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Day 01 –
Rome
Arrival At Rome on your own. Day at leisure. Arrival at the Hotel and
overnight.
Day 02 –
Rome / Naples / Pompeii / Sorrento
Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure
from the Hotel at hrs 07:00 am .After leaving Rome, the coach will take
the " Sun Route " motorway, driving through the regions of Lazio and
Campania, with a view of the Abbey of Montecassino. Upon arrival in
Naples there will be a short panoramic city tour : Mergellina, Castel
dell'Ovo Plebiscito Square, the Royal Palace, the Maschio Angioino and
the port. Lunch in a restaurant on our way to Pompeii and then visit of
the excavations of the famous Roman city , destroyed by the eruption of
Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Leaving Pompeii and driving along the Sorrentine
coastal, arrival in Sorrento. Dinner and overnight in the Hotel.
Day 03 –
Sorrento / Capri / Sorrento
After breakfast we board the boat
for the Island of Capri, if, weather and sea conditions permitting, we
will visit the Blue Grotta in small rowing boats. Lunch in a restaurant
and free time for personal activities. Return to Sorrento, Dinner and
Overnight in the Hotel.
Day 04 - Sorrento / Palermo / Overnight
Breakfast at the Hotel and morning
at leisure. In the afternoon departure towards Naples harbour to board
on the Tirrenia Ferry Boat to Palermo. Overnight on boat ( no dinner, no
breakfast)
Day 05 –
Palermo
Arrival in Palermo. Transfer to the
hotel by your own. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 06 -
Palermo / Monreale /( Erice ) / Palermo
Breakfast at the hotel. In the
morning departure to Monreale and visit the Cathedral as well as the
Cloister. Visit keeps on with Palermo including: Palatine Chapel,
Palermo’s Cathedral as well as a panoramic tour. Lunch at hotel.
Afternoon at your own or possibility to participate to an optional (to
be paid locally) excursion to Erice, small medieval village situated in
Trapani’s province as well as the salt mills. Back to Palermo. Dinner
and accommodation.
Day 07 -
Palermo / Segesta / Selinunte With Lunch In A Farmhouse / Agrigento
Breakfast and departure to Segesta
to visit the Doric Temple. Continue to Selinunte:
visit by your own of
the archaeological area. After the visit, we will have a special lunch
in a local farmhouse (famous for its olive oil production). We will have
some food tasting and wine tasting. After lunch, departure to Agrigento
and visit the Valley of the Temples, known for its well preserved Greek
Temples. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
Day 08 - Agrigento / Piazza Armerina / Catania / Siracusa
Breakfast at hotel. Departure to
Piazza Armerina, visit of the Villa Romana del casale, important
building of the Roman empire. Continue to Catania and visit the second
biggest city in Sicily. In particular we will visit the Cathedral, the
famous Via Etnea, but also the beautiful Fish market. Lunch at a local
restaurant and continue to Syracuse. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
Day 09 Siracusa /Noto / Siracusa With A Special Dinner In A Local Restaurant
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Noto to admire the Cathedral
which has been renovated after many years. Back to Syracuse. Lunch at
hotel. In the afternoon. visit Siracusa: founded between 734 – 733 B.
C. It is in a splendid position in the east of the Sicilian coast; it
stretches out over the sea with the island of Ortigia, where the major
testimonies of its glorious past are: The Minerva Temple, today a
catholic church, the legendary Arethusa Fountain, Apollo Temple, the
Greek Theatre, the Roman Amphitheatre near the Latomie and the Ear of
Dionysus. Dinner in a local restaurant in Ortigia, the fascinating
historical centre of the city. Accommodation at hotel.
Day 10 Siracusa / Etna With Lunch In A Farmhouse / Taormina Area
Breakfast to the hotel and then
departure to Mount Etna (Weather conditions permitting) :
is the highest active volcano in
Europe (3345 mt).The bus will bring you up to the “Rifugio Sapienza”
1800 m. Visit of the extinguished Craters of Mounights Silvestri.
Wonderful variety of fauna and flora and moony landscapes can be seen
on the way. The special ambient created during the centuries under
nature, culture and history is inimitable all over the world. We will
proceed to a farmhouse where we will taste the most special Sicilian
dishes. Continuation to Taormina: pretty and romantic town on the Mount
Tauro (204 mt). Spare time to visit the famous Greek Theatre with a
splendid view of the Mount Etna and the Ionian sea or to do shopping and
to stroll through the picturesque lanes of the city centre. Dinner and
overnight at the hotel.
Day 11 -
Taormina Area / Messina / Cefalů / Palermo
Breakfast at the hotel and departure
to Messina, sightseeing tour of the city and its famous Cathedral.
Continuation to Cefalů to have lunch in a farmhouse or restaurant with
very typical products of the island. Cefalů:is a splendid fishermen’s
village and seaside resort. Visit of the huge Norman Cathedral, founded
in 1131 by Roger II and of the Medieval Lavatory. Time at leisure to
stroll through the narrow lanes of the historic centre full of shops and
restauranights. Continue to Palermo, dinner and overnight to the hotel.
Day 12 -
Palermo
Breakfast at the hotel. End of our service.
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