Sicilian Sun
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Highlights
- Explore the salt windmills of Trapani with a guided tour.
- Enjoy meals at specially selected, local restaurants, offering an authentic taste of Sicilian cuisine.
- Admire Norman palaces and Arab domes one day, take in stunning Byzantine mosaics the next.
- Sample the famous local dessert wines, from Marsala to Zibbibo.
- Experience the robust flavor of local produce enriched by the flavor of Mt. Etna's volcanic soil.
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Trip includes
- Round-trip economy class airfare to Catania (CTA)
- Round-trip airport transfers in Catania
- Accommodations in hotels listed, or similar
- 1 night in Catania at the Hotel Il Principe
- 1 night in Ragusa at the Poggio del Sole Resort
- 1 night in Agrigento at the Dioscuri Bay Palace
- 2 nights in Palermo at the Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa
- 2 nights in Taormina at the Villa Diodoro
- Welcome cocktail
- Daily breakfast, 7 dinners & 2 lunches
- Sicilian product tastings
- Transportation via deluxe motorcoach or mini-van
- Services of an English-speaking tour escort
- Local tours and entrance fees (as mentioned in the itinerary)
- Porterage at hotels
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Itinerary
Accommodation: Il Principe Hotel Catania
Upon arrival at the airport in Catania, you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Catania. The remainder of the day is yours at leisure, until you meet the rest of your travel companions later for a welcome cocktail and dinner at the hotel.
Transfer to hotel
Accommodation: Poggio Del Sole Resort
After a buffet breakfast, depart for Siracusa (Syracuse) and visit the archaeological area including the famous Latomie of Paradise (Latomia del Paradiso) and the Ear of Dionysius.
Continue to the island of Ortigia, ...
Sample the flavors of Sicily today! Sicilian cuisine is unlike any other in Italy. The staple dishes of the region draw inspiration from all of the cultures which established them on the island over the course of history.
In addition to the traditional Italian fare, Sicilian cuisine shows traces from Greek, French, Spanish, and Arab influences.
Accommodation: Dioscuri Bay Palace
Today, after breakfast you’ll depart to Caltagirone - a small town in the heart of Sicily, and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Famous worldwide for the production of pottery, pay special attention to their majolica (Italian tin-gl...
Accommodation: Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa
Enjoy breakfast in your hotel before departing to Palermo. Upon arrival, enjoy time on your own to explore and have lunch.
That afternoon, the group will visit Monreale to see the Cathedral - one of the most beauti...
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Segesta to admire the Temple and the Theatre surrounded by an impressive landscape.
Continue to the medieval village of Erice, situated on the top of a hill overlooking the city of Trapani and the Egadi Islands; walk through ...
Accommodation: Villa Diodoro
Following breakfast, travel to Cefalu, a former fishing village that is now a charming coastal town. Enjoy a walk to the city center and down the main street to reach the Arab-Norman Cathedral and the medieval wash-house built in th...
Today you will enjoy the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner and overnight at your hotel in Taormina.
Your Sicilian getaway comes to an end today. After breakfast, you will be transferred back to Catania Airport for your return flight home.
Transfer to Catania airport
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