An interesting fact about Sicily is that your hire car might get scratched. Sicilians anren't the most careful of drivers and there are a lot of narrow streets to negotiate. Take out car hire insurance for just £49 for a year's cover and you get £2000 excess cover for any damage to your rental car, theft, and damage to windows and tyres.

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Here are some quick facts about Sicily.

• Sicily is known by Italians as Sicilia

• Sicilia's population is 5.2 million

• The capital city of Sicily is Palermo

• The Currency in Sicily is the Euro

• The main religion in Sicily is Catholicism

• The size of the island of Sicily is 25,706 sq Km or 9,925 sq Miles, making Sicily the largest island in the Mediterranean

• Sicily has a 600 mile coastline

• The highest point in Sicily is Mt. Etna at 10,902ft or 3350 metres

• There is a beach in San Leone that has a lot of beetles on.