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Cefalu
Greek Theatre & Etna,
Taormina, Sicily
Taormina, Sicily
Ear of Dionisios, Syracusa,
Sicily
Etna Park, Sicily
Castille Palace, Valletta,
Malta
St. John's Co. Cathedral,
Valletta, Malta
Mdina
Mdina Streets |
8 day/7 night Sicily & Malta
Tour
Starts in
Palermo (Sicily)/Ends in Malta
Saturday
You will be greeted at Palermo airport for a transfer to
the city.
Check-in to your hotel.
Rest of the day/evening at leisure.
Later you will meet
your tour escort/director for a welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
Dinner Included
Sunday
Palermo - Monreale
Breakfast at the hotel, today's tour will be dedicated to the city of
Palermo, the capital of Sicily, rich in history and art. We include
visit to the Cathedral, the Palazzo dei Normanni including the Palatina
Chapel, Quattro Cianti, the Opera House and Pretoria Square.
We
continue
to Monreale to admire the Cathedral with its splendid 12th century
mosaics, and the cloister of the Benedectine monastery with Moorish and
Norman architecture. Our tour
comes to an end when we return to our hotel. The rest of the afternoon
is free for you to explore the city.
Breakfast Included
Monday
Palermo - Cefalu - Polizzi Generosa - Taormina
After breakfast we depart for Cefalů, a charming coastal town home to a
massive Norman Cathedral with outstanding mosaics. Here we will visit the
city center and stroll down main street to reach the Cathedral. Afterwards,
we drive across the vast countryside of the Madonie Park showcasing
Sicily’s great variety of landscapes. The territory of the Madonie mountains
is a paradise of earth and sky, tucked away on the island. We soon arrive in
Polizzi Generosa—a lovely town in the heart of the Madonie Natural Park in
Palermo province. Step back in time viewing the ancient masserie
transformed into a farmhouse, the flour mills evidencing the plentiful water
supply of the area, and the furnaces used today, as in the past, to make
ceramics. Light lunch at country trattoria to taste typical local dishes.
This afternoon we will continue to Taormina, the world
famous resort town of Sicily.
Breakfast
and Lunch Included
Tuesday
Taormina - Syracusa - Taormina
Today our tour will visit Siracusa which
is located in the south-east corner of the island.
It was once the most
powerful Greek colony in Sicily, founded by the Corinhtian Greeks in 734B.C. and
was a very powerful city-state and the biggest rival to Athens!
Upon arrival, we will visit
of the archaeological area which includes the marvellous Greek Theatre, the Ear
of Dionisios (type of large cave), a Roman Amphitheatre, Latomie
(stone-quarries) and many other ancient monuments. In the afternoon we proceed
to the old part of the city and the small ancient island of Ortiyga. There are
many historical landmarks in Ortiyga and we include stops at the cathedral and
also the Arethusa's fountain. During your free time you can visit the port area
and enjoy a local lunch in one the local restaurants or trattorias. Our tour
will return back to Taormina via the eastern route which passes Catania.
Breakfast
and Lunch Included
Wednesday
Day at leisure, use this day to rest or spend the day in central
Taormina, here you can visit the Greek Theatre and quaint streets which
are lined with small boutiques and curiosity shops. Enjoy lunch at a
local restaurant or just find the ideal spot and enjoy the stunning
views overlooking the bay at Giardinin Naxos, open sea views as far as
Calabria and inland views of Mount Etna....the scenery is simply
breathtaking.
Breakfast Included
Thursday
Check-out of hotel, rest of the day at leisure and later transfer from your
hotel to the airport.
Breakfast Included
Catania to Malta Flight
Book your flight direct with Air
Malta at http://www.airmalta.com
or we can book the flight for you.
You will be greeted at Malta airport for a transfer to
St. Paul's Bay.
Check-in to your hotel.
After hotel check-in
you can take a stroll along the long promenade and familiarise yourselves
with the area.
Friday
Valletta - Mdina Medieval City - Rabat - Mosta
Our first visit during this tour is Valletta, here we include the Barraka
Gardens which offer stunning views of the Grand Harbour and
magnificent fortifications, a walk down Triq Republikka where you
can admire numerous historical buildings built by the Knights of St.
John including the Aubereges, the Grand Masters Palace and the St.
John's Co. Cathedral, the church of the order and also home to
Caravaggio's masterpiece "Beheading of St. John" amonst other
treasures. Our next stop will be to Mdina. Mdina is a unique
medieval city, built in the 9th century, the city was built on a
plateau in the centre of the island and from the high bastion walls
you can admire stunning views of the island.
This medieval city is a maze of
narrow alleys and magnificent architecture, the only way to
appreciate this special city is to stroll through it and admire the
living history. Free time will be given for lunch, approx. 1 hour.
After lunch we proceed with our tour and visit the old town of
Rabat. Here we will make our
way through the narrow streets to the centre which is dominated by
the imposing St. Paul's Church
which overlooks the piazza. Rabat, can claim the origins of
Maltese Christianity. It was here in AD60 that the Apostle St Paul
is said to have stayed after being shipwrecked on the Islands. We
visit the St. Paul's Grotto which is said to be the resting place of
St. Paul during his visit to the islands. Our final stop is one of
Malta's most famous churches, Mosta Dome. The church’s dome is the
third largest unsupported in the world, exceeded in size only by St.
Peter’s in Rome and St. Sophia in Istanbul. Mosta Dome is also
popular with visitors as it was at this church where the World War
II bomb pierced the dome during a service, fell inside the church
during a service and failed to explode, this locals hailed as a
miracle. Our tour ends here and we make our way back to your hotel.
Saturday
Check-out of hotel, rest of the day at leisure and later transfer from your
hotel to the airport.
Breakfast Included
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Price
Price is per person based on 2 adults sharing.
€1580.00
Tour Availability & Details
This tour is operated in English only and has a maximum of 20
passengers. Starts in Palermo on
a Saturday and ends in Malta on a Saturday.
Departure Dates
February 7th, 21st
March 14th, 28th
April 18th, 25th
May 2nd, 9th, 23rd, 30th
June 13th, 20th, 27th
July 4th, 25th
August 29th
September 12th, 19th, 26th
October 3rd, 10th, 24th, 31st
November 7th, 14th,
December 12th
Contact us for January
What is Included
• 8 day tour & hotel package
• 7 hotel nights on bed and
• breakfast basis
• 1 dinner
• 2 lunches
• English speaking tour escort/director
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for full tour
duration in Sicily
• English speaking
Licensed Tour Guide
• for
full tour duration in Malta.
• Entrance fees during Malta tour
• 4 airport and hotel transfers
Not Included
• Entrance fees, paid locally
(approx.
• €16.00)
• International and connecting flights
Tour Accommodation
Malta
Corinthia Marina or
Le Meridien St. Julians
Sicily - Palermo
Hotel Politeama, or
Hotel Mercure Palermo Centro, or
Hotel Residenza d'Aragona
Sicily - Taormina
Hotel Miramare
These are the
preferred hotels, subject to availability and can be replaced with
hotels of similar standard.
Connecting Flights
Flights between Tunisia & Malta and
Malta & Sicily can be booked with Air Malta at http://www.airmalta.com
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