Sicily with Infant in October

Looking at going to Sicily in October with an Infant age 1 as hopefully won’t be that hot. Looking at flying into Palermo but then looking at any resort / area to go to and spend a week there before flying back from Palermo. We Wont be doing much other than chilling and resting and good wine & food tasting for us parents :-)

Any suggestions?

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If you want to stick close to Palermo,best bets would be somewhere like Cefalu or San Vito.Though a week in either of them would be a lot for me ;-)

There are lots of other possibilities ,particularly on the East coast,but you would need a lot more time to get there and back...

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Not limited to a week but wont be there longer than 10 days max. Just looking for baby friendly areas that have all the requirements for travelling with Junior i.e. ample supply of shops with nappies, easy manoeuvre for pram, etc as first trip abroad with junior so although we are seasoned travellers its a whole different ball game with junior on board

May look at car hire just need baby seat installed etc. so could give us some freedom of movement

Cefalu is a town.And San Vito is small town.Both of them have shops (Cefalu more) where you can get that kind of stuff.

They are both mostly on the sea and fairly flat (for Sicily) unlike other 'beach' places like Taormina.

If you want to move around a lot then a car hire will be pretty useful here.

If you just want to stay on the beach for a week then not necessary.Cefalu for example is easy by train from Palermo.San Vito is more difficult but there is the occasional bus (or taxi!)

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With Junior we wanted to avoid having to rent a car and just stay in the resort and then do day trips just less hassle and also don't have to worry about baby car seats etc.

Cefalu looks nice so looking at places to stay there now if any recommendations please let me know. Also seeing the transport methods from Palermo airport to there and if any hotels do pick ups etc again just less hassle

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They will pick you up from the airport if you want,though its a long way from Cefalu..it won't be cheap.

Alternatively you can take the bus to Palermo station and then train from there.About 2 hours in total and something like 20 euros a head or less...

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We are both seasoned travellers but this is first time abroad with Junior so we want to make it as easy as possible but I am sure there will be a few bumps along the way. Maybe get picked up when we arrive and then get train. Just googling hotels etc via all the standard hotel websites but are there any local Italian sites that can be checked

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I don't think there are any different sites here..they are all the standard ones.Booking.com,Agoda,Hotels.com etc

Thanks yeah browsing through them

Any tourist website found visitsicily but still googling others just for more reading material

If you are going for Cefalu town try to get as near the old centre and the sea as possible.That's the flat bit (easier with baby ;-)There are hills behind the town centre...

I know a lot of sites in Italian;not many in English.But if you need any specifics let me know! I live in Palermo and know the area pretty well.But I don't stay in hotels when I go to Cefalu,obviously...

Cheers thanks for that

I was looking at this hotel Hotel Santa Lucia e le Sabbie d'Oro http://lesabbiedoro.it/ mixed reviews. We just want something with a pool and may be a bar area to relax with drinks later. Hard to decide what's good and what's not etc. and I am just organising it but I wont have the final say that's with Mother :-)

So we can fly direct to Palermo from Ireland and Sicily is a place we both would like as both love Italy(not to long back from Florence) and none of us have been to southern Italy and we want for us to enjoy ourself but our main priority is that Junior is as little perturbed as possible

October wont be to hot for all of us and trying to keep to a budget and with flights & hotel coming in at over a thousand and not sure if cheaper to go to the Canaries or Balearics but we have been there already.

Still going to keep on looking and see if I can see find any hidden Gem hotels in the area

Also looking at some here http://villa-cerniglia.cefalu.hotels-sicily.net/?from=2018-10-10&to=2018-10-17&adults=2&children=1&childAge1=0&_1526997708483&currency=3#rooms

Thanks for all your assistance and help much appreciated

Ok,you're welcome...

I know where the hotel is,though never stayed there...its about 2-3 kilometres from the old centre,but a nice enough walk mostly along the seafront.

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As we are staying a week I did not want to rent a car and also with baby on board need to check re baby seat etc. However not so sure now as I want to see a bit of the island. I take it we can do day trips from Cefalu as don't want to sit down all day by the pool would like to see other parts while we are there.

The hotel getting mixed reviews over on Trip Advisor but I do take some of them with a pinch of salt as long as its clean and has a pool we are ok. Is it near the train station so we can easily get back to the airport in Palermo ?

Train station is in the centre,so again..maybe 3km or so.

Cefalu is ok for day trips,but public transport is not great.Train to Palermo and train down the coast in the other direction are fine.

Going inland(to the Madonie mountains for example)there are very occasional buses,but better to take a tour,taxi or hire car for a day.

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Looking at another hotel https://www.touristhotel.it/ looks a bit better. That good location wise?

Got quotes of between €90-€100 for transport to hotel which is a lot. Is it much hassle to get bus to train station in Palermo and then train to Cefalu? flight lands in the morning so we can take our time if need be and we baby on board we more than likely will

Yes.a bit nearer to the centre than the other one...easy enough walk along the seafront.

Public transport from the airport is easy enough.Bus to Palermo station from the airport leaves every half hour,takes about 40 minutes.

Then you can take a direct train to Cefalu from the station,takes about 50 minutes or so.Plenty of trains.

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What's it like driving in Sicily just if we consider the option of hiring a car? Also the Weather in Oct. We are not sun worshippers and junior will be on factor 50 but just want it to be warm enough to sit by the pool or beach

On the motorways,fine.Even in the countryside not too bad,though you need to be careful.

I wouldn't try and drive into and out of major cities,unless you are a VERY confident driver.

Weather is changeable in October.With luck,around 20°and sunny.But it's not always like that!

Ok finally booked flights in mid October so hopefully the weather will remain warm but not to warm

Was looking at the Hotel Kalura. Its a bit away from the town 30 minutes walk?? But it does look nice for a family. If we where to go into town with Junior do many taxi services offer baby car seats as if out in the town need to bring Junior back in taxi if at night time ? Or if we could pre order taxi to collect otherwise we would need to bring the car seat along with the stroller.

Was looking at the walk into town so seems hilly but cannot really tell. The tourist hotel does look more convenient but the Kalura does offer more ala at a more expensive price.....but your only young once or so they say.

We don't really want to hire a car as we want to chill as much as we can but not in the hotel all the time so its weighing up the options

I would be surprised if taxis have baby seats,but I don't know..never had to use one.

There is definitely a big hill between that hotel and the town.But you might be able to walk around it.Its a fair walk for sure.

Thanks yeah reading reviews saying its a 30 minute walk but some hills so not sure. May look at hiring a car but not from the airport maybe in Cefalu and we can then get the train back to Palermo airport

Are there any car hire places in Cefalu itself? Then we can take our own baby seat with us if need be. Depending on costs maybe an option as don't want to hire a car for it to be sitting outside hotel for the day. Then again would like to be able to have an alcoholic drink in the evening sun without thoughts of driving

The Astro suite hotel is around the same price and nearer to the town but not the same views but could live with that so looking at that also

Its quite a small town.I don't know if there are car hire places there,but its possible...it gets a lot of tourists,so maybe.

Ended up booking the Astro Suite Hotel. Bit more expensive than others but right in the middle of town and close to the train station so we can walk there. No need to hire a car and may take a trip to Castlebuono via bus

Now looking forward to getting there and enjoying the wine and food so if any recommendations of places to see, eat and drink at post away

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