The Charm of Sicily
And Lampedusa

Private Touring in Sicily
A 14 Day Tour - Start Saturdays in Catania

Ah, Lampedusa:

"It is in Italy! west of Malta, and south of Sicily, - it’s another world."

Honeymoon & Romantic Italy Romance and Italy . . . they go together. Fabulous food, subdued music, charming villages, winding lanes, intimate hotels, a warm and enthusiastic reception wherever you go, sun and sand and dramatic seacoast.

Let us take you to Lampedusa, the most surprising and unspoiled island in the Mediterranean:Lampedusa!

Weekly on Saturdays as listed below : Apr - Nov- or choose a Private departure with a minimum of 8 guests in your party- Compare with the thre day version or : The Magic of Sicily : 8 Days
Compare with Italy as part of a Mediterranean Cruise . Combined tours of Greece and Italy
Comapre with the 8 day Sicily

The most original and refined tour of Sicily, covering the highlights of Sicily in small groups (max 14 guests ): including the most classical sites of Sicily : Segesta, Selinunte, The Valley of Temples, Piazza Armerina, Syracuse and the historical and artistic sites of the Medieval, Norman, Baroque and Liberty eras : Erice, Taormina, Ortigia, Acireale, Catania, Palermo and even the boldest exhibitions of contemporary art. Accommodation is guaranteed in charming boutique & intimate size hotels . Half board basis (dinner is included ) with exception on the day of arrival.

DAY 1 - ARRIVAL IN Sicily - Saturdays
Our representative will meet you at the airport of Catania , and escort you to your lodgings . Welcome drink and a short briefing on your program by your local tour escort. (6.30 p.m.) Dinner is included at the hotel. Evening at leisure.

DAY 2 - Sunday: (P. Armerina/Cefalù) 300 Km
After breakfast. Meeting with the escort (h. 8 a.m.). Departure for Piazza Armerina: visit to the Roman Villa of Casale, and its magnificent mosaics. Continuation to Cefalù. Free time to explore the characteristic town, famous for its Norman Cathedral. Departure for Palermo. Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay .

DAY 3 - Monday: (Monreale/Palermo) 30 Km
Breakfast. Guided tour of Monreale (The Cathedral and its golden mosaics, the Benedictine Cloister). Palermo (Palazzo dei Normanni and Palatine Chapel, the Cathedral, Piazza Pretoria, the Martorana,, Massimo Theatre). Afternoon , visit and drink at private, ancient palace of the local nobility . Dinner at restaurant and overnight.

DAY 4 - Tuesday: (Segesta/Erice) 130 Km
Breakfast. Departure for Segesta, the ancient city of the Elimi with the inspiring Doric Temple. Proceed to visit the medieval town of Erice with pastry sampling . Accommodation at the “Tonnara Bonagia” hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 5 - Wednesday: (Marsala/Agrigento) 200 Km
Breakfast. Visit of the salt-pans and the antique mills of Trapani. Break/wine tasting in a Cellar of the famous Marsala. Proceeding to Agrigento. Visit of the archaeological park of the Valley of Temples. Accommodation at hotel. Dinner. After dinner panoramic tour of the illuminated Valley of Temples.

DAY 6 - Thursday: (Siracusa) 340 Km
Breakfast. Departure for Syracuse (Greek theatre, Roman amphitheater and the Baroque island-city of Ortygia (Cathedral Square, Arethusa Fountain). Transfer at hotel. Dinner & accommodation at hotel. Dinner.

DAY7 - Friday: (Etna/Taormina) 90 Km
Breakfast. Excursion to Mount Etna: visit of the extinct craters (1.900 m.). Afternoon visit of Taormina (Greek Theatre and historic centre). Farewell dinner. Overnight stay.

DAY 8- Saturday- Sicily / Lampedusa : (Departure) 70 Km
Breakfast. Transfer is included to the airport. Air fare is included from Sicily to Lampedusa in economy , tax included . Upon arrival inLampedusa, transfer is also included to your hotel. In Lampedusa hotels are far more modest than those in Sicily or rest of Italy . Yet always neat , clean , and private facilities

DAY 9 - Sunday- Thru Day 13 Thursday - Lampedusa :
Breakfast is included daily . Days at leisure .

DAY 14 - Fraiday - Lampedusa / Roma - Rome:
After breakfast transfer to the airport, air fare is included in our rate Lampedusa Roma / Rome , in economy class, tax included .

DEPARTURES : -Starting in Palermo on Saturdays Apr - Oct:

RATES per person in USD $ - Minimum 2 guests

Prices include:  

• Round-trip transportation between airport and lodging   
• Air fare Sicily Lampedusa Rome , one way in economyclass , tax included
• Guided sightseeing in Sicily and all ground transportation ( air conditioned ) as indicated, with an English speaking driver-tour escort (please ask us for other languages) from the 2nd to 7th day.
• All entrance fees.       
• Meals as indicated from pre-set menu (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner) including a restaurant dinner in Palermo (specialties of the Palermo area)- farewell dinner - pastry tasting 
• Accommodation , with private bathroom facilities including tax, service charges & continental breakfast daily

Not Included:    

• Personal expenses, beverages, and meals not specifically included.   
• Gratuities for local personnel  
• porterage.
• Drinks/beverages .   
• Travel insurance (
• Italian airport taxes
• International air fare

Prefer to stay in a Villa or a farm house ? Sample Villa Levante - Castelbuono, Palermo

SELECTED CHARMING HOTELS

Excelsior Grand Hotel:
Five stars ( *****) (Catania): Stop-over, deluxe, centrally located hotel.

Centrale Palace:
Four stars ( ****) (Palermo): In the heart of Palermo’s historical centre, few metres from the main monuments (or Principe di Villafranca **** Palermo)

Tonnara Bonagia:
Four stars ( ****) (Valderice Sea-Trapani): A charming hotel created by restructuring an ancient tunny-fishing industry with a 17th century tower a small fishermen’s church and the tuna preservation and store rooms. Swimming-pool and garden. (or Crystal Palace ****Trapani)

Baglio della Luna:
Four stars ( ****) for the Domus Aurea, or Four stars ( ****) for the Agrigento-Valley of Temples: charming hotels carefully restored some do have gardens and antique furniture.
Four stars ( ****) Dioscuri in the Agrigento sea

Villa S. Andrea:
Four stars ( ****) (Taormina Sea): Once the home of a noble English family, the hotel maintains a select atmosphere with antique furniture and paintings. Surrounded by lush gardens and overlooking the bay of Mazzarò; Cableway to the historical centre 50 mts far from the hotel). Sea view rooms are not guaranteed. Or La Plage. Four stars ( ****) in the Taormina-sea

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Farm Houses & Villas in Sicily

We have the pleasure of presenting you with some of the most charming accommodation in Sicily. Our "Aziende Agrituristiche" are characterized by their location; in natural setting with spectacular landscapes where you can be in touch with nature and with the typical sicilian flore and fauna. Some of the "Aziende Agrituristiche" are located in historical buildings where you can still feel the echoes of the past. Traditional Sicilian cuisine is another aspect which distinguishes these accommodations and properties , where restaurants, dishes of our typical regional cuisines are carefully prepared.

Lampedusa is the largest of the Pelagie islands, with an extension of twenty square kilometres and a population of 5, 500 inhabitants, which triples in high season. Lampedusa is closer to Africa than Itay, situated sixty one miles from the north African coast, where the island's calcerous rock formation originates from. The climate is dry and sometimes windy. The landscape is arid and rocky with numerous palms. Mount Albero Sole is the highest point of the island situated north west of the island. The rocky coast on the northern side of the island is very high and not accessible, however on the south-west side of the island, the rocky coast enjoys many sandy coves and beaches. Beaches and sea in Lampedusa are spotlessly clean, enjoying crystal clear waters perfect for swimming and skin-diving. The climate is warm all year round, and hot in the summer (especially in July and August). The tourist season runs from April to October. The island is easily accessible, by aeroplane from Palermo (about three flights a day) and daily ferries run from Port Empedocle (near Agrigento).

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