1° day
ARRIVAL AT THE PORT OF Catania. Meeting with local guide in bus / minibus / private car, welcome and introduction about of the program and departure for Noto. “The perfect baroque city”.
Free lunch
Guided tour along Corso Vittorio Emanuele, through the Royal Gate. We will observe: Palazzo Ducezio, Cathedral, Palazzo Nicolaci, Theater and some of the most evocative baroque churches in the historic center.
Hotel accommodation. Dinner and overnight
2° day
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Ispica: Visit of the rock dwellings that can be seen inside the large Archaeological Park. Visit of the suggestive Water Mill and the Ethno-anthropological Museum, testimony of the past and of the traditions of the peasant life of the past. Lunch with tasting of the typical local scacce (stuffed and baked focaccias) .
Continue to Vendicari and nature walk in search of the beauties of uncontaminated landscapes, between Mediterranean flora and the crystalline sea, barely interrupted by the presence of ancient Tonnare and Lighthouses that frame the landscape. back to the hotel. Dinner and overnight
3° day
Breakfast at hotel. Delivery of the rooms and departure from Ortigia (Syracuse) and walk through the streets of the suggestive island, in search of the mythical Fonte Aretusa remembering a romantic legend. Her the true treasure of fresh water that flows into the sea. Visit of the Cathedral, the only example in the world of a Christian church to host a pagan temple dedicated to the Greek divinity Diana.
Free time for lunch and walk to the temple of Apollo. Guided tour of Neapolis (Greek Theater, Ear of Dionysus, Latomie, Amphitheater, Fonte del Ninfeo, Via dei Sepolcri). Back to Catania, accommodation at the hotel. Dinner and overnight
4° day
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to tha south side of Etna, for an exciting contact with the wild nature. From the Silvestri Craters it is possible to observe the volcanic plant and the surprisingly beautiful landscapes of the active volcano, the highest in Europe
Free lunch and tasting of typical products at a local farm.
Visit of the Great Arboreal Patriarch of Sicily: The Chestnut of the Hundred Horses.
Visit of the Alcantara Gorges: an immense lava stone canyon at the foot of which the icy waters flow. back to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
5° day
Breakfast at hotel. Delivery of the rooms and departure for the historic center of Catania. Walking along an itinerary in which, among events, traditions and popular cults, it is possible to appreciate the history of the city: the Cathedral, the Patron Saint, Via Crociferi the most baroque of the Catania streets, with the exclusive possibility to go inside the famous Church of San benedetto rich in 18th century paints.
In Via Crociferi we remember the legends linked to some popular beliefs about the "the headless horse ghost".
Arrival in Piazza Università whwrw we found four Art Nouveau lamp posts, each describing the most important Sicilian legends.
Visit of the beautiful Roman amphitheater, which the people of Catania know as "the old Catania" and arrival at the end of the walk at Piazza Stesicoro, right in front of the imposing statue of Vincenzo Bellini (decorated with the statues that represent his most famous works).
Free lunch and transfer to the airport for departure
€ 739.00 Price for min. 6 pax Single room supplement € 120.00 Third adult / child in triple room € 709.00 Infant 0-2 years in bed with parents free Medical and luggage insurance € 15.00 p.p.
• Tour leader / guide • Coach / minibus / car with 9 seats • Overnight stays in 4-star hotel with half board (dinner) drinks included • Tastings as program • Lunch on the second day tasting typical products • Free gadget
• Entrance fees to sites, monuments and museums (see summary table) • Lunches • Tips and extras in general • Anything not expressly indicated in "the price includes" • City tax
• NOTO: Hotel Kollikoros or similar • CATANIA: Hotel Villa Itria, Hotel Nettuno or similar
• Trip cancellation insurance • Extra transfers for unscheduled excursions • Lunches tasting typical products € 20.00 p.p.
• PALAZZO DUCEZIO AND THEATER € 4.00 • PALAZZO NICOLACI € 4.00 • ISPICA CAVES € 10.00 • WATER MILL € 5.00 • VENDICARI RESERVE ENTRANCE € 2.00 • NEAPOLIS OF SIRACUSE € 10.00 • ALCANTARA GORGES € 2.00 • GREEK THEATER CATANIA € 10.00 • SAN BENEDETTO CHURCH € 3.00
Contact us for more info and costs
info@siciliaincoming.com, download the booking form
Tel. +39 095 7901081; cell. +39 393 1854236 - +39 347 7865456
