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Hi--I am planning a trip to Italy and someone told me to visit Scilly. I have never been to Italy even though I love Italian fashion. I am travelling solo and plan to spend one week there. I would like to stay in a nice (not necessary 1st class) place where it's safe, be able to walk out and find nice restaurants and shops and a good cup of coffee and do some sightseeing. I hold a very stressful job and I need some good down time without a care in the world. Would someone give me (a first time solo traveller) your expert advise from A-Z. I will be flying out from Toronto. I have not have a clue as to where to begin. Appreciate all your help.
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If you're seeking a carefree vacation, I don't think one week in Italy is a good idea, especially since you'll be flying from North America. That's a lot of flying and many time zone changes for just a one-week vacation. I'd suggest choosing a less distant destination for your relaxing one-week trip. Then, after you get home, think about Italy, read about it, decide which regions or which cities especially fascinate you, and plan some future trip of at least two weeks focusing either on one region or a few cities that are not too far apart. Sicily is a large island with quite a bit of variety in its geography, history, foods, etc., and is one of the most interesting parts of Italy, and really among the most interesting places anywhere. It would be a wonderful destination for a two-week vacation some time in the future, especially if you can understand and speak some Italian and have studied some of the history of the places you'll be visiting. But unless you want to spend one week hiking and swimming on the island of Salina (one of the Aeolian islands that are part of Sicily) or something similar, I don't think Sicily is the place to go for a stress-free one-week trip.