THE BEST OF SICILY - From Taormina Area

THE BEST OF SICILY - From Taormina Area
8 Days / 7 Nights
ESCORTED MULTILINGUAL
Operated on SATURDAY from April 02 to October 22 2016
Trentino
Alto Adige
Friuli
Venezia
Giulia
ITINERARY TAORMINA AREA - CASTELBUONO - CEFALÙ - PALERMO - MONREALE - MONDELLO - ERICE - TRAPANI - SELINUNTE - AGRIGENTO - PIAZZA ARMERINA
Valle D’ Aosta
ETNA - NOTO - SYRACUSE - TAORMINA AREA
Sirmione DAY 1 (Saturday)
TAORMINA AREA
Venice
In the afternoon free
Verona
Como Lake
arrival at the selected Hotel in TAORMINA - AREA. The
customers will find an information brochure at the Hotel reception. Dinner and
overnight at the Hotel.
Veneto
Lombardia
Meals: B D
Piemonte
Emilia-romagna
DAY 2 (Sunday)
TAORMINA AREA - CASTELBUONO - CEFALÙ- PALERMO
Breakfast in Hotel. Briefing with the tourguide and departure to CASTELBUONO,
a medieval town, which is especially famous for its castle which its name derives
and around wich the city grew up in the 14th century. Here you will admire,
walking on the streets, the medieval castle and the church of Matrice Vecchia.
Florence
On to CEFALÙ to visit this lovely medieval town and its famous cathedral, one of
the most beautiful in Sicily, founded by Ruggero II, the first King of Sicily. The
cathedral of Cefalù, and some monuments of the Normann period of Monreale
and Palermo are
acknowledged as a UNESCO heritage site in 2015. On to
Marche
Toscana
PALERMO. Arrival at the hotel in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.
Liguria
DAY 3 (Monday)
Umbria
PALERMO - MONREALE (OPTIONAL: MONTE PELLEGRINO - MONDELLO)
APRIL TO OCTOBER 2016 SATURDAY DEPARTURE FROM TAORMINA AREA
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
02
07
04
03
01
09
14
11
10
08
16
21
18
17
15
23
28
25
24
22
30
DAY 4 (Tuesday)
ERICE - SELINUNTE - AGRIGENTO
IN PALERMO
IN AGRIGENTO
Hotel Antares 4* or similar
Hotel Hellenia Yachting 4* Superior or similar
Hotel Astoria Palace 4* or similar
Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa / Grand Hotel delle Palme /
Mercure Palermo Excelsior 4* Superior or similar
Hotel Colleverde / Hotel Kaos 4* or similar
GROSS RATES PER PERSON
Puglia
Breakfast in the Hotel. Departure to ERICE,Campania
the medieval town on the summit of
Monte San Giuliano. Here in your guided tour you can admire the Norman
Castle and the Cathedral. In the meantime you will have a stop at a bakery
shop to taste the typical almond pastry of Erice. On to TRAPANI, the ancient
Dreapanum, situated on the headland pointing out to the sea. In the afternoon
visit of the archaeological park of SELINUNTE that contains the ruins of the
temples and the Greek Acropolis. Continue to AGRIGENTOBasilicata
for dinner and
overnight in the hotel.
HOTELS
IN TAORMINA AREA
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, which is famous for its its Cloister, its Cathedral and its Byzantine
mosaics figurating the Christ Pancreator. In the afternoon optional excursion to
Monte Lazio
Pellegrino with the sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, the patron of the city. Here
you can enjoy the spectacular
views on the city, the surrounding mountains and
Abruzzo
the see. Goethe once described Monte Pellegrino as the most beautiful
promontory in the world. Afterthat on to the small fishing village MONDELLO with
its marvellous beach, where you will have some freetime. Dinner and overnight
in hotel at Palermo.
Molise
Sardegna
IN DOUBLE
IN SINGLE
IN TRIPLE
CHILD WITH TWO ADULTS*
€ 798,00
€ 1.140,00**
€ 973,00
€ 1.315,00**
€ 772,00
€ 1.100,00**
€ 639,00
€ 912,00**
* children 2/12 years old
** In Hotel 4* Superior
“City tax not included and to be paid directly in the hotels”
06
07
04
03 Cefalù
02 Castelbuono
05
08
01
12
09
11 Piazza Armerina
10
14
13 Noto
www.gartour.it
DAY 5 (Wednesday)
AGRIGENTO - PIAZZA ARMERINA - TAORMINA AREA
Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning with your guide you will visit the TEMPLE
VALLEY in AGRIGENTO, 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. Aftern that on to
PIAZZA ARMERINA where you will have a short break for tasting some typical
Sicilian food like olive paté, olives, marmelades and wine. You will visit the Villa
Romana del Casale, famous for the most beautiful collection of late-Roman
mosaics. On to TAORMINA AREA, where you will arrive in the late afternoon for
dinner and overnight.
DAY 6 (Thursday)
TAORMINA AREA - ETNA
Breakfast in the hotel and guided excursion to the MT. ETNA, the highest and
most active volcano of Europe. The territory surrounding the vulcan is 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 possibility to continue the excursion by jeep. Stop at a local
beekeeper for a honey- and winetasting. In the afternoon visit of TAORMINA,
situated on a 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. Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 7 (Friday)
TAORMINA AREA - NOTO - SYRACUSE
Breakfast in the 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, in which you will visit 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. Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 8 (Saturday)
TAORMINA AREA
Breakfast at the Hotel, end of the services
FEATURES
“THE RATE INCLUDES”
-
Accommodations in 4* hotels standard rooms
Coach with air condition for all the tour
Half board in the Hotels
Tasting where indicated
Tour escort, bilingual for some departures
ENGLISH AND GERMAN
ADDED SERVICES
- Extra nights: Possibility to add extra night
at the beginning and/or at the end of the
tour; rates on request.
- Departure transfer: Possibility to organize
the departure transfers; rates on request.
- Optional suggested tours: Optional to
Monte Pellegrino and Mondello € 20,00 p.p.
www.gartour.it
“THE RATES DOES NOT INCLUDE”
- Transfer from the airport CTA/PMO to the
hotel in Taormina/Palermo at the arrival or
viceversa.
- Drink at meals
- City taxes
- Porterages
- Tips or extra of personal nature
- Optional excursions
- Entrance fees to museums, monuments and
archaeological sites
- Everything not mentioned in “the rate
includes”.