Ancient Sicily and Authentic Flavors: A Journey Through Archaeology and Gastronomy

Food and Wine

Itinerary

• DAY 1 – ARRIVAL – HOTEL IN TAORMINA – TAORMINA

– Arrival at Catania Airport
– Transfer from Catania airport to the hotel in Taormina (1 hour travel time)
– Check in at 4 / 5 stars hotel
– Meet the guide for a walking guided tour of Taormina + Greek Theatre (3 hours)

• DAY 2 – HOTEL IN TAORMINA – ETNA AND MAMMAS EXPERIENCE

– Breakfast at the hotel
– Transfer from Hotel to Etna (1 hour travel time)
– Group shared Jeep tour (2 hours and 30 minutes)
– Lunch in a local winery with wine tasting and light lunch
– Transfer from Etna to Motta Camastra (1 hour travel time)
– Fresh pasta cooking class and dinner in a Farm with mammas (Motta Camastra)
– After dinner transfer back to the hotel (1 hour travel time)

• DAY 3 – HOTEL SIRACUSA – SIRACUSA

– Breakfast at the hotel in Taormina and check out
– Transfer from hotel in Taormina to Siracusa (1 hour 30 minutes travel time)
– Check in at 4 / 5 stars hotel
– Meet the guide for a walking guided tour of Ortigia island (3/4 hours)
– Street food tasting

• DAY 4 – HOTEL IN SIRACUSA – YACHT TOUR IN SIRACUSA

– Breakfast at the hotel
– Full day yacht tour along the coast of Siracusa and lunch on board (6 hours)

• DAY 5 – HOTEL IN SIRACUSA – EXPERIENCE WITH LOCALS

– Breakfast at the hotel
– Transfer from Hotel to Palazzolo Acreide area (45 minutes travel time)
– Meet a local family and enjoy a full immersion into the local sicilian culture, they offers (Creative weaving workshop, cooking class, Ricotta and Cheese amking, Medicinal herbs, mythology, superstitions and ancient folk medicine workshop, Soap-making Workshop, Cunti, Stornelli, Numinaghi and ancient Sicilian nursery rhymes.)
– Lunch with a local family
– Transfer back to the hotel (45 minutes travel time)

• DAY 6 – HOTEL IN CASTELLAMMARE DEL GOLFO – PALERMO

– Breakfast at the hotel in Siracusa and check out
– Transfer from Hotel in Siracusa to Palermo (3 hours travel time)
– Guided walking tour of Palermo city center
– Street food tour at the famous market in Palermo
– Afternoon after lunch transfer from Palermo to Castellammare del Golfo (1 hour travel time)
– Check in at the hotel at 4 / 5 stars hotel

• DAY 7 – HOTEL IN CASTELLAMMARE DEL GOLFO – MONREALE AND CEFALU’

– Breakfast at the hotel
– Transfer from Castellammare del Golfo to Monreale (1 hour travel time)
– Guided tour of Monreale and its cathedral
– Transfer from Monreale to Cefalu’ (1 hour travel time)
– Guided tour of Cefalu’ (max 2 hours)
– Transfer from Cefalù to Castellammare del Golfo (1 hour and 40 minutes travel time)

• DAY 8 – HOTEL IN CASTELLAMMARE DEL GOLFO – TRAPANI AND MARSALA

– Breakfast at the hotel
– Transfer from Castellammare del Golfo to Trapani (45 minutes travel time)
– Meet the guide for a full day tour
– Transfer from Trapani to Marsala (40 minutes travel time)
– Wine tasting and lunch in a winery
– Guided tour of Marsala
– Transfer back to the hotel (1 hour and 10 minutes travel time)

• DAY 9 – HOTEL IN CASTELLAMARE DEL GOLFO – EGADI ISLANDS

– Breakfast at the hotel
– Transfer from hotel to Trapani
– Full day boat tour to visit Favignana and Levanzo
– Lunch in Favignana
– Transfer back to the hotel

• DAY 10 – DEPARTURE DAY

– Breakfast at the hotel and check out
– Transfer from hotel to Palermo airport