Termini Imerese

You anchor off this historically layered northern Sicilian town, where the shoreline backs onto a place settled since antiquity — the ancient Greeks founded Thermai here in 407 BCE specifically for its natural thermal springs, which you can still visit today. The town climbs above the coast with a cathedral, a museum dedicated to Sicilian motor racing and the legendary Targa Florio race, and artisan workshops keeping traditional Sicilian cart-making alive. It's a rewarding spot to go ashore and dig into a place most people speed past on the coastal highway.