Itinerary

Day 1

(Saturday): Palermo
Upon arrival to Palermo airport indipendent transfer to your hotel. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Dinner at local restaurant.

Day 2

(Sunday): Palermo - Monreale
Morning walking tour through the old centre includes a visit to the lovely Capo Market. Continue to the Massimo Theatre square and visit the Palatine Chapel and Hall of King Roger II, the Four Corners and the great Pretoria Square with the lovely fountain. Afternoon dedicated to the visit to Monreale to admire the 6340 square meters gold mosaics into the Dome. Return to Palermo. Dinner on your own.

Day 3

(Monday): Cefalù - Piazza Armerina
Today departure to Cefalù, a charming coastal town, has a massive Norman Cathedral with outstanding mosaics. Here we will visit to the city centre and enjoy a walk in the main street to reach the Cathedral. Then drive through the interior of Sicily to reach Piazza Armerina. Time at leisure for your own lunch. Then you will tour the remains of one of the most sumptuous villas of the late Roman Empire whose floor mosaics comprise the most vital and colorful manifestation of Roman figurative art in Europe. Continue across the island to reach Taormina. Dinner at hotel.

Day 4

(Tuesday): Catania - Syracuse
Today departure to Catania, the city of lava and standing in the ominous shadow of Mount Etna. The town is called the city of “black and white”: white plaster and marble and black lava form major parts of its architectural adornment. Here we will visit the old centre of the city in the Piazza Duomo with the fountain of the ancient elephant. Then we will drive to Syracuse. On arrival walk in the island of Ortygia, the picturesque and densely built original centre of Syracuse. Enjoy the lunch at local restaurant. During afternoon we will visit the magnificent of the Archaeological Park where we will admire the 5th-cent BC Greek Theatre, the stone quarries and the Roman Amphitheatre and the Paradise Quarry. Then back to Taormina

Day 5

(Wednesday): Taormina
Today at leisure to rest or own visit to the Roman-Greek Theatre with unique views over the sea to Calabria and inland to Mount Etna or optional day-trips.

Day 6

(Thursday): Caltagirone - AgrigentoFollowing breakfast we will drive through the interior of Sicily to reach the nice Caltagirone, one of the important town for Sicilian pottery and ceramics. We will walk in the city centre and climbing on the famous steps all decorated with local and colored ceramics. Time at leisure for shopping in the nice ceramics-shops. Then we will continue to reach the great Agrigento to see the finest of all ancient Greek sites with the complete Doric Temples. Dinner at hotel. After dinner, we enjoy an orientation tour of Agrigento by night to admire the Illuminated Temples.

Day 7

(Friday): Selinunte - Salt Way Road - Erice
Today we will drive to Selinunte in the southwest cost of Sicily. Here we will visit abandoned ancient Greek city, with ruins of an acropolis and numerous temples. Then we will continue to the lovely Trapani province where we will find the nice Salt Way Road and Sicilian windmills. Light-Lunch in agriturismo to taste antipasti, local olive oil, bruschette and pizza, local cheese. Afternoon is dedicated to the visit to the medieval hill town of Erice. On arrival we will walk to reach the nice Castle built on the rest of Venus Temple, then we will continue to a local pastry-shop to taste the typical marzipans and almond pastry. Then continue to Palermo. We will enjoy this last meal in Sicily in a typical trattoria-restaurant to taste the local dishes

Day 8

(Saturday): Palermo apt
Time to say goodbye to Sicily. Indipendent transfer to Palermo airport.

Extra Information

Inclusions -

Accommodation in First class Hotels

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Gratuities

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Departure for 2007
Mar: 31
Apr: 7, 14, 21, 28
May: 5, 12, 19, 26
Jun: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Jul: 7, 14, 21, 28
Aug: 4, 11, 18, 25
Sep: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Oct: 6, 13, 20, 27
Nov: 3, 10, 17, 24
Dec: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

This trip is designed to creature moderate comforts. The accommodation is good, which usually means a combination of well-known first class hotels and lesser known gems with plenty of regional character and charm. The food is typical sicilian, with a blend of regional Sicilian delicacies, discrete and comfortable transportation, the guides are knowledgeable and charming.

Group Size: Maximum 25 clients
Guaranteed Departures: This Tour will be guaranteed with minimum 2 clients booked
Start/Finish: The tour is Land only; start and finish in Palermo

GETTING THERE
Flights: We generally recommend that our travellers arrive one day before the trip starts in order to get their bearings and ease in to the new surroundings.

Travel Services: For the convenience of our travellers, we would be happy to assist you in case you need a special rate for your pre-post nights in Sicily or for Your OPTIONAL PACKAGE includes of Airport transfers and Admission fee.

Meal details for this Tour:
8 Breakfasts;
2 Lunches (or Light Lunches);
4 Dinners