OVERVIEW OF ALL THE BASIC ELEMENTS

Sicily

5 days / 4 nights

2017 program

CATANIA, SIRACUSA, RAGUSA, CALTAGIRONE, PIAZZA ARMERINA, AGRIGENTO, PALERMO, MONREALE

1° Day - Saturday: Catania

Independent arrival at the hotel Il Principe. Accommodation. Welcome cocktail and dinner. Overnight in your hotel.

2° Day - Sunday: Catania - Siracusa - Ragusa with Sicilian typical products tasting

After a buffet breakfast, depart to Syracuse to visit the archaeological area “Neapolis” including the famous Latomie of the Paradise and the Dyionisios “Ear”. Continue to the island of Ortigia, the small baroque old city centre of Siracusa: visit of the Cathedral and Arethuse Fountain. Lunch on your own. Depart to Ragusa and visit of the enchanting historical centre “Ibla”, with its stunning Baroque palaces and churches. Together with other seven cities in the Val di Noto, Ragusa is listed among the Unesco World Heritage Sites. Enjoy a tasting of typical products in the main square by the Dome. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at Hotel Poggio del Sole.

3° Day - Monday: Ragusa - Caltagirone - Piazza Armerina - Agrigento

After a buffet breakfast, depart to Caltagirone, a small town in the inland of Sicily, declared by Unesco World Heritage Site and famous worldwide for the production of pottery and terra-cotta wares: panoramic visit and opportunity of shopping. Continue to Piazza Armerina to visit the worldwide known Villa Romana del Casale, declared a Unesco World Heritage Site, thanks to its well preserved mosaics. Lunch in a local restaurant. Depart to Agrigento, a hillside town famous for its magnificent Valley of the Temples, a Unesco World Heritage Site: guided tour of the Valley, including the Temple of Concordia, Juno, Zeus and Heracles. Accommodation and dinner at hotel Dioscuri Bay Palace. Overnight.

4° Day - Tuesday: Agrigento - Palermo - Monreale

After a buffet breakfast depart to Palermo. Accommodation at Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa. Time at leisure. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon visit of Monreale: the Cathedral, one of the most beautiful monuments of the world with its Moorish architecture, housing very fine mosaics and the Benedictine Cloister in Arab-Norman style. Continue the visit of the historical centre of Palermo, one of the largest of Europe, including the Cathedral, the Palace of the Normans and its superb Palatine Chapel. Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in your hotel.

5° Day - Wednesday: Palermo

After buffet breakfast, end of the Tour.

5 days / 4 nights

PRICES STARTS AT:

$999.00CAD

Taxes Included based on double occupancy. Single occupancy on request.

Price includes:

Accommodation in 4 stars hotels centrally located; Welcome cocktail; 4 Dinners, 1 Lunch, 4 Breakfast; Sicilian typical products tasting (wine, chocolate,biscuits, etc) in Ragusa Ibla; Mineral water at meals; Transportation De Luxe motorcoach or minivan with driver/guide for groups with less than 15 pax; English speaking tour escort; Local guides where necessary; Porterage at Hotels.

Price does not include:

Tip; Drinks; Entrance fees to monuments or museums; Extras; City tax for overnight stays (according to each city council rules); Everything that is not mentioned in the paragraph "Price includes".

Notes:

Due to technical and/or logistic issues, itineraries could be changed. 

We inform all Clients that rates do not include city tax when applicable. City tax will have to be paid directly from clients at the Hotel upon arrival or at the check out. We remind you that the city tax may change according to the hotel category.

Hotels or similar:

Catania: Hotel Il Principe 4*

Ragusa: Poggio del Sole Resort 4*

Agrigento: Dioscuri Bay Palace 4*

Palermo: Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa 4*

Operational details:

Meeting point: Catania - Hotel Il Principe, Via Alessi 24

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Archeological Park Neapolis, Latomie of the Paradise
• Dyionisios Ear
• Island of Ortygia
• Cathedral of Syracuse
• Arethusa Fountain
• Ragusa Centre "Ibla"
• Caltagirone
• Roman Villa of Casale
• Valley of Temples
• Temple of Concord
• Temple of Juno
• Temple of Zeus, Temple of Heracles
• Cathedral of Monreale
• Cathedral of Palermo
• Palace of Normans
• "Palatina" Chapel

Languages: 

English