Amalfi - Palermo - Taormina

Tour program

SUNDAY: NAPLES (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)

Arrive at Naples airport/central station. Group transfer to the hotel in Sorrento area. Dinner and Overnight

MONDAY: POSITANO & AMALFI COAST (INCLUDED) (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)

Breakfast in the hotel. You will spend this day on the Amalfi Coast, one of the most spectacular coastlines of Europe.

Excursion included: POSITANO & AMALFI. Pick-up in hotel by Minivan and enjoy the Amalfi Coast drive which is arguably the world's most beautiful and thrilling sightseeing road.

Your English or German speaking driver, along the journey, will give you general information including how to spend your free time for each of the 3 stops programmed:

Positano is a true paradise, developed vertically within a tangled overlay of streets, alleys and shops that expose the colorful Positano fashions well-known all around the world. In the town center is the Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta that shows up with its large dome, tiled in majolica and sheltering some precious works like polychrome marble altars.

It’s nice to get lost in Positano… To fully embrace the beauty of the town it’s probably better to walk without a precise destination; You will be able to enjoy the streets, the little shops, the restaurants, the monuments, the churches, the beaches.

Amalfi, a picturesque interlacing of alleys and stairways overlooks the sea with all its extraordinary colors reflecting the enchanting landscape of Amalfi, the town whose name blesses the entire coast. Dominated by the majestic Cathedral dedicated to Sant'Andrea (St. Andrew), Amalfi proffers innumerable testimonies of its glorious past as a Maritime Republic.

Ravello, another pearl of the coast, an elegant and refined village, dipped in green and characterized by luxurious villas. Ravello is famous all around the world for its Festival, in the garden of Villa Rufolo, where an evocative setting and the emotion of listening to great music create an experience of extraordinary intensity. The heart of Ravello is represented by Piazza Vescovado, framed by the architecture of Palazzo Rufolo and the Cathedral with its magnificent portal (the first ever made with this innovative mould technique) and 10-feet-high bell tower. Dinner and Overnight.

TUESDAY: CAPRI BOAT CLASSIC (OPTIONAL) (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)

Breakfast in the hotel. Free day to discovery the city ot optional Capri excursion, pick-up from hotel, transfer to the port and departure to Capri, motorboat along the Sorrento Coast.

Optional excursion: CAPRI BOAT CLASSIC. On board of our comfortable boats, we offer you an unforgettable and personalized trip discovering the beautiful island of Capri. Your English or German speaking Captain, along the journey, will give you general information including how to spend your free time on Capri. Along the way you will admire fishermen village, and interesting attractions along the coast. Arrival to Capri and tour of the island by boat with the possibility to admire the Marvellous Grotto, the White Grotto, the Green Grotto; along the way you will admire the Natural Arch, the Villa Curzio Malaparte, the Faraglioni rocks and the Lighthouse of Punta Carena. Disembark at Marina Grande in Capri with 5/6 hours

WEDNESDAY – POMPEII INCLUDED – NAPOLI PORT- FERRY TO PALERMO

Breakfast in the hotel. Free morning to discover the city, in the first afternoon meeting with driver and excursion to Pompeii . Following the eruption of the Volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year of 79 AD, Pompeii lay buried a forgotten for hundreds of years. The town is high on the list of the World and the excavations begun in the 18th Century are still being carried out today. You will take slowly through some of the ancient streets of Pompeii where you can see Baths, Forums and Villas built by prosperous Roman in the years 80 BC. Marvel at the fabulously preserved Frescos which adorned the walls and floors of the Villas. Even if your interests do not lie in history, this is an archaeological site that you cannot be failed to be impressed by. Comfortable, closed in shoes and cameras. Drive to the port of Napoli Boarding and Overnight on board in private cabin.

THURSDAY: MARSALA- STAGNONE- ERICE – SEGESTA - PALERMO

Arrive in Palermo port early morning– Transfer to the hotel to leave the luggages and start excursion. Departure to Marsala, famous because of the salt works (foto stop) and the production of wine. Stop in The Riserva dello Stagnone, a magical place, with a striking natural landscape of rare beauty for its white salt pans with windmills. On to Erice, the medieval town on the summit of Monte San Giuliano. Here you can admire the Norman Castle (exterior) and the Cathedral. In the meantime, you will have a stop at a confectionery to taste the typical almond pastry of Erice. On to Segesta, one of the most beautiful archeological sites of Sicily, where you will visit the Doric temple whose majestic appearance and dominating position bestows great nobility to the landscape. Re-entry in hotel in late afternoon. Dinner and Overnight in Palermo

FRIDAY: HIGHLIGHTS PALERMO & MONREALE - TAORMINA BEACH

Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning visit of Palermo, the Royal Palace and Cathedral. Enjoy a walking tour of Sicily’s capital, teeming with impressive art and ruins, Byzantine buildings and Baroque churches. You will also visit Piazza Pretoria, The Martorana Church (from outside), “I Quattro canti”, Via Maqueda, Politeama Theatre (from outside). Continue to Teatro Massimo (from outside), the opera house. Stop for eating an Arancina, a sicilian speciality! Continue to Monreale, a lovely town on the slopes of Monte Caputo overlooking Palermo. Monreale was named for the once numerous citrus orchards that dotted the fertile La Conca d’Oro valley below. Walk with your guide to Monreale Cathedral, considered one of the finest Norman constructions in the world.

Drive to Letojannni Dinner and Overnight

SATURDAY: BOAT TOUR TAORMINA SEA EXPERIENCE (OPTIONAL)

Breakfast in the hotel. This day you are free to relax and explore the city or to have one of our suggested OPTIONAL TOURS:

BOAT TOUR TAORMINA SEA EXPERIENCE (*): On this tour you will discover the natural beauty of the coastline Giardini/Naxos – Taormina. The meeting will be at the port of Giardini Naxos. You will be able to reserve on spot a transfer from your hotel to the port and vice versa. You will start the tour in a comfortable characteristic boat (max. 12 persons), to explore the Ionian Coast. From here you’ll have a fantastic view of mount. Etna and its area’s most breathtaking sights. On the way you can discover caves, including the visit of the well-known “Grotta Azzurra” (due to weather conditions and currents), rock formations and the beautiful Nature Reserve of Isola Bella.

(*) Pickup/end of the excursion in Giardini Naxos Port – The excursion is subjected to reconfirm according to weather conditions

SUNDAY: GODFATHER TOUR

Breakfast. with our open-bus you will be able to have an afternoon visit in one of the most interesting attractions is Savoca. In 2008, this city of art was included in the circuit of the most beautiful Borghi in Italy. Here, you can visit the fascinating catacombs of the Convent of the Capuchins, but the film 'The Godfather' by Francis Ford Coppola in 1972 made it famous through all the world. Several scenes were filmed in this town, including the one at Bar Vitelli where Michael Corleone enters for a drink and asks for Apollonia's hand in marriage, the bar is still filled with objects from Coppola's film, while the wedding scenes between Michael and Apollonia were filmed in the church of San Nicolò. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

MONDAY: ETNA

Breakfast in the hotel and departure with the tour escort to the Mt. Etna, the highest peak of Sicily and the most active volcano in Europe. The territory surrounding the volcano constitutes the “Park of Etna”, one of the largest protected areas in Italy: You will be astonished about the great variety of vegetation and landscapes that we will meet along the way before arriving at the “Silvestri Craters” (about 1.900 mt). From here on you will have the optional excursion by jeep and cableway (extra cost). After having tasted some local Sicilian speciality come back in hotel. Dinner in standard hotel and overnight

TUESDAY: SYRACUSE

Breakfast in the hotel and departure to Syracuse, one of the most interesting archaeological sites of the island with its Archeological Park (extra cost) the Roman Amphitheatre, the Greek Theatre, the Ear of Dionysus, the Cave of the Cordari, Island of Ortigia, the most ancient nucleus of the city with its stunning cathedral. Re-entry in hotel. Dinner in standard hotel and overnight

WEDNESDAY – TRANSFER AIRPORT AND ARRIVEDERCI

Breakfast in the hotel. Group transfer to Catania airport and end of our services.