Transfer from Siracusa to Taormina with stops to Ragusa Ibla, Modica and Noto

Transfer from Siracusa to Taormina with stops to Ragusa Ibla, Modica and Noto

Today departure from Siracusa in direction of Ragusa Ibla. Our Team will offer you time at disposal to keep the feeling with this section of the town giving you direction to explore independently the old part of the city and an undisputed reality of Baroque art. Here you can admire numerous eighteenth-century churches and buildings and the Gardens. Soon after, you will discover another jewel of the Sicilian Gastronomy: the local Chocolate in Modica. This particular chocolate is made with a very old recipe, the one coming from the Aztecs. If you are wondering what the Aztecs have to do with Sicily, think about the Spanish conquistadors in South America and you will see that the same Spanish have dominated this island for a couple of centuries.

We then continue to Noto. In the Arab period the town was the capital of one of the three districts of Sicily (the Val di Noto) and once defeated by the Christians, Noto became a rich Norman city. Unfortunately, it was totally destroyed by the 1693 Sicilian earthquake and rebuilt in a new position nearer to the Ionian Sea. But the new Noto is a masterpiece of Sicilian Baroque! Most of the buildings, including churches and noble palaces, follow one another along the main street and are characterized by the honey tonality of tufa stone.

At the end of the tour, continue to Taormina. (drop-off will be agreed depending of traffic limitation)

TOUR DETAILS

Group Size: minimum 2 and up to 7 people
Language: English only
Scheduled Dates: Friday & Monday
Season: November 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024
Pick-up: Siracusa hotel –located in town–
Drop-off: Taormina hotel –located in town–
Operated: Rain or Shine
Tour Starts: at h 8:30 AM ish
Be Ready at your Hotel: from h 8:20AM
Tour Duration: 7 hours and an half ish