How do I get my goods to Sicily?

Customs clearance at the Italian mainland (Genoa or Naples) followed by overnight ferry to Palermo or Catania. We coordinate the ferry booking and the Sicilian-side delivery.

Is Genoa or Naples ferry better?

For eastern Sicily (Catania, Syracuse, Taormina), Naples is faster. For western Sicily (Palermo, Trapani), the routes are comparable; we pick at quote stage.

Can you handle a Taormina cliff-top property?

Yes, with small-vehicle transfer for the narrow approach roads. Sometimes hoist work for the most exposed cliff properties.

Is Italian-heritage repeat-move common from UK to Sicily?

Yes — substantial flow from Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool to ancestral Sicilian villages. We have particular familiarity with these moves.

Do you handle Aeolian Islands or smaller Sicilian islands?

Possible with additional ferry leg from Sicily. Lipari, Stromboli, Salina specifically. Significant additional handling cost; we discuss at quote.

UK → Sicily

Removals to Sicily
Palermo, Catania, the south

UK→Sicily specialist service via Genoa or Naples ferry. Palermo, Catania, Syracuse, Taormina, Modica, Trapani, Cefalù, the inland villages. Ferry-routed, customs cleared on the mainland.

Quote to Sicily

The Sicily corridor

Moving to Sicily
— what we know about it

Sicily is the corridor where Italian-heritage moves from the UK's post-war emigrant communities matter most. Glasgow, Manchester, and Liverpool particularly have substantial Sicilian-descent communities, and we run regular moves to ancestral villages across the island. The customs paperwork is cleared on the Italian mainland (at the dogane port of entry — typically Genoa or Naples); from there the goods take the ferry to Sicily.

The two main UK→Sicily ferry routes are Genoa → Palermo (overnight, ~22 hours) and Naples → Palermo / Catania (overnight, ~10-12 hours). For destinations in eastern Sicily (Catania, Syracuse, Taormina) the Naples route is faster; for western Sicily (Palermo, Trapani) and inland (Caltanissetta, Enna) Genoa is comparable. We pick the route that suits your move at quote stage.

Palermo is the regional capital — large historic city with substantially listed Norman-Arab-Byzantine architecture, dense ZTL-controlled centre, and standard outer-suburb apartment stock. Catania is on the eastern coast with a distinct Baroque-rebuild centre after the 17th-century earthquakes. Both have active UK communities — Palermo more historical and academic, Catania more recent and tech-and-tourism.

The Sicilian rural and coastal destinations are where the logistics get distinctive. Taormina (eastern coastal cliff town with severe access constraints) requires small-vehicle transfer. Modica and Ragusa (Baroque hill towns of the Val di Noto) have narrow medieval centres with shuttle-loading. Inland Sicily — Enna, Caltanissetta, the Madonie mountains — has rural-village logistics similar to Tuscan hill villages but with longer ferry-side timing complexity. Cefalù on the north coast is a popular UK destination with established expat presence.

Cities & towns we serve

Where we deliver
in Sicily

Palermo Centro Storico

Listed Norman-Arab-Byzantine centre; ZTL permit; pedestrian zones around the four mandamenti need shuttle.
Palermo outer suburbs

Modern apartment stock; standard access.
Catania (centre)

Baroque-rebuild centre; modern standard access; ZTL in some inner zones.
Taormina

Cliff-top resort town; severe narrow-road access; small-vehicle transfer essential.
Syracuse / Ortigia

Ortigia island historic centre is pedestrian-only; shuttle from Syracuse mainland.
Modica / Ragusa / Scicli (Val di Noto)

Baroque hill towns; narrow medieval centres; shuttle-loading.
Cefalù

Norman cathedral town on the north coast; established UK community; standard coastal access.
Trapani / Marsala (western coast)

Wine country (Marsala); standard provincial access.
Inland Sicily (Enna, Caltanissetta, Madonie)

Rural-village logistics; sometimes trazzera final-mile.