JOLLY CLASSIC SICILY TOUR
8 days/7 nights
Palermo, Segesta, Erice, Trapani, Agrigento,Piazza Armerina, Siracusa, Catania, Mt. Etna,
Taormina, Messina, Reggio Calabria, Capo D'Orlando, Cefalų, Palermo, Monreale, Palermo
Saturday departures
Sicily is the largest of the Mediterranean islands and is noted
for its wonderful year-round pleasant climate. It offers travelers a delightful menu of
places and experiences including art, architecture, cuisine, and
time-honored traditions. The coastal regions are lush with vegetation -
orange and lemon trees, olive groves, vineyards. Inland areas are rocky
and uninhabited but open for exploration. Areas to be visited range from
sleepy fishing villages to stunning ancient capitals to architectural
and artistic gems. More of ancient Greece survives today in Sicily than
in all of Greece.
This tour departs from Palermo on the Western coast and visits all
the major cities of the island. The goal is to introduce you to the
history, art, food and wine of the island as you travel comfortably in
an air-conditioned deluxe motor coach.
TYPICAL ITINERARY
Day 1 Saturday PALERMO
Independent arrival at the Jolly Hotel in Palermo. Enjoy a welcome drink. Dinner and
overnight in hotel.
Day 2 Sunday PALERMO - SEGESTA - ERICE - TRAPANI AGRIGENTO
After a buffet breakfast, departure for Segesta to visit the Doric Temple which keeps in
its stone the weight of a long history, surrounded by an unique landscape. Lunch in a local
restaurant in Erice , a medieval town full of myth and history, art and environment located
at 800 meters above the sea. After lunch enjoy an orientation tour of Trapani's salt-mills.
Continue to Agrigento. Dinner at Jolly della Valle. After dinner enjoy an unforgettable
panoramic tour of illuminated the Valley of the Temples. Overnight.
Day 3 Monday AGRIGENTO - PIAZZA AMERINA - SYRACUSE
After a buffet breakfast, visit the valley of Temples including the Temple of Juno, Concord,
Heracles, Zeus, Castor and Pollux. Continue to Piazza Armerina and Lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch visit the worldwide famous Villa Romana del CAsale famed for its well preserved mosaics.
Continue to Syracuse. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Tuesday SYRACUSE CATANIA
After a buffet breakfast, visit of the archaeological area including the famouse Latomie of the
Paradise and the Dyonisios "Ear" as well as visit of the island of Ortigia, singular treasure
of the baroque style. After lunch depart for Catania and visit of the city. Time at leisure.
Dinner and overnight at the Jolly hotel.
Day 5 Wednesday CATANIA - Mt. ETNA - TAORMINA MESSINA
After a buffet breakfast, conditions permitting, excursion until 1800 meters, to Mount Etna
the highest active volcano of Europe. Continue to Taormina: lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit the Greek Theater and enjoy time at leisure for shopping or walking
through the tiny streets. Return to Messina: dinner and overnight at the Jolly Messina situated
in front of the Straight.
Day 6 Thursday MESSINA-REGGIO CALABRIA-CAPO D'ORLANDO-CEFALU'PALERMO
After a buffet breakfast, sea conditions permitting, embark to Reggio Calabria and visit the
famous "Bronzi di Riace". Drive along the Tyrrhenian coast. Stop in Capo D'Orlando for lunch.
Continue to Cefalų, a pleasant resort well known for its beautiful Norman Cathedral and medieval
wash-house built in the rock. Continue to Palermo. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7 Friday PALERMOMONREALE
After a buffet breakfast depart to Monreale with visit to the "Duomo" (Cathedral) which is one
of the most reknowned monuments in the world as well as the Benedictine Cloister, in pure Norman
style. Visit the city of Palermo including the Cathedral, the Palatine Chapel in the Royal Palace,
as well as a panoramic tour of the historical center. Lunch at Jolly Hotel. In the afternoon, enjoy
the possibility to visit part of Palermo by your own or to participate to an optional excursion to
the Catacombs, the Handcrafts village of Palermo and Mondello. Dinner and overnight at the Jolly Hotel.
Day 8 Saturday PALERMO
After a buffet breakfast, end of your Tour.
We constantly strive to
improve tour itinerary and features. If improvement can be made, or
unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make change necessary, we
reserve the right to vary itinerary and to substitute hotels,
excursions, and restaurants.
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
• 7 nights accommodations at four-star hotels
• Breakfast and dinner daily
• 5 lunches as indicated in the itinerary
• Transportation as per itinerary by deluxe air-conditioned motor coach
• Sightseeing as detailed in the day-by-day itinerary
• Professional tour guide
• All hotel taxes
NOT INCLUDED
IN THE PACKAGE:
Entrance fees, airfare, airport transfers,
international departure
taxes and fees, applicable passenger facility charges,insurance and
overtime charges for car rentals, items of a personal nature, such as
gratuities, drinks of any kind, excess baggage charges, and any charges
in excess of those covered by the prepaid package.
Prices contained in this proposal are based on tariffs and
exchange rates at the time of printing and are subject to change without
notice, availability and confirmation.
Gabriele's Travels to
Italy is not responsible for typing mistakes and/or tour features
descriptions.
PACKAGE PRICE: €929, per person, based on double occupancy.
PLEASE NOTE: PRICE INDICATED IN EURO CURRENCY
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2008 DEPARTURE CALENDAR
From April to October guarantee departure every Saturday
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