CLASSIC SICILY 4*-Self Drive Tour from Palermo+Car Rental 7N-8D

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Palermo
1 stop
1
Palermo
Arrival at Palermo airport, car delivery and beginning of the tour. Palermo, capital of the Norman reign, has an important architectural heritage: the remains of the Punic walls, Byzantine, Arab and Norman traces, Baroque and Gothic elements and twentieth-century Art Nouveau palaces. ancient capital of the Norman reign, fascinating city where old buildings have a glorious past.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Palermo- Monreale – Segesta – Erice - Trapani area
3 stops
2
Palermo
After breakfast, visit the Cathedral, one of the most important architectural monuments and continue by walking along Corso Vittorio Emanuele to reach "I Quattro Canti di Città” Piazza Pretoria, Piazza Bellini and the Martorana Church. Later
4 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Monreale
Proceed to Monreale, a little town on the heights of Palermo famous for the golden mosaics in its Dome and the Benedictine cloister
2 hours • Admission ticket free
4
Calatafimi-Segesta
Drive to Segesta. Its Doric Temple has a stunning scenic impact as well as its theatre opposite the sea. Proceed to Erice a beautiful little town located on the top of the homonymous mountain. Take the opportunity to stroll in the alleys, narrow streets and small squares, flanked by churches and noble palaces which allow glimpses of majestic and amazing views. Experience a unique local Marzipan and almonds pastry tasting.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Trapani area –Marsala - Mothia - Trapani area
1 stop
5
Marsala
After breakfast, drive to Marsala renowned for the famous sweet wine « Marsala » and for the island of Mothia and the Salinas with still working mills and the museum of Salt. You can do a boat tour of Mothia, Punic centre where the Phoenicians in the VIII century B.C. built their outpost towards Sicily, connected to land by a road that today is submerged by the waters of the “Stagnone”, and visit the Whitaker museum. Do not forget to visit some winery and have an unforgettable wine tasting experience.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Trapani area – Selinunte – Agrigento area
2 stops
6
After breakfast, drive to Selinunte and visit the most important archaeological area in Europe, proof of the Hellenic civilization in Sicily. Continue to Agrigento and visit the “Valley of the Temples”, the impressive Doric temples on the sacred hill (the temple of Hera Lacinia, Concordia, Eracle, Giove Olimpo and Castore and Polluce) classified by the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Valle dei Templi
Continue to Agrigento and visit the “Valley of the Temples”, the impressive Doric temples on the sacred hill (the temple of Hera Lacinia, Concordia, Eracle, Giove Olimpo and Castore and Polluce) classified by the UNESCO World Heritage Site
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 5
Agrigento area – Piazza Armerina –Siracusa or Ragusa area
2 stops
8
Piazza Armerina
After breakfast, drive to Piazza Armerina where you will discover the amazing “Villa Romana del Casale”, built in the Imperial Rome and worldwide known for its spectacular polychrome mosaics.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Ragusa
Continue to Ragusa, the city with two souls. It has a modern area and an ancient, Baroque-style area called Ibla. Ragusa has the refined elegance that characterises the late-baroque towns of the Val di Noto. You will have the chance to visit the Cathedral of S. Giovanni, the church of Purgatory, Madonna dell’Itria, palazzo Battaglia, palazzo Casentini, palazzo Cancelleria, palazzo La Rocca
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Ragusa or Siracusa area – Catania area
2 stops
10
Syracuse
After Breakfast, visit Siracusa. Prestigious city of the ancient world, the most powerful rival of Athens and Rome, Siracusa preserves important remaining of its glorious past. You will visit the solemn and spectacular Greek Theatre, the Ear of Dionysus the most famous of Syracuse’s caves. Then proceed to the small Baroque Island of Ortigia, the historic centre of Syracuse. It is widely considered one of the most beautiful destinations in Sicily. Dotted with impressive church facades, outdoor restaurants, elegant squares and surrounded by a crystalline sea. Here you will visit the temple of Minerva transformed in a Christian Cathedral, the legendary source Aretusa, the Apollo temple
4 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Catania
Proceed to Catania. Cosmopolitan, exuberant, eclectic, Catania is a multi-coloured universe, from the sparkling whiteness of the Baroque stuccos (UNESCO Heritage) to the black lava of the Liotru, the elephant carved in basalt in Piazza Duomo, the heart of the city.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Catania area – Etna - Taormina - Palermo area
2 stops
12
Mount Etna
Today you will drive to Mt Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world. With its 3327 meters of height and an average basal diameter of 40 km, Etna dominates the entire island.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
13
Taormina
Proceed to Taormina and enjoy a walk through its stunning streets and admire the panoramic view. During the walk along Corso Umberto, the shopping street full of boutiques, jewellers and antique shops you will reach the Greek Theatre: a breath-taking view, which when the air is clear reaches the coast of Calabria
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Departure
1 stop
14
Palermo
Departure from the Airport Falcone Borsellino – Palermo

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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