b'YOUR ITINERARY 8 DAY HOLIDAYFROM ITALYDay 1Flight to vibrant Sicilytaste of Sicilya cannolobefore1,695 PPWe meet our fellow travellers andarriving at our hotel overlooking the Tour Manager at London Gatwick sea in neighbouring Giardini Naxos. and fly to Catania, Sicily. On arrival2024 Departures in: we transfer by coach to the islandsDay 5Exploring Mount EtnaAPR, MAY, JUN, SEP, OCTcapital, Palermo, a beautiful city and A highlight of our trip to Sicily awaits a treasure trove of rich history, art andtoday as we visit the islands most2 3 4culture, as well as fantastic food.1 Comfortable Explorer ratediconic sight, the active volcano Mount Etna. We travel to Rifugio di Sapienza, Day 2Palermo and Monreale the highest point of vehicular access,YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES:On our first morning in Sicily, wewhere there is free time to viewExpertise of a UK Tour Manager explore Palermos most renownedthe mind-blowing Silvestri craters attractionthe Palatine Chapel,and the elemental volcanic scenery.from start to finishglistening with jaw-dropping goldenThis afternoon we get a differentStandard Class rail mosaics and marble floors. Just beforeview of Mount Etna as we join theand all transferslunchtime we transfer to Capo MarketCircumetnea Railway on the most to experience the sights and smells ofscenic part of the route, passing theAll rail and coach travel a traditional Sicilian market and enjoylava fields that encroach on towns. throughout your toura street-food tasting. After lunch, weWe later visit to a winery for a tour andReturn flights from London view Monreales spectacular, UNESCO- to enjoy a lunch of Sicilian produce Gatwick to Catanialisted cathedralone of the worldsand a tasting of the different wines. most important medieval churches7 nights 4-Star hotel with a jaw-dropping representation Day 6Giardini Naxos at leisure accommodation 3 nights in an of Christ at the centre of the apse.Today is free to explore the localelegant hotel in central Palermo, area as you wish. You might beand 4 nights in beachfront hotel in TOUR MANAGERS HIGHLIGHT:tempted to simply relax on our hotelsGiardini Naxos Savouring Sicilys flavours on a tour private beach or lounge by the pool.Breakfast each day plus 2 lunches of Palermos vibrant Capo Market Another option is to take a boat tourand 4 dinners from Giardini Naxos harbour to the Day 3Valley of the Templespicturesque marine park of Isola Bella.All tour excursionsToday we embark on a full-dayThis tiny outcrop is connected to the excursion to Agrigento to discover themainland by a thin ribbon of sand mesmerising Valley of the Temples.rising above the turquoise Ionian Sea. This UNESCO-listed site, scatteredAlternatively, you could opt to walk with enchanting Greek temples to theamong the nearby ruins of ancient likes of Zeus and Juno, is one of theNaxos, which is believed to be the most important and best-preservedoldest Greek settlement in Sicily. Messinalocations of ancient classical culturePalermo Taorminain Sicily. Amongst the Doric columns,3 Randazzo 4Day 7Syracuse and Ortigia IslandMonreale MtGiardiniwild cacti and succulents dot the aridAdrano Etna Naxoslandscape. Later, we head to an idyllicWe travel by coach to SyracuseCataniaagriturismo for drinks and a four- and the heart of this historic city, course lunch of fresh farm-to-forkthe beautiful island of Ortigia, theAgrigento Ortigiafood and traditional Sicilian flavours.birthplace of Archimedes. FoundedSICILYaround 733 BC it rivalled Athens in TOUR MANAGERS HIGHLIGHT:size by the 5th century BC and is a Discovering the mesmerising Valley UNESCO-listed landmark due to its of the Temples in ancient Agrigento cultural influence over the centuries.We tour the sun-soaked streets toTour Code: PTJ |per person based on 2 sharing. Deposit from 400 per person. Day 4Taorminas Greek theatreview the Baroque cathedral builtSupplement for solo travellers from 350 This morning we travel by train alongon the site of the Greek Temple of Sicilys north coast to Messina beforeAthena, and an attractive spring, transferring by coach to historicbedecked by papyrus plants, where itsTo book and for Taormina, where we have a guidedbelieved the nymph Arethusa cametour of this delightful town. Theto the surface after escaping Arcadia.information go toamazing Greek theatre is believed togreatrail.com/PTJ24 date from around the third century BC and could seat upwards of 5,000Day 8Homeward boundor call 01904 527168We bid farewell to Giardini Naxos and spectators, and offers great views ofwonderful Siciliy this morning as we& speak to ourthe Ionian Sea and Mount Etna. Our tour concludes by sampling a sweettransfer by coach to Catania airportexpert team.for our flight back to London Gatwick.31'