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with its Churches and Palaces is a testimony of tour of Sicily. Its historic center is declared UNE- 6 Day: Catania - Taormina - Catania (around
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the highest expression of baroque Sicilian art. SCO patrimony for the brilliant baroque architec- 100 km)
This small village is inserted between the pat- ture like many other sites of the Val di Noto. After Today we will dedicate to the visit of Catania, an
rimonies of UNESCO and became famous also having walked through the streets of the city we enormous “window of the baroque” which his-
thanks to the tv show “Il COmmissario Montal- will rest a little refreshing ourselves with a deli- toric center is sliced in two by the elegant Via
bano”. After the tour of the city we will stop to cious granita siciliana which with its unmistaka- Etnea. During the visit we will meet the palace
have lunch in one of its characteristic restaurant ble creamy consistence is one of the gastronomic Biscari, the Elephant Fountain and the Duomo,
where tasting a dish of ravioli with ricotta and symbols of the region. The most famous tastes the street Clerici, the Municipal palace, the street
sauce or lolli with beans, a very often pasta and are almond, pistachio, ricotta, coffee and choc- Crociferi and the monastery of the Benedicts. An
full of taste. One important part of the Ragusa’s olate and often is followed by a typical Brioche iconic dish of the Catania’s kitchen is the Aranci-
gastronomy is the one of the bakery products, with Tuppo. Thanks to an ideal weather and par- no, which is in this zone cone-shaped to remem-
such as the scaccia, a focaccia topped with broc- ticular soil conditions, in the compressor of Val ber the form of the volcano. There are different
coli, cauliflower, black olives, potatoes and ca- di Noto is produced also a corporal wine from a varieties between which the most spread is with
ciocavalo or sfogghiu a millefeuille stuffed with fruity scent, the Nero d’Avola. In the afternoon stuffed with ragù. In the afternoon a visit of the
ricotta and sausage. In the afternoon we proceed we proceed to Syracuse. We will visit the Arche- most suggestive cities of Oriental Sicily: Taormi- Business Proposals in Sicily
to Modica, baroque city also inserted in the pat- ological Park of Neapolis, an archeological area na. From its Greek Theatre you can admire a
rimony of UNESCO, known for the production of full of testimonies from the historic periods, also spectacular view on the coast with Etna in the
the chocolate from Aztec derivation which we we will walk through the Ortigia Island, the most bottom and walking through its streets you will
will taste in one of its cellars. The particularity of antique part of Syracuse. still have time before departure to taste another
the chocolate of Modica is its characteristic pro- Sicilian delicacy : the Cannolo!
duction “on cold”, which follows antique methods Curiosity: the wine Eloro Doc is obtained from
and gives to the chocolate a grainy and crumbly the Nero d’Avola indigenous to the south-eastern 7 Day: Departure
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consistency. Sicilian area. It has the name from the antique After breakfast starts the journey of the return to
Curiosity: the Cosacavaddu ibleo o rausanu, is a city Eloro, today an archeological site of impor- the destination.
characteristic cheese of picante taste, one of the tance for the testimonies of the Greek civility. It is
most antique of all Sicily, known also by the name a fine red wine, harmonious and tannic, with per-
“Ragusano”. fumes of cherry, forest fruits, vanilla. It is served
with main dishes of meat and is served in ballon
5 Day: Modica - Noto - Syracuse - Catania glasses at a temperature of 18-20°C.
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(around 140 km)
Noto is the city that must be visited during the

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