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Monreale
Roman Villa Mosaics
Cefalu
Ear of Dionisios
Taormina Streets
Agrigento Temple
Erice Street
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Sicilian
Highlights Itinerary
Includes 3 nights in TAORMINA
Saturday
Arrive to the hotel, check-in and later meet the tour director
for a welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
Dinner Included
Sunday
Palermo
Breakfast at the hotel. Our first tour includes a walking tour of the
old centre of Palermo. Visit the popular Capo Market, Piazza Teatro
Massimo, the Palatine Chapel and Hall of King Roger II, the Four Corners
and the Pretoria Square with its astonishing fountain. In the afternoon,
visit to Monreale where we will admire the Norman Duomo (Cathedral)
decorated on the inside with over 6,340 sq. meters (almost 70,000 sq.
feet) of mosaics and 24-carat gold! Return back to our hotel in Palermo.
Your evening is at leisure.
Breakfast Included
Monday
Cefalω- Piazza Armerina
After breakfast, we depart for the charming coastal town of Cefalω, with
its stunning Norman Cathedral rich of Byzantine mosaics. Here you can
enjoy a stroll to the centre of the town before rejoining our transport
and our tour through the very heart of Sicily, en route enjoying the
beautiful scenery. On arrival at Piazza Armerina you will have free time
for lunch. Our tour continues with a visit to the Roman Villa (3rd, 4rth
century A.D.) at Casale with its 3.500 square metres of mosaic flooring
giving an insight into the Roman way of living. Later we drive to the
beautiful mountain town of Taormina. Check-in to our hotel, dinner is
also included at our hotel.
Breafast and Dinner
Included
Tuesday
Catania - Siracusa
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Catania, at the foot of Mt Etna,
the second largest city on the island with its imposing baroque
buildings and for its streets built with black lava stone. Visit of the
old city centre Piazza Duomo with the fountain of the "Liotru" elephant
statue. Then, we continue to Siracusa, once the most powerful Greek
colony in Sicily. Upon arrival, walk in the old picturesque centre of
the town, Orthygia, here we stop for lunch in a local restaurant. In the
afternoon we will visit of the archaeological area which includes the marvelous
Greek theatre, the Ear of Dionisios (type of large cave), a Roman
amphitheatre and Latomie (stone-quarries). Return back to our hotel in
Taormina.
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Wednesday
Taormina
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
Caltagirone - Agrigento
After breakfast, we will drive through inner Sicily to Caltagirone,
renowned for its ceramic ware and its impressive flight of 142 steps
known as Scala S.Maria del Monte and all decorated with local and
coloured maiolica tiles. Time at leisure for shopping and lunch. Then,
we will drive to Agrigento, a Unesco World Heritage Site, with its
imposing range of Greek Doric temples. Check-in to our hotel in
Agrigento, dinner also included at the hotel. After dinner we will join
a short tour of Agrigento by night to admire the Temples which are
beautifully illuminated, we will also visit the centre of this town.
Breakfast and Dinner Included
Friday
Segeste - Erice & Olive Oil Farm
After breakfast we depart on our final day of touring. We proceed along
the west of the island until we reach the ancient Segesta.
Segesta is an
abandoned ancient Greek city
once part of the Elymian empire. You can view a Greek Theatre and
Amphitheatre here and admire the stunning scenery which surrounds this
superbly located city. We continue to the beautiful Trapani province, we
will drive along the the Salt Way Road, her eyou will see the salt pans
and windmills en route. Our next stop is the medieval town of Erice.
Upon arrival, we will walk to the Castle built on the ruins of the
temple of Venus and also stop at a local pastry-shop to taste the
typical marzipans and almond pastries. Here you will have some free time
to admire this pretty and unique town before we visit a typical local
Olive Oil Farm. As this stop is almost at the end of our tour we take
the opportunity to join the whoile group for a farewell cocktail whilst
sampling a slection of local antipasti, cheeses, bruschette, pizza and
of course the local olive oils.
Our final drive is back to Palermo
where we arrive early evening. The rest of your evening is at leisure.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Included
Saturday
Breakfast at hotel and check-out.
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Tour Details
This is an
exclusive small group tour in English only. Guaranteed to operate with a
minimum of 2 passengers and can have up to 25 passengers on tour
Tour Highlights
Visiting
Palermo
Cefalu
Piazza Armerina
Catania
Siracusa
Taormina
Caltagirone
Agrigento
Segeste
Erice
What is Included
8 day tour & hotel package
7 hotel nights on bed and breakfast
basis in first class hotels
3 dinners
1 lunch
1 cocktail party
Transport with tour director/driver
host
Local Guide at historical sites
Not Included
Arrival & Departure transfers
Entrance fees, paid locally
Dates and Days of Operation
Operates throughout the year, weekly on Saturday
Price
1099.00 per person
200.00 single occupancy
120.00 supplement for tours departing on March
22nd
145.00 supplement for tours departing on December
27th
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