Virtu Ferries are offering special fares to Pozzallo, Sicily, throughout this month for passengers and light vehicles.

Passengers can travel in September at winter rates, meaning an adult return starts from €50, light cars up to 4.5 metres start from €59 and motorbikes start from €38.

Trips are available on Fridays (late afternoon) with return voyages on Sunday evenings.

The diversity of Sicily allows travellers to choose from a number of options. Up-market Taormina is now just over an hour away thanks to the new autostrada. The Ragusa countryside, a short distance from Pozzallo, offers canyons and country walks, while baroque towns, larger cities, shopping complexes, and Unesco heritage sites are within driving distance.

For history lovers, there are ancient Greek and Roman monuments, as well as baroque architecture across the south-east region, where towns and cities were rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake.

For more information on prices and offers visit www.virtuferries.com.