| DAY 1, Friday - Depart the USA Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey DAY 2, Saturday - Arrive in PalermoArrive in Palermo and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a welcome cocktail and orientation, followed by a welcome dinnerOvernight: PalermoMeals: Dinner DAY 3, Sunday - Monreale Cathedral & Palermo Old City TourThis morning, travel to Monreale and visit the Norman Cathedral, famous for its Byzantine and Sicilian mosaics. Continue to visit the Old City of Palermo, where you will admire such sights as the Norman Palace and the Cathedral. Afternoon at leisure to explore Palermo on your own Optional: Cefalu Tour (PM)Overnight: PalermoMeals: Breakfast DAY 4, Monday - Erice, Marsala Tour & Wine TastingThis morning depart Palermo and drive to Erice. En route, view the famous Temple of Segesta, constructed in the 5th century B.C. which now stands as one of the world's most perfectly preserved temples of antiquity. Travel on to Marsala, a city famous for its namesake Marsala wine. View the island's landmark windmills and salt mines before a wine tasting in one of the area's historic wineries. Finally, continue to AgrigentoOvernight: AgrigentoMeals: Breakfast, Dinner DAY 5, Tuesday - Valley of the Temples Tour, Arrive in Taormina-Giardini NaxosToday, visit the area's most celebrated site, the Valley of the Temples, where you will see some of the largest and best preserved temple ruins outside of mainland Greece. Continue to Piazza Armerina to view the intricate mosaics of the Roman Villa del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue to the popular coastal city of Taormina Overnight: Taormina-Giardini NaxosMeals: Breakfast DAY 6, Wednesday - Mount Etna & Taormina TourBegin the day with a visit to the slopes of Mount Etna -- the highest active volcano in Europe. Ascend the Mount to reach the Silvestri Craters where you may walk about the varied layers of lava which have solidified over the centuries. In the afternoon visit Taormina, a famous tourist center of Sicily. Start off with a panoramic tour including a visit of the Greek Theater, one of the most celebrated ruins of Sicily, from which you can enjoy magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. Finally, enjoy time at leisure in the upper town of Taormina to browse the city's shops and favored sitesOvernight: Taormina-Giardini NaxosMeals: Breakfast DAY 7, Thursday - Full Day in Taormina-Giardini NaxosFull day at leisure to explore the area on your own. Tonight enjoy a farewell cocktail with your tour directorOptional: Siracusa TourOvernight: Taormina-Giardini NaxosMeals: Breakfast DAY 8, Friday - Depart for the USATransfer to the airport in Catania for your departure flight Meals: Breakfast |
