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Mini Tour of Sicily from Palermo to Taormina - English Only



5 days Deluxe Mini tour of Sicily to Discover the beauties of this region in a fully escorted tour from Palermo to the charming town of Taormina , through several Unesco Heritage Sites, picturesque towns,delicious local food, panoramic views and masterpieces of Art.


All the accommodation are in centrally located 4* Hotels. Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa in Palermo and Villa Diodoro in Taormina


Departures every Wednesday from April to October, 2024

_________________________________________________________________________ Itinerary

Day 1 - Palermo
Private transfer from Palermo Airport to the Hotel. accommodation and overnight Day 2 - Palermo
After a buffet breakfast, Free time at disposal for visit Palermo. At 1.30pm appointment with your guide to start the guided tour of the city. First, we will enjoy a “street food” lunch in the centre of the town and
then we’ll visit the Cathedral, one of the most important architectural monuments. We will continue our visit by walking along Corso Vittorio Emanuele to reach "I Quattro Canti di Città” Piazza Pretoria, Piazza
Bellini and we’ll visit the Church of Santa Caterina. Accomodation at hotel and free time at disposal for shopping and dinner. Overnight. Day 3 - Palermo,Monreale, Cefalu',Messina Taormina

After a buffet breakfast departure to visit the town of Monreale, situated on a hill at few kms far from Palermo in panoramic position. Visit of the Cathedral, one of the most beautiful monuments in the world with its Moorish architecture, housing very fine mosaics representing a complete cycle of the Old and New Testaments in Arab-Norman style.
Continue to Cefalù, a former fishing village, now a charming coastal town. Enjoy a walk to the city centre and down main street to reach the Arab-Norman Cathedral and the medieval washhouse built in the rock. Free time at disposal to explore the town and shopping and lunch on your own. Proceed to Taormina through the coastal road passing through Messina from where we’ll have the chance to admire the suggestive scenery of the Strait of Messina. Accomodation at your hotel and free time at disposal for dinner. Overnight. Day 4 - Taormina, Mt.Etna Volcano,Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, excursion to Mount Etna, the highest active Volcano in Europe. Weather conditions permitting, across fascinating landscape with different kind of vegetation, a mixture of citrus groves, vineyards and fruit trees. We will reach a height of 1800 metres to visit the Sylvester Craters where we’ll enjoy a spectacular panorama over the Ionian Sea. Stop at a local wineryon the eastern slopes of Etna and visit a prestigious cellar. We will have the opportunity to taste different local wines accompanied by local cheese and cold cuts. In the afternoon back to Taormina, charming city called "the pearl of the Ionian Sea": enjoy time at leisure for shopping or walking through its tiny streets. Possibility to visit the Greek-Roman Theatre on your own (Ticket €.12,00 p.p.), with its spectacular view of Giardini Naxos and Mount Etna. Free time for dinner and overnight Day 5 - Taormina,Departure

After buffet breakfast, end of the Tour













_________________________________________________________________________ What's Included : 4 nights accommodation in 4* hotels / Board: 4 Breakfasts at Hotel. 1 Street food lunch in Palermo including water and wine. Visit of a cellar and Wine tasting on Mount Etna ransportation de Luxe motor coach* with free wi-fi *a minivan with English Seaking driver, normally not equipped with wifi, will be provided if the number of participants is equal to or less than eight English speaking Tour Escort* and Local Guides where necessary Whispers Kit (for group with more than 10 passengers) Porterage at hotels
Not Included :
International flights
Travel insurance
All what not mentioned under "what's included"
Beverages at dinners
Entrance fees
City tax where required
________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes:
Possibility to extend the tour with pre and post night

Guaranteed departures


The tour is suitable for couples, solo travellers, seniors.
Monolingual in Englinsh only