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Itinerary;(minimum 4 participants)
Catania
– Catania
DAY 1. CATANIA
Arrival at Catania Airport. Private transfer to country guest house in
Catania or Taormina area. Welcome cocktail with dinner and overnight.
DAY 2. CATANIA
Breakfast and lunch at country guest house. Depart for Linguaglossa, one of
the many small towns around Mount Etna renowned for its natural and artistic
beauty, as well as for its culinary specialties. Stop to sample the local
ricotta cheese and see how this cheese is made. Proceed to the
wine-producing town of Castiglione of Sicily to visit the year-round wine
exhibition boasting wares from the greatest Sicilian wine producers and to
explore the historical center with its monuments. Wine tasting at the Valle
Galfina wine cellar, which produces Etna Red, White and Rosè Doc. ( Lunch
free ) In the afternoon, excursion to Catania with guided tour of the
historical center, the Cathedral, Via dei Crociferi, Piazza Università and
Teatro Massimo. Back to the farm Dinner. and overnight.
DAY 3. CATANIA
Breakfast and departure for Piazza Armerina to visit the Roman Villa del
Casale with its splendid mosaics. Proceed to Caltagirone with stop for lunch
(free ). Afternoon tour of this city famous for its ceramics with a chance
to see the craftsmen at work. Stop for wine tasting at a wine cellar which
produces Doc wines. Evening return to accommodation for dinner and overnight
DAY 4. CATANIA
Breakfast and departure to Santa Venerina, a small town at the foot of Mount
Etna, with a stop to sample the culinary delights of Pasticceria Russo, one
of the oldest and best cake shops in the area. Santa Venerina is also home
of one of the most important and interesting wine cellars producing Doc
wines, Barone Scammacca del Murgo. Stop to sample the wines with their
producers in some of the most beautiful natural srroundings in the area.
Lunch at a former noble country home. In the afternoon, panoramic tour of
the “ Lemon Riviera”, with its many famous small towns, including Acitrezza,
Acireale and Aci Castello. Return to farm. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 5. Breakfast.Morning dedicated to the excursion of Taormina with
the visit of the Greek Theatre and medieval town centre. Free time to
shopping and lunch. In the afternoon, first lesson in traditional sicilian
cooking in a country home with expert teachers. This will be followed by a
dinner in order to enjoy the dishes prepared. Overnight.
DAY 6. Breakfast. Morning dedicated to Etna excursion with optional
climb to the central crater. In the afternoon (Optional: Excursion the
Alcantara Gorges, where Will be possible to rent special booths for walking
into the water, or attending to second cookery lesson ) Dinner at the farm
Overnight
DAY 7. Breakfast. Full day to perform a gastronomic and artistic
itinerary ‘ The Baroque Treasures and Moscato Wine of Noto and
Syracuse(possibility to visit the Museum of Wine productions equipments at
Pachino , having a wine tasting at a Moscato Doc in a wine cellar ) Visit of
Noto, considered the capital of Sicilian Baroque, than proceed to Siracusa
Lunch in a typical fish restaurant and in the afternoon visit the
Archaeological Area and Ortigia Island. Back to the farm Farewell dinner
with a folkloristic music performance . Overnight
DAY 8 . Breakfast and transfer to Catania Airport. End of tour.
RATE INCLUDES:
- Welcome cocktail
- Accommodation preferable in Country Guest house or in Hotels of upgrade
category in connection with the number of participants, in Half board base
- Transportation by comfortable minibus or coach
- Lunches and dinner as per itinerary
- Farewell dinner with folk music
- Local guide for the visit of Roman Villa, Etna and Siracusa
- Transfer in / out
RATE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Entrance fees
- -Drinks
- Everything which is not clearly specified under “rate includes”
ACCOMPANY GUIDE through/out the tour
| Rate per person in Euro or US$* (rate varies
depending the exchange) |
4-8 Passengers |
9-15 passengers |
15-25 passengers |
from 26 passengers |
| In Double or Triple room |
2000 |
1875 |
1813 |
1750 |
| Single supplement |
263 |
263 |
263 |
263 |
*US$ rate varies depending the
exchange
Name of country guest house will
be confirmed at the time of booking
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