Sicilian Highlights Tour | East to West Side: Monday from Taormina

Day 1 (Monday) Catania/Taormina
Welcome to the warm, beautiful and pleasant island of Sicily! Upon arrival at Catania airport please proceed through the Passport Control and collect your luggage inside the customs area. Then independent transfer to your hotel In Taormina. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the town on your own.
Day 2 (Tuesday) Taormina
All daylong at leisure to rest or shops or Optional Excursion. Tonight we meet our staff at hotel for a short briefing. Then together we gather for dinner at a local restaurant. (D)
Day 3 (Wednesday) Syracuse
Today we depart for Syracuse, founded by colonists from Cornith in 735 B.C. and once the most important competitor to Athens.  On arrival stroll through the streets of Ortygia Island, the heart of the city center. Light lunch at local restaurant. This afternoon visit through the Archaeological Park (Admission Fee: not included) highlights the Greek Theatre, the Roman Amphitheatre and the Paradise Quarry.  Later back to Taormina. (BB L)
Day 4 (Thursday) Piazza Armerina & Agrigento
Following breakfast, we will drive through the interior of Sicily to reach Piazza Armerina where we will view the ruins of the Roman Villa of Casale (Admission Fee: not included). The mosaics discovered here are celebrated among scholars of antiquity. This afternoon continue to Agrigento. On arrival light-lunch at country restaurant. This afternoon we will visit the finest of all ancient Greek sites—the complete Doric Temples (Admission Fee: not included). Then we will continue to Palermo, the capital of Sicily. (BB L)
Day 5 (Friday) Marsala Wine,  Olive Oil, Erice
Early departure to tour western Sicily where we reach Marsala where we visit a local winery’s cellar and taste Sicilian wines. Later we travel between Trapani and Marsala on the Salt Way Road.  We tour the historic saltpan works, where the ancient tradition of harvesting salt from the sea is still practiced. Then, to an olive oil factory & farmhouse to enjoy a light lunch. This afternoon we continue to Erice uptown. The Elymians settled the medieval town of Erice, which was an important religious site associated with the goddess Venus. Wander through its ancient streets and visit some of the famous homemade pastry shops—world-famous for marzipan candies and other delicacies like almond and pistachio pastries. Later back to Palermo. (BB L)
Day 6 (Saturday) Monreale, Palermo & Cefalů
Breakfast at hotel. Our first stop is Monreale to see where the Arab-Norman art and architecture reached the pinnacle of its glory with the Duomo, launched in 1174 by William II. It represents scenes from the Old and New Testaments all in golden mosaics. Then onto Palermo to explore the lively Capo Market, a large open air street market that captures the flavor of Palermo's Saracen Arab past. Capo is a blend of general confusion and a jumble of vendors' stalls, winding toward the old gate --Porta Carini-- of what used to be the city wall. This afternoon we continue by seeing Piazza Pretoria and Via Maqueda, whose “four corners” converge Palermo at a quartet of baroque palaces left over from the heyday of Spanish rule dating from 1560. This afternoon depart for Cefalů, a charming coastal town home to a massive Norman Cathedral with outstanding mosaics. Here we visit the city center and stroll down main street to reach the Cathedral. Later back to Palermo (BB)
Day 7 (Sunday) Palermo
Time to say goodbye to Sicily.  Independent transfer to Palermo airport. (BB)

Meal Legend: BB Buffet Breakfast L Lunch or Light Lunch  D Dinner
 

DEPARTURE from Catania (CTA)
6 nights / 7 days
Taormina (3 nights) Palermo (3 nights)  Departure from Catania | Monday  Guaranteed (with a minimum of 2 clients)
Small size group: Limited to 25 people
Style of Accommodation: 4 star superior

Meals:
-6 breakfasts;
-one dinner at local restaurant;
-one light lunch at local restaurant;
-one light lunch at country-restaurant;
-one light lunch at olive oil factory-farmhouse;
-one wine tasting at winery.

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27 Guaranteed Departure Dates:

February: 7 | March: 7, 14
April: 4, 11, 18
May: 2, 9, 23, 30 | June: 13, 20, 27
July 11, 18, 25 | August 29
September: 5, 12, 19, 26
October: 10, 17, 24, 31 | November: 7
December: 5
 

Rate per person, land only:

Eur 950,00 in triple occupancy
Eur 999,00 in double/twin occupancy

Eur 1.280,00 in single occupancy
 

Surcharge, per person:
Round Trip airport transfers: Eur 70,00
 

FEATURED PROPERTIES USED:
Taormina: Hotel Villa Diodoro, first class
Palermo: Hotel Plaza Opera, first class

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HOW TO BOOK:
A deposit eur 250,00 per person is required to save the space.
You can pay this amount using the credit card through our secure payment system.

As soon as we receive the deposit we send you the confirmation by H24.

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ADMISSION FEE:
The price of this tour does not include the Admission Fees, which are usually around Euros 8,00/10,00 per person payable directly on the spot. If you are over 65 or under 18 years old and you have EU or Commonwealth Passport,  the admission fees are free of charge for you showing your document (or copy of your document) on the spot.