Walking in Eastern Sicily
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Highlights
- Visit to Mt Etna
- Explore The Aeolian Islands
- Discover Siracusa
- Visit Pantalica
- Enjoy seeing the ‘Godfather’ vilages
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- Accommodation: Accommodation details are as mentioned in Itinerary - 2 nights in Milazzo (classic room), 2 nights in Castelmola (classic room), 3 nights in Siracusa (classic room)
- Included meals: All meals are included
- Arrival and Departure: Transfers and pick-ups/drop-offs from/to the main airport of arrival on the day of arrival/departure of the tour are included
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Itinerary
We rendezvous at Catania airport in the afternoon and transfer by minibus on a short drive (2 hours) to our hotel in Milazzo.
We eat a fine sea-food dinner in one of Milazzo’s more intriguing trattorie.
The Peloritani Mountains are the spine of the triangle of land which makes up the North East corner of Sicily. They are thickly wooded and sparsely inhabited, with deep gorges and pine and oak forests.
We drive via Messina to Dinnammare, the highest point of th...
We get up early to catch the hydrofoil to Lipari. We make a short walk on the island with some spectacular views over to Vulcano and Salina. There will be time to visit the archaeological museum (one of the best in Sicily) in Lipari town before we catch the return hydrofoil to Milazzo.
On return to Milazzo we transfer to Castelmola for evening meal and overnight.
Overnight and evening meal in Castelmola.
In the morning we walk to the top of Monte Venere with beautiful views over Etna.
After lunch we drive a short distance to Savoca. This small hilltop town, close to Taormina, provided the locations for some of th...
Evening meal and overnight in Siracusa.
This morning we drive to Etna (1 hour). There will be a chance to see the Chestnut tree “of the hundred horses” – reputedly 3000 years old and the oldest tree in Sicily – after which we take a walk on the slopes of Etna t...
Evening meal and overnight in Siracusa.
We start the day with a walking tour of historic Ortygia, strolling through the streets enjoying the stunning Baroque and Renaissance architecture and rubbing shoulders with Greek Mythology. We stop by the cathedral, whic...
Evening meal and overnight in Siracusa.
The valley of Pantalica is home to a fascinating necropolis with over 5000 tombs dating from the 13th to the 7th centuries BC.
We spend the morning walking along an old railway track and through a beautiful hidden ...
Departure from Catania airport.
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