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Lipari, Italy Caper farm, Salina Island, Sicily
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart U. S. Fly to Catania, Italy.
DAY 2 • Catania, Sicily • Transfer to Taormina Arrive in Catania, where we’ ll meet our Trip Experience Leader and fellow travelers, including those who took The Maltese Archipelago pre-trip extension. Excelsior Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 3 • Taormina • Greco-Roman Amphitheater Explore Taormina during a walking tour, including the Greco-Roman amphitheater. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant.
Meals: B, D | Excelsior Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 4 • Taormina • Savoca • The Godfather tour • Controversial Topic: The Sicilian Mafia • Home-Hosted Lunch Step into the setting of Francis Ford Coppola’ s The Godfather as you visit a few of the film’ s Sicilian locations. Then, enjoy a Controversial Topic discussion on the Sicilian Mafia and a Home-Hosted Lunch with a rural Sicilian family. Meals: B, L | Excelsior Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 5 • Taormina • Ferry to Aeolian Islands • Lipari Take a ferry from mainland Sicily to Lipari, the largest and most populated of the Aeolian islands. Meals: B, L | Arciduca Grand Hotel or similar
DAY 6 • Explore Lipari Explore Lipari on a walking tour. Highlights include Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the Marina Corta town square, and the Archaeological Museum. Meals: B, D | Arciduca Grand Hotel or similar
DAY 7 • Lipari • Salina • A Day in the Life of an Aeolian Island farm Take a ferry to another Aeolian island, Salina, for A Day in the Life experience, where you’ ll spend time on a farmstead and enjoy a farmfresh lunch. Meals: B, L | Arciduca Grand Hotel or similar
DAY 8 • Lipari • Ferry to Reggio Calabria • Scilla Transfer to Reggio Calabria on Italy’ s mainland via ferry. We’ ll explore the nearby ancient town of Scilla, known for its cliffside castle and pristine beach, before settling in to our hotel. Meals: B, L, D | Hotel Medinblu or similar
DAY 9 • Reggio Calabria • Museo Archeologico Nazionale • Optional Pentedattilo tour Explore Reggio Calabria today on a walking tour with a local guide, ending in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale. Later, choose to take an optional tour to the ancient village of Pentedattilo, where we’ ll visit with local artisans and peruse their handmade wares, as well as hike to the“ five fingers” cliffs. Meals: B | Hotel Medinblu or similar
DAY 10 • Reggio Calabria • Explore Gerace Delve into Gerace, a picturesque village perched atop a rock fortification, with a local guide. Meals: B, L | Hotel Medinblu or similar
DAY 11 • Reggio Calabria • Pizzo • Cosenza Depart for Cosenza, an ancient city in the heart of Italy’ s Calabria region. We’ ll stop along the way in the historic seaport of Pizzo for a walking tour. Meals: B, D | Royal Hotel or similar
DAY 12 • Discover Morano Calabro & Nibbio Museum • Overland to Alberobello Discover the hillside town of Morano Calabro on a walking tour with a local guide, including a visit to the Nibbio Museum, for an in-depth introduction
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 15, explore the cave churches and crypts of Matera— a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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