Leslie Lohman Museum and and Anna Canepa International, Ltd. Tour
Present
Sicily 2012
Dates: May 22 -31, 2012
Cost: $4,395 (per person based on double occupancy)
$5,000 (single occupancy)
Price includes hotels, all meals, admissions, guides, special events and transfers,
Airfare not included
(Prices are approximations based on current EUR/USD conversion rates)
(Although the tour is next year, group reservations need to be made soon to secure these prices,
so please let us hear from you as soon as possible)
Reservations are still available:
Deadline to reserve space is February 10th
First deposit of $1,760 is due on February 20th,Balance due on March 21st
Please contact Jerry to express your interest and to reserve your spot.
Pretoria Fountain
Mondello
Agrigento
Erice
Island of Ortigia
Palazzo Beneventano
Ibla
Taormina
Mt. Etna
Day 1
May 22, 2012
Arrive in Palermo Late morning
Private transfer to Plaza Opera Hotel (4-star)
Day 1 includes: Tour of Teatro Massimo (largest theater in Italy)
Matorana Church, Pretoria Fountain and San Cataldo Church Dinner and overnight at hotel in Palermo
Day 2
May 23, 2012
Day 2 includes: Tour of Palermo, Palazzo della Zisa, San Giovanni Eremiti, Palatina Chapel, Magione, Spasimo
Lunch on the shores of Mondello, Dinner at Kursaal Kalesa
Day 3
May 24, 2012
Day 3 includes: Agrigento (founded by the Greeks in 581 BPE), Temples Valley & Selinunte (archeological sites), Mazzaro del Vallo (Palermo)
Lunch in a "trattoria" on the shore, Dinner at hotel
Day 4
May 25, 2012
Day 4 includes: Transfer to Monreal to visit Norman Cathedral & Cloister, and the Archeological Museum, art collection at Palazzo Abatellis (museum) a magnificent Gothic Catalan style building transformed by Italian architect, Carlo Scarpa.
Dinner at a restaurant in Piazza Marina
Day 5
May 26, 2012
Day 5 includes: Departure for Segesta and tour the mysterious Greek Temple and Theatre built in IV Century, Tour Phoenician site at the island of Mozia
Lunch at San Giuliano Restaurant in Erice, Dinner in Palermo
Day 6
May 27, 2012
Day 6 includes: Departure from Palermo to Siracusa. Tour Piazza Armerina, the splendid Roman Villa Casale (famous for its mosaic floors) Check into the Grand Hotel Ortigia, located on the island in the town center.
Dinner and overnight stay in hotel.
Day 7
May 28, 2012
Day 7 includes: Tour of Ortigia and visit its unique Cathedral, Castello Maniace, Paolo Orsi (one of the most important archeological museums in Europe), tour of archeological site Lunch with Baron Beneventano at Palazzo Beneventano.
Evening includes dinner at the hotel and a performance at the Greek Theater
Day 8
May 29, 2012
Day 8 includes: Ragusa Ibla and Scicli (where human inhabitants date back to neolithic period), Tour Noto (a Baroque town with famous scenic squares and terraces)
Lunch at a local restaurant in Noto.
Dinner at the hotel in Siracusa
Day 9
May 30, 2012
Day 9 includes: Departure for Taormina (home of the great German photographer; Wilhelm Von Gloeden) Tour of Greek Theater, afternoon at leisure, free to roam and explore Taormina, late afternoon departure to Catania,
check into Romano House (4-star hotel)
Dinner at famous seafood restaurant
Day 10
May 31, 2012
After a buffet breakfast, a private transfer will take you from the hotel to airport for your departure.