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Enjoy
a
week
in
the
most
prestigious
wine
producing
region
and
learn
the
recipes
for
some
of
the
best
Sicilian
dishes
.
Day
1
Arrival
at
Palermo
airport.
Transfer
to
the
hotel
in
the
city
centre.
Dinner
on
your
own
and
overnight
stay.
Day
2
 
Breakfast
at
the
hotel.
Meeting
with
your
guide
to
visit
the
city.
You’ll
be
enchanted
by
Palermo’s
wide
boulevards,
traditional
Sicilian
Old
Quarter,
and
baroque
palaces.
You’ll
see
the
city’s
main
sights,
including
Quattro
Canti,
the
twelfth-century
Cathedral
of
Palermo,
and
the
food
market
of
“Capo”,
typical
par
excellence,
full
of
colour
and
folkloric.
Here
you
will
taste
typical
street
food
such
as
“pani
ca
meusa”,
“panelled”,
“arancini”...
Lunch
at
leisure.
Then
you’ll
discover
the
Arab-Norman
magnificence
of
the
Monreale
Cathedral,
this
nearby
treasure
dates
from
the
12th
century
and
shows
the
diverse
architectural
influences
of
both
the
Normans
and
the
Arab
population.
In
the
afternoon,
transfer
to
Regaleali,
Tasca
D’Almerita
Wine
Estate,
Anna
Tasca
Lanza’s
home.
Tasca
d'Almerita
is
one
of
the
most
important
wine-producing
estates
in
Sicily
and
here
Anna
Tasca
Lanza,
the
cooking
teacher
and
cookbook
author,
conducts
cooking
classes,
as
she
has
for
more
than
15
years,
at
Casa
Vecchie,
in
the
middle
of
the
vineyards.
Dinner
and
overnight
stay.
Day
3
Breakfast
in
the
kitchen.
Today
Anna
Tasca
will
share
her
knowledge
of
local
cuisine
and
its
history
and
you
will
learn
how
to
prepare
the
caponata,
arancini
and
cannoli
with
ricotta
cheese.
Lunch
with
Anna.
In
the
afternoon
you
will
explore
the
countryside
and
enjoy
the
vineyards.
A
look
at
the
wine
cellars
of
Regaleali
with
her
immense
barrels
and
tasting
of
the
various
wines
will
accompany
the
dinner.
Overnight
stay.
Day
4
Breakfast
and
departure
for
Agrigento
to
visit
the
beautiful
Valley
of
the
Temples,
one
of
the
most
representative
sites
of
Greek
civilization
in
the
Mediterranean
area.
Visit
to
the
Temple
of
Hercules,
the
Temple
of
Juno,
the
Temple
of
Castor
and
Pollux,
the
wonderful
Temple
of
Concord
and
finally
the
beautiful
Garden
of
Kolymbetra.
Lunch
on
your
own
and
transfer
to
Mandranova
Country
House
situated
in
the
surroundings
of
Agrigento.
The
firm
has
a
long
tradition
of
specialized
cultivations,
and
the
family
transmits
the
deep
love
for
the
care
of
land
from
father
to
son.
Today,
after
a
reclamation
and
cultivation,
40
hectares
are
dedicated
to
olive
trees,
with
extremely
innovative
cultivation,
gathering
and
processing
systems.
You
can
visit
the
oil
press
and
relax
your
self
in a
beautiful
garden.
We
suggest
to
have
a
dinner
at
Mandranova.
Overnight
stay.
Day
5
Breakfast
and
transfer
to
Piazza
Armerina
where
you’ll
view
the
extraordinary
floor
mosaics
in
the
Roman
Villa
del
Casale.
The
famed
Roman
mosaics
housed
in
this
third-century
villa
are
among
the
best
preserved
in
the
world,
depicting
scenes
from
everyday
life.
Scenes
include
children
at
play,
and
big
game
hunts
showing
some
of
the
exotic
African
animals
brought
to
Rome
for
gladiator
games.
Transfer
to
Caltagirone
whose
ceramics
are
a
symbol
of
Sicily,
here
you
will
an
evocative
city
center
full
of
artisan
shops
and
enjoy
shopping!
Lunch
on
your
own.
Transfer
to
Siracusa
accommodation
in a
typical
Sicilian
Farmhouse
that
produces
organic
lemons.
Traditional
Sicilian
dinner
at
the
farm
and
overnight
stay.
Day
6
Breakfast
and
visit
of
the
city.
Until
the
Arab
conquest
of
878,
the
Siracusa
was
the
capital
of
Sicily.
It
was
by
far
the
most
important
city
on
the
island.
You
will
visit
the
Ear
of
Dyonisus,
the
Greek
Theatre,
the
Altare
di
Ierone.
Walk
through
the
historical
centre
on
the
Ortigia
Island
to
admire
the
Cathedral,
constructed
over
the
ancient
Temple
of
Athena,
the
Aretusa
fountain
and
the
ancient
streets.
After
you
will
admire
the
historical
centre
of
Noto,
the
capital
of
Baroque
in
Sicily.
A
very
beautiful
town
with
amazing
palaces
in
baroque
style.
In
1693
age
earthquake
totally
destroyed
the
town.
The
current
town
was
rebuilt
by
famous
architect.
They
made
the
new
Noto
a
masterpiece
of
Sicilian
Baroque,
It
is
currently
listed
among
UNESCO's
World
Heritage
Sites.
Lunch
at
leisure
and
return
to
the
agriturismo
where
the
owner
organize
a
funny
cooking
class
and
you
will
learn
how
to
prepare
typical
Sicilian
dishes.
Dinner
and
overnight
stay.
Day
7
Breakfast
and
departure
for
Catania,
this
city
is
dramatically
situated
between
the
Ionian
Sea
and
the
looming
bulk
of
Mount
Etna,
so
it
often
rains
ash
upon
its
streets.
The
town
was
rebuilt
in
the
Baroque
style,
and
it
was
during
this
era
that
many
of
the
town’s
finest
buildings
were
constructed.
You
will
visit
its
impressive
Duomo
and
experience
the
city’s
strong
personality
during
a
visit
to
its
ebullient
Pescheria,
the
daily
fish
and
vegetable
market.
Lunch
on
your
own.
After
you
will
drive
to
the
famous
Cyclops
Coast
through
Acireale,
its
most
important
town,
and
Acicastello,
with
its
Medieval
Norman
Castle
built
in
1076
on a
prehistoric
basalt
lava
terrace.
As
you
gaze
out
over
the
Ionian
Sea,
you’ll
admire
the
Rocks
of
the
Cyclops,
imposing,
spiky
shards
of
black
lava
that
rises
up
from
the
water.
Accommodation
in a
four
star
hotel
in
Taormina.
Day 8
Breakfast
and
visit
of
Taormina
Sicily’s
most
famous
city.
Dating
from
the
fourth
and
third
centuries
B.C.,
Taormina
is
perched
dramatically
high
on a
rocky
promontory
overlooking
the
Ionian
Sea.
It’s
a
charming
medieval
town
with
typical
cobblestoned
streets
leading
into
spacious
squares.
You
can
admire
the
extraordinary
classical
Greco-Roman
theatre
and
the
historical
centre.
(In
the
afternoon
you
can
choose
an
optional
tour
of
Mount
Etna
or
relax
in
Taormina).
Overnight
stay
Day
9
Breakfast
and
departure
for
Catania. |
