What is the CIR in Sicily?
The CIR is the regional identification code that the Region of Sicily assigns to every accommodation and every tourist rental registered on the Turist@t platform of the regional Tourism Observatory. It must appear clearly next to the name of the home in every listing, and you need it to apply for the national CIN.
The code was introduced by regional decree no. 1783 of 27 July 2022 and now sits within the rules of regional law no. 6 of 2025, amended in 2026. On the Region of Sicily Tourism Observatory portal you request your login, read the CIR you have been assigned and check the public list of accommodations with a CIR.
How do you get the CIR in Sicily?
You start with a notice of start of activity to the SUAP of the municipality where the home is, then request an account on the Turist@t platform of the regional Tourism Observatory. Once the account is active, the CIR appears in the accommodation record.
- Send the notice to the SUAP. For a non-business tourist rental you send the notice of start of activity to your municipality's one-stop shop, with the form and attachments the municipality specifies.
- Request a Turist@t account. On the portal home page click "Richiedi Account" and choose "Privato" if you rent without a business, "Società" if you are a company or a management company.
- Sign and upload the request. The online form generates a PDF to download, sign and upload again with an ID document and the other documents required. The service is free and each account needs a different email address, as the Tourism Observatory's useful information page explains.
- Activate the account. A first email arrives with a link to choose the password, and a second one with the username.
- Read the CIR. The code is in "Gestione Struttura", "Dettagli struttura", under "Anagrafica", as PayTourist's instructions on the Sicilian CIR explain.
- Apply for the CIN within 30 days. With the CIR in hand you move on to the national database of the Ministry of Tourism.
For help with the platform the Observatory gives the address servizioturistico.ct@certmail.regione.sicilia.it. Forms and attachments for the SUAP notice can vary from one municipality to another: check your one-stop shop's page before sending it.
What is the Allegato B and who has to send it?
The Allegato B is the notice through which tourist rentals already operating bring themselves in line with the new regional rules, sent by certified email (PEC) to the regional Tourism Department with the floor plan, land registry certificate, certificate of habitability and technical reports on the systems. The deadline for sending it was 30 June 2026, and anyone who had started the paperwork without yet having all the documents must complete it by 30 December 2026.
The dates come from regional decree no. 1920 of 24 June 2026, also summarised by AIGAB, the Italian association of short-term rental managers. The form goes to servizioturistico.ct@certmail.regione.sicilia.it. The decree is clear about the consequences: if the additional documents do not arrive in time, the accommodation ceases and the CIR and CIN codes are revoked.
The form also has a box for a new rental. If you are starting now, ask your municipality's SUAP whether in your case it should be sent together with the notice of start of activity.
What is the difference between CIR and CIN, and which comes first?
In Sicily you apply for the regional CIR first and then for the national CIN, within 30 days of the CIR being assigned. The CIN does not replace the regional code: both remain valid and both must appear in listings.
This is set out in the Ministry of Tourism FAQ on the BDSR database, which also sets the penalties: from €800 to €8,000 for renting without a CIN, and from €500 to €5,000 per unit for not displaying it outside the building or not showing it in listings.
| CIR | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Who issues it | The Region of Sicily, on the Tourism Observatory's Turist@t platform | The Ministry of Tourism, through the BDSR database |
| When | After the SUAP notice and account activation | Within 30 days of the CIR being assigned |
| Where it must appear | In every listing, next to the name of the home | In listings and outside the building |
| Does it replace the other? | No | No |
How many homes can you rent out without running a business?
In Sicily a tourist rental remains non-business only if the same host runs it in no more than two units. The limit used to be four and dropped to two with regional law no. 12 of 27 May 2026, implemented by regional decree no. 1920 of the same year.
Above two units the activity becomes a business and is started with a SCIA to the SUAP, using the forms adopted by regional decree no. 246 of 30 January 2026. At national tax level too, from 2026 the short-term rental regime applies to no more than two apartments, as set by the 2026 Budget Law and explained by the Italian Revenue Agency.
What do you need to do after getting the CIR?
From the first guest you must report arrivals and departures on Turist@t every day, recording the daily closing even on days with no movements. Guests must then be reported to the police through Alloggiati Web, using the file the platform itself generates.
Each month's data are consolidated by the 5th of the following month, and until then mistakes from previous days can be corrected, as the Observatory's useful information page explains. Guests are reported on the State Police Alloggiati service. On top of this come the safety devices required by the Ministry FAQ (gas and carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers) and, in municipalities that apply it, the tourist tax.
How can you check whether a home has a CIR?
You check the public list of accommodations with an assigned CIR, linked from the home page of the Tourism Observatory portal. If you already have a login, you find your code in the accommodation record, under "Anagrafica".
If you have inherited or bought a home that was already rented out, do not assume the code is still valid: whoever takes over the management of an accommodation cannot use the existing login and must request a new one, as the Observatory states on the same page.
Can a manager handle it instead of the owner?
Yes: the platform allows accounts in the name of a management company, and a manager can handle notices, daily reporting and deadlines for you. What makes the difference is whose name the codes are registered in, because that decides who is answerable if a filing is missed.
With Vesta, your home's CIR and CIN are registered in Vesta's name, and Vesta becomes responsible for daily reporting, guest reporting to the police and the other compliance tasks: any penalty falls on Vesta, not on the owner. In Sicily we already do this for the holiday homes we manage in Marzamemi, and we offer the same service in Palermo.
Do you want us to handle it?
If you own a home in Sicily and do not want to deal with codes, reporting and deadlines, we manage it for you, from the listing to paying the taxes. You will find all our services on the page about short-term rental management in Sicily. If you also have a home in the Aosta Valley, see the guide to the CIR in the Aosta Valley.