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tours and vacations/holidays upon request!
On this page, excursions and day tours from Palermo follow the descriptions of our general tours of Sicily. Our phone number in Palermo is:
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• Golden Sicily West-East
Across Sicily, from Palermo to Taormina in one week. Monreale, Palermo, Piazza Armerina,
Taormina, Agrigento, Siracusa, Erice, Segesta, the Mt Etna region. Ancient and medieval Sicily plus visits to a winery and a working olive farm. Exceptional 4 star
lodging with just 2 hotel check-ins. 7-day tour begins on Saturday. From €999. Read more...
• Golden Sicily East-West
The principal
sites of Sicily in one week. From Taormina to Palermo. Monreale, Piazza Armerina,
Agrigento, Segesta, Erice, Siracusa, the Mt Etna region. Ancient and medieval Sicily plus visit to a winery and a working
olive farm. Exceptional 4 star lodging with just 2 hotel check-ins. 7-day tour begins on Monday. From €999. Read more...
• Sicilian Impressions
Five-day version of our popular Golden Sicily tours: Palermo, Monreale,
Cefalù, Taormina and Mount Etna region, Segesta, Erice. Winery tour and visit to a working olive farm. Exceptional 4 star lodging and just 2 hotel check-ins, crossing Sicily.
Arrival in Palermo and departure from Catania. Tour begins on Saturday. From €899. Read more...
• Red Tour of Sicily
Around Sicily in 8 days. Enjoy the timeless history, culture,
cuisine and sunshine of Sicily in a tour (very) conveniently planned with just three
hotel check-ins and a cross-island itinerary. You'll cross Sicily from Palermo to Siracusa and Ragusa to Taormina, with arrival at Palermo
and departure from Catania. This extended variation of our popular Golden Sicily West-to-East tour features an added day
to discover the splendid, Baroque southeastern cities of Ragusa and Modica. A dozen departures
from March through October are guaranteed with as few as two participants, and maximum group size is just 16. Tour begins Saturday. From €1695.00. Read more...
Palermo, Monreale, Cefalù, Erice, Segesta
Reserve just 2 days in advance!
• Palermo, Monreale, Cefalù
Full Day (8:15-5:30) from Palermo Saturday & Sunday, March 11th - November 10th 2012.
Group Size: 2-25. Reserve at least 48 hours in advance.
Language: English.
Admission fees: Not included.
Pick-up Point: Piazza Ruggero Settimo "Politeama" 15
(in front of Prada and the Politeama Palace hotel) at 8:30 AM.
Itinerary: Meet your driver/guide at 8:40 AM. Our first stop is hilltop
Monreale Abbey, a
unique, multicultural example of Byzantine,
Arab, Norman and Provencal art and architecture overlooking Palermo
constructed in the 12th century (entrance fee for cloister not included).
Then we return to Palermo to explore the lively Capo street
market, which evokes the atmosphere of the city's medieval Arab souks.
Later we visit Piazza Pretoria and Via Maqueda, whose Baroque "four
corners" reflect the Spanish rule of the 16th century. Following time
for lunch, we'll travel along the coast to seaside Cefalù,
whose medieval streets are dominated by an imposing Norman cathedral and
the ruins of a mountaintop castle. Following time at leisure to shop or
sample the local ice cream, we return to Palermo.
Price
per Participant: €95 (adults), €48 (travellers under 16). Read more...
• Segesta, Erice, Olive Farm
Full Day
(8:15-5:00) from Palermo Friday & Monday, March 12th - November 12th 2012.
Group Size: 2-25. Reserve at least 48 hours in advance.
Language: English.
Admission fees:
Not included.
Pick-up Point: Piazza Ruggero Settimo "Politeama"
15 (in front of Prada and the Politeama Palace hotel) at 8:30 AM.
Itinerary: Meet your driver/guide at 8:40 AM. Departure to tour western Sicily where our first stop is hilltop Erice, founded by Elymians and settled by
Phoenicians whose
walls are still standing. The goddess Venus was worshipped here, near what
is now a castle. The charming medieval streets are full of interesting niches,
like the pastry shops offering local specialties. Next we travel to coastal
Trapani to tour the historic salt
marshes and windmills. Later, we'll visit an olive farm to enjoy our lunch
(this light meal is included in the tour price). This afternoon we
continue onto Segesta,
originally an Elymian settlement later Hellenized, to visit the Doric temple
(admission fee not included), perhaps the best-preserved Greek temple in
the world. Then to a local winery to taste Sicilian
wines before returning to Palermo.
Price per Participant:
€140 (adults), €85,00 (travellers under 16). Read more...
Piazza Politeama on Google Maps