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this is for UNESCO “one of the most documented we will also here admire extensions of oranges
world’s records in the fields of Vulcanos”. and lemons. Meeting with the guide in the Ro-
Sicily 360° After the lunch, a visit of the most beautiful plac- man Villa of Casale, famous for its Roman floor
mosaics from the III and IV century AC.
es in the world: Taormina. Between the most
8 days important buildings are the Cathedral, the San The name “Piazza Armenina” comes from the
Latin Plàtea (market’s square), to which in the
Pancrazio’s Church, the bishop and patron of
Taormina, Corvaja Palace with the arabesque 1862 year was added Armenina (castrumar-
battlements of the tower, the gothic windows morum) or the “castle of the weapons”, fortified
1st Day: Catania and a part of the insides in Normanno style. The by Normanni.
Sicily is the biggest isle of Italy and the Mediter- famous Greek theatre is the second by dimension Proceeding to Agrigento. The “city of temples”
ranean, a surprisingly land rich of history and tra- antique theatre in Sicily after the one in Siracusa. because of its way of building Doric temples of
ditions, where the art and the culture meet each Opposite by dimension is the Piccolo Theatre of the antique Greek city, inserted properly be-
other in the magical natural beauty. Federico Odeon, realized under the Roman Empire of Ce- tween the patrimonies of humanity of UNESCO.
from Svevia, the king of Sicily exclaimed: “I don’t sare Augusto Ottaviano, in the II century AC for After the lunch in a typical restaurant, meeting
envy God for the Paradise, because I am very sat- the elite of the time. Return to the hotel, dinner with the guide in the Valley of Temples, the mas-
isfied to live in Sicily”. and overnight. terpiece under an open sky most famous in the
A guided visit of Catania, situated on the foot world and a visit of the 10 Temples of the big-
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of the suggestive Mount Etna, facing the Ioni- 3 Day: Siracusa - Ortigia Island - Noto (km. 158) gest archeological site of the planet: the temple
an Sea, is a splendid artistic city, an undisputed Breakfast and a departure to the visit of Siracusa: of Concordia, the better conserved and a symbol
example of the Sicilian baroque and an UNESCO the Greek theatre, the Roman amphitheatre, the of the Valle; the temples of Guinone, of Hercu-
patrimony. A walk through the beautiful Via Et- Latomie, the Ear of Dionysius. les, of Zeus, of Olympus, of Castor and Pollux…
nea, a pulsating heart of the Catanian mundanity Cicero defined Siracusa: “the most beautiful city the temple dedicated to Isis and Athena, rises up
and of the shopping. The visit proceeds towards of Magna Greece”. in the historic center of Agrigento, it is however
the Biscari Palace, the Elephant’s fountain and A visit of the Ortigia’s Island with the temple of considered one of the 10 Valley’s temples.
the Duomo , the Via Crociferi, the Municipality’s Minerva transformed in Christian Cathedral and Curiosity: all the temples of the Valley are orient-
Palace, the Cleric Palce and the Monastery of the the legendary Aretusa Fountain. On this island ed towards East, because in the classic period,
Benedicts. you’ll be enchanted from the orange and lemon the divine statues should have always been illu-
Catania’s kitchen: the pasta alla “Norma”, is a plantations. Lunch in a typical restaurant. minated by the rising Sun.
pasta (usually macaroni) spiced with a tomato We proceed to Noto, the most beautiful of them
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juice, eggplants, basil and salt ricotta. It gets the all, “the rocky garden”, where it is expressed the 5 Day: Sciacca and Pastori - Selinunte - Mazara
name from Opera of Bellini, the “Norma” to rec- highest conception of the baroque urbanism. The del Vallo - Marsala (km. 148)
ognize the masterpiece of this first dish. city’s streets are intersected with a scenographic After the breakfast, departure for the visit of Sci-
In the evening an accommodation in a hotel, din- squares and many stairways that balance the dif- acca, a trunk city, which guards priceless treas-
ner and overnight. ferences. After the earthquake in 1693, Noto was ures, an important port for the fishing of the blue
completely reconstructed and because of this is fish, the handmade fine ceramics and the ther-
2 Day: Etna - Taormina (km. 37) rich of baroque jewels, using the soft local stone, mal water that offer many therapeutic activities.
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After the breakfast, a meeting with the guide in with color between the gold and pink: the Du- The historic center, in tuff stone, guards palaces
the hotel for the excursion in Etna (1.800 m), the omo, Ducezio Palace, Vescovile Palace, the San and monuments of the eighteenth century of
biggest active Vulcan in entire Europe which, with Domenico’s church. Bourbon stamp.
its frequent eruptions, gives a particular charm. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. Not so far away of Sciacca is the “enchanted cas-
It is one of the highest in the world, and is a part tle”, an olive tree grove in which Filippo Bentiveg-
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of the world’s Heritage List. Etna represents a 4 Day: Piazza Armerina - Agrigento (km. 92) na, artist farmer, has sculpted in the live rock or
natural laboratory and its intense activity is ob- After the breakfast, with ready suitcases, pro- in the cortex of the trees hundreds of faces.
served and described all from the classic time. ceeding to Piazza Armerina, the “mosaic city and We continue to Selinunte, one of the most an-
It is been written in fact almost 2.700 years and the Palio of the Normanni”. During the journey tique Greek cities, today is considered the most
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