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Sicily Beach Towns

Syracuse, Taormina and Cefalù were the most booked of the 40 beach towns in Sicily on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 50,732, 28,899 and 24,075 stays. August is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 5.2 nights.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made

Among the 24 towns with 200+ homes

Most booked of these 24: Syracuse 50,732 stays
Highest revenue per home of these 24: Taormina €30,867 a year
Highest rated of these 24: Pantelleria 4.85 out of 5
Lowest nightly rate of these 24: Trapani €112 a night

Ranking

Sicily Beach Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays

Every one of the beach and coastal towns in Sicily with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.

Sicily Beach Towns ranked by Airbnb stays, with homes, typical stay, busiest month, nightly rate, occupancy, revenue per home and guest rating

1	Syracuse	50,732	2,428	4.9 nights	August	€157	39%	€15,735	4.76
2	Taormina	28,899	1,028	4.3 nights	September	€244	46%	€30,867	4.81
3	Cefalù	24,075	1,063	5.1 nights	August	€189	47%	€20,710	4.74
4	Castellammare del Golfo	15,891	1,081	5.8 nights	August	€186	42%	€17,479	4.78
5	Trapani	13,943	761	4.8 nights	August	€112	39%	€10,043	4.74
6	San Vito Lo Capo	11,103	856	6.1 nights	August	€162	40%	€13,815	4.71
7	Lipari	9,224	734	5.6 nights	August	€155	37%	€10,560	4.79
8	Giardini-Naxos	9,222	540	5.4 nights	August	€153	40%	€14,446	4.73
9	Marsala	6,575	594	5.3 nights	August	€131	33%	€8,328	4.77
10	Avola	6,060	532	6.1 nights	August	€171	37%	€12,781	4.81
11	Favignana	5,805	414	5.2 nights	August	€165	42%	€12,352	4.75
12	Aci Castello	4,464	246	5.4 nights	August	€135	39%	€14,292	4.72
13	Acireale	4,402	281	5.0 nights	August	€152	35%	€14,077	4.76
14	Santa Flavia	4,033	211	6.0 nights	August	€161	46%	€21,327	4.82
15	Augusta	3,938	277	6.1 nights	August	€190	37%	€17,451	4.73
16	Sciacca	3,648	328	5.3 nights	August	€123	31%	€8,251	4.82
17	Messina	3,160	245	4.7 nights	August	€114	30%	€7,393	4.76
18	Mascali	3,010	211	5.2 nights	August	€157	35%	€12,972	4.75
19	Carini	3,005	225	4.5 nights	August	€151	35%	€13,449	4.79
20	Terrasini	2,819	218	4.9 nights	August	€159	36%	€14,857	4.77
21	Milazzo	2,728	231	5.3 nights	August	€116	34%	€7,648	4.82
22	Pachino	2,477	273	5.2 nights	August	€151	31%	€9,519	4.76
23	Custonaci	2,323	166	6.0 nights	August	€167	40%	€14,993	4.81
24	Pantelleria	2,298	295	6.0 nights	August	€176	32%	€8,463	4.85
25	Isola delle Femmine	2,137	135	5.5 nights	August	€102	39%	€9,649	4.79
26	Letojanni	2,093	154	5.4 nights	August	€191	38%	€14,635	4.71
27	Campofelice di Roccella	2,044	177	5.7 nights	August	€171	36%	€13,144	4.66
28	Riposto	1,949	115	5.4 nights	August	€144	39%	€15,742	4.81
29	Capo d'Orlando	1,901	200	5.1 nights	August	€166	29%	€9,901	4.81
30	Balestrate	1,894	175	6.1 nights	August	€158	39%	€11,309	4.81
31	Porto Empedocle	1,843	119	4.3 nights	August	€121	34%	€9,650	4.76
32	Cinisi	1,733	133	4.7 nights	August	€147	35%	€13,298	4.84
33	Lampedusa	1,716	158	6.6 nights	August	€138	42%	€10,128	4.75
34	Bagheria	1,699	106	4.9 nights	August	€146	38%	€14,535	4.82
35	Pozzallo	1,567	170	5.5 nights	August	€151	31%	€11,480	4.81
36	Mazara del Vallo	1,535	157	5.6 nights	August	€132	32%	€7,260	4.73
37	Realmonte	1,494	120	4.7 nights	August	€134	33%	€8,814	4.74
38	Menfi	1,394	149	6.2 nights	August	€180	35%	€14,252	4.81
39	Malfa	1,350	117	6.0 nights	August	€179	39%	€13,607	4.78
40	Santa Croce Camerina	819	116	6.4 nights	August	€186	31%	€10,101	4.75

Figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and stays count Airbnb bookings only. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, before costs. Guest rating is out of 5.

Money figures on this page are in euros, converted from US dollars at €0.86 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026.

Town by town

Where the Top Towns Stand Out

7 of 8 are busiest in August. Taormina peaks in September. Among guests who left a review, the United States is the top home country in 3 of the 8. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in 5 of the 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the 8 most booked towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.

Syracuse
Of the 24 beach towns in Sicily with 200 or more homes, Syracuse had the most Airbnb homes, at 2,428, in the 12 months to October 2026.
Taormina
Of the 24 beach towns in Sicily with 200 or more homes, Taormina had the highest nightly rate, at €244, and had the biggest share from abroad among guests who left a review, at 98%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
Cefalù
Of the 24 beach towns in Sicily with 200 or more homes, Cefalù had the highest occupancy, at 47%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
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Castellammare del Golfo
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, at 56% of homes. Among guests who left a review, Germany was the top home country for Castellammare del Golfo, at 18%.
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Trapani
Of the 24 beach towns in Sicily with 200 or more homes, Trapani had the lowest nightly rate, at €112, and had the biggest share of apartments and condos, at 80%, in the 12 months to October 2026. Among guests who left a review, Italy was the top home country for Trapani, at 17%.
6
San Vito Lo Capo
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily, at 50% of homes. Among guests who left a review, Germany was the top home country for San Vito Lo Capo, at 22%.
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Lipari
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in Lipari, Sicily, at 54% of homes. Among guests who left a review, Italy was the top home country for Lipari, at 26%.
8
Giardini-Naxos
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, Germany was the top home country for Giardini-Naxos, Sicily, at 16%.

When to go

Busiest and Quietest Months

August, July and September rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the beach towns in Sicily, and December and January as the quietest. August is the busiest month in 39 of the 40, while Taormina peaks in September. Across the 40 towns, nightly rates run lowest in November, at about €144, and highest in August, at about €199. Across the 40 towns, stays run longest in July, at 6.0 nights, and shortest in September, at 4.2 nights.

August ranks first, January last

Airbnb months in calendar order. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

Month by month: rank, typical stay and nightly rate

Months in Sicily by rank
Rank	Month	Typical stay	Nightly rate
1	August	5.6 nights	€199
2	July	6.0 nights	€190
3	September	4.2 nights	€173
4	June	4.9 nights	€177
5	October	4.5 nights	€149
6	May	4.8 nights	€159
7	April	4.8 nights	€151
8	November	5.0 nights	€144
9	March	5.5 nights	€149
10	February	5.7 nights	€148
11	December	4.3 nights	€147
12	January	5.4 nights	€148

Who comes

Where Guests Come From

Among guests who left a review, 88% come from abroad. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from Germany, France and the United States. The top home cities among those guests are London, Paris and Berlin. Taormina draws the most from abroad, at 98%, among towns with 200 or more homes.

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Germany 14%
France 14%
United States 13%
United Kingdom 11%
Canada 2%

Top home cities

Among guests who left a review

88% from abroad

London 2.9%
Paris 2.7%
Berlin 2.2%
New York 1.2%

The money view

Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate

Among the 24 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Taormina has the highest estimated revenue per home, at €30,867 a year. Of those 24, Cefalù has the highest occupancy, at 47%, and Trapani has the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at €112. The most booked of the 40, Syracuse, earns about €15,735 per home.

Highest revenue per home of these 24

A year, AirROI estimate

Taormina €30,867
Santa Flavia €21,327
Cefalù €20,710
Castellammare del Golfo €17,479
Augusta €17,451

Highest occupancy of these 24

Nights booked, AirROI estimate

Lowest nightly rate of these 24

On Airbnb, AirROI estimate

Trapani €112
Messina €114
Milazzo €116
Sciacca €123
Marsala €131

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most popular beach town in Sicily?

By AirROI's estimates, Syracuse is the most booked of the 40 beach towns in Sicily, with 50,732 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Taormina is second, with 28,899. This counts Airbnb bookings only.

What is the most affordable beach town in Sicily?

By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns in Sicily with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Trapani (€112), Messina (€114) and Milazzo (€116). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.

What are some small beach towns in Sicily?

By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 40 beach towns it lists in Sicily are Bagheria (106), Riposto (115) and Santa Croce Camerina (116). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.

What beach towns in Sicily offer the strongest Airbnb returns?

Returns depend on what a home costs to buy and run, which AirROI's figures do not cover. On AirROI's estimated revenue per home in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns in Sicily with 200 or more homes, the highest are Taormina (€30,867), Santa Flavia (€21,327) and Cefalù (€20,710). Among the same towns, Cefalù has the highest occupancy, at 47%.

Method

How These Lists and Numbers Are Made

How a town gets on this list. A town needs 100 or more Airbnb homes with recent stays. A language model then judges the place from its name, state, country and coordinates, not from words in its name: it has to be on an ocean or sea coast with its own beach, seafront or harbour, or on a Great Lake with a public beach, and within about 10 km of the shore. The town's own listings can back that up, with 30% of its homes listing beach access, or 10% with ocean views, waterfront homes or beach in their titles besides. A town whose listings do not gets a second, stricter check, which asks whether people go there for that or mainly for something else. Big cities stay off. Corrections come last: places the checks got wrong are added or taken off, and rows that name one place are joined.

How the figures are made. Stays, occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are AirROI estimates built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. A town's stays are its bookings in the period, and the typical stay and busiest month come from the same data. Guest ratings, home sizes and how far ahead guests book are the latest figures in each town's AirROI data. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 656,758 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. A town needs 1,000 reviews before this page gives its share from abroad.