Tour of Sicily: 4 Days (ST4)

Palermo, Messina, Catania, Taormina, Siracusa

Day 1: Taormina Transfer to Taormina. The balance of the day at leisure. Day 2: Etna / Taormina Greek Theatre of Taormina We drive up to the highest and most active volcano in Europe: Mt Etna. On the way, you will enjoy the beautiful and incredible landscape rich with vegetation of varied colours. As soon as we reach the Etna Refuge at 1900 meters, you will have time for trekking, and you can also walk all around the “Silvestri Mountains”, two famous extinct craters. Lunch on your own. During the afternoon, we will drive to Taormina “pearl of Sicily”, where you will visit the Greek-Roman theatre; time for shopping. Later back to the Hotel (Taormina). Day 3: Piazza Armerina / Agrigento / Palermo Departure to Piazza Armerina, where you will visit the most important and amazing amount of Roman mosaic floors from the 3rd cent AD. Proceeding on to Agrigento for lunch (optional). Visiting the Valley of the Temples: Hera, Concordia, Heracles, and Zeus temples are the most famous Greek remains of Sicily. Ovenight in Agrigento. Day 4: Palermo / Monreale Martorana Church in Palermo After breakfast, we will drive to the city of Palermo where you will visit the Cathedral, the Martorana Church as well as a panoramic tour of the historic centre, and depart to Monreale. Visit the Cathedral and the Benedectine Cloister. After lunch time at leisure or possibility of an optional tour to the Catacombs, Mount Pellegrino (the sacred mountain of Palermo) and the village of Mondello. Dinner on your own and overnight. (Palermo)
Conditions
Price included: Touring by air-conditioned deluxe motorcoach, van or limo, english-speaking driver, local guides are provided on request.
Price not included: Airfare, meals, optional trip insurance, transfers from airport to Palermo or Catania, hotel fees to the archeological area or monuments, tips to local guides, motorcoach driver or driver/escort , all not specified in "Price included".