Sicilian Explorer

Fly to Catania • Syracuse

Fly to Catania airport and collect your hire car before proceeding to Syracuse. Stay for two nights at Hotel Roma, situated in a historic townhouse in the centre of Ortygia. (N)

Meal basis:

As per itinerary – B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.

Syracuse

Take a morning city tour of Syracuse, including visits to the island of Ortygia. Your afternoon is at leisure. (B)

Noto • Ragusa

This morning, drive to Ragusa, stopping en route in the baroque town of Noto. Stay for two nights at the Antica Badia Relais Hotel, an 18th-century palace and former residence of the founder of Ragusa. (B)

Ragusa • Modica

Drive to the city of Modica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Val di Noto and grandly re-built following the region’s 1693 earthquake. The city is also famous for its chocolate, based on a recipe brought by the Spanish who once ruled Sicily. (B)

Agrigento

This morning, drive to Agrigento. In the afternoon, tour the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Valley of the Temples. Stay one night at Hotel Baglio Della Luna. (B)

Palermo

This morning, drive to the capital of Sicily, Palermo. Your afternoon city tour including visits to the cathedral and Palatine Chapel. Stay two nights at Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa, situated in the heart of the city. (B)

Palermo

Enjoy your day at leisure, or take an optional tour to the Norman cathedral in Monreale. (B)

Taormina

This morning, drive to the coastal town of Taormina. Stay two nights at the Hotel Villa Belvedere, with terraced gardens and stunning sea views. (B)

Taormina

Day at leisure. (B)

Fly home

Transfer to Catania airport and fly home. (B)