Taste of Sicily
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Day 1— Palermo
Arrival at Palermo Airport , transfer to Hotel.
Overnight.
Day 2— Food Market & Palermo & Monreale Tour
Breakfast in hotel. Pick up by your private driver and transfer to Capo’s Market .
In the morning the itinerary starting with a visit in the Capo Market, the oldest market in Palermo, where you see and taste the famous street food: panelle, arancine, crocchette and pani ca meusa. You admire the little and colour shacks that characterize the richness of fruits, fishes and meet and the personsellers scream to take your attention . After that you’ll visit Palermo that it extends along beautifull tirrenian bay. Founded to the fenicians on 7° and 8° century AC, it was conquered to the Arabics on 831 and there started a great prosperity period. You will be enchanted to the wide boulevards of the city, to the historical center and to the baroque builds... you will visit the main attractions of the city like Norman section, Quattro canti(the four corners in the city), baroque square of Cathedral.
In the afternoom departure to Monreale. Visit the imposing Arab-Norman cathedral (famous for the rich Byzantine mosaics that decorate the inside) and its beautiful cloister, masterpieces of art, sculpture and inlay. Typical Sicilian dinner in the restaurant and Overnight in Palermo.
3° day: Segesta & Erice
Breakfast and departure to Segesta for a guided tour of the Temple and of the theatre . Segesta one of the most beautiful places in Sicily located on Mount Barbaro, the top 400 meters above sea level, founded by the Elimi. The fame of Segesta is undoubtedly linked above all to the famous Doric temple, and, on the highest peak of Mount Barbaro, there is a north-oriented theater, in the direction of the Gulf of Castellammare or Mazara
After visit To Erice , a wonderfully preserved Mediaeval hill town at the extreme north-west corner of Sicily, on the top of “Monte San Giuliano”. The town overlooks the city of Trapani and the low western coast towards the Egadi Islands, where sea salt is made, offering the most breath taking views. Actually on a clear day you can see the African coast. You will visit the Norman Castle and the Duomo walking through the cobblestoned streets breathing fresh air and the amazing bakery smell passing by the many pastry shops. A special stop at the Maria Grammatico’s famous pastry shop to see the variety of sweets she lovingly creates.
Overnight in Palermo.
4°day: Mozia, Cantina Florio , Sambuca Di Sicilia
After breakfast at the hotel departure to Marsala, where we will visit the island of Mozia. Then visit the Florio winery, a warm place, rich in mineral soil, sea-kissed breezes, and where Marsala wine was produced for almost two centuries Then visit the Donnafugata winery. The Rallo family, owners Donnafugata, has been in the wine business for over a century and the winery is known for its exceptional range of wines made from indigenous grape varieties such as Inzolia, Catarratto, Zibbibo and Nero d'Avola, as well as international varieties as Viognier. wine tasting with lunch in the cellar.
ter lunch continue to Sambuca di Sicilia, a typical Sicilian village that in 2016 was voted the most beautiful Borgo of Italy "THE VILLAGE OF VILLAGES". In this wonderful destination you can enjoy its historic center with its beautiful walk; the Carmine church built in 1530 but in fact you'll notice that instead demonstrates a strong fourteenth-century style to get there you have to climb atop a picturesque uphill road between two majestic palm trees. After the visit of Sambuca di S. proceed to Agrigento, arrival in the evening, accommodation in hotel and dinner. Overnight in Agrigento.
5°day: Agrigento/Borgo di Sant’Angelo Muxaro/Valle dei Templi
After breakfast we will travel to reach the hinterland of Agrigento where on the hill in the center of the Platani River it was born little village call Sant’Angelo Muxaro(old Kamikos, famous for Dedalo and Minosse mitos). Our guide will then take us to a bakery to taste biscuits and home made cookies; then we will visit a shepard’s house to taste soft pecorino cheese and ricotta cheese, still warm. This walking itinerary really takes us far from the classic tourist routes. Here you will meet the local guide thet he shows you the historycal city center and he will support you in the visit of the archeologichal museum, and old bakery( where you cale at thet ipycal food: sfincione, sicilian pizza with pecorino, olive olil, anchovies, onion and oregan). Family lunch in a tipycal court. After lunch you will come to Agrigento where with a guide you’ll visit the beautifull Temples Valley, Unesco World Heritage,from a wide expanse of almond trees(already in flowers in February)stand the rests of the old Akragas,defined from Pindato “the best city of mortal”. Here you can admire Giunone Temple, Concordia Temple and Ercole and Zeus Temples.in the evening dinner and accommodation in Hotel. Overnight in Agrigento.
6°day : Cooking Class - Park Cultural Farm / Siracusa
Breakfast at hotel and transfer to Favara. This experience has guests spending a morning at the Farm Cultural Park of Favara (Agrigento). The British travel blog, Purple Travel has placed Favara and Farm Cultural Park at sixth in the world as a tourist destination for lovers of contemporary art, preceded by Florence, Paris, Bilbao, the Greek Islands and New York. Program : Gosicily welcome drink, fresh homemade lemonade served with typical Sicilian snacks;
Program:
Cooking course lasting about three hours, using fresh, local organic produce; guests will receive instructional hands-on lessons in the preparation of three traditional Sicilian dishes;
Tour of the art gallery and courtyards (the gardens, current exhibits, museum shop, etc.);
GoSicily lunch consisting of the dishes prepared during the course, served in the museum’s “black space” or “n’zemmula” with locally made wine and seasonal fruit.
Continue to Catania. Accommodation in hotel, dinner. Overnight in Area Siracusa.
7° Day – Siracusa & Noto.
Brekfast in Hotel and Visit of Archeological Park of the Neapolis (Greek Theatre, Roman Amphitheater, Latomie and Dionisio’s ear). Visit to the historycal center of Ortigia where you will be encanthed to the amazing Barocal Cathedral and its square that it was Greek Temple in Doric Style. Following, along the little street of the centre you could see th famous Aretusa mountain, in front of the Big Port. Lunch in an amazing historic “Salumeria” located in Ortigia, tasting typical Sicilian products (cold cuts, cheeses and caponata), In the afternoon guided Tour of Noto, Barocco Capital in Sicily and UNESCO Heritage. Along its main axis you will admire palaces, chuerches and convents where the main are th Cathedral, Nicolaci Palace, Villadorata and Ducezio Palace . Return in Hotel in Siracusa. Overnight .
8° Day – Modica & Ragusa
After breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide and visit of Modica another beautiful baroque city that we find in the fiction. Among the places to visit, you can regnize the steps leading to the medical examiner's house; journalist’s house ; the Polara Palace which is setting in the episode 'The dog of terracotta ", the Cathedral of St. Giorgio where it takes a chase in the episode" Gita a Tindari "; and then again the mutual aid societies, the Church of St. Pietro, the palace of the studies which are imagined the premises of the Prosecutor and the room of the prosecutor. You will visit again, the Church of St. Pietro and the Cathedral of St. Giorgio. Both the walls and the interiors are worth spending all energies on endless stairways that lead to these wonderful churches. After this excursion it will be time to go in Ragusa where you will visit Vigata Square, where there is St.Giorgio Chatedral, The Mather Church in the fiction. We will continue for the Conversation Club, which we saw in the episode "The smell of the night" and where Montalbano goes for the doctor Pasquano at that time playing cards. Continuing on via XXV Aprile at some point you will find yourself in Piazza Pola, in front of the Church of St. Giuseppe in recent episodes has been the seat of the police station of Vigata. Impossible not to notice, even considering the number of photographers ready to capture the location. Overnight area Catania
9 ° Day - Etna Tour e visit Winery / Taormina
Breakfast in Hotel and tranfer to Etna Mountain, the biggest active volcano in Europe, It is one of the main attraction in Sicily. Beautiful and famout not only for volcani phenomena, but as well for the breathtaking view and the different kind of flora and fauna that you can find there. During the climb,in maximum security, you can admire the principals point of the pass eruptions discovering the traditional smells and falvours that it born on the sclopes. At the end of the Etna tours we will visit the winery where born a particolar kind of wine thanks to temperature and special volcanic soils, where it grows a particular type of grape. At the maximum height where the temperature have a great buzz among the day and night permit a phenol and aromatic maturation that it is essensial for the colour and flavourof the red grapes and for the aroma in white wines. In the afternoom visit to Taormina Meeting with the guide and visit of Taormina. The historic town was founded by the Sicilians in 1300 to C. Later it was used by the Greeks and Romans. Here we visit the greek-Roman amphitheater, Taormina's Cathedral, the Piccolo Teatro Odeon, the Corvaia Palace and we can take a walk on the Corso Umberto. The guided tour will last about 2-3 hours. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.
10°day:
After breakfast, free morning before to departure to the hotel from the Catania Airport
The price includes
Bus GT, Hotel 4* , N. 9 half board, n.4 soft lunch and 2 lunch ,Drinks (1/2 water and ¼ Wine for person),
Guided tours: Palermo 2h, Monreale 2h, Erice 2h, Segesta, 2h, Sambuca di S. 2h, Valle dei Templi 2h, Piazza Armerina 2h, Taormina 2h, Siracusa 2h, Noto 2 h., Modica 2h, Ragusa 2h
Excursion : mozia the island including boat ticket, Sant’Angelo Muxaro, Etna Volcano. Visit Winery Florio an Winery Etna.,Cooking class Park Cultural Farm
The price not includes
Entrance fees to monuments / museums ,Tourist tax (if provided) Tips and extras , Anything not specifically mentioned in "The price includes"
TOUR GROUPS:
Our tour groups have been designed for a group of no more than 6 people per tour to ensure that client needs and enjoyment is always our top priority.
Tours and tariffs are subject to change.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS:
All tours, travel arrangements and accommodations are secure from the time of confirmation of booking. Consequently a cancellation fee will apply on all cancellations.
If you cancel your tour reservation for any reason, your first deposit of 25% is non-refundable. If you cancel 90 days before tour starting date: 75% of your total tour cost is refundable. If you cancel between 90 days and 60 days before tour starting date: 50% of your total tour cost is refundable for physician documented emergency medical reasons or for police documented cases of accident, flood, fire, or crime. Cancellations less than 30 days from the tour start date, a cancellation fee equal to 100% of the tour cost will apply.
We do not provide refunds for: non-medical personal problems; air carrier delays or cancellations; inability to obtain passports; business problems or emergencies; etc.
In the unlikely event or if the tour fails to fill with the necessary minimum number of participants required (2 people), you would be entitled to a 100% refund in full.
COST/EXCHANGE RATES:
Prices and tariffs quoted for the tours are subject to change without notice in the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, such as significant currency fluctuations.
INSURANCE:
You are required to purchase your own travel insurance to cover cancellation coverage, airline tickets, trip delay, lost luggage or any potential medical expenses, personal accident and sickness, emergency repatriation and personal liability. It is advisable to take specific cover for ambulance through the respective State ambulance providers or through their own private health insurance.
Please note that travellers on Tuscany Untouched tours must have comprehensive travel insurance. We will require evidence including policy number, insurers name and emergency contact number before we finalise your booking.
LUGGAGE:
You are allowed one suitcase and one carry-on bag. If you exceed this limit there may not be space in the vehicle to transport your excess luggage and it will be at your own expense to have it transported. We suggest that you bring a day pack for carrying water, guide books, jacket, rain gear, etc.
STRENUOUS WALKING
Most medieval towns were built as hilltop fortifications, so you will find some challenging climbs. There is a lot of walking on our tours and you will spend a lot of time on your feet while sightseeing. Age is not important as long as you are physically fit and a strong walker. Our tours are not suited for anyone who has problems with knees, back, heart or obesity.
SINGLE TRAVELLERS:
Single travellers are provided a private apartment. The additional single supplement cost will apply.
PRICES:
Our recommended tours and dates, as listed on our web site, are guaranteed once a booking is confirmed. Your additional expenses will be for non-included meals, moderate tipping where appropriate, and personal sightseeing or shopping.LIMIT OF LIABILITY:
No responsibility is accepted for any loss, expense, accident, injury, or damage to any person or property due to the actions or omissions of any person, or any cause, including but not limited to acts of God, acts of terrorism, war, strikes, defects in machinery, breakdown of equipment, weather, quarantine, negligence, loss of baggage, or other causes beyond our control, such losses being the responsibility of the guest.
MEMBERSHIP ON TOUR:
Tuscany Untouched Pty Ltd reserves the right to accept, reject, or not retain any person as a tour participant whose condition or general deportment impedes the operation of the tour or, in the opinion of the tour manager, affects the rights and enjoyment of other guests. A guest not retained on tour shall have no cause for complaint or refund, and shall bear any and all extra expenses that ensue.
TOUR CHANGES:
All information on this website is, to the best of our knowledge, correct. However, we reserve the right to make changes in accommodations, visits, and itineraries at any time should it become necessary or desirable. Delays or itinerary changes caused by strikes, bad weather, traffic, or other unforeseen circumstances are beyond our control and we are not obliged to pay guests compensation.
STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Just a reminder that travel on Tuscany Untouched trip requires a degree of flexibility, and you should understand that the trip’s route, accommodation and modes of transport are subject to change without prior notice due to local circumstances. Should Tuscany Untouched PTY LTD deem it advisable to amend an itinerary for any reason, it may do so by shortening, varying or re-routing any trip. These changes are binding and additional expenses will be charged to you if the reason for any alteration is outside Tuscany Untouched’ control.
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CONFIRMATION BOOKING FORM
All Tuscany Untouched travellers on group trips must sign a Booking Form. Please note that signing the form is a pre-requisite of travelling with Tuscany Untouched Pty Ltd. The wording of this form follows.
“I understand that touring with Tuscany Untouched Pty Ltd may involve risks (and rewards) above and beyond those encountered on a more conventional holiday, and that I am undertaking a physical trip with inherent dangers. I understand that I am travelling to geographical areas where, amongst other things, the standard of accommodation, transport, safety, hygiene, cleanliness, medical facilities, telecommunications and infrastructure development may not be of the standard I am used to at home or would find on a conventional holiday. I have read and understood the Tuscany Untouched tour notes for the trip I am undertaking and have provided details of any pre-existing medical conditions I have to Tuscany Untouched Pty Ltd representatives. I accept these risks and obligations and I fully assume the risks of travel. I release Tuscany Untouched Pty Ltd from any liabilities connected to these risks to the maximum extent permitted by law.”
ANIMALS:
Our tours are not pet friendly
