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Western Sicily Gastronomic Escorted Program 5 Days /4Nights • Monday Departures
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GASTRONOMY TOURS from$925
DAY 1:MONDAY: PALERMO (D). Transfer to your hotel ON YOUR OWN. Dinner and accommodation at hotel. DAY 2: -TUESDAY: PALERMO-SEGESTA-MARSALA-TRAPANI-PALERMO. Buffet breakfast at your hotel and journey to Segesta, a large archaeological zone. Continue to the sea town of Marsala and re-discovered in the 18th century by English merchant John Woodhouse and known for its sweet wines. Visit a wine cellar wine tasting session. Drive along Trapani’s coastline and stop for a special Sicilian lunch in a restaurant and return to Palermo. Overnight at your hotel. DAY 3:WEDNESDAY: PALERMO-MONREALE-PALERMO. Buffet breakfast at enjoy a morning tour of Palermo, a city full of character, features Quattro Canti – a splendid example of Spanish Baroque architecture, the Palace of the Normans and its superb Palatine Chapel, the Cathedral, and the famous Benedictine Abbey of Monreale. Here you will admire a 12th century cathe- dral, housing very fine mosaics representing a complete cycle of the Old and New Testaments. Balance of the day is at leisure. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight. DAY 4:THURSDAY: PALERMO-CORLEONE-FICUZZA-PALERMO. Buffet breakfast at your hotel and enjoy this special day dedicated to one of the famous social phenomena in Sicily. Morning departure to the area of Corleone. Participate in cooking lesson: we will be able to prepare some of the most genuine and traditional Sicilian dishes. In the afternoon back to Palermo. Enjoy an arrivederci dinner with your travel companions at your hotel. DAY 5:FRIDAY:PALERMO.Buffet breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Palermo airport for your return flight home ON YOUR OWN. End of the tour.
Hotel or similar: Palermo: Hotel Excelsior ****
Departure Dates: April: 7, 21 / May: 5, 19 / June: 2, 9, 16, 23 / July: 7, 14, 21 / August: 4, 11, 25 / September: 8, 15, 21, 29 / October: 6, 13, 20, 27 / November: 3, 10, 17
Gastronomic Package 8 Days /7Nights • Monday Departures
“Slow” Sicily Gourmet
DAY 1: Palermo (D) DAY 2: Erice, Marsala (BB,T, L, T) DAY 3: Palermo, Monreale (BB) DAY 4: Agrigento, Caltagirone, Syracuse (BB, D) DAY 5: Ragusa, Modica, Noto, Syracuse (BB, L, T) DAY 6: Syracuse, Mount Etna, Taormina (BB, T) DAY 7: Taormina (BB,D) DAY 8: Taormina (BB)
Guaranteed Departure Dates • June 8th • September 14th • September 21st • October 5th
Hotels or similar: Palermo: Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes 4* Syracuse: Hotel Des Etrangers 5* Taormina: Grand Hotel Miramare 4*
BB=Buffet Breakfast C=Cooking Lesson L=Lunch LL= light lunch D=Dinner 62
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Eastern Sicily Gastronomic Escorted Program 5 Days /4Nights • Friday Departures
from $925
DAY 1: FRIDAY:
CATANIA-TAORMINA.Transfer to your hotel ON YOUR OWN. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. DAY 2: SATURDAY: TAORMINA-MOUNT ETNA-TAORMINA. (optional tour to SAVOCA, FORZA D’AGRO’). Buffet breakfast at hotel and morning walking tour of Taormina’s charming city.Enjoy the excursion to Mount Etna, till 1800 meters and visit the Sylvester Craters, where you can enjoy the best views. Dinner on your own. Overnight at your hotel. DAY 3: SUNDAY:TAORMINA-SIRACUSA-TAORMINA. Buffet breakfast at your hotel and experience a guided tour of Siracusa, and highlights the Archaeological Park, Greek Theater, Latomia del Paradiso and Cave of Dyonisius’ Ear. This evening savor a special Sicilian dinner with wine in a restaurant characteristic of this region. DAY 4:MONDAY:TAORMINA-AGRIGENTO-PALERMO.Buffet breakfast at your hotel and depart for Agrigento, enjoy a guided tour of this hillside town famous for its magnificent Valley of the Temples. Your local guide will highlight the history and architecture of Concordia and of the other temples After visiting the Valley of the Temples, resume travel to Palermo, where you arrive in the evening in time for an enjoyable and relaxing dinner at your hotel. DAY 5:TUESDAY: PALERMO. Buffet breakfast at your hotel End of the tour.
Hotel or similar: Taormina: Hotel Villa Diodoro Palermo: Hotel Excelsior ****
Departure Dates: April: 4,18 / May: 2,16, 30 / June: 6,13, 20 / July: 4,11,18 August: 1,18, 22 / September: 5, 12,19, 26 / October: 3,10, 17, 24, 31 November: 7,14
“Deluxe” from$2,839
Package includes: • 7 nights in a Superior 4* hotels • Breakfast Buffet Daily
• 5 meals based on traditional regional dishes, including a selection of regional wines:
• 1 welcome dinner in a slow food restaurant • 2 lunches & 1 dinner • 1 farewell dinner • 4 guided tastings wines and products from the Sicily region • Guided tour of: - Agrigento (2 hrs) - Siracusa ( 2 hrs) - Ragusa ( 2 hrs) - Palermo ( 2 hrs) - Taormina (2 hrs) - the Cathedral of Monreale - the Valley of the Temples Archaeological Park, Agrigento - the Archaeological Park in Syracuse - the Greek Theatre of Taormina
• Travel in state-of the-art, luxury motor coaches • Entrance fee to • Mini bus in Taormina • Baggage Handling for the full duration of the tour • Professional Tour Directors & licensed local guides as per itinerary
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