WELCOME TO SICILY: ONE OF THE MOST ENCHANTING REGION IN ITALY

SERVICE INCLUDE > Private driver

WELCOME to Italy! At the airport, you will meet your private English-speaking driver

who will accompany you to your hotel in Ortigia. When you will arrive, you will have a

free time to relax.

The island of Ortigia is the historical heart of Siracusa. There are fewer archaeological

sites exposed to view here (the island has been heavily built-up ever since the time of the

Greeks), but this is the part of Siracusa you're likely to be wandering around after you've

'done' the mainland points of interest. The tight-knit lanes are pleasant for strolling, and

much of the island's charm lies in wandering down narrow medieval lanes, past

romantically-crumbling - or lovingly-restored - Baroque palaces and churches.

CATANIA FOOD STREET VIBES & ETNA JEEP WINE TOUR

Overnight in ORTIGIA

SERVICE INCLUDE > 3 h. private guide, private or small group Jeep tour, lunch with

wine tasting

Today, after breakfast, you will meet your English speaking driver will take you to

discover a walking food tour of Catania. With your private guide you will reach the fish. Your guide will share tips regarding recipes and restaurants, enriched by historical

information to provide you with an easier understanding of local habits and culture.

Your guide will then take you to the more elegant side of the city, will you might see the

Via dei Crociferi or the Benedettini area. This tour will give you the most authentic

overview of Catania and offer you intimate secrets of locals' daily life.

You will stop at a syrup kiosk for refreshment and to take a break, before heading to the

last sweet note of the tour: a dessert (dessert type depends on the season).

Later you will depart for Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe and UNESCO world

heritage. You will reach by Jeep the "Crateri Silvestri", small now inactive volcanic

cones, surrounded by ancient lava flows.

The view beyond the hundreds of secondary cones and craters of the mountain can

extend throughout Sicily, the Aeolian Islands and Calabria. The show is unique show. Your guide will share tips regarding recipes and restaurants, enriched by historical

information to provide you with an easier understanding of local habits and culture.

Your guide will then take you to the more elegant side of the city, will you might see the

Via dei Crociferi or the Benedettini area. This tour will give you the most authentic

overview of Catania and offer you intimate secrets of locals' daily life.

You will stop at a syrup kiosk for refreshment and to take a break, before heading to the

last sweet note of the tour: a dessert (dessert type depends on the season).

Later you will depart for Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe and UNESCO world

heritage. You will reach by Jeep the "Crateri Silvestri", small now inactive volcanic

cones, surrounded by ancient lava flows.

The view beyond the hundreds of secondary cones and craters of the mountain can

extend throughout Sicily, the Aeolian Islands and Calabria. The show is unique!

You will walk through ancient forests and you will learn a lot about the vegetation and

the wildlife of Mount Etna. Lunch time! You will stop in a local Organic Winery having a

great lunch matched to a unique glass of wine

At the end of the tour your private driver will take you back to your accommodation.

BOAT TOUR ADVENTURE & THE BAROQUE VILLAGE OF NOTO WITH CHEESE

Overnight in ORTIGIA

SERVICE INCLUDE > boat tour, private guide of Noto, cheese tasting, private driver
Today after breakfast you will have an amazing boat tour adventure. The tour includes a
boat excursion to discover Ortigia and the Marine Caves. The boat trip around the island
of Ortigia will let you to admire from the sea the following monuments or historical
buildings: Palazzo Veneziano, Ponte Umberto I, Porto piccolo, Ancient Bourbon Prison,
Spanish Walls and Lungomare di Levante, Fortezza Viliena, Jewish Quarter, Castello
Maniace, Fonte Aretusa, Duomo and Church of Santa Lucia alla Badia, Lungomare
Alfeo and Porta Marina.

You will continue with the exploration of the sea caves of the coast of Syracuse: the boat will go inside the caves allowing you to admire closely stalactites, stalagmites and coral

formations. Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy the Sicilian sea: this tour will offer you

the opportunity, during a short stop, to swim in its crystal clear waters and breathe the sea

breeze, while admiring the beautiful coasts of eastern Sicily.

At the end you will have free time to explore but in the afternoon you will meet your

private driver who will take you to discover the Baroque village of Noto. Here you will

meet your private guide for a city tour to admire the charm and architecture of this

UNESCO-listed site. You can visit the Cathedral of San Nicolò and other top attractions. Finally your private driver will take you back to your accommodation but along the way

you will stop at a local farm where you can taste excellent typical Sicilian cheese.

EXCURSION TO MODICA, CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP AND SICILIAN PASSITO W

Overnight in ORTIGIA

SERVICE INCLUDE > Private driver half day, chocolate workshop, wine tasting

After breakfast, you will live the sweetest day of your live, a real dream for chocolate’s

lovers: an excursion to Modica, the city of Chocolate.

The long love affair between Modica and cocoa - which started when the Spanish

brought the ancient Xocoatl recipe during their occupation of Sicily - marks the daily life

and the character of this baroque town in South East Sicily.

Become chocolatier for an afternoon in a chocolate laboratory dedicated to uniting local
raw materials (organic and fair trade carob, oranges, hazelnut, hemp, manna, spices,
chili ...) with the traditional cocoa processing techniques. While your newly created
chocolate bars cool, you can visit both the shop and the lab and learn about the machines
and production secrets.

The cool processing temperatures, the gritty texture, and the organoleptic characteristics
make chocolate of Modica a unique product. It is a true messenger of the flavours of the
region, of its fruit products, its handcrafting excellence. And to really get to know this
chocolate, nothing is better than to put your hands in cocoa and make some chocolate
bars yourself!

At the end, some sweet-tasting treats await you, along with some thoughts on a new and
fairer way of thinking about business. In the afternoon, you will visit a local winery to
discover and taste one of the most important Sicilian Wine, the Sicilian Passito, a wine
made from grapes that have been dried to concentrate their juice.

The name Passito comes from the Latin word passum – an ancient Roman sweet wine
that was named after the Latin verb pando – to spread out
This grape sort was originally cultivated in North Africa, probably around the Nile

Delta, close to ancient Alexandria. Later it was transmitted to the European continent and

cultivated by Romans who in turn made it popular all over their Empire.

The technology of producing sweet raisin wine is called rasinate (to dry and shrivel). It

dates back to the Bronze Age and continues almost unchanged until today. The

winemaking process consists of different grape drying methods - either the grapes are left

on the vine without watering or are dried after harvesting on racks or straw mats.

And after a tour of the wine cellars and vineyards, an unforgettable tasting will be

waiting for you!

DEPARTURE AND RETURN FLIGHT

SERVICE INCLUDE > NO ACTIVITY SCHEDULED

After breakfast at your hotel, you will need to CHECK OUT, because it is time to say

“Arriverderci” to Italy! Your English-speaking driver will accompany you to CATANIA

AIRPORT for your flight back Home.

We are sure you will have enjoyed your “Taste of Italy” and we sincerely hope to see you

again soon for another delicious experience