By boat

By boat

Sicily is well served by numerous shipping companies linking the mainland with the most important Sicilian ports.

Large ferries leave from Genoa, Rome, Naples, Salerno, Cagliari, Malta and Tunis for the ports of Palermo and Catania. The largest shipping companies are: the Grandi Navi Veloci that connects Palermo with Genoa, Civitavecchia, Naples and Tunis; the Tirrenia links Palermo with Naples and Cagliari; the Grimaldi Lines link Palermo with Salerno and Livorno and Catania with Salerno.

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