In the afternoon free arrival in the hotel in Taormina area and allocation in the reserved rooms. In the late afternoon meeting with the Tour Escort.
Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
2nd
Day / SUNDAY: TAORMINA MARE-MESSINA -CEFALU’ - PALERMO
Breakfast in Hotel and departure to Messina, for a panoramic visit
of the town.
On to Cefalù, to visit this little town and its famous Duomo Arabo-Normanno,one of the most beautiful churches in Sicily, built by Ruggero II, first king of Sicily. On to Palermo and arrival at the hotel in the afternoon ; allocation in the reserved rooms.
Dinner and overnight.
3rd Day / MONDAY: PALERMO AND MONREALE
Half board in hotel. Half-day guided tour of Palermo, regional and
provincial capital of
Sicily. Encircled by the mountains and the sea, it is a city steeped
in history. We will
start the visit from the old part of the city the Royal Palace, the Palatina Chapel and the
Cathedral. Then we report to Monreale famous for its Cathedral, with
Byzantine
mosaics , the figure of Christ Pantocreator and the Cloister. In the
afternoon excursion
to Mount Pellegrino to enjoy the wonderful panorama above the gulf
of Palermo, and
to Mondello, little village of fishermen and important bathing
locality. After dinner
facultative walking in Palermo 800/900 period admiring the huge
theatres Massimo and
Politeama.
Overnight in Hotel.
4th Day / TUESDAY: PALERMO – ERICE – SEGESTA – SELINUNTE -AGRIGENTO
Breakfast in Hotel and departure to Erice. Visit of the medieval
town on the summit of
Monte San Giuliano
On this excursion we can admire numerous churches and convents of
the middle age, as
well as the famous Norman Castle and its Dom. On to Segesta, another
archeologiacal
gem of Sicily. Visit of the Doric temple whose majestic appearance
and dominating
position bestows great nobility to the landscape. On to Selinunte
and visit of the
archaeological park that contains the ruins of the temples and the
Greek Necropolis. In
the late afternoon on to Agrigento, arrival in hotel, allocation in
reserved rooms.
Dinner and overnight.
5th Day / WEDNESDAY: AGRIGENTO – PIAZZA ARMERINA - TAORMINA
Breakfast in Hotel. In the morning guided tour of the Valley of
Temples. We will
admire the Temple of Juno, the Temple of Concorde, one of the most
preserved doric
temple in all the Greek world, the Temple of Ercules and the Temple
of Castor and
Pollux.
In the afternoon on to Piazza Armerina to visit the Villa Romana del Casale famous for the most beautiful collection of late- Roman mosaics. On to Taormina beach, arrival in the late afternoon in the Hotel, allocation in reserved rooms.
Dinner and overnight.
6th Day / THURSDAY: TAORMINA - ETNA - TAORMINA
Half board in Hotel. In the morning excursion to Etna, the
highest mountain in Sicily
and the highest volcano in Europe. The territory surrounding of the
volcano constitutes the
“Park of Etna”, one of the largest protected area in Italy: We will
be very astonished to find the great variety of vegetation and landscapes that we will
meet along the way.
We will arrive to the “ Silvesti Craters” (about 1.900 mt); there we
will have the
possibility to continue the excursion by jeep (facultative). In the
afternoon visit of
Taormina situated on a rocky plateau on the slopes of the steeply
dropping Monte
Tauro, dominating the Ionian coast from Capo Sant’Andrea to Capo
Taormina. Visit of
the theatre, the 2nd largest classical theatre in Sicily.
Overnight.
7th Day / FRIDAY TAORMINA MARE – NOTO - SIRACUSA
HB in Hotel . Full day excursion . First stop in Noto, to discover
the beautiful
baroque in Sicily.On to Siracusa, one of the most interesting
archaeological
site in the island. Guided tour of the Archeological Park, the Roman
Amphitheatre, the Greek Theatre, the Orecchio of Dionisio, la Grotta
dei
Cordari, Island of Ortigia, the most ancient nucleus of the city
with its
interesting dom. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon.
Dinner and overnight.
8th Day / SATURDAY: TAORMINA MARE
Breakfast in Hotel. Transfer to the airport and end of our services.
