Talk:Sicily

Stay safe

I removed some babble about Corleone from this section, so unfortunately it now stands empty.

No one word about mafia...mafia threatens tourists as every Italian and Sicilian--151.30.34.101 15:03, 19 August 2008 (EDT)

The mafia threatens tourists? I thought they were busy running the place. I'm no expert on Sicily, but organized crime around the world usually poses little to no threat to tourists, unlike low-level street crime. --(WT-en) Peter ^Talk 20:13, 19 August 2008 (EDT)

Can the cities Noto (Unesco) and Taormina be added?

Alternative banner for this article?

Banner currently used in this article

Suggested new alternative banner

I created a new alternative banner for this article (I initially created it first and foremost so that it would be used at the top of the parallel article in the Hebrew edition of Wikivoyage, yet I later decided to also suggest that the English Wikivoyage community would consider using it here as well). So, which banner do you prefer having at the top of this article? ויקיג'אנקי (talk) 05:15, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

I like the composition of the current banner better, and also the fact that it does not clearly show a particular city. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:41, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Both are good, but I prefer the original because it is something people generally would not expect of Sicily, whereas pretty Mediterranean ports are a dime a dozen. --Andrewssi2 (talk) 06:52, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

I prefer the original one, because it does not show any particular city, but Sicily landscape. Danapit (talk) 12:10, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

I prefer the original. Looks more Sicilian. And it is more quiet, i.e., useful as a background for text Elgaard (talk) 23:22, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Proposed. More attractive Syced (talk) 07:41, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Banner in WikiData and is found in other voyage wikis

Proposed banner I like slightly better... WikiData has Sicily banner Fruit stall.png listed by the way - Matroc (talk) 04:20, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

The fruit stall is a nice idea, but that picture is in my opinion not nearly as good as either of the other banners. Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:53, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

I also like the idea of a 'slice of life' here, but ultimately nothing to suggest it is in Sicily. Also somewhat pedantic, but it is less than 2100 pixel minimum across that we recommend. Andrewssi2 (talk) 05:56, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Agreed - I liked the proposed banner (Suggested new alternative banner). I just thought it might be a good idea to let you all know that Wikidata and other sites have something different banner altogether. - Matroc (talk) 07:50, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Dirtiest part of Europe?

I am taking a family holiday in Sicily. As usual, the information here has been very useful. One of the biggest disappointments though is the amount of litter/rubbish that fills the streets of the major cities and along every country lane. Clearly there has been no effort at litter collection here. And the locals must regard any area as suitable for discarding rubbish bags. I travel the world and I do not think I have been anywhere quite so dirty (not even Afghanistan or Bangladesh). It would be good to get some other comments. Assuming there is agreement, I think this information needs to go into the main page.Davidbstanley (talk) 08:11, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Cheap flights?

Sicily will pay for half of your flight to visit the island this year Pashley (talk) 01:49, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Lat/long links

There are a number of unnecessary lat/long links on the main page, I feel like these should be removed. ^{unsigned comment by user:Oxidising, 8 Feb 2023}

@Oxidising: if you mean the strings of "0°0'0"N...", that is a problem occurring across Wikimedia sites. It has been brought to the attention of the Wikimedia programmers, who are working on a solution. Ground Zero (talk) 12:23, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

When I open the page in both Firefox and Chrome I see

0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E 0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E 0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E 0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E 0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E 0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E 0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E 0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E 0°0′0″N 0°0′0″E

underneath the description of Trapani under Provinces. Oxidising (talk) 12:28, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Yes, that's the problem the programmers are working to resolve. Ground Zero (talk) 12:58, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Ah OK, good it's a known issue, I thought I was missing something in the source. Oxidising (talk) 14:13, 8 February 2023 (UTC)