1st
DAY /SATURDAY PALERMO
Independent arrival at the Jolly Hotel Palermo. Enjoy
a welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight at your hotel.
2nd
DAY/SUNDAY PALERMO - SEGESTA -ERICE - TRAPANI - PALERMO
After a buffet breakfast, depart for Segesta to visit
the Doric Temple which keeps in its stone the weight
of a long history, surrounded by a unique landscape.
Lunch at a local restaurant in Erice, a medieval town
full of myth and history, art and environment located
at 800 mtrs above the sea. After lunch enjoy an orientation
tour of Trapani's salt-mills . Return to Palermo.
Dinner and overnight at Jolly Hotel Palermo.
3rd
DAY/MONDAY PALERMO - CEFALU' - CAPO D'ORLANDO - TINDARI
- MESSINA
After a buffet breakfast, drive along the Thyrrenian
coast. Stop in Cefalù, a pleasant resort well
known for its beautiful Norman Cathedral and medieval
wash-house built in the rock. Proceed to Capo d'Orlando
for lunch. Continue to Tindari to admire the magnificient
view of the sand-tongues. Continue to Messina. Dinner
and overnight at the Jolly Hotel Messina
4th
DAY /TUESDAY MESSINA - REGGIO CALABRIA - TAORMINA
- MESSINA
After a buffet breakfast, sea conditions permitting,
embark to Reggio Calabria and visit the famous "Bronzi
di Riace" . Return to Messina and lunch in the
panoramic Jolly Hotel's restaurant with a view on
Straits of Messina. In the afternoon depart to Taormina,
visit the Greek Theater and enjoy time at leisure
for shopping or walking through the tiny streets.
Dinner in a famous restaurant of the center. Return
to Messina and overnight at the Jolly Hotel.
5TH DAY /WEDNESDAY MESSINA
- MOUNT ETNA - SYRACUSE
After a buffet breakfast, conditions permitting, excursion
until 1800 meters, to Mount Etna the highest active
volcano of Europe. Lunch in a typical restaurant on
the Etna Volcano. Proceed to Syracuse. Visit of the
Archaeological area including the famous Latomie of
the Paradise and the Dyionisios "Ear" as
well as visit of the island of Ortigia, singular treasure
of the baroque style. Dinner and overnight accommodation
at the Jolly Hotel of Syracuse
6TH
DAY /THURSDAY SYRACUSE - PIAZZA ARMERINA - AGRIGENTO
After a buffet breakfast, depart for Piazza Armerina
and visit the worldwide famous Villa Romana del Casale
famed for its well preserved mosaics. Lunch in a typical
restaurant and continue to Agrigento. Visit the Valley
including the Temple of Juno, Concord, Heracles, Zeus,
Castor and Pollux. Dinner at the Jolly Hotel Della
Valle. After dinner enjoy an unforgettable panoramic
tour of the Valley of the Temples illuminated. Overnight
in Agrigento.
7TH DAY /FRIDAY AGRIGENTO
- MONREALE - PALERMO
After a buffet breakfast depart to Palermo stopping
in Monreale with visit to the "Duomo" (Cathedral)
which is one of the most reknowned monuments in the
world as well as the Benedictine Cloister, in pure
Norman style. Lunch at Jolly Hotel. In the afternoon
visit the city of Palermo including the Cathedral,
the Palatine Chapel in the Royal Palace, as well as
a panoramic tour of the historical center.
Enjoy a Farewell Dinner. Overnight accommodation at
the Jolly Hotel.
8th DAY/SATURDAY
After a buffet breakfast , end of your Tour.
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