Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily Acireale, Sicily
Itinerary
DAY 1 • Depart U. S. Depart today on your flight to Palermo.
DAY 2 • Arrive Palermo, Sicily Arrive in Palermo, where you’ ll be assisted with the transfer to your hotel. Best Western Ai Cavalieri Hotel or similar
DAY 3 • Palermo • Monreale Discover Palermo, including Via Vittorio Emanuele. Later, visit Monreale and admire its Arab-Norman cathedral.
Meals: B, D | Best Western Ai Cavalieri Hotel or similar
DAY 4 • Palermo • Optional Cefalù tour On your own in Palermo. Or, join an optional tour to the fishing village of Cefalù before visiting a local family in Bagheria.
Meals: B, D | Best Western Ai Cavalieri Hotel or similar
DAY 5 • Overland to Agrigento • Corleone • Conversation about Corleone’ s Past & Present Journey through the Sicilian countryside to Agrigento via Corleone. Delve into Corleone’ s past and present during an Exclusive Discovery Series conversation.
Meals: B, L | Colleverde Park Hotel or similar
DAY 6 • The Valley of the Temples Explore the remains of Greek temples at Valley of the Temples( a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and see Agrigento at night on a panoramic tour.
Meals: B, D | Colleverde Park Hotel or similar
DAY 7 • Overland to Acireale • Villa Romana del Casale Head to Acireale, pausing at UNESCOlisted Villa Romana del Casale, a 4th-century buried estate showcasing exceptional Roman mosaics.
Meals: B, L | Grande Albergo Maugeri or similar
DAY 8 • Acireale • Optional Taormina tour Discover Acireale’ s Baroque architecture, and learn about its festive Carnival tradition at a local museum. Later, join an optional tour of Taormina’ s Greco-Roman amphitheater.
Meals: B, L | Grande Albergo Maugeri or similar
DAY 9 • Mount Etna • Home-Hosted Lunch • Mount Etna conversation Explore Mount Etna, Europe’ s largest active volcano. Then, experience two Exclusive Discovery Series events: A Home-Hosted Lunch followed by a
conversation about Mount Etna with a local expert.
Meals: B, L | Grande Albergo Maugeri or similar
DAY 10 • Fly to Valletta, Malta Check out of your hotel before dawn and fly to Malta.
Meals: B, L | Land’ s End Boutique Hotel or similar
DAY 11 • Valletta • Conversation about government corruption in Malta Discover Valletta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Later, hear about a
Trip Highlight
On Day 6, visit the extraordinary Valley of the Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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