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"Highlights of Sicily" tour

Weekly regular tour of Sicily.
The best and convenient way to see highlights and
major sights of the largest Mediterranean island

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Land package only. Starting and finishing in Palermo.
Guaranteed departures with minimum 2 people
Small size groups (no more than 25 people
)


"Sicilian highlights" tour at a glance


Price
Euro 1099 (double occupancy) Euro 1299 (single occupancy)

Tour type first class escorted tour. English speaking only: Local guides where necessary

Duration 8 days/ 7 nights Destination Sicily

Activities Sightseeing, visit to an oil press

Hotels (may be replaced with same category) Palermo: Grande Albergo Sole Taormina Hotel Lido Caparena
Agrigento Hotel della Valle

Meal details 8 Breakfasts, 2 lunches (or light lunches), 4 dinners

Highlights Palermo, Monreale, Cefalù, Roman Villa, Siracusa. Agrigento, Selinunte, Caltagirone, Erice, Saltpans

Season all year round. Departure every Saturday from Palermo until December 20, 2008

"Sicilian highlights" itinerary


 

Sicilian highlights tour day 1- Saturday: Palermo
Arrival at Palermo airport. Transfer to the hotel (not included but it can be booked on request). Welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
(Dinner included)


Sicilian highlights tour day 2 - Sunday: Palermo, Monreale
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning walking tour of the old centre of Palermo. Visit the popular Capo Market, Piazza Teatro Massimo, the Palatine Chapel and Hall of King Roger II, the Four Corners and the Pretoria Square with its astonishing fountain. In the afternoon, visit to Monreale where we will admire the Norman Duomo (Cathedral) decorated on the inside with over 6,340 sq. meters (almost 70,000 sq. feet) of mosaics and 24-carat gold
! Dinner on your own.
(Breakfast included)

Sicilian highlights tour day 3 Monday: Cefalù- Piazza Armerina
After breakfast, departure to the charming coastal town of Cefalù,with its stunning Norman Cathedral rich of Byzantine mosaics. Walking tour and, then, drive through the interior parts of Sicily to Piazza Armerina. Time at leisure for independent lunch. Then visit the Roman Villa (3rd, 4rth century A.D.) at Casale with its 3.500 square metres of mosaic flooring giving an insight into the Roman way of living. Drive on to Taormina. Dinner at hotel.
(Breakfast and dinner included)

Sicilian highlights tour day 4 Tuesday: Catania - Siracusa
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Catania, at the foot of Mt Etna, the second largest city on the island with its imposing baroque buildings and for its streets built with black lava stone. Visit of the old city centre Piazza Duomo with the fountain of the "Liotru" elephant statue. Then, we continue to Siracusa, once the most powerful Greek colony in Sicily. Upon arrival, walk in the old picturesque centre of the town, Orthygia, and lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon visit of the archaeological area with its marvellous Greek theatre, Ear of Dionisios, Roman amphitheatre and Latomie (stone-quarries). Overnight in Taormina
(Breakfast and lunch included)

Sicilian highlights tour day 5 Wednesday: Taormina
Day at leisure for rest, shopping or independent visit of the the Greek- Roman Theatre with unique views over the sea to Calabria and inland to Mount Etna. Optional day-trips.
(Breakfast included)

Sicilian highlights tour day 6 Thursday: Caltagirone - Agrigento
After breakfast, we will drive through inner Sicily to Caltagirone, renowned for its ceramic ware and its impressive flight of 142 steps known as Scala S.Maria del Monte and all decorated with local and coloured maiolica tiles. Time at leisure for shopping. Then, we will drive to Agrigento, a Unesco World Heritage Site, with its imposing range of Greek Doric temples. After dinner at the hotel, enjoy an orientation tour of Agrigento by night to admire the Temples lit up.
(Breakfast and dinner included)

Sicilian highlights tour day 7 Friday: Selinunte - Saltpans - Erice
Today we will drive to Selinunte, in the southwest coast of Sicily, for a visit of the ruins of the abandoned ancient Greek city. See the temples on the Eastern hill and the Acropolis. Then we will enter the Trapani province driving along saltpans and Sicilian windmills. Light lunch in an agriturismo to taste antipasti, local olive oil, bruschette, pizza and local cheese. In the afternoon, we will visit the mediaeval hill town of Erice. Upon arrival, we will walk to the Castle built on the ruins of the temple of Venus. Stop at a local pastry-shop to taste the typical marzipans and almond pastries. In the evening we will get to Palermo. Yoiu will enjoy a farewell dinner in a typical trattoria-restaurant.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Sicilian highlights tour day 8 Saturday: Palermo
Departure from Sicily. Transfer to the airport not included but available on request.
(Breakfast included)

What is included What is not included


Accommodation with buffet Breakfast daily
Transportation by private air conditioned Van/Coach
English speaking Driver/Escort (under 6 clients)
English speaking Tour Escort and local guides(from 6 clients and more)
All sightseeing, tastings as per itinerary details
Meals as per programme
Welcome cocktails
Hotel & City taxes


Meals not mentioned in Itinerary
Airport transfers
Admission fees
All beverages
Gratuities
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