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SICILY
CITY BREAK
Price per person based on
2 people
PALERMO
CITY BREAK
2 nights/ 3 days
Palermo (2 nights)
From March 1, 2009 to
November 30, 2009
Departures: daily, ON
REQUEST
ITINERARY:
Day
1: Palermo
Welcome to the warm,
beautiful and pleasant island of Sicily!
Upon arrival at
Palermo airport please proceed through the Passport Control and collect
your luggage inside the customs area. Outside of customs, you will find
the driver waiting holding a sign with your full name. Transfer to the
hotel.
Day
2: Monreale & Palermo
After breakfast, our
driver will show us where the Arab-Norman art and architecture reached
the pinnacle of its glory with the Monreale Duomo, launched in 1174 by
William II. Scenes from the Old and New Testaments are
depicted in golden mosaics covering the interior. Then to the
Palatine Chapel in Palermo, which was the crowning architectural
achievement of William II’s grandfather, Roger II. We then
continue by seeing: Piazza Pretoria and Via Maqueda with its “four
corners” converging Palermo at a quartet of Baroque palaces left over
from the heyday of Spanish rule dating back to 1560. Then we visit the
Cathedral constructed in various architectural styles throughout the
Roman, Norman, Arabic, and Islamic dominations. This afternoon at
leisure to explore the town on your own or shop (BB)
Day
3: Palermo
After breakfast, end
of our services or
OPTIONAL Scenic Transfer (BB)
MEAL
LEGEND:
BB Buffet Breakfast
L Lunch
D Dinner
FEATURED
PROPERTIES ON THIS TOUR:
-
Palermo: Hotel Cristal
(3 star Accommodation)
-
Palermo: Hotel Politeama
(4 star Accommodation)
-
Palermo: Hotel Plaza Opera
(First Class
Accommodation)
Note:
Hotels may be substituted with similar category
WHAT
IS INCLUDED:
• One main private
arrival transfer for services done from h 8:00AM to h
7:00PM
• Palermo: Two nights
accommodation
• Buffet continental
breakfast daily
• One half day private
citysightseeing to Monreale and Palermo with
english speaking driver
• Hotel & City
Taxes
WHAT
IS NOT INCLUDED:
• Intercontinental
Flight
• Gratuities and Tips
• Porterage at airport
• Local Guide
• Beverages and meals
not mentioned in the program
• Travel Insurance
• Departure airport
transfer
• Airport Transfer
done h 8:00PM to h 7:00AM clients have to pay the
night-use supplement
• Admission fee
TAORMINA
GOURMET City Break
3 nights/ 4 days
Taormina (3 nights)
From March 1, 2009 to
November 30, 2009
Departures: daily, ON
REQUEST
ITINERARY:
Day
1: Catania/Taormina
Welcome to the warm,
beautiful and pleasant island of Sicily!
Upon arrival at
Catania airport please proceed through the Passport Control and collect
your luggage inside the customs area. Outside of customs you will find
the driver holding a sign with your full name. Transfer to the hotel or
arrival through our OPTIONAL
Scenic Transfer from Palermo
Day
2: Taormina Cooking Course
(Restaurant and
cooking course is not available on Sunday, Thursday or
Italian Holidays).
This morning
independent transfer to a local restaurant where you are greeted by
Chef Antonio Orlando and Chef Donna Maria. A brief walk takes us to an
open air market where we'll purchase fresh fruit, vegetables and all
the ingredients necessary for the cooking course. Then back to the
restaurant to start cooking. At the end of the cooking course, we will
enjoy our scrumptious creations with the perfect compliment—a
beautifully paired Sicilian wine. Dessert follows accompanied
by a typical local Dessert wine. This afternoon at leisure to explore
the town on your own or shop. (BB L)
Day
3: Taormina
All day long at
leisure to explore the town on your own (BB)
Day
4: Taormina
After breakfast, end
of our services. (BB)
MEAL
LEGEND:
BB Buffet Breakfast
L Lunch
D Dinner
FEATURED
PROPERTIES ON THIS TOUR:
-
Taormina: Hotel Isabella
(3 star Accommodation)
-
Taormina: Hotel Villa Diodoro
(First Class
Accommodation)
-
Taormina: Hotel Villa Angela
(Boutique
Accommodation)
Note:
Hotels may be substituted with similar category
WHAT
IS INCLUDED:
• One main private
arrival transfer for services done from h 8:00AM to h
7:00PM
• Taormina: Three
nights accommodation
• Buffet continental
breakfast daily
• One english cooking
course in Taormina
• One lunch in
Taormina at the end of the Cooking course with wine and
mineral water
• Hotel & City
Taxes
WHAT
IS NOT INCLUDED:
• Intercontinental
Flight
• Gratuities and Tips
• Porterage at airport
• Local Guide, Driver
Escort or extra services
• Beverages and meals
not mentioned in the program
• Travel Insurance
• Departure airport
transfer
• Airport Transfer
done h 8:00PM to h 7:00AM clients have to pay the
night-use
SCENIC
TRANSFER
Palermo to
Taormina (1 day)
Palermo/Agrigento/Piazza
Armerina/Taormina:
Today you
will meet your Driver-Escort and drive across the vast countryside
showcasing Sicily’s great variety of sceneries. We soon arrive
in Agrigento, whose history dates back to 580 BC. Independent tour of
the Valley of the Temples, a magnificent cluster of Greek ruins
overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Later, we depart for Piazza Armerina
for an independent visit of the ruins of the Roman Villa of
Casale. The mosaics discovered here are celebrated among scholars of
antiquity. Afterward, we drive along the coast to Taormina, the world
famous resort town of Sicily.
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