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TAORMINA : the Greek theatre is the second for dimensions in Sicily, after the one of Syracuse. From the tiers you can admire the Enta and the sea.
The Communal Villa, that overlooks on a panoramic projection, is the legacy of a rich English woman who fell in love with Taormina.
The Palazzo Corvaja was the seat of the first Sicilian parliament of 1411. The Norman structure, with the embattled front interrupted by mullioned windows, was born around a pre-existent Arabian tower

ETNA :in the past it was considered the forge of the God Volcano, and Sciascia defined it as “a huge house cat that quietly sleeps, and once in a while awakes…”. For those who love walking and explore the nature, instead, the Etna is a friend that has 1000 surprises, that combines snow and fire, that substitutes the vegetation to the black lava flows. In the heart of the Volcano residual floors of ancient erupting mouths extend, under them you will see the moonlike landscape of Valle del Bove

CATANIA : laid down between the Ionic sea and the bottom slope of Etna, the second town in Sicily has always lived in touch with the volcano, starting from the materials with which it was constructed.

SIRACUSA : the Dionisio Ear is one the most important latomia that was called this way because according to a legend, thanks to the extraordinary acoustic of this cave, the tyrant could listen also the most quite whispers of the prisoner from without being seen.
The Roman amphitheatre measures 140 x 119 mt (external diameter), and it’s a little more than a small Arena of Verona

PIAZZA ARMERINA : the mosaics of the Villa del Casale have been preserved in centuries (the villa was discovered by the end of ‘800) thanks to a flood that covered the villa under a layer of slime.

NOTO: all the 18th century long, after the earthquake of the 1936, Noto was a giant building site where town-planners and important architectssuch as Rosario Gagliardi, Vincenzo Sinatra and Antonio Mazza. The triumphs of baroque in the centre of the city is the only one also in Sicily, and a visit to the main monuments is the source of continuous surprises even though, in part because of the negligence and in part because of the tender stone used for constructions, there are many collapses and degrade phenomenon that have damaged the buildings, the churches and the convents
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1 day “Giardini Naxos”
Gathering of the participants in the meeting place. Departure for Sicily in the morning. Stop for free time for lunch. . Arrival in Sicily in the evening. Meeting with our tour guide, check in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay

2 day “Giardini Naxos, Etna and Taormina.”
Breakfast. Departure to go and see the Etna, one of the greatest active volcanoes on earth. We will go up to 1900 mt to admire the green craters and the lava flow that surround the sides of the volcano. In the afternoon we will visit Taormina, a picturesque small medieval town, laid down on a short terrace of the east coast of Sicily, between the rocks and the sea with the Etna in the background in a wonderful coloured scenario. You can admire: the Greek theatre, the Cathedral, Corvaja and Ciampoli palaces and you can walk down the characteristic small streets of the historical centre. Return to the Hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

3 day “Giardini di Naxos, Siracusa and Catania”
Breakfast. Meeting with the tour guide and departure for Siracusa, a wonderful town extended on the eastern coast of the island; it’s one of the most important archaeological centres of the Great Greece. Visit to the archaeological park where we will see: the elliptical roman amphitheatre dug mostly in the rock, the Greek theatre, which is the maximum expression of the old Greece, the latomia of Paradise, a huge cave of limestones, partly arranged as a garden, where you can find the Ear of Dionisio, an artificial grotto famous for the excellent acoustic able to make the sounds higher. In the afternoon we will leave for Catania, a splendid baroque town, set on the slops of Etna, on the Ionic sea. A short panoramic tour of the town will follow and then we will go back to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

4 day “Giardini Naxos, Piazza Amerina and Noto ”

Breakfast. Departure for Piazza Armentina and visit to Villa Romana del Casale, built between the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the 4th century AC, it’s considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Sicily for the wonderful mosaic floors. In the afternoon we will go to Noto, capital of the Sicilian baroque where we will take a walk. Return to the hotel in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay.

5 day “Riviera dei Ciclopi”
Breakfast. Check out. Morning departure to go and visit the Riviera dei Ciclopi, a shore at the feet of Etna characterized by the black lava stone; it is full of small sea village with baroque architecture. Visit of Acireale with the scenographic Piazza del Duomo, surrounded by building of 18th century. Departure to go back to Sorrento. During the journey stop for free time for lunch and in the evening the final meeting. End of the tour.

*Attention please

During the holidays (Easter, the Assumption, Christmas, New Year’s and the Epiphany) the visits plans might change in some parts because some museums are closed or for the New Year’s Eve party organization. The changes will be communicated at the moment of the reservation, with the selling of the journey documents or of the tour manager.

Bus Chartering

Siracusa

Boat tour

lunch-tasting on the boat on the gulf of Syracuse

Hotel Nike***

or similar

Drinks and meals and every kind of extras.
The optional tours.
Unless exceptions made clear in the page of the program, the following are not included: entries to museums, villas, castles, monuments and archaeological excavations, even when the visit takes place, according to the program, in buildings where you’re supposed to pay the entry.Everything that is not expressively mentioned in the section “The fee do not include”.

Before the departure....

>> Magic Campania

>> Treasures of Napoli

>> Sorrento and Rome

>> Amalfi Coast

>> Roman Stroll

>> Estera Sicily

>> Sicily Gran Tour

>> Puglia Fantasy

>> Magic Tuscany

>> Ancient Umbria

>> Venezia and Islands

>> Italy Mini Tour