Visit two of the most important and best preserved UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sicily: Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina and Valley of Temples in Agrigento.
Head to Piazza Armerina and visit the Villa Romana del Casale, containing the richest, largest and most complex collection of Roman mosaics in the world. Then continue to Agrigento to visit the famous Valley of Temples. These are among the greatest Greek ruins in the world, and the splendor of the temples in the Doric style, built during the 5th and 6th centuries B.C.
Exact time will be provided in final documents. Pick up at your hotel.
- Transportation
- Private English-speaking guide at disposal for 1.5 hours at Villa Romana del Casale and 2 hours at Valley of Temples
- Gratuities (optional)
- Lunch
- Entrance fees: Villa Romana del Casale - 14 euros per person, Valley of Temples - 14 euros per person
With your private guide, discover the beautiful city of Siracusa, founded by colonists from Cornith in 735 B.C. and once the most important competitor to Athens.
Your tour includes a visit through the Archaeological Park highlights: the Greek Theater, the Roman Amphitheater and the Paradise Quarry. Later stroll through the streets of Ortygia Island, the heart of the city center.
Exact time will be provided in final documents. If you are staying at a centrally located hotel, your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby. Otherwise, a meeting point will be arranged.
Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes and one of the Europe's highest volcanoes. It has more than 400 craters, spread all over the Catania county. To the ancient Greeks, Mt. Etna was the realm of Vulcan, god of fire, and the home of the one-eyed monster known as the Cyclops.
You will be taken to the South side of the Etna National Park at 6300ft by your private driver. Here you can see the newest lava flows and craters from the 2001/2003 eruptions. Then continue onto a winery for a light lunch and a wine tasting and Taormina for a visit of the town on your own.
Exact time will be provided in final documents. Pick up at your hotel.
Visit the famous Valley of the Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These are among the greatest Greek ruins in the world, and the splendor of the temples in the Doric style, built during the 5th and 6th centuries B.C.
You may also stop at "Scala dei Turchi", a rocky cliff of unusual white color that lies between two sandy beaches, for a short walk.
Exact time will be provided in final documents. Pick up at your hotel.
