Sicily & Aeolian Islands

We’ll meet at the airport of Catania in the morning. After a welcoming coffee break, we start our Sicily & Aeolian Islands Experience. A visit to Catania is a most fascinating act of self-discovery, back down the old ways of time… the real enigma of this place is that it has been inhabited for 3000 years at the foot of Etna, despite earthquakes, eruptions, disasters, calamities and destructions. To live so close to the most active volcano in Europe is an expression of change and transformation, suggesting the process of self-renewal leading to fulfillment. The atmosphere of Catania makes you pray more than a saint would pray, and sin more than an ideal sinner would commit. 2 nights in Siracusa / Ragusa province area, in one the most picturesque Sicilian area

The history of this place in Sicily is unforgettable, and it still preserves the elegance and prestige with its limestone buildings from different epochs seeing the ageless Athena with her golden hair dressed in white and armed with a sword. The glory of old Syracuse is sung by Livius, Plutarch, Cicero, Ovid, Pindar, Virgil, Plato. It witnessed various wars, conflicts and competitions, the most famous victim was the prodigy Archimedes, whose death signalled the intellectual decline of this fertile land.
We stop at the eldest street market for lunch to taste best cheese, wine, vegetarian tapas

To be conquered by certain peoples is a real privilege. Among the most formidable conquerors Greeks play the most significant role in the history of Sicily, having transformed this island in the World Greatest Open Air Museum. Old Greek constructions thrown down a gage to modern architecture. The Greek philosopher Empedocles praised old Akragas: “the people enjoy the trouble-free and bohemian life here as if it’s the last day in their existence; but they build up temples and palaces as if they never die.” Thanks to their grandeur and superiority the temples are still in Agrigento involving each single visitor. Genially projected temples are in a perfect state, the presence of colossal telamons, which used to support some structures, are decorative elements to remind us about the glorious past and the wounded present.
Sleep 2 nights in Marsala

An unforgettable trip to the high Alpine wonderland of ice and snow is the true highlight of a visit to Switzerland. Globus Local Favorite At an amazing 11,332 feet, the JUNGFRAUJOCH is Europe’s highest railway station. Jungfrau’s 13,642-foot summit was first ascended in 1811 and in 1912 the rack railway was opened. There are lots of things to do here: enjoy the ALPINE SENSATION, THE PANORAMA 360° EXPERIENCE, and the ICE PALACE. Also receive your JUNGFRAU PASSPORT as a souvenir to take home with you. The round trip to the “Top of Europe” by MOUNTAIN TRAIN will take most of the day.

Three places Palermo – Monreale – Cefalù are the UNESCO Heritage of the arab- norman period. This is only one place which can compete with Syracuse and this place is Palermo with its prestigious past evident in the magnificent architecture and its natural and cultural beauty. Surrounded by the rugged mountains and washed by the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea; it is the most attractive piece of the Paradise on our earth passed through various historical periods and dominated by various peoples.
Palermo celebrated its splendid glories and cured its bleeding wounds. “Travelers come from everywhere, merchants and dealers from every city and metropolis, and all agree in praising it, and praise its splendid beauty, speak of its happy circumstances, its various advantages and the good things Sicily attracts from every other country of the world”, said Al Idrisi in the 12th century. The Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Carthaginian, Byzantine, Arab, Norman, Spanish and even a bit Italian leave underpasses, signs and crypts to Palermo survivors in the magnificent Cathedral, the Palatine Chapel of the Norman Palace, the Capuchin Catacombs, Church of S. Maria dell’Ammiralgio or “Martonana” and the constant Christian devotion to Saint Rosalie appearing from in time to save the Palermitani
Sleep 1 nights in Cefalù area

The biggest island is Lipari, offering plenty of comfort, space, history and culture, inhabited since the Early Bronze Period, it maintains the ancient traditions of pumice and obsidian handcraft. The vegetation covers the Aeolian land with multi-coloured carpets: grapes, olives, pulses, vegetables built up in widespread terraces, it’s an evidence of great human work for thousands of years. The volcano Stromboli with its spa waters, mud baths, lava flows remind us that all is not dormant underground. One-day excursion there is an anti-stress refuge with an uncontaminated environment and the sweet amber flavour of Lipari Malvasia.
Sleep 2 nights on the Aeolian Islands

The biggest island is Lipari, offering plenty of comfort, space, history and culture, inhabited since the Early Bronze Period, it maintains the ancient traditions of pumice and obsidian handcraft. The vegetation covers the Aeolian land with multi-coloured carpets: grapes, olives, pulses, vegetables built up in widespread terraces, it’s an evidence of great human work for thousands of years. The volcano Stromboli with its spa waters, mud baths, lava flows remind us that all is not dormant underground. One-day excursion there is an anti-stress refuge with an uncontaminated environment and the sweet amber flavour of Lipari Malvasia.
Stromboli by night experience

Taormina is a flourishing garden with figs, grapes, pomegranates, peaches, almond trees, purple anemones, hibiscus and salvia; it gives you the sense of the interaction between humanity and nature, feeling of wonder and of historical pain. Its historical roots are older than the Greeks’ arrival in Sicily. There’ is no doubt that the role of Taormina was significant for the island, thus Pliny the Elder, a great intender and connoisseur of good Italian wines, noted Taormina for its excellent wine.
Capricious Etna plays many jokes to locals, they are helpless in worshiping their “Mongibel”. The beautiful mount still waits for the return of Ulysses whose cinematic appearance fires modern imagination.
In the afternoon we arrive in Taormina
Sleep 2 nights in Taormina

Taormina is a flourishing garden with figs, grapes, pomegranates, peaches, almond trees, purple anemones, hibiscus and salvia; it gives you the sense of the interaction between humanity and nature, feeling of wonder and of historical pain. Its historical roots are older than the Greeks’ arrival in Sicily. There’ is no doubt that the role of Taormina was significant for the island, thus Pliny the Elder, a great intender and connoisseur of good Italian wines, noted Taormina for its excellent wine.
Capricious Etna plays many jokes to locals, they are helpless in worshiping their “Mongibel”. The beautiful mount still waits for the return of Ulysses whose cinematic appearance fires modern imagination.
Free day to discover the most beautiful town in Sicily and to enjoy the atmosphere of this place

It’s time to say good-buy, you have free time and we bring you back to the airport of Catania.
We say “Arrivederci Italia, see you soon”