ITINERARY (8 days - 7
nights). This escorted tour is the Most Comprehensive and Detailed Tour of Sicily for Lovers of Ancient History, lunches and plenty of magnificent sights are what you can expect from tour. This tours is based on an eight-day itinerary concentrating on Sicily's most important historical and archeological sights and the best cuisine and accomodations, as well as Sicilian culture from city life to rural atmosphere
Day 1 Friday/ Palermo Marsala Arrival in Palermo airport and transfer to hotel in Marsala. Welcome cocktail and orientation meeting with our representative who will present the variuos details of the program. Dinner and overnight in hotel in Marsala.
Day 2 Saturday/ Segesta and Selinunte After breakfast depart for Segesta and visit the majestic Temple and Theatre, which keeps in its stone the weight of a long history, surrounded by a unique landscape. Lunch on your own. After lunch visit Selimunte’s Acropolis. Special Dinner in a typical farm house restaurant (with Sicilian Menù & wine) and overnight in hotel in Marsala.
Day 3 Sunday/ Agrigento and Gela After breakfast depart for Agrigento and visit the Museum of Archaeology, the famous valley of the Temples with the best preserved Greek monuments in the world, including the Temples of Juno, Concord, Heracles, Zeus, Castor and Pollux. Lunch on your own. After lunch depart for Gela, and in the afternoon proceed to Syracuse. Dinner and overnight in hotel in
syracuse. Day 4
Monday/ Syracuse and Catania After breakfast, tour City of Syracuse including the most famous Greek
Theater, the legendary Dyonisius’ Ear and the Latomie. Visit island of
Ortigia, singular treasure of the baroque style, the historical town center of
Syracuse, a Baroque treasure built by the Aragonians. Lunch on your
own, then continue on to Catania orientation tour of the city, birthplace of Vincenzo Bellini, Sicily’s great operatic
composer. Dinner and overnight in hotel in catania.
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Day 5 Tuesday / Catania, Taormina and Etna After breakfast, meteorological conditions
permitting, excursion up to 1800 meters, on Mount Etna the highest active volcano of
Europe. Lunch on your own. Proceed to Taormina the most photographed town in
Sicily. Visit the Greek Theatre followed by free time for exploring the enchanting narrow streets livened by palatial
mansions. Return to Hotel. Dinner and overnight in hotel in Catania.
Day 6 Wednesday/ Tindari, Cefalù and Palermo After breakfast depart for Tindari and view of the sand-tongues and the old town
ruins. Lunch on your own, then proceed to the charming fishing town of Cefalù and visit the beautiful medieval
cathedral, built in the twelfth century during Sicily's Norman era, with free time to visit the mountaintop archeological site, which has a Sicanian-Greek
temple, the ruins of a castle and a great view of the coast, or enjoy a more leisurely stroll of the
town's narrow streets, full of shops and pleasant sights. Proceed to Palermo. Dinner and overnight in hotel in Palermo.
Day 7 Thursday/ Palermo Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Palermo including the Martorana Church with the splendid
mosaics, the Quattro Canti, the historical and artistic heart of the city, Pretoria Square and
Fountain. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon visit the Catacombs in
Mondello. Dinner and overnight in hotel in Palermo.
Day 8 Friday Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Palermo Airport. End of the tour. END OF SERVICE
TOUR INCLUDES:
7 nights at 3 Star hotels accommodation Half Board
Service charges and taxes included Ground transportation by deluxe motorcoach
Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary with English speaking guide.
Entrance fees are extra, payable to the guide locally. Service charges and taxes included
RATES DO NOT INCLUSE:
Lunches, optional excursions and sightseeing, tips and extras of personal nature.
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