Sicily Jolly Tour

8 Days – 7 Nights – 4 Star Hotels

Every Saturday

From March 29^th to October 25^th included

Day 1 Palermo

Independent arrival at the Jolly Hotel Palermo. Enjoy a welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 2 Palermo / Segesta / Erice / Trapani / Palermo

After a buffet breakfast, depart for Segesta to visit the Doric Temple which keeps in its stone the weight of a long history, surrounded by a unique landscape. Lunch at a local restaurant in Erice, a medieval town full of myth and history, art and environment located  at 800 meters above the sea. After lunch enjoy an orientation tour of Trapani's salt mills. Return to Palermo. Dinner and overnight at Jolly Hotel in Palermo.

Day 3 Palermo / Cefalu' / Capo D'Orlando / Tindari / Messina

After a buffet breakfast, drive along the Thyrrenian coast. Stop in Cefalu, a pleasant resort well known for its beautiful Norman Cathedral and medieval wash-house built in the rock. Proceed to Capo d'Orlando for lunch in a panoramic restaurant just in front of a white sandy beach. Continue to Tindarl to admire the magnificent view of the sand tongues. Continue to Messina. Dinner and overnightat Jolly Hotel in Messina.

Day 4 Messina / Reggio Cilabria / Taormina / Messina

After s buffet breakfast, sea conditions permitting, embark to Reggio Calabria and visit the famous "Bronzi di Riace. Return to Messina and lunch in the panoramic Jolly Hotel's restaurant with a view on Straits of Messina. In the afternoon depart to Taormina, visit the Greek Theater and enjoy time at leisure or shopping or walking through the tiny streets. Dinner in a famous restaurant of the centre. Return to Messina and overnight at the Jolly Hotel.

Day 5 Messina / Mount Etna / Syracuse

After a buffet breakfast, conditions permitting, excursion until 1800 meters, to Mount Etna the highest active volcano of Europe. Lunch in a typical restaurant on the Etna Volcano. Proceed to Syracuse. Visit of the Archaeological area including the famous Latomie of the Paradise and the Dyionisios "Ear " as well as visit of the Island of Ortigia, singular treasure of the baroque style. Dinner and overnight accommodation at the Jolly Hotel in Syracuse.

Day 6 Syracuse / Piazza Armerina / Agrigento

After a buffet breakfast, depart for Piazza Armerina and visit the worldwide famous Villa Romana del Casale famed for its well preserved mosaics. Lunch in a typical restaurant and continue to Agrigento. Visit the Valley including the Temple of Juno, Concord, Herades, Zeus, Castor and Pollux. Dinner at the Jolly Hotel Della Valle. After dinner enjoy an unforgettable panorama tour of the Valley at the Temples illuminated. Overnight in Agrigento.

Day 7 Agrigento / Monreale / Palermo

After s buffet breakfast depart to Palermo stopping in Monreale with visit to the "Duomo" (Cathedral) which is one of the most renowned monuments in the world as well as the Benedictine Cloister, in pure Norman style. Lunch at Jolly Hotel. In the afternoon visit the city of Palermo including the Cathedral, the Palatine Chapel in the Royal Palace, as well as a panoramic tour of the historical centre. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner. Possibility of an optional excursion "Palermo by night" with dances and “Opera del Pupi”. Overnight accommodation at the Jolly Hotel.

Day 8

After s buffet breakfast, end of your Tour.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES:

English, Spanish.

*ADDITIONAL INFORMATION*

Departure for this tour starts from Rome, where you will be picked up from the hotel in which you are staying and ends in Rome. From start to finish you are always in the safe hands of a tour escort who is at your disposal to ensure the perfect tour. All coaches are deluxe, have air – conditioning and onboard lavatory. All hotels are 4 star, central with daily continental buffet breakfast (no eggs). All services charges and taxes are included in the prices above. All tours are conducted by local guides and entrance fees are included (where needed).