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Visit of the main suggestive Unesco World Heritage Sites: Siracusa, Noto, Catania city centre, Etna, Taormina, Cefalù.

Accommodation

Accommodation in double/twin room at charming 4 stars hotels mostly located in the city center IMPORTANT 2024 : In the months of April, May, September and October the tour will be monolingual in English only and not multilingual. The accommodation in the Catania area in these months will be the Hotel I Malavoglia 4*, in Aci Trezza - Catania, to give the opportunity to relax by the sea

Transport

Gran Comfort bus. Transfer In

Meals

5 meals included - ( 3 lunches and 2 dinners ) daily breakfast Tasting of Sicilian typical products:Modica (day 3): visit of the well-known chocolate manufacturers Sabadì with tasting; Marsala (day 4): visit of the famous Florio wine cellar and wine tasting;

Guide

Multilingual Tour leader and professional travel guide (English, Italian or Spanish) for the whole tour (from the evening of the 1st day to the evening of the 4th day),audio-guides where necessary

Not included:

Others

Transfers out meals not mentioned in what s included Entrance fees at monuments/museums Tips,extras in general Beverages Local city taxes

Insurance

Insurance is not included.

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

Deluxe package : included all entrance fees, transfers in/out,upgrade in deluxe room

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Day 1 Day 1: Catania
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Catania

Independent arrival at the hotel in the charming city of Catania (optional private transfer on request). Check in - Dinner on your own and overnight.
Day 2 Siracusa Noto
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Siracusa Noto

After breakfast in hotel we will visit Siracusa, the most beautiful and greatest Greek colony in Sicily and World Heritage Site! The visit will start with the Archaeological Park of Neapolis, with its Greek Theatre, the Roman Amphitheatre, the Latomie of Paradise and the Ear of Dionysius. We will continue visiting the splendid Ortigia, a small island which is the historical center of Siracusa. In Ortigia, you will admire the beautiful Cathedral which dominates the square with its authoritative presence. The present faade is a powerful Sicilian-Baroque composition but it gives no hint that this building was once a Doric temple! From Piazza Duomo, you will reach a wide terrace on the waterfront surrounding the famous Arethusas Fountain, one of the most famous fresh-water sources of the Greek world. Free time for lunch. Departure to Noto, the capital of Sicilian baroque, famous for its fine buildings of the early eighteenth century and declared Unesco World Heritage Site. Inspired by Baroque ideals of open city, Noto is a rare masterpiece and the clearest example of theatrical tastes in 18th-century architecture whose local limestone has been burnt gold by the sun. Notos Baroque is, in fact, a game of elegant curves, floral weaves, perspective views palaces and gardens, capitals and ornaments that adorn the facades of churches and monasteries. We will visit Palazzo Nicolaci, beautiful noble residence in Baroque style. . Transfer to Ragusa for dinner and overnight in hotel.
Day 3 Ragusa - Modica - Piazza Armerina - Agrigento
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ragusa - Modica - Piazza Armerina - Agrigento

Today visit of Ragusa Ibla and its historical centre cradle of Sicilian Baroque. Used as a location of the extremely popular Police Inspector Montalbano Tv series, it is today stated among the 44 Italian World Heritage Sites. This little precious ancient town hosts more than 50 churches and many Baroque architectural treasures! You will befascinated by its Cathedral, situated in the beautiful Dome square and you will love the “Giardino Ibleo”, the oldestof the four main gardens in Ragusa… The tour proceeds towards Modica chest of innumerable Baroque architectural treasures and for this reason stated Unesco World Heritage Site. Walking along the tiny streets of this charming town, you will have a stop to visit Sabadì, one of the most renowned chocolate manufacturers whose chocolate has been awarded as the best Modica chocolate in the last 9 years! You will enjoy a multisensorial chocolate tasting discovering the authentic Sicilian perfumes… the local nepitella (wild mint), the orange blossom honey, the raw PGI - quality Sicilian lemon and the PGI – quality Sicilian red orange are just some of the many flavours you can taste!

Proceeding on you will visit the beautiful and perfectly preserved noble seventeenth-century Palazzo Castro PolaraGrimaldi. You will be astonished by its amazing balcony which dominates the town with a spectacular view and you will feel to be brought back to the past at the beginning of the XX century where time seems to have stopped. . You will then be brought back to present time savoring some local delicacies

under the shadow of the amazing Orti di San Giorgio: 7 gardens suspended between light and beauty. A breathtaking panorama will be the setting of your relaxing lunch! The day goes on to the charming Piazza Armerina to visit the famous Villa Romana del Casale, Unesco World Heritage Site, to admire the splendid polychrome mosaics!This majestic villa, belonged to a member of the Roman Senatorial aristocracy, hosts prestigious mosaicsrepresenting mythological and historical episodes and scenes of hunting and entertainments: you will love it!Departure to Agrigento. Dinner and overnight in hotel.
Day 4 Agrigento - Marsala - Palermo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Agrigento - Marsala - Palermo

This morning the tour continues in Agrigento visiting the famous Valley of the Temples stated World Heritage Site. It was defined by Pyndar “the most beautiful city of mortals”. As one of the most prosperous of the ancient Greek cities on the island, Agrigento presents a remarkable series of Doric Temples of the 5th century. Among hundreds of almond trees you will admire the rests of the ancient Akragas. You will see the “Temple of Hera”, the “Temple oConcordia” and the “Temple of Heracles”.Proceeding on, visit of the charming and well-known town of Marsala, where Garibaldi went ashore in May 1860.

Marsala is a Mediterranean modern city, divided between sea and land, featuring unforgettable colors: The visit starts in front of the majestic giant vats, built at the end of the 19th century and still

used for the refinement of Marsala wine.. After a thirty

minute tour through the barrel vaults, where the ancient tuff stone floor has been restored, you will reach the

avant-garde tasting rooms named Donna Franca and Duca Enrico. You will enjoy a delicious light lunch and a

memorable wine tasting experience!

The tour will continue visiting the popular Salt Road: here the salt marshes have given rise to one of the oldest salt-extracting industries in the world! Between Trapani and Marsala, the Salt Road is now protected for its interestingbirdlife, and also as an n important site of industrial archaeology. Transfer to Palermo, accommodation in hotel, dinner on your own and overnight.
Day 5 Palermo - Monreale
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Palermo - Monreale

After breakfast in hotel, the morning will be spent visiting Monreale, its huge Norman Cathedral, proclaimed the Eighth Wonder of the World, and its splendid Cloister in Arab-Norman style: admirable masterpiece of art, sculpture, and semi-precious stones marquetry! Later we will discover the stunning Palermo, one of the richest towns in the Island for its history and art. Palermo stands on a bay at the foot of Mt Pellegrino, a headland described by Goethe as the loveliest he had ever seen. While the Baroque predominates, there is a profusion of different architectural styles reflecting the city’s multicultural past: Punic walls, Art Nouveau villas, noble residences, XVIIth century squares, including an elegant opera house. We will visit the wonderful Arab-Norman Cathedral, the astonishing Martorana Church and the amazing Cappella Palatina, mirable example from an historical and an artistic point of view, of how different cultures, religions and way of thinking apparently incompatible can coexist. Ruggero II in fact employed both Bizantyne, Muslim and Latin workers. Along the visiting day we will have a stop for a food surprise in the famous Antica Focacceria San Francesco. Free time for lunch. Continuing our walk we will admire the Teatro Massimo and the debated fountain in Pretoria Square, situated in the ancient Kalsa area and adorned with XVI century sculptures. Dinner on your own and overnight in hotel
Day 6 Palermo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Palermo

Breakfast in hotel and end of services

6 days tour

Mini Tour Of Sicily From Catania To Palermo

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Itinerary of your trip Mini Tour Of Sicily From Catania To Palermo

Day 1: Catania

Siracusa Noto

Ragusa - Modica - Piazza Armerina - Agrigento

Agrigento - Marsala - Palermo

Palermo - Monreale

Palermo

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