EMBRACING SICILY 8 Days 7 Nights (Code VDS)
In Historical and Design Hotels • Leaving Saturdays from Palermo
 ITINERARY
Day 1: Palermo
Independent arrival at your hotel. Meeting with the participant. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Palermo/Monreale/Palermo
Buffet breakfast at your hotel. In the morning visit of the town of Palermo that includes: the Palatine Chapel, the Cathedral of Palermo. Continue to Monreale to visit the Cathedral and its Cloister. Lunch at your own. In the afternoon, time at leisure to enjoy this Sunday afternoon in the Sicilian capital or possibility to participate to an optional excursion (to be paid locally) to Cefalù where we will visit the famous Cathedral and Castelbuono, a beautiful village on the Madonie mountains which will give us a slide of the Sicilian inland’s way of life. Return to Palermo. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 3: Palermo/Segesta/Erice/Marsala
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and then departure to Segesta to visit the Doric Temple placed on a hill surrounded by beautiful landscapes. After the visit we will keep on the medieval village of Erice, viewing the city of Trapani. Erice will draw our attention thanks to the tiny and stony medieval streets. Time at leisure for lunch. We will then continue to Trapani to view the salt windmills and then to Marsala. We will close this exciting day with a special dinner, but before that we will be delighted by a wine tasting of the well-known Marsala wine.
Day 4: Marsala/Agrigento/Piazza Armerina/Catania
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and departure to Agrigento where we will visit the amazing Valley of the Temples, keeping in their stone the weight of an important history. These Temples are better preserved than the Temples in Greece. Continue to Piazza Armerina. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon visit by your own the Roman Villa del Casale famous for its more than 3500 sqm of well-preserved mosaics. After the visit continue to Catania. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 5: Catania/Syracuse
Buffet breakfast at your hotel. In the morning, panoramic visit of Catania and depart for Syracuse to visit the archaeological area, including the Greek theatre, the Dionysius Ear, the Latomie of the Paradise. The visit continues with the historical and baroque center situated on the Ortigia island. Enjoy the beautiful atmosphere, which covers this small piece of land. Time at leisure for lunch. Rest of the day at leisure to enjoy this beautiful city. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
Day 6: Syracuse/Ragusa/Etna/Taormina
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and then, depart to Ragusa to visit this jewel of Baroque style. Continue to Mount Etna (till 1800 meters). Enjoy a special lunch at a farmhouse where we will also have an Etna wine tasting conditions permitting, we will reach 1800 meters and visit some of the Sylvester craters. After this unforgettable experience with nature, continue to Taormina, called the Mediterranean pearl. Dinner and accommodation at your hotel.
Day 7: Taormina
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and visit by your own of the Greek Theater viewing the beautiful bay of Naxos. Time at leisure for lunch. In the afternoon time at leisure or enjoy an optional excursion (to be paid locally) to visit in the village of Savoca the famous catacombs of the Cappuccini convent and Bar Vitelli - used in the shooting of the "Godfather" in 1971. Then a scenic drive to Forza D'Agrò. Includes a walking tour through the peaceful streets, churches and cathedrals. Return to Taormina. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 8: Taormina
Buffet breakfast at your hotel. End of the tour. |
