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ples of the Valley are oriented to East: the statues
of the divinity have always had to be illuminated 5 Day: Siracusa - Catania (160 km)
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The Trinacria: by the rising Sun. 10 temples for 10 Greek divin- Breakfast and departure to Siracusa, the birth
symbol of Sicily ities: Zeus, Hercules, Juno, Concordia, Olympus, city of Archimede. A visit of the archeological
zone: the Greek Theatre, “the Ear of Dionysus”,
Hephaestus, Castor and Pollux, Asclepius, Dem-
6 days eter. The last temple, dedicated to Isis and Ath- the cave of the Cordars and the Roman Am-
ena, stands in the historic center of the city of
phytheatre.
Agrigento, and is considered one of the ten tem-
What is the Trinacria? It is an iconic symbol of Si- ples inside the Valley. Curiosity: Siracusa has one of the most famous
puppeteer traditions. The Aretuseum Museum
cily, one feminine head with 3 bend legs starting Transfer to Piazza Armenina. After the lunch, a conserves the most famous art of puppeteers,
directly from the head. It dominates everywhere: visit of the Villa Romana del Casale, a big resi- Vaccaro and Mauceri.
in the center of the region’s flag, on the ceramics, dential complex whose floors are decorated by
hung on the walls, on the clothes, on the jewels, mosaics of priceless value, illustrated allegoric A visit of the Ortigia Island, the heart of Siracusa:
on the adhesives, on the postcards and the sou- and mythological scenes; one between all is the the ruins of the temple of Apollo, the baroque
venirs. presentation of the 10 “palestrite”, girls which architectures of Duomo and of the Beneventano Business Proposals in Sicily
1 Day: Palermo - Monreale (20 km) costume is very similar to the today’s bikini. Din- Palace and the Aretusa Bridge, where the papy-
st
rus is still growing spontaneous. After lunch, a
ner and overnight in zone Taormina - Acireale.
Arrival at Palermo (Palermu in Sicilian, Paliemmu transfer and a panoramic tour of Catania: splen-
in dialect from Palermo). A visit of the city: the 4 Day: Etna - Taormina did examples of the baroque architecture such
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Cathedral, the Real Palace, the precious Chapel After breakfast, an excursion to Etna, the highest as the Cathedral in Square Duomo and the close
Palatina and the church of San Giovanni of the most active Vulcan of Europe. Arrived on a quote Biscari Palace, the Ursino Castle, the Odeon and
Heremities. Then there are the Quattro Canti, the of 1900 m we can walk in the Silvestri Craters, the roman Amphytheatre. Dinner and overnight.
Theatre Massimo, the temple of the lyric poetry small volcanic inactive cones and admire the in-
of Palermo, and Pretoria Square with its splendid comparable beauty of the landscape. An excur- 6 Day: Cefalù (180 km)
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fountain. sion by choise up to 3.000 m off-road. Breakfast and a transfer to Cefalù, one of the
Curiosity: Palermo is the biggest of Europe in Lunch and departure to Taormina. The visit starts most beautiful villages of Italy, rises up on the
by Porta Messina. From the square Vittorio Ema-
foot of a high and imposing cliff. It is character-
its historic center, in its urban gates (Porta Nuo- nuele II a street is opened which brings to the istic in a very particular way the marine village,
va and Porta Felice), in its Botanic garden, in its Gothic theatre, the most famous monument of with the antique houses that confront the sea.
palm grove of Villa Bonanno, in the tree Ficus Taormina. To surround the entire historic center there meg-
Magnoloides of Marina Square. alithic walls, from the V century BC. A visit to the
After the lunch, a visit of Monreale: the radious Curiosity: there were needed 100.000 cubic splendid cathedral.
meters of rocks, brought by hands, to build the
cloister of the 228 decorated columns and the Greek Theatre. Originally the capacity was for Curiosity: the Cefalù’s Duomo, according one
imposing Normanna Cathedral, called the Eight 5.400 spectators, now it is possible to enter legend, has been created right after the vote of
World’s miracle because of its unique mosaics for around 10.000. The gardens are formed by a sit- Salvatore de Ruggero II, after being rescued of a
the vastness and spectacularity. ting (where often were put pillows for a bigger storm.
Around 6400 square meters that express in arti- comfort) and a space on foot. Also there were
stic way the history of saving the world, from its differences based on the sex, on the authorities Walking through street Vittorio Emanuele it is
creation to the universal apotheosis judgment. and other factors from the period. possible to pause at the Medieval wash house,
The word “mosaic” comes from Greek and me- contradict of a stairway in lava stone and of a se-
ans “patient work, worthy of the Muses”. One break at the Palace Corvaja and the Duomo ries of tub where there has been collected the
Dinner and overnight. to proceed after along the main path, Corso Um- water that slides from the 22 heads of the overly-
2 Day: Segesta - Erice - Selinunte (330 km) berto, where overlook many small streets that ing lions. The tubs host the supports which came
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used for the cleaning of fabric.
are characterizing the city’s center. Dinner and
After the breakfast, departure to Segesta, where overnight.
hided between the hills rises up alone the most
fascinating between the temples of Sicily, built
outside the city walls. Proceeding for an antique Selinunte
route we will reach the Theatre, on a highness of
400 m that is a large semicircle carved into the
rock. Proceeding to Erice, a typical medieval city
that guards the original untouched structure:
streets paved in stones, steep climbs and pic-
turesque flowered countryards. After the lunch
a visit of Selinunte, a Greek city destroyed by a
earthquake in the end of the Byzantine era. Din-
ner and overnight in Agrigento.
3 Day: Valley of Temples - Piazza Armenina
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(220km)
Breakfast and a visit of one of the most important 211
archeological areas of the entire planet, UNESCO
patrimony, the Valley of Temples: the imposing
Temple of Castor and Pollux; the Temple of Her-
cules, the most antique of the temples of Akra-
gas; the Temple of Concordia, one of the most
perfect creations of Doric architecture from the
V century, and finally, posted on the top of the
hills, the Temple of Juno, the most fascinating
and mysterious.
Curiosity: with its more than 1300 hectars of ex-
tention, the Valley of Temples is the archeological
most extensive park in the world. All the 10 Tem-
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