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sicily by car |
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Days: 5dd 4nt
Price low season: €332,90
Price high season: €369,90
min 2 pax
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| Day:1 - PALERMO - night in suburb of Palermo |
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ARRIVE at Palermo airport, pick up the car, transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. |
| Day:2 - PALERMO > MONREALE - night in suburb of Palermo |
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Breakfast at hotel. A full day excursion to PALERMO to see the CATHEDRAL which contains the sarcophagi of Frederick II and other royal tombs, the NORMAN PALACE, the CAPPELLA PALATINA , a magnificent example of Arab-Norman artistic genius and decorated with Byzantine mosaics, the picturesque CHIESA DEGLI EREMITI topped by five red domes of clearly Muslim style, the CLOISTER, setting in the garden full of various plants and citrus fruit trees, the scenographic QUATTRO CANTI, the old centre of the city and the spectacular PIAZZA PRETORIA, entirely occupied by the celebrated Fountain decorated with mythological statues and named Fountain of Shame because of its nude motifs. In the afternoon straight on to MONREALE to see the CATHEDRAL, covered with mosaics on a gold background, and the BENEDECTINE ABBEY. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. we suggest you: Visit of the "Vucciria", in Caracciolo Square and neighbouring area, a market where you can find everything: fresh fish, food stuffs, fruits and vegetables etc. All these things are displayed on stalls or hung in front of the stores |
| Day:3 - PALERMO > SEGESTA > ERICE > SELINUNTE -night in suburb of Agrigento/Sciacca |
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Breakfast at hotel. Leave Palermo in the morning to reach SEGESTA, surrounded by a range of gently sloping hills which enclose two precious jewels, the TEMPLE and the THEATRE, an incomparable combination of architectural elegance dated to the 2nd century BC with great views of the surrounding countryside. Next to ERICE, overlooking Trapani from a superb scenic location, that has maintained the fascinatining atmosphere of an old medieval village with its paved streets, its little squares and narrow winding alleys opening onto lovely countryards full of flower. In the afternoon visit of SELINUNTE, the most important archaelogical site in the Mediterranean area. In a unique atmosphere, there are preserved the colossal remains of eight temples in the purest Doric style. Settling, dinner and overnight stay at hotel in suburb of Agrigento / Sciacca. we suggest you: visit of MARSALA, to Museo del Baglio Anselmi, to the Cantine Florio. Florio opens its doors to visitors to explain the process of making cream Marsala wine and to give you a taste of the goods visit of the saline (saltpans) of Marsala and to Salt Museum, at Nubia, housed in a 17th century salt mill. Visit of ISLE OF MOTHIA, in the Stagnone lagoon, and of its Whitaker Museum |
| Day:4 - AGRIGENTO > PIAZZA ARMERINA - night in suburb of Piazza Armerina |
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Breakfast at hotel. Departure for Agrigento to admire the extraordinary ruins of the VALLE DEI TEMPLI, one of Sicily's premier attractions, with the imposing Temple of Juno, the perfect Temple of Concord, the colossal Temple of Olympic Jove and that of Hercules, perhaps the oldest. In the afternoon you'll move on to PIAZZA ARMERINA, a pretty town that appears from afar with its tower, its campaniles, the cupola of the Cathedral, its numerous churches, the Sant'Andrea Priory, the glimpses of Norman streets. Afterwards visit to the Roman VILLA DEL CASALE, one of the most outstanding archaeological testimonies of Roman Sicily of the Imperial Age with the various series of beautiful ornamental and polychrome mosaics. Settling, dinner and overnight stay at hotel in suburb of Piazza Armerina. we suggest you: the visit of historic town of PIAZZA ARMERINA and its CATHEDRAL. |
| Day:5 - PALERMO > CEFALU' > DEPARTURE |
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Breakfast at hotel. Excursion to CEFALU', on the Tyrrhenian Sea, to see the Norman-Arab Cathedral with the great cupola entirely dominated by the majestic figure of Christ Pantocrator. Transfer to the airport, drop off the car and DEPARTURE. |
The price includes: - car rental cat. B (Punto3p., Matiz, Atos, ecc. all equipped with air conditioning system). Rate includes: unlimited mileage, T.L.W., C.D.W., airport surcharges, additional driver. - 3* hotel accomodation: 2 nights in Palermo area, 1 night in Agrigento/Sciacca area, 1 night in Piazza Armerina. - BB treatment: TOT 4 BB - VAT NB. In order to make it easier the car release, the driver must show his credit card for the guarantee deposit. The typology of the car is subdued to the availability of a similar car at the pick up. The release and the pick-up time must coincide. A maximum delay of 59 minutes is allowed after which 1 extra rental day will be charged. The price does not include: - flight - meals, beverages, entrance fees, tips and any extra. - P.A.I., gasoline, fines and trasgressions, accidents, super T.L.W. & C.D.W., refuelling; - anything not expressly stated under the heading "the price includes"
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