Messina

3 Nights / 4 Days

Day 1: Taormina

Transfer to Taormina. The rest of the day at leisure.

Day 2: Etna / Taormina

The Greek Theatre of Taormina. In the morning we drive up to the premier and most lively volcano in Europe: Mt Etna.
On the way, you will have the benefit of the stunning and unbelievable landscape, rich with vegetation of varied colours. Once we reach the Etna Refuge at 1900 meters, you will have time for trekking, and you can also walk all around the “Silvestri Mountains”, two famous extinct craters. Break for lunch.
During the afternoon, we will drive to Taormina “the pearl of Sicily”, where you will visit the Greek-Roman theatre; time for shopping.
Later back to the Hotel (Taormina).

Day 3: Piazza Armerina / Agrigento

Departure to Piazza Armerina, where you will visit at our suggestion the most important and surprising quantity of Roman mosaic floors from the 3rd century AD.
Proceeding on to Agrigento for lunch (optional). Visit to the Valley of the Temples: Hera, Concordia, Heracles, and Zeus temples are the most renowned Greek remains of Sicily.
Overnight in Agrigento.

Day 4: Palermo / Monreale

Martorana Church in Palermo. After breakfast, we will drive to the city of Palermo where you will visit the Cathedral and the Martorana Church, as well as taking a panoramic tour of the historic centre, before driving on to Monreale.
Here, visit at our suggestion the Cathedral and the Benedectine Cloister.
Afterwards, lunch-time at leisure, or the prospect of an optional tour to the Catacombs, Mount Pellegrino (the sacred mountain of Palermo) and the village of Mondello.
Dinner and overnight stay. (Palermo)