1ST  DAY/SATURDAY

PALERMO
Independent arrival al the Jolly hotel Palermo. Enjoy a welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight at your hotel.

2nd  DAY/SUNDAY

PALERMO - CEFALÙ - CAPO D’ORLANDO - TAORMINA - CATANIA

After a buffet breakfast, depart to Cefalù, a charming coastal town, a former fishing village, which is also home to a breathtaking Norman Cathedral with dazzling mosaics. Take a stroll to the city centre and down main street to reach the Cathedral and the medieval wash-house built in the rock. Proceed to Capo d’Orlando along the Tyrrhenian coast and stop for lunch. Continue to Taormina called “the pearl of the Ionic Sea”, founded in 400 BC and beautifully located overlooking the sea and the peak of Mount Etna. Enjoy time at leisure to shop for handmade lace, coral jewels, ceramics, home-made sweets and preserves down “Corso Umberto” or simply walk through the tiny streets. Possibility to visit the fascinating Roman - Greek theatre. Proceed to Catania. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at the Hotel Katane Palace.

3rd  DAY/MONDAY

CATANIA - MONTE ETNA with lunch in a farmhouse - CATANIA

After a buffet breakfast, weather conditions permitting, excursion to Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe. Across fascinating landscape, we will reach a height of 2000 metres, where we will enjoy a fantastic panorama of the Ionic Sea. Lunch in a farmhouse on the slopes of Etna and wine tasting of local production. Back to Catania, the town known for its original baroque style and for its streets built with black lava stone from mount Etna. Walking tour through Via Etnea, the Baroque street “Via Crociferi”, the Piazza Duomo with the Cathedral and the “Liotru” statue, symbol of the city, the roman Amphitheatre, the Opera House (external visit), the University, and the noble Palace of Biscari (external visit). Dinner and overnight in your Hotel.

4th   DAY/TUESDAY

CATANIA - SIRACUSA - NOTO - RAGUSA

After a buffet breakfast, depart to Syracuse to visit the most beautiful Greek colony of Sicily. Visit of the archaeological area including the famous Latomie of the Paradise, the Greek Theatre, the Roman Amphitheatre
and the Dyonisios “Ear”. Visit the island of Ortigia, the small baroque old city centre of Siracusa, built by the Aragonians: here you can admire the Cathedral and the “Fontana Aretusa”. Lunch in a local restaurant. In the
afternoon, depart to Noto, one of the most beautiful cities in Sicily renowned for the harmony and unity of its Baroque style and today declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Proceed to Ragusa, a city that is divided into two parts: the upper part built after the earthquake in 1693 and the lower part that is called Ragusa Ibla, one of the most important testimony of the Baroque architecture. Enjoy an aperitif in a nice bar in the main square by
the Dome, “Basilica di San Giorgio”. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at Hotel Mediterraneo Palace.

5th  DAY /WEDNESDAY  CATANIA - SIRACUSA – CATANIA
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Syracuse: whole day dedicated to the visit of the most beautiful Greek colony of Sicily. Visit of the archaeological area including the famous Latomie of the Paradise and the Dyonisios “Ear” as well as visit of the island of Ortigia, the small baroque old city centre of Siracusa. Lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon enjoy time at leisure to stroll around Ortigia. Back to Catania for a panoramic tour of the town known for its original baroque style and for its streets built with black lava stone from Mount Etna. Dinner and overnight in Hotel

6th DAY/THURSDAY

RAGUSA - PIAZZA ARMERINA – AGRIGENTO

After a buffet breakfast, depart to Piazza Armerina and visit the worldwide known Villa Romana del Casale: it is the richest, largest and   most complex collection of late Roman mosaics in the world. Continue to Agrigento. Lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit of the Valley of the Temples including the Temple of Juno, Concord, Heracles, Zeus, Castor & Pollux that represent the most beautiful example of the Greek Civilization in Sicily. Dinner at Hotel Della Valle. After dinner enjoy an unforgettable panoramic tour of the Valley of the Temples illuminated. Overnight in Agrigento.

7th DAY/FRIDAY

AGRIGENTO - SELINUNTE - ERICE - SEGESTA - PALERMO

After a buffet breakfast. morning visit of the Capital of Sicily, one of the richest towns in the island for history and art: the Cathedral, the “Palatina” Chapel, and panoramic tour of the town (the “Quattro Canti”, the Opera House, the Pretoria Square). Continue to Monreale to admire the Cathedral with its splendid 12th century mosaics and the cloister of the Benedictines monastery with Moorish architecture. Lunch in your Hotel. Afternoon at leisure or optional excursion to Monte Pellegrino, the most famous mountain in Palermo, to arrive at the shrine
of Santa Rosalia, the patron saint of the city; from the viewpoint enjoy a breathtaking panorama of the Conca d’Oro. Visit the Catacombs of Cappuccini, a haunting experience, where in a maze of corridors are held about 8,000 bodies embalmed. End the afternoon, with a walk to the discover of one of the most colorful historical markets of Palermo: “The Capo Market” immersed in an explosion of vegetables, and fruits. Dinner and overnight in your Hotel.

8th DAY/SATURDAY

PALERMO

After a buffet breakfast, end of the Tour

OPERATING DATES:
November   14
December   30 Wednesday (New year Special departure Refer to the special rates )
January     23
February    27
March         10 - 13 -27

RATES PER PERSON:
Euro 695 in double room
Euro 875 in single room
Euro 660 3ˆa Person in trp/b room

ENTRANCE FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED

RATE INCLUDES:

• Accommodation in 4 stars Hotels
• Welcome cocktail
• Full board basis (dinner on first day till
breakfast on last day)
• Bus GT or minivan with driver/guide for
groups with less than 15 pax
• Tour escort
• Local guides where necessary
• Porterage at hotels
• Aperitif in Ragusa

Wine tasting on Mt Etna

RATE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Transfers in/out - Entrance fees -Drinks
• Everything which is not clearly specified under “rate includes”

HOTELS 4 STARS:

PALERMO

JOLLY HOTEL (4 stars) or similar

Via Foro Italico 22 90133

Tel 091 6165090 Fax 091 6161441

CATANIA

NH JOLLY HOTEL (4 stars) or similar

Piazza  Trento 13 95100

Tel 095 316933  Fax 095 316832

RAGUSA

MEDITERRANEO PALCE (4 stars) or similar

Via Roma, 189 97100 RAGUSA

Tel 0932 621944 Fax 0932 623799

AGRIGENTO

DELLA VALLE (4 stars) or similar

Via Ugo La Malfa, 3 92100 AGRIGENTO

Tel 0922 26966 Fax: 0922 26412

PRE /POST TOUR ACCOMODATION:
Euro  75  p.p. in DBL/B room  B/B
Euro  110   in Single Bed
Supplement Superior Room  Euro  40  per person

TRANSFER APT Palermo /Hotel or viceversa
One way Group transfer (only available on Saturdays )

Euro 25 p.p PrivateTransfer (no waiting stay) Euro  65  per car

SPOKEN LAGUAGES:
English, Italian and Spanish