DAY 1 - SATURDAY ACIREALE
In the afternoon arrival on your own to the hotel in Acireale. The clients will find an information brochure at the hotel reception. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

DAY 2 - SUNDAY ACIREALE/TINDARI/CEFALU/PALERMO
Breakfast in hotel. Briefing with the tour guide and departure to Tindari to visit the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna (Black Virgin Mother). Stop in Cefalù to visit this lovely medieval town and its famous cathedral Arabo- Normanno, one of the most beautiful churches in Sicily, built by Ruggero II, the first King of Sicily. Continuation
to Palermo. Arrival at the hotel in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight. For the clients that will start the tour on Sunday from Palermo: arrival at hotel on their own, dinner and overnight.

DAY 3 - MONDAY PALERMO/ MONREALE/MT. PELLEGRINO & MONDELLO (OPTIONAL)
After breakfast in hotel, half-day guided tour of Palermo, the regional and provincial capital of Sicily. We will start the visit from the old part of the city with the Royal Palace, the Palatine Chapel and the Cathedral. Afterwards you will visit Monreale, famous for its Cathedral with Byzantine mosaics featuring Christ Pantocrator and its Cloister. In the afternoon optional excursion to Monte Pellegrino with its spectacular views of the city, its surrounding mountains and the ocean and the sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, the patron of the city. Goethe once described Monte Pellegrino as the most beautiful promontory in the world. Continuation to the small fishing village Mondello with its marvellous beach, where you will have 1 hour free time. Dinner and overnight in hotel at Palermo.

DAY 4 - TUESDAY PALERMO/SEGESTA/ERICE/SELINUNTE/PALERMO
Breakfast in hotel. Visit of Segesta, one of the most beautiful archeological sites of Sicily, where you should visit the Doric temple whose majestic appearance and dominating position bestows great nobility to the landscape. Continuation to Erice. Visit of the medieval town on the summit of Monte San Giuliano. Here we can admire the Norman Castle and the cathedral. Stop at a bakery shop to taste the typical almond pastry of Erice. In the afternoon visit of the archaeological park of Selinunte that contains the ruins of the temples and the Greek Acropolis. Come back to hotel at Palermo, dinner, overnight.

DAY 5 - WEDNESDAY PALERMO/AGRIGENTO/PIAZZA ARMERINA /TAORMINA MARE
Breakfast in hotel. In the morning visit of Agrigento and guided tour of the Valley of Temples, where you can admire the Temple of Juno, the Temple of Concorde, one of the best preserved doric temples in the whole greek world, the Temple of Ercules and the Temple of Castor and Pollux. Continuation to Piazza Armerina in the afternoon including a short break to have a tasting of typical Sicilian food like olive paté, olives, marmalade and wine. After, visit the Villa Romana del Casale, famous for the most beautiful collection of late- Roman mosaics and also the city with its Cathedral. Continue to Taormina beach, arrive in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 6 - THURSDAY TAORMINA MARE/ETNA/TAORMINA
Breakfast. Morning excursion to Mt. Etna, the highest peak of Sicily and the most active volcano in Europe. The territory surrounding it constitutes the “Park of Etna”, one of the largest protected areas in Italy: You will be astonished at the great variety of vegetation and landscapes along the way before arriving at the “Silvesti Craters” (about 1.900 mt). From here on you will have the option to continue the excursion by jeep. Stop at a local bee-keeper to taste quality honey and have a wine-tasting and to see how it is produced. In the afternoon, visit Taormina, situated on a rocky plateau on the steep slopes of Monte Tauro, dominating the Ionian coast from Capo Sant'Andrea to Capo Taormina. Possibility to visit the Greek-Roman theatre, the 2nd largest classical theatre in Sicily. Return to hotel, dinner, overnight.

DAY 7 - FRIDAY TAORMINA MARE/NOTO/SIRACUSA
Breakfast in hotel. Full day excursion. First stop in Noto to discover the beautiful baroque in Sicily. On to Siracusa, one of the most interesting archaeological sites of the island. Guided tour at the Archeological Park, the Roman Amphitheater, the Greek Theatre, the Ear of Dionysus, the Cave of the Cordari, Island of Ortigia, the most ancient nucleus of the city with its stunning cathedral. Back to in hotel in late afternoon. Dinner, overnight.

DAY 8 - SATURDAY TAORMINA MARE
Breakfast at hotel. End of our services. For the clients who have started the tour sunday from Palermo: free day in Acireale with free time for lunch. Dinner at hotel. You will finish the tour sunday evening in Palermo after “Acireale, Cefalù, Palermo” as program from 2nd day on.