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Summer Itinerary :
Departures Every
Saturday
1st day
SATURDAY PALERMO
Independent arrival
at Hotel Principe di
Villafranca in
Palermo. (in 2010:
Hotel Grande Albergo
Sole in Palermo)
Enjoy a welcome
cocktail. Dinner and
overnight in your
hotel.
2nd
day SUNDAY PALERMO -
CEFAL - CAPO
D�ORLANDO - TAORMINA
- CATANIA
After a buffet
breakfast, depart to
Cefal�, a charming
coastal town, a
former fishing
village, which is
also home to a
breathtaking Norman
Cathedral with
dazzling mosaics.
Take a stroll to the
city center and down
main street to reach
the Cathedral and
the medieval
wash-house built in
the rock. Proceed to
Capo d�Orlando along
the Tyrrhenian coast
and stop for lunch.
Continue to Taormina
called �the pearl of
the Ionic Sea�,
founded in 400 BC
and beautifully
located overlooking
the sea and the peak
of Mount Etna. Enjoy
time at leisure to
shop for handmade
lace, coral jewels,
ceramics, home-made
sweets and preserves
down �Corso Umberto�
or simply walk
through the tiny
streets. Possibility
to visit the
fascinating Roman -
Greek theatre.
Proceed to Catania.
Accommodation,
dinner and overnight
at the Hotel Katane
Palace.
3rd
day MONDAY CATANIA -
MONTE ETNA with
lunch in a farmhouse
- CATANIA
After a buffet
breakfast, weather
conditions
permitting,
excursion to Mount
Etna, the highest
active volcano in
Europe. Across
fascinating
landscape, we will
reach a height of
2000 metres, where
we will enjoy a
fantastic panorama
of the Ionic Sea.
Lunch in a farmhouse
on the slopes of
Etna and wine
tasting of local
production. Back to
Catania, the town
known for its
original baroque
style and for its
streets built with
black lava stone
from mount Etna.
Walking tour through
Via Etnea, the
Baroque street �Via
Crociferi�, the
Piazza Duomo with
the Cathedral and
the �Liotru� statue,
symbol of the city,
the roman
Amphitheatre, the
Opera House
(external visit),
the University, and
the noble Palace of
Biscari (external
visit). Dinner and
overnight in your
Hotel.
4th
day TUESDAY CATANIA
- SIRACUSA - NOTO -
MODICA (2011) -
RAGUSA
After a buffet
breakfast, depart to
Syracuse to visit
the most beautiful
Greek colony of
Sicily. Visit of the
archaeological area
including the famous
Latomie of the
Paradise, the Greek
Theatre, the Roman
Amphitheatre and the
Dyonisios �Ear�.
Visit the island of
Ortigia, the small
baroque old city
centre of Siracusa,
built by the
Aragonians: here you
can admire the
Cathedral and the
�Fontana Aretusa�.
Lunch in a local
restaurant. In the
afternoon, depart to
Noto, one of the
most beautiful
cities in Sicily
renowned for the
harmony and unity of
its Baroque style
and today declared a
World Heritage Site
by UNESCO. Proceed
to Modica, one of
the most picturesque
cities of Sicily.
Panoramic tour of
Modica. (Modica only
in 2011) Continue to
Ragusa, a city that
is divided into two
parts: the upper
part built after the
earthquake in 1693
and the lower part
that is called
Ragusa Ibla, one of
the most important
testimony of the
Baroque
architecture. Enjoy
a tasting of typical
Sicilian products
(an aperitif only in
2010) in a nice bar
in the main square
by the Dome,
�Basilica di San
Giorgio�.
Accommodation,
dinner and overnight
at Hotel
Mediterraneo Palace.
5th
day 2010: WEDNESDAY
RAGUSA - MODICA -
PIAZZA ARMERINA -
AGRIGENTO
After a buffet
breakfast, stop in
Modica, one of the
most picturesque
cities in the
province and of all
Sicily, mainly to
the appearance late
Baroque, rich of
important churches
such as San Giorgio
and San Pietro.
Stop in a chocolate
shop to have a taste
of the famous
Modica�s chocolate
still made the same
way the ancient
Aztecs made
chocolate in Mexico.
Depart to Piazza
Armerina and visit
the worldwide known
Villa Romana del
Casale: it is the
richest, largest and
most complex
collection of late
Roman mosaics in the
world Lunch in a
local restaurant.
Continue to
Agrigento: visit of
the Valley of the
Temples including
the Temple of Juno,
Concord, Heracles,
Zeus, Castor &
Pollux that
represent the most
beautiful example of
the Greek
Civilization in
Sicily. Dinner at
Hotel Della Valle.
After dinner enjoy
an unforgettable
panoramic tour of
the Valley of the
Temples illuminated.
Overnight in
Agrigento.
5th day
2011: WEDNESDAY -
RAGUSA - CALTAGIRONE
- PIAZZA ARMERINA -
AGRIGENTO
After a
buffet breakfast,
depart to
Caltagirone famous
for the production
of ceramics and
pottery: visit of a
ceramics laboratory
and opportunity of
shopping. Continue
to Piazza Armerina
and visit the
worldwide known
Villa Romana del
Casale: it is the
richest, largest and
most complex
collection of late
Roman mosaics in the
world Lunch in a
local restaurant.
Continue to
Agrigento: visit of
the Valley of the
Temples including
the Temple of Juno,
Concord, Heracles,
Zeus, Castor &
Pollux that
represent the most
beautiful example of
the Greek
Civilization in
Sicily. Dinner at
Hotel Della Valle.
After dinner enjoy
an unforgettable
panoramic tour of
the Valley of the
Temples illuminated.
Overnight in
Agrigento.
6th
day THURSDAY
AGRIGENTO -
SELINUNTE with lunch
in a farmhouse -
SEGESTA - PALERMO
After a buffet
breakfast, depart to
the Archaeological
park of Selinunte,
the largest in the
Mediterranean area
with the impressive
Temples and
Acropolis. After the
visit stop in a
local farmhouse
(famous for olive
oil
production) where
before lunch it will
be possible to have
a wine and oil
tasting of local
production. Proceed
to Segesta to visit
the Doric Temple
which keeps in its
stones the weight of
a long history,
surrounded by a
unique landscape.
Proceed to Palermo.
Accommodation,
dinner and overnight
at Hotel Principe di
Villafranca Palermo.
(in 2010 overnight
at Hotel Grande
Albergo Sole).
7th
day FRIDAY PALERMO -
MONREALE - (ERICE
OPTIONAL) - PALERMO
After a buffet
breakfast. morning
visit of the Capital
of Sicily, one of
the richest towns in
the island for
history and art: the
Cathedral, the
�Palatina� Chapel,
and panoramic tour
of the town (the
�Quattro Canti�, the
Opera House, the
Pretoria Square). We
will continue to
Monreale to admire
the Cathedral with
its splendid 12th
century mosaics and
the cloister of the
Benedictines
monastery with
Moorish
architecture. Lunch
in your Hotel.
Afternoon at leisure
or optional
excursion to Erice,
a medieval town full
of myth, history and
art which sits on
top of Mt. Erice,
overlooking the city
of Trapani and the
Egadi Islands.
Panoramic tour of
the salt-woks of
Trapani. Dinner and
overnight in your
Hotel.
8th
day SATURDAY PALERMO
After a buffet
breakfast, end of
the Tour.
Price on
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Tour
Includes:
-
7 nights
first class
accommodation
with daily
breakfast at
first class
(4star)
hotels with
porterage at
the hotels
-
Welcome
cocktail
-
Full board
(dinner on
first day
till
breakfast on
last day -
in between 3
meals per
day)
-
Transportation
by modern
air-conditioned
motor-coach
or minivan
-
Professional
English
speaking
guide
throughout
the tour
(Tour is
multilingual
m, conducted
in English,
Spanish and
Italian)
-
Discovery of
the
territory
and of the
wine and
food
tradition
by: visit
and wine/oil
tasting in
farmhouses
in Selinunte
and on the
Etna Mount -
tasting of
typical
Sicilian
products
(wine,
chocolate,
biscuits,
etc) in one
of the most
enchanting
square in
Ragusa
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Land taxes
and service
charges
-
Porterage at
hotels
Excludes:
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