TourinSicily.com by BlueStone Tourism Services - Tour Operator specialist for destination Sicily
Via Felice Paradiso 62 - 95024 Acireale - Catania (Italy)
Tel 0039.095.7658945 - Fax 0039.095.7657843
LICENCE NUMBER: 657/S11 - TUR - REA: 296693 - P.I. 04453840870
"Discover the world in Sicily"
It is the ideal slogan to invite you to visit this fascinating island, point of contact for several civilizations and wonderful place where history has been weaving its threads ever since.
Exclusively in English. Very charming tour offering high quality services located in the historical centres of the main
Sicilian towns. Group tour with departures from Catania guaranteed with minimum 2 participants
>Saturday: Arrival in Catania
Independent arrival at the Hotel Una Palace in Catania. Accommodation. Welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight at your Hotel. Dinner included
>Sunday: Catania, Siracusa and Ragusa with Sicilian typical products tasting
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Syracuse and visit the archaeological area including the famous Latomie of the Paradise and the Dyionisios "Ear". Continue to the island of Ortigia, the small baroque old city centre of Siracusa: visit of the Cathedral and the Arethuse fountain. Lunch on your own. Depart to Ragusa and visit of the enchanting historical centre "Ibla", with its Baroque stunning palaces and churches. Enjoy a tasting of typical products of the island in a nice bar in the main square by the Dome. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at Hotel Poggio del Sole. Breakfast, tasting and dinner included
>Monday: Ragusa, Caltagirone, Piazza Armerina and Agrigento
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Caltagirone famous for the production of ceramics and pottery: visit of a ceramics laboratory and opportunity of shopping. Continue to Piazza Armerina and visit the worldwide known Villa Romana del Casale thanks to its well preserved mosaics. Lunch in a local restaurant with a special menu chosen to give the opportunity to taste the local specialties. Depart to Agrigento and visit the Valley of the Temples including the Temple of Juno, Concord, Heracles, Zeus and Castor & Pollux. Accommodation and dinner at Hotel Dioscuri Bay Palace. Overnight. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
>Tuesday: Agrigento, Palermo and Monreale
After a buffet breakfast depart to Palermo. Accommodation at Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa. Time at leisure and lunch on your own. In the afternoon visit of Monreale: the Cathedral, one of the most beautiful monuments of the world with its Moorish architecture and the Benedictine Cloister in Arab-Norman style. Continue to visit the historical centre of Palermo, one of the largest of Europe, including the Cathedral, the Palatine Chapel, and the Royal Palace. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in your hotel. Breakfast and dinner included
>Wednesday: Palermo, Segesta, Erice, Trapani and Palermo
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Segesta to admire the Temple and the Theatre surrounded by a suggestive landscape. Continue to the medieval village of Erice placed on the top of a hill overlooking the city of Trapani and the Egadi Islands: walk through its tiny and characteristic streets. Lunch on your own. Down to Trapani for a panoramic tour of the still working salt windmills. Return to Palermo. Dinner and overnight in your Hotel. Breakfast and dinner included
>Thursday: Palermo, Cefalů, Nebrodi Park and Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Cefalů a former fishing village, now a charming coastal town. Enjoy a walk to the city center and down Main Street to reach the Arab-Norman Cathedral and the medieval wash-house built in the rock. Drive through the Park of "Nebrodi" and stop at the Miraglia Forest for lunch with a typical menu. Continue to Cesarň, Randazzo and visit the Etna park from an unusual point of view - the north facing side - surrounded by beautiful landscapes. Arrival in Taormina. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at Hotel Villa Diodoro, located near historic centre of Taormina. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
>Friday: Taormina, (Etna optional) and Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, morning at leisure or for those who will be interested, possibility of an optional excursion to the Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe. Weather conditions permitting, across fascinating landscape we will reach a height of 1800 meters, where we will enjoy a fantastic panorama of the Ionic Sea. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon visit of Taormina, the small medieval village called "the pearl of the Ionic Sea". Enjoy time at leisure for shopping or walking through the tiny streets. Possibility to visit the Roman - Greek theatre on your own. In the late afternoon return to the Hotel. In the evening be ready for a farewell dinner in your Hotel. Breakfast and farewell dinner included
>Saturday: Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, end of the Tour. Breakfast included
CATANIA: Hotel Una Palce or similar
RAGUSA: Poggio del Sole resort or similar
AGRIGENTO: Dioscuri Bay Palace or similar
PALERMO: Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa or similar
TAORMINA: Villa Diodoro or similar
APRIL: 7 - 21
MAY: 5 - 12 - 26
JUNE: 2 - 16 - 30
JULY: 14
SEPTEMBER: 1 - 08 - 15 - 22 - 29
OCTOBER: 6 - 13 - 20
For organizational reasons, the itinerary may be reversed or modified without notice. In any case BLUESTONE TOURISM ensures the visits and excursions mentioned on the journey
Accommodation in 4 stars Hotels centrally located, Welcome cocktail, 7 Dinners, 2 Lunches, 7 Breakfasts, Sicilian typical products tasting (wine, chocolate, biscuits, etc) in Ragusa Ibla, Transportation De Luxe motor coach or minivan with driver/guide for groups with less than 15 pax, English speaking tour escort, Local guides where necessary, Porterage at hotel
Transfers in/out, Entrance fees at monuments (Price for entrance fees for all the tour is € 57,00 per pax updated to the day 20.06.11), Beverages, Everything which is not clearly specified under “rate includes”
100 % penalty for NO SHOW, 70 % penalty from 1 to 3 days before the beginning of the Tour, 50 % penalty from 4 to 7 days before the beginning of the Tour, 25 % penalty from 8 to 14 days before the beginning of the Tour
Top classic tour of Sicily
2012
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