Minitour From Palermo 4 days

Culture and History tour in Palermo

Tour Price : euro 410,00 Duration : 4 days Languages: Italian, English

EVERY SATURDAY FROM PALERMO Available from November 2009 until October 2010 Sicily, the land of the Greek myth, scene of encounter between great civilizations which created art treasures that are unique all over the world.

SATURDAY: ARRIVAL IN PALERMO Clients arriving in Palermo will have a self transfer to the Hotel. Meeting with our assistance in the evening for a welcome cocktail and a briefing on general information about the itinerary. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

SUNDAY: PALERMO - MONREALE Breakfast at the hotel; morning visit of the Capital of Sicily, one of the richest town in the island for history and art. We will visit the Cathedral, “Palazzo dei Normanni” with its “Palatina” Chapel, the “Quattro Canti”, the Opera House, the Pretoria Square. We will continue to Monreale to admire the Cathedral with its splendid 12th century mosaics, and the cloister of the Benedectine monastery with Moorish architecture. In the evening back to Palermo for dinner and overnight stay in hotel.

MONDAY: SELINUNTE – ERICE - AGRIGENTO Breakfast at the hotel; the all day will be dedicated to the visit of the beautiful area of Trapani, with its vineyards famous all around the world; we will visit the fascinating Erice, a small medieval village with ancient Greek origin, situated on a little hill, where it will be possible to enjoy a fantastic view on the Egadi Islands and have a nice taste of its typical almonds biscuits. In the afternoon we will continue with the visit of the archaeological park of Selinunte, the largest in the Mediterranean area. In the late afternoon we will reach Agrigento; accommodation at hotel, dinner and overnight.

TUESDAY: AGRIGENTO – PIAZZA ARMERINA – RIVIERA DEI CICLOPI Breakfast at the hotel; in the morning we will visit the wonderful “Valle dei Templi”. Concordia Temple, Ercules Temple, Giunone Temple and Castore and Polluce Temples represent the most beautiful example of the Greek Civilization in Sicily. We will continue to Piazza Armerina, in the heart of Sicily, where we will visit “Villa Romana del Casale”, famous for its fantastic mosaics. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the aftermnoon, we will continue to Catania where our tour will end. N.B.: Program could be changed according to museums and archaeological areas opening time

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