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Top Class Summer 2012
Exclusively in
english
GROSS RATES FOR PERSON in double room: € 895,00
• Accommodation in four stars hotels centrally located
• Welcome cocktail
• 7 Dinners, 2 Lunches, 7 Breakfast
• Aperitif in Ragusa Ibla
• Transportation De Luxe motorcoach or minivan with driver/guide
for groups with less than 15 pax
• English speaking tour escort
• Local guides where necessary
• Porterage at Hotel
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1st day Saturday Catania
Independent arrival at the Hotel Una Palace in Catania.
Accommodation. Welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight at your
Hotel.
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2nd day Sunday Catania - Siracusa - Ragusa
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,
historical centre of the city and 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 an aperitif in a nice bar
in the main square by the Dome. Accommodation, dinner and
overnight at Hotel Poggio del Sole.
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3rd day Monday Ragusa - Caltagirone - Piazza Armerina -
Agrigento
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Caltagirone famous centre of
the Sicilian ceramics production. 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
specialities. Depart to Agrigento and visit the Valley of the
Temples. Accommodation and dinner at Hotel Dioscuri Bay Palace.
After dinner, unforgettable tour of the Valley of the Temples by
night. Overnight.
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4th day Tuesday Agrigento - Palermo - Monreale
After a buffet breakfast depart to Palermo. Accomodation at
Grande Albergo Sole. 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, 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, the Royal Palace). Dinner and overnight in
your Hotel.
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5th day Wednesday Palermo -
Segesta - Erice - Trapani - 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,
and take a walk through its tiny and characteristic streets.
Lunch on your own. Down to Trapani viewing the salt windmills
still working. Return to Palermo. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Panoramic tour of Palermo by night. Overnight in your Hotel.
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6th day Thursday Palermo - Cefalù - Parco dei Nebrodi - Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Cefalù and visit the
arab-norman Cathedral. Enjoy a walk down the streets of this
small village full of shops and antiques. Continue to the Park
of “Nebrodi”. Stop at the Miraglia Forest for lunch with a
typical menu. Continue to Cesarò, Randazzo and visit the Etna
park from an unusual point of view, the North part of it,
surrounded by beautiful landscapes. Arrival in Taormina.
Accommodation, dinner and overnight at Hotel Villa Diodoro, in
the centre of Taormina.
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7th day Friday Taormina - Etna (Optional) - 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 metres, 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 at your Hotel.
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8th day Saturday Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, end of the Tour.
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OPERATING DATES:
April…07…21
May…05…12…26
June…02…16…30 July…14
September 01…8…15...22…29
October…06…13…20
GROSS RATES FOR PERSON: € 8950,00 in double room
€ 895,00 in double room
Suppl. single room: € 225,00
3rd pax in triple room: € 860,00
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FOR ORGANIZATIONAL REASONS, THE
ITINERARY MAY BE REVERSED OR MODIFIED WITHOUT NOTICE. IN ANY
CASE RETEVACANZE ENSURE THE VISITS AND EXCURSIONS MENTIONED ON
THE JOURNEY |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TOUR
• Very charming Hotels all over the tour offering high quality
services, located in the historical centres of the main sicilian
towns
• Exclusively in english
• Visit of the main sicilian monuments including 3 Unesco sites
• Special menus in local restaurants especially selected to have
a taste of the sicilian cuisine
• Aperitif in Ragusa Ibla, in one of the most enchanting square |
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