• 10 days, 9 nights
• Palermo, Marsala, Baglio, the Salt Road, Menfi, Agrigento, Sant'Angelo Muxaro, Siracusa, Volcano Etna, Taormina, and Catania.

+ Included: Dinner
Arrival at Palermo airport and transfer to Marsala, accommodation in a typical Baglio, a villa recently restored and converted into a charming and exclusive little Agriturimo. Dinner and overnight stay.

+ Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the Baglio. Transfer to the “Riserva dello Zingaro” a really paradise for nature and sea lovers. Created in 1980 after a successful protest halted a road construction project, the reserve features several well-maintained paths, six beaches, and diverse flora and fauna. You will adventure through the guided naturalistic paths and exploring the Mediterranean landscape.

The setting is perfect for our picnic lunch. In the afternoon transfer to the medieval town of Erice. Settled by the ancient Elymians, this enchanting hill town boasts a fascinating cultural history and an important historic site associated with fertility goddesses — the Carthaginians’ Astarte, Greek Aphrodite, and Roman Venus. Tasting at Pastry shop Maria Grammatico and free time to relax or dinner in a typical restaurant. Return at baglio and overnight stay.

+ Included: Breakfast and dinner
Breakfast, meeting with your guide and departure for the Salt Road and its Salt Pans located on the coastline between Trapani and Marsala. Locals extract the salt from the seawater following the same procedure used by the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians who once colonized this part of the Sicily. In the middle of the pond there is the small Island of Mothia, one of the most important Phoenician settlements in the Mediterranean region. Weather permitting, you will take boats to arrive on the island. Walking tour of Mothia. Come back to Marsala and lunch on your own. In the afternoon you will visit the Florio Winery, today an historical brand not only for Sicilian wine making, but also one of Italy’s great classical wines, one of the leading and most popular wines in the world. You will visit the Museum of Agriculture and the ancient “Bottaia”. Finally you will taste delicious Sicilian wines. Come back to the Baglio, dinner and overnight stay.

+ Included: Breakfast and dinner
Breakfast and departure for Menfi where you’ll visit the Tenuta Ravidà. This is an old patrician family whose roots date back to the 13th century. Until the mid 1700s they were based in the western Sicilian town of Trapani and held high positions in the governments of the Kingdom of Sicily. The family acquired the estate of “La Gurra” in mid-1700 and began to produce mainly cork, wine and olive oil. The olive oil was already known for its excellent quality. Meeting with Natalie Ravidà, the author the famous “Season of Sicily” a cookbooks on Sicilian gastronomy. Cooking class and lunch at Villa. In the afternoon you can visit the farm and taste the olive oil. Relax in the garden. Dinner on your own. Return to the Baglio and overnight stay.

+ Included: Breakfast and dinner
Breakfast and departure for Agrigento. Accommodation in a charming hotel and meeting with your guide. Today you visit, with an interesting archaeological walking, the Valley of the Temples and the Archaeological Park of Agrigento. Along the “Sacred Way” you will admire the Temple of Hercules, the Temple of Concord, and the Temple of Juno. Finally, you will visit the wonderful Garden of Kolymbetra, an old water reservoir of the Greeks and finally the unknown Tempio of Vulcano. Picnic lunch. Come back to the hotel (we suggest to dinner at hotel) and overnight stay.

+ Included: Breakfast
Breakfast and departure for Sant’Angelo Muxaro, an enchanting little village near Agrigento. You will meet your guide and start with him an archaeological walk through the nature and the largest Tholos Tomb in Sicily. Finally, surrounded on all sides by the genuine Sicilian atmosphere, you will taste some of the finest Sicilian specialities. The guide will take you to a bakery to taste hot bread with extra virgin olive oil and oregano, and home made cookies. Then you will visit the house of Shepard to taste soft pecorino cheese and the ricotta cheese, still warm. This walking itinerary really take you far from the classic tourist route. In the late morning you will have a funny cooking class in a typical private country house to learn how to prepare Sicilian bread and pizza (sfincione) with traditional typical ingredients as pecorino cheese, olive oil and sardines. Dinner with pizza and hot bread with olive oil and oregano! Come back to Agrigento and overnight stay.

+ Included: Breakfast and dinner
Breakfast and departure for Siracusa, one of the highlights of a visit to Sicily. The ideal way to view Syracuse is on foot, wandering slowly among the gold-tinted palaces, bell towers and its archaeological area. You will visit the major archaeological sites, including the famous Greek Theater, “The Ear of Dionysius,” and finally walking tour on Ortigia Island to admire the architectural splendour of ancient medieval streets, baroque structures, and classic churches as the Duomo, built upon the old temple of Athena.
Lunch on your own. In the afternoon transfer to Mount Etna and accommodation at Tenuta San Michele , an ancient estate located on the slopes of the volcano Etna. The farm, which belongs to the noble family of the Baron Scammacca del Murgo, is surrounded by extensive vineyards and has a panoramic view of both Mt. Etna and the sea. Typical dinner and overnight stay.

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