are scoping out new shores to explore in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beginning May 23, 2025<\/strong>, the first-ever U.S. route to Catania will launch from New York City (JFK). Sicily's summer weather is truly splendid for beach days, so Delta is timing their launch just right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Cefalu, Sicily\" class=\"wp-image-207445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-728x728.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Aerial view of Cefalu, Sicily\" class=\"wp-image-207445 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-1024x1024.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-150x150.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-768x768.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-728x728.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-960x960.jpg.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily-1080x1080.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Aerial-view-of-Cefalu-Sicily.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flights on the first day have already sold out, but a weeklong round-trip May 24 &ndash; May 31 is going for a whopping $2564 for Economy seating, which could be last-minute airfare; airlines tend to jack up prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digging deeper into summer, a weeklong stay from July 12 to July 19 costs $1100 less, or $1164 round-trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Launching May 23, this daily service will be the only nonstop connection between Catania and the U.S. &ndash; making Delta the first and only U.S. carrier to serve this route. Catania now joins Rome, Milan, Venice, and Naples as Delta&rsquo;s fifth Italian destination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&ndash; Matteo Curcio, Delta's Senior Vice President<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sicily: Stunning Beaches &amp; Steep History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy.jpg\" alt=\"San Vito Lo Capo - Sicily, Italy\" class=\"wp-image-207444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-728x728.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy.jpg.webp\" alt=\"San Vito Lo Capo - Sicily, Italy\" class=\"wp-image-207444 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-1024x1024.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-150x150.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-768x768.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-728x728.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-960x960.jpg.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy-1080x1080.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/San-Vito-Lo-Capo-Sicily-Italy.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After landing in Sicily's second-largest city, you'll find equal parts captivating history, stunning beaches, and sensational cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lined with pastel houses, timeless cathedrals, and towering Mount Etna (yep, still active) in the distance, Catania is a dreamy city perfect for kicking off your Sicilian adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there's far more to see beyond the city, as tempting as it is to find a breezy sidewalk cafe filling your gut with cannolis&mdash;it is a gorgeous Mediterranean island, after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canolis don't equate to the summer beach bod we've all hoped for, and there are endless vibrant shores calling your name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Young-Woman-Exploring-The-Valley-Of-The-Temples-In-Agrigento-Sicily-Italy.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Young-Woman-Exploring-The-Valley-Of-The-Temples-In-Agrigento-Sicily-Italy.jpg\" alt=\"Young Woman Exploring The Valley Of The Temples In Agrigento, Sicily, Italy\" class=\"wp-image-197659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Young-Woman-Exploring-The-Valley-Of-The-Temples-In-Agrigento-Sicily-Italy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Young-Woman-Exploring-The-Valley-Of-The-Temples-In-Agrigento-Sicily-Italy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Young-Woman-Exploring-The-Valley-Of-The-Temples-In-Agrigento-Sicily-Italy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Young-Woman-Exploring-The-Valley-Of-The-Temples-In-Agrigento-Sicily-Italy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Young-Woman-Exploring-The-Valley-Of-The-Temples-In-Agrigento-Sicily-Italy-728x728.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 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20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Couple-enjoying-resort-in-Taormina-italy.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I scoured hotels for you and discovered the coastal town of <strong>Trapani<\/strong>, which seems to have the island's most affordable hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cantieredellanima.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cantiere dell'Anima<\/a> is a top-rated boutique stay with an impressive 4.8 Google rating and only $143 this summer, compared to upscale resorts topping $1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author has-background has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><noscript><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86a671a1df730287af424be4aa53e12d?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86a671a1df730287af424be4aa53e12d?s=192&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\"><\/noscript><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86a671a1df730287af424be4aa53e12d?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86a671a1df730287af424be4aa53e12d?s=192&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo lazyload\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" data-mvt-skip=\"src\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/author\/sam-sears\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Sears<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\">Sam, our Lead Writer &amp; Journalist based in San Diego has visited 36 countries and written over 1000 articles with a focus on sharing his own travel experiences and shining a light on lesser-known gems.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ready For Your Trip?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/entry-requirements-for-americans-the-easy-country-by-country-guide\/\"><strong>Check The Latest Entry Requirements For Your Destination Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>&darr; Elevate Your Travel&darr;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/premium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign Up Now For Travel Off Path Premium!<\/strong><\/a> No ads, VIP Content, Personal Travel Concierge, Huge Savings, Daily Deals, Members Forum &amp; More!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/premium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premium-Footer-JPG-1024x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premium-Footer-JPG-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premium-Footer-JPG-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premium-Footer-JPG-768x361.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premium-Footer-JPG-960x451.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premium-Footer-JPG-1080x507.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premium-Footer-JPG-1200x564.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.traveloffpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Premium-Footer-JPG.jpg 1345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 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