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 SIT Package Highlights include:• Hotel Villa Diodoro **** Taormina (or similar) for 3 nights
• Hotel Ai Cavalieri **** Palermo (or similar) for 1 nights
• 6 included meals (4 buffet breakfasts + 2 dinners at hotels + 1 dinner at local restaurant in Taormina area)
• ¼ wine + ½ mineral water + coffee or cappuccino served with lunch and dinner at hotels & restaurants
• Touring by air-conditioned motorcoach or minivan accordingly to the number of participants
• Professional tour director
• Sightseeing as indicated, including local guides where necessary (Taormina, Siracusa, Agrigento, Palermo)
The price does not include • Transfers in and out
• Entrance fees
• Beverages
• Everything that is not clearly specified under 'Highlights include'
Price per person from Double $864 Single $1128 Triple $821
(Supplement for Easter departure April 22nd - $72 per person)
Departure DatesDeparting Fridays from Taormina
March 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20, 27; June 3, 10, 17, 24;
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; August 5, 12, 19, 26; September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11
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A tour that explores Eastern Sicly, but also includes a visit to Agrigento
and Valley of the Temples. Enjoy the craters of Mt Etna, the incredible Archaeological Park in Siracusa. Hotels are based in Taormina and Palermo.
Day 1 Friday: Catania, TaorminaArrive in Catania. Transfer from the Airport to your hotel in Taormina on your own. Meet with the group. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Saturday: Taormina, Mt Etna, Taormina
 Buffet breakfast at the hotel and morning at leisure or explore the slopes of Mt Etna with our
optional tour (to be paid locally). Continue climbing to 1800 meters, where you can enjoy the
best views, as you drive through the fertile slopes and villages that sit on ancient volcanic
eruptions. We will also participate in a honey tasting in a farmhouse on Mount
Etna. Back to Taormina and a tour of Taormina’s charming city centre includes the
Greek/Roman amphitheatre with its spectacular view of Giardini Naxos and Mount Etna, the
larget active volcano in Europe. Tonight, dinner on your own in one of the
many colourful restaurants in Taormina.
Day 3 Sunday: Taormina, Siracusa, Taormina
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and then experience an excursion to Siracusa. A guided
tour of this venerable city highlights the Archaeological Park, Greek Theater, Latomia del
Paradiso and Cave of Dyonisius’ Ear. On the way back to Taormina, we offer a once in a
lifetime experience. You may take an optional “Godfather” tour featuring the authentic villages
chosen by Francis Coppola for most of the scenes in the Godfather movies. This is a good
way to explore the real untouched Sicilian countryside, local lifestyle and culture. This
evening savor a special Sicilian dinner with wine in a restaurant that is characteristic of this
region.
Day 4 Monday: Taormina, Agrigento, Palermo
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and depart for Agrigento, a hillside town famous for its
magnificent Valley of the Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a guided tour of
the valley, dating back to the 5th century BC. The poet Pindar described the site “as the most
beautiful city built by mortal men”. The Doric style temples, all constructed within a century,
face east, a standard criteria for both Greek and Roman temples so the statue of the god
housed in each temple faced the rising sun. The best temple is that of Concordia (similar in
design to the Parthenon in Athens) which is in almost perfectly preserved condition. Your
local guide will highlight the history and architecture of Concordia and of the other temples
that are part of this archaeological treasure-trove. 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.
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