Sicily coastal loop
Twelve days after the Messina ferry: Taormina, Etna, Syracuse, Ragusa, Agrigento, Selinunte, Trapani, Cefalu, Palermo. Tesla in Catania and Palermo; the interior lanes eat range. Book the EV deck Villa San Giovanni-Messina.
Season: Year-round. Etna high roads typically May-October; snow into May. July-August heat is serious. Ferry deck for EVs books out in peak weeks.
Twelve days after the Messina ferry: Taormina, Etna, Syracuse, Ragusa, Agrigento, Selinunte, Trapani, Cefalu, Palermo. Tesla in Catania and Palermo; the interior lanes eat range. Book the EV deck Villa San Giovanni-Messina.
Day by day
Messina
The strait still in the rear-view. Charge after the ferry.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Messina. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Taormina
The theatre hangs on the sea. Destination charger; the town is stairs.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Taormina. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Syracuse
Ortygia is an island of stone. Overnight Tesla in Catania on the way.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Syracuse. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Agrigento
Temples on a ridge. Charge in Gela after 22 percent.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Agrigento. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Palermo
Last Tesla. The island is still in the rear-view.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Palermo) — typical arrival 20%, about 28 min to 82%. Why stop here: Palermo. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Quiet charging pauses
- Tesla Supercharger in Catania — a calm stop on this leg, about 26 min.
- Tesla Supercharger in Palermo — a calm stop on this leg, about 28 min.