 Itinerary
Day 1: Rome/Capri/Naples
Meet the participants of the tour in a specific point of Rome. The tour starts at this point and clients (meeting point and time of departure will be advised after every reservation) will need to have a transfer from their hotel or from airport (not included in the tour’s rate). Depart to Naples’ port to embark on the ferry which will bring us to beautiful Capri. The island of Capri has been the residence of many Roman Emperors and it surprises all the travellers thanks to the landscapes as well as the grottos and Faraglioni. Lunch on your own. Return back by Jetfoil to Naples. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 2: Naples/Pompeii/Amalfi Coast/Naples
Breakfast at hotel and depart to Pompeii where we will visit the ruins of this famous city completely destroyed by the Vesuvio eruption in 79 b.C. Continue to the well know Amalfi coast and panoramic visit of the two cities (Amalfi and Positano) from the panoramic road. Lunch on your own on the road. Back to Naples. Dinner, overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Naples/Paestum/Paola/Reggio
Calabria After buffet breakfast enjoy a visit to the Archaeological area in Paestum. Then continue to Paola. Lunch on your own and time at leisure before leaving to Reggio Calabria. Arrive and visit the Archaeological Museum where we will admire in particular the famous Bronzi di Riace. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 4: Reggio Calabria/Taormina/Etna/Siracusa
After breakfast depart to Sicily and, conditions permitting, excursion on Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe. We will reach 1800 meters to visit the Silvestri Craters. Continue to Taormina and visit on your own of the Greek Theater as well as enjoying some free time to shop or go around the elegant streets of the city. Depart to Siracusa. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 5: Siracusa/Piazza Armerina/Agrigento
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and visit the archaeological area including the Greek theater as well as Ortigia, the historical baroque center of the city. Depart to Piazza Armerina to visit the Roman Villa del Casale, famous for its more than 3500 sq meters of mosaics. (on winter departures, Caltagirone will be visited instead of Piazza Armerina). Continue to Agrigento. Time at leisure for lunch. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 6: Agrigento/Monreale/Palermo
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and, in the morning, visit the Valley of the Temples, known for its well preserved Greek Temples visit Palermo. Continue to Palermo: We will admire the Cathedral as well as the Palatine Chapel in the Royal Palace. Panoramic visit of Palermo and continue to Monreale to visit the Cathedral and the Cloister. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 7: Palermo
After breakfast, end of services.
Note: Tour itinerary may be changed or inverted for technical reasons without notice. Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina re-opens in March 2011, in case it does not, Villa Romana del Casale will be substituted with visit of Caltagirone. |
