PRESTIGE SICILY TOUR  09 (12 days /11 nights)
with English speaking driver

1° Day   PALERMO airport -  Hotel

Arrival at Palermo airport, met with driver and transfer to the Hotel. Accommodation. According to the arrival time, we may start the visit of Palermo in the afternoon (the beach side of Palermo - Mondello)  or walking in the main street of is possible  assist to the  famous  Puppets Theatre performance, expecting  to be held every Sunday  at  6 pm.  Dinner free . Overnight

2° Day  PALERMO - MONREALE

Breakfast and morning guide visit of Palermo ( the Duomo, Palatine chapel, Martorana church) and Monreale ( The Cathedral, the cloister ). In the afternoon continuation of the visits  at Mondello and Monte Pellegrino or relax at the Hotel (optional: visit to a Palazzo MIRTO, residence of a noble family.  Lunch  and dinner free. Overnight

3° day PALERMO - Cefalů

Breakfast and departure to Cefalů and Santo Stefano di Camastra (known center for the ceramic production) In the afternoon  back to the hotel  and time at disposal for shopping (Alternative and Optional  Morning, cooking course in a Farm or at Palermo. Afternoon excursion to Cefalů ) Dinner free and overnight

4° Day    PALERMO –  SEGESTA – SAN VITO LO CAPO  -  ERICE

Breakfast  and departure to Erice, on the way stop at Segesta  for the visit of Temple. (possible stop on the way, to a winery cellar  Calatrasi for wine testing ) Arrival at Erice  at 2 pm. Accommodation  at the Hotel and start with  a own visit  of Erice, (the Matrice  and the castle, and walking through the narrow streets full of  caracteristic  shops Erice is also well known for its scintific center of culture “Ettore Maiorana” Dinner (free) in a typical restaurant. Overnight

5° Day   TRAPANI – MARSALA – SELINUNTE – AGRIGENTO

Breakfast and  departure to Marsala crossing  “Via del Sale” , Visit of the Salt’s area  and  to  the caracteristic wind’s  fans ( Ettore & Infersa)  ( Optional excursion to the Mothia island ) Proceeding to Selinunte for visit to the archeological Park, the largest one of Europe,  we will visit the Acropolis and the Temples, most of them are colapsed during the past earthquakes. Proceed to Agrigento, Accommodation at the Hotel. Dinner in caractheristic restaurant (free) and in the evening  Tour of the illuminated valley of Temples 

Alternative: After visiting Selinunte, proceed to Agrigento, Visit of Valley of temples  and proceed to  BUTERA. Accommodation in special Sicilian FARM. Wine testing  at the winery cellar “PRINCIPI DI BUTERA” Dinner in a FARM. Overnight  at the FARM or Piazza Armerina in case the participants will decide to visit also The Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina

6° Day  AGRIGENTO – RAGUSA

Breakfast and morning guided visit of the Valley of Temples  (Temples of  Concordia, Juno,  Jupter, Castor and Pollux  Etc) Proceed to Ragusa  Arrival in the late afternoon. Accommodation at the Hotel or in a private Villa with swimming pool.  Relax and in the evening  walking tour of Ragusa Ibla  and  Dinner at your own  in a caracteristc restaurant  or it may be arranged at the Villa, Overnight

7° Day   RAGUSA – MODICA - PACHINO - NOTO SIRACUSA

Breakfast morning Visit of Ragusa and Modica. In the afternoon proceed to Siracusa, by crossing the southern cost of Sicily by stopping a Pachino for a visit to a known wine cellar and to the museum of wine’s tradictions, then proceed to Marzamemi  and  NOTO, well known as the Capital of the Sicilian Baroque.(Time permitting we also will visit Marzamemi, characteristic fishing village)   Accommodation  at the hotel at Siracusa Dinner  at your own Overnight

8° Day  SIRACUSA

Breakfast, H/day visit of the Archeoligic park (the Greek Teathre, Diosisiu’s ear, Ara of Ierone, and catacumbs ) proceed to Ortigia where we will visit  the Cathedral  and the Apollo temple . Afternoon  relax at the Hotel ( optional  continuation of the visit  with the Maniace and Eurialus castles), or free for shopping

or Cooking course from 4 to 7 pm including dinner.

Dinner free or the expected  farewell dinner at Taormina will  performed at Siracusa. Overnight

9° day   SIRACUSA  - CATANIA  -TAORMINA  –

Breakfast  and departure to Taormina. Stop at Catania  for visit The Cathedral, The  Opera Theatre Bellini (external) and its museums  and  the famous Via Etna. Proceed to Taormina by crossing “Riviera dei Cyclops” Arrival at Taormina, accommodation  ( Dinner free) and overnight

10°  day  TAORMINA  –  ETNA -  GOLE ALCANTARA  - TAORMINA

Breakfast full day excursion to ETNA Voulcano visit of Silvestrian craters Visit of Wine cellar “Murgo”   for wine testing  (lunch  Optional ) proceed to Alcantara Gorges (weather permitting) or Giardini Naxos. Back to the hotel. relax and dinner at your own Overnight.

11° Day   TAORMINA 

Breakfast and visit of Taormina ( The Roman Theatre ) Afternoon free for relax of  shopping in the narrow streets. (Optional : Excursion to a Sicilian small village “Forza d’Agro”, where part of the movie  “The God Father” was took and  Castelmola )  Farewell dinner in a typical restaurant  Overnight

12° day  TAORMINA  –

Breakfast and time at leisure till departure to the airport