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Sicily tour - Italy travel - Tour
from Acireale or Palermo to Taormina Sicily
Catania(Acireale) - Tindari - Cefalu - Palermo - Monreale - Segesta - Erice -
Selinunte - Agrigento - Taormina
14Apr-27Oct 2012
Tours in Sicily
- First
class accommodation
8days/7nights - Guaranteed Departures
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2012 ITINERARY / DEPARTURE
DATES AND PRICES
Departure from Acireale on Saturdays ending in Taormina on Saturdays or
departure from Palermo on Sundays ending in Palermo on Sundays
Departure dates 2012 (from Acireale) - from Palermo a
day later : April 14, 21, 28, May 05, 12,
19, 26, June 02, 09, 16, 23, 30, July 07, 14,
September 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 October 06, 13, 20, 27,
SATURDAY : ACIREALE (12 Kilometres from
Catania - Optional transfer from Catania airport to hotel Euro 82 per car
up to 3 passengers) In the afternoon arrival by yourself at the hotel in
Acireale. The clients will find an information brochure at the hotel reception.
Dinner and overnight in the hotel .
SUNDAY: ACIREALE - TINDARI - CEFALU’ - PALERMO
Breakfast in Hotel. Breefing with the tourguide and departure to Tindari to
visit the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna (Black Virgin Mother). Stop in
Cefalů to visit this lovely medieval town and its famous cathedral
Arabo-Normanno, one of the most beautiful churches in Sicily, built by Ruggero
II, the first King of Sicily. Continuation to Palermo. Arrival at the hotel in
the afternoon. Dinner and overnight. For the clients that will start the tour
on Sunday from Palermo: free arrival at hotel, dinner and overnight.
MONDAY: PALERMO - MONREALE – Optional: MONTE PELLEGRINO - MONDELLO
After breakfast in hotel half-day guided tour of Palermo, regional and
provincial capital of Sicily. We will start the
visit from the old part of the city with the Royal Palace, the Palatina Chapel
and the Cathedral. Afterwards you will visit
Monreale famous for its Cathedral with Byzantine mosaics figurating Christ
Pancreator and its Cloister. In the afternoon
optional excursion Monte Pellegrino with its spectacular views of the city, its
surrounding mountains and the ocean
and the sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, the patron of the city. Goehte once
described Monte Pellegrino as the most beautiful
promontory in the world. Continuation to the small fishing village Mondello with
its marvellous beach, where you will
have 1 hour freetime. Dinner and overnight in hotel at Palermo.
TUESDAY: SEGESTA - ERICE - SELINUNTE
Breakfast in Hotel. Visit of Segesta, one of the most beautiful archeological
sites of Sicily, where you should visit the Doric temple whose majestic
appearance and dominating position bestows great nobility to the landscape.
Continuation to Erice. Visit of the medieval town on the summit of Monte San
Giuliano. Here we can admire the Norman Castle and the cathedral. Stop at a
bakery shop to taste the typical almond pastry of Erice. In the afternoon visit
of the archaeological park of Selinunte that contains the ruins of the temples
and the Greek Acropolis. Come back to hotel at Palermo, dinner and overnight.
WEDNESDAY: AGRIGENTO – PIAZZA ARMERINA – TAORMINA MARE
Breakfast in hotel. In the morning visit of Agrigento and guided tour of the
Valley of Temples, where you can admire the Temple of Juno, the Temple of
Concorde, one of the best preserved doric temples in the whole greek world, the
Temple of Ercules and the Temple of Castor and Pollux. Continuation to Piazza
Armerina in the afternoon including a short break to have a tasting of typical
Sicilian food like olive paté, olives, marmelades and wine. Hereafter you will
visit the Villa Romana del Casale, famous for the most beautiful collection of
late-Roman mosaics and later on also the city with its Cathedral. Continuation
to Taormina beach, where you will arrive in the late afternoon. Allotment.
Dinner and overnight.
THURSDAY TAORMINA MARE - ETNA - TAORMINA
Half board in hotel. In the morning excursion to Mt. Etna, the highest peak of
Sicily and the most active volcano in Europe. The territory surrounding the
vulcan constitutes the “Park of Etna”, one of the largest protected areas in
Italy: You will be astonished about the great variety of vegetation and
landscapes that we will meet along the way before arriving at the “ Silvesti
Craters” (about 1.900 mt). From here on you will have the option to continue the
excursion by jeep. Stop at a local beekeeper to taste quality honey and have a
winetasting and to see how he is produced. In the afternoon visit of Taormina,
situated on a rocky plateau on the slopes of the steeply dropping Monte Tauro,
dominating the Ionian coast from Capo Sant’Andrea to Capo Taormina.Possibility,
to visit the Greek-Roman theatre, the 2nd largest classical theatre in Sicily.
Re-entry in hotel. Overnight.
FRIDAY TAORMINA MARE – NOTO - SYRACUSE
Half board in Hotel. Full day excursion. First stop in Noto to discover the
beautiful baroque in Sicily. On to Syracuse, one of the most interesting
archaeological sites of the island. Guided tour at the Archeological Park, the
Roman Amphitheatre, the Greek Theatre, the Ear of Dionysus,, the Cave of the
Cordari, Island of Ortigia, the most ancient nucleus of the city with its
stunning cathedral. Re-entry in hotel in the late afternoon. Dinner and
overnight.
SATURDAY TAORMINA MARE
Breakfast at Hotel. End of our services. For the clients who have started the
tour Sunday from Palermo: free day in Acireale with free lunch. Dinner at hotel.
You will finish the tour Sunday evening in Palermo after “Acireale, Cefalu’,
Palermo” as program from 2nd day on.
Tour prices:
PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE ROOM : € 735,00
Supplement for departures in July: 30,00 € per person
Supplement single room: € 219,00
Reduction 3rd bed: 10% Optional Excursion to Monte
Pellegrino and Mondello € 25,00
Individual Transfer airport CTA to the Hotel Acireale o vice versa € 82,00 (till
3pax x car)
Individual Transfer airport PMO to Hotel Palermo o vice versa € 75,00 (till 3 pax
x car)
Individual Transfer hotel Taormina area to airport Catania € 100,00 (till 3 pax
x car)
Pretour+ Posttour:
Possibility of pre/posttour in Palermo area in Half board in hotel 4* €
82,00 per person per night
Possibility of pretour in Acireale area in Half board in hotel 4* € 74,00 per
person per night
Possibility of posttour in Taormina area in Half board in hotel 4* € 82,00 (max.
stay 3 nights) –
For all hotels Single supplement: 32 € p.p.p.n.
THE RATE INCLUDES:
- Coach with air condition for all the tour
- Half board
- drink at meals included ;( Ľ local wine and ˝ mineral water )
- Tasting where indicated
- Tour escort , bilanguages for some departures
- Local guides in Palermo, Selinunte, Agrigento (Valle dei Templi), and Siracusa
THE RATE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
City taxes, transfers at arrival and departure, porterages, extra tips of
personal nature, optional excursions, entrance fees to museums, monuments and
archaeological sites, everything that is not mentioned at “the rate includes”.
The 4*- hotels selected or similar:
Acireale: Park Hotel Capomulini or similar
Taormina area : Complesso Antares Olimpo, Caesar Palace or similar
Palermo : Astoria Palace or similar
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