Italy
Around the island, from Greek temples to the volcano
Italy
Around Sicily in a week: Palermo, Monreale and Mondello, Erice, Selinunte, the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento, the mosaics of the Roman villa at Piazza Armerina, Syracuse and Noto, Etna and Taormina, then Cefalù. The Heading for Sicily version, via Segesta and Messina, from €1,379 per person.
When
April to October
Price
From 1 091€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
7 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-4
Palermo, Erice and Agrigento.
Day 1
Arrival in Palermo
Flight to Palermo, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Palermo – Monreale – Mondello
Palermo, its markets, the Palatine Chapel and its Byzantine mosaics, the cathedral and the Quattro Canti. Then Monreale cathedral and Mondello beach.
Day 3
Erice – Selinunte
Erice, a medieval village perched above the sea, and the Trapani salt pans, then Selinunte.
Day 4
Agrigento – Piazza Armerina
The Valley of the Temples at Agrigento, one of the finest Greek sites outside Greece. Then the mosaics of the Villa del Casale at Piazza Armerina.
Days 5-8
Syracuse, Etna and Cefalù.
Day 5
Syracuse – Noto
Syracuse, its Greek theatre and the island of Ortigia, then Noto, a baroque jewel.
Day 6
Etna – Taormina
Etna, Europe's highest active volcano, its extinct craters at 1,900 metres, then Taormina and its Greco-Roman theatre facing the sea.
Day 7
Castelbuono – Cefalù
The village of Castelbuono in the Madonie, then Cefalù, its Norman cathedral and beach.
Day 8
Back to France
Transfer to Palermo airport and fly to France.
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