General Information: We provide half and full day trips with local Tour Escort / Driver or Driver/Guide. We can customize all our tours according to your specific request.
Where and when: Meet up location: Port of call pier: The Driver/Guide will hold a sign with client’s name.
P.S.IN CATANIA and MESSINA I WILL MEET YOU OUTSIDE THE PORT
Meeting place for travellers: your selected hotel in Taormina/Catania/Messina or nearby surroundings.
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Palermo & Monreale
Full Day (maximum 4 hours)
Itinerary:
We drive to Monreale, a very nice town uphill, to visit the famous Cathedral built by the Norman king William II in 1174 and covered inside of spectacular Byzantine gilded mosaics. Return to Palermo and stop at the Cathedral. Visit to the famous open-air Capo market and orientation tour of the city. Time at leisure. Back to the port.
Price is available upon request.
Tastes and flavors of Sicily
Full Day (maximum 7 hours)
Itinerary:
Enjoy a full-day trip to a typical Sicilian farmhouse, where you will learn with Giorgio how to make bread and how to cook some traditional and exquisit Sicilian dishes. After the cooking class,you’ll have a great included lunch, accompanied by wonderful Sicilian wine and dessert! After lunch return to the port of Palermo.
Price is available upon request.
Palermo & Cefalù
Full Day (maximum 6 hours)
Itinerary:
Brief orientation tour to the old city of Palermo. After a nice drive along the coast, arrival to Cefalù, a charming fishing and tourist town. Cefalù features an impressive Norman Cathedral from 1131, built by the king Roger II. Take a walk in the city centre and enjoy free time also for lunch. End to the port.
Price is available upon request.
On the path of the Godfather – Land of Vineyards
Full Day (maximum 7 hours)
Itinerary:
We drive through a nice countryside to the famous town of Corleone, renowned for the Mafia movie. Walking tour in the old town. Then continuing to a local winery. Visit to the cellar and tasting of wines. Lunch (typical Sicilian buffet). Back to Palermo.
Price is available upon request.
Segesta & Monreale
Full Day (maximum 7 hours) Enchanting Greek and Byzantine Heritage
Itinerary: We first visit the wonderful Cathedral of Monreale; next we drive up to Segesta where we will visit the famous and intact Greek Temple from the 5th Century B.C.
We visit first the famous Cathedral of Monreale, decorated with the most beautiful Byzantine mosaics in the world. The whole Basilica is covered of gold and hundreds of scenes depicting the Old and New Testament. After a scenic drive uphill and across the countryside, we will reach Segesta. Visit the beautiful Greek temple from the 5th Century BC, perfectly preserved and in Doric style. On the way back, a little free time in Palermo before heading back to the port.
Price is available upon request.
Jewish Palermo
Full Day (maximum 4 hours)
Itinerary:
Walking tour in the old streets of the ancient Jewish Quarter, where there are still vestiges of the Synagogue, turned into a Catholic Church in the 15th Century. Visit to the Zisa Palace, where is desplayed a very interesting marble slab with a Jewish inscription. Back to the port.
Price is available upon request.
A culinare taste of Palermo
Full Day (maximum 4 hours)
Itinerary:
Discover the famous open market of Ballarò, the most “Arabic” food market still existing in the city. Enjoy the experience of the typical narrow streets and stands, full of fresh fruits, fish and vegetables. Stop in one of the oldest “Focaccerias“ for lunch and try some traditional Sicilian food, such as “panelle” or “arancine”. Back to the port.
Price is available upon request.
The “Gadfather” Path – Land of the Albanians
Full Day (maximum 8 hours)
Itinerary:
We drive through a very beautiful countryside uphill towards the Albanian town of Palazzo Adriano, setting of the famous movie “Cinema Paradiso”. Walking tour in the charming cobble-stone streets and visit to the Greek-Orthodox Cathedral. Continuing to Corleone. Short walking tour. Then stop at the wooded Nature Reserve of Ficuzza, where you can see the monumental Hunting Palace of King Ferdinand III of Bourbon. Back to the port.
Price is available upon request.
Private tour of Arab-Norman Palermo
Palermo’s highlights full day shore excursion or private tour
Itinerary: We visit first the Palatine Chapel in the Royal Palace, next the Church of St. John of the Hermits and the Cathedral of Palermo.
Under the Arabs and the Normans, Palermo became one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Several monuments reflect the magnificence of two worlds: East and West. We will visit the 12th century Palatine Chapel, built by the Norman King Roger II, all decorated with Byzantine and Islamic-style mosaics. The Church of St. John of the Hermits built just like a red-domed Mosque. The nearby Cathedral was built by the Norman Bishop Walter of the Mill, but every new ruling dynasty that conquered the island added its own unique style.
Price is available upon request.
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