1 itinerario Toscana
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1 itinerario Toscana
SICILY: “A GLIMPSE THROUGH THE PAST” Palma di Montechiaro – Agrigento – Sciacca – Mazara del Vallo - Palermo Duration: 11 days – 10 nights Departures: daily Specifics: private luxury tour Accomodation category: charming luxury Special Interests: culture, history, archaeology, sea, nature, golf & Spa Itinerary Day 1: Catania – Palma di Montechiaro Upon arrival at the airport of Catania you will have a private transfer to Palma di Montechiaro and you will be settled in at your hotel. Free time and overnight. Accomodation: Azienda Agricola Mandranova**** or similar Meals included: none Day 2: Palma di Montechiaro – Licata – Palma di Montechiaro Breakfast. In the morning you will be transferred to Licata where you will attend a cooking lesson at Pino Cuttaia’s cooking school “Uovo di seppia”. At the end of the lesson you will have lunch with the recipes you worked on. After lunch you will attend the second part of the lesson. Upon request you can stay in the area and have dinner at Pino Cuttaia’s starred Michelin restaurant “La Madia”. Transfer back to your hotel. Accomodation: Azienda Agricola Mandranova**** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 3: Palma di Montechiaro - Agrigento Breakfast. At pre-set time you will be transferred to Agrigento, the Sicilian town famous for “Valle dei Templi”, the archaeological site declared as World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1997. Upon your arrival you will be settled in at Hotel Villa Athena. This hotel, surrounded by the green hills of the Temples Valley, is located few steps from the archaeological Park entrance. Check-in in assigned rooms and free time to relax. Accomodation: Villa Athena***** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 4: Agrigento Breakfast. Day at leisure. We suggest to take the chance to visit the archaeological site, a popular touristic attraction and a symbol of the town. The site hold a number of important Doric temples dating back to the Hellenic period. Accomodation: Villa Athena***** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 5: Agrigento - Sciacca Breakfast at the hotel. At pre-set time you will be transferred to Sciacca, a municipality in the province of Agrigento. Sciacca has a lot to offer: sea, spa, monuments, churches and its famous traditional Carnival. You will be settled in at Verdura Golf & Spa Resort. Laying on 230 hectar of beautiful landscape and with 1.8 km of private coast, it has become in a short time the most exclusive and striking destination in Europe. Check-in in assigned rooms and free time at your disposal. Overnight. Accomodation: Verdura Golf & Spa Resort***** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 6: Sciacca Breakfast at the hotel. Guests will have free day to enjoy the resort’s amenities: relaxing in the beautiful spa with massages and beauty treatment or playing golf in the 18-hole and 9-hole golf courses. Accomodation: Verdura Golf & Spa Resort***** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 7: Sciacca – Mazara del Vallo Breakfast at the hotel. At pre-set time you will be transferred to Mazara del Vallo whose historic centre, once enclosed within Normans walls, holds a lot of monumental churches. Upon your arrival you will be settled in at Giardino di Costanza Resort. It is one of the first “Leading Hotels of the World” in Sicily, the first “Kempinski” in Italy, the winner of the “leading SPA Award” and one of the Top 50 Condé Nast Hotels in the world. Check-in in assigned rooms a free time to relax. Accomodation: Giardino di Costanza Resort***** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 8: Mazara del Vallo Breakfast at the hotel. Guests will have free day to enjoy the resort’s amenities, to relax on the beach or to discover centuries of history and local food and wine in the surroundings: Erice, Segesta, Selinunte, Mothya, Marsala, Trapani. Accomodation: Giardino di Costanza Resort***** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 9: Mazara del Vallo - Palermo Breakfast at the hotel. At pre-set time you will be transferred to Palermo, the marvelous Sicily state capital. You will be settled in at Grand Hotel Villa Igiea, a luxurious historical palace restored at the end of XIX century. It preserves original frescos, decorations and furnitures together with modern services and fine restaurants in order to offer a sublime Sicilian stay. Check-in in assigned rooms and free time. Overnight. Accomodation: Grand Hotel Villa Igiea***** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 10: Palermo Breakfast at the hotel. You will have the whole day at your disposal to visit this wonderful town on your own. Among its monuments the most relevant are: The Normans Palace, the Sicilian parliament seat; the Cathedral, where Federico II and Ruggero II sarcophagus are preserved; Porta Nuova built in 1583; Vucciria, Ballarò and Il Capo historical markets and many other churches and palaces. The most important natural areas are: Monte Pellegrino and Foro Italico. Accomodation: Grand Hotel Villa Igiea***** or similar Meals included: breakfast Day 11: Palermo Breakfast at the hotel. At pre-set time you will have a private transfer to the airport for your flight back to your country. Meals included: breakfast End of our services The program includes Private transfers between all the mentioned locations – private transfers from/to Catania and Palermo’s airports - accomodation in mentioned hotel or similar (depending on hotel availability) – meals as stated in the program – mentioned activities and cooking lessons. The program doesn’t include International flight and taxes - visas - meals not mentioned in the program – wine and drinks – activities and excursions not mentioned in the program – city taxes - tips - personal expenses – medical insurance – handling fee - anything not mentioned in the program and in “the program includes” section. Quotation upon request.