Land Only package - 8 days / 7 nights: 
valid for travels between April - October 2008

Itinerary:

1ST  DAY/SATURDAY  PALERMO
Independent arrival al the Jolly Hotel Palermo. Enjoy a welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight at your hotel.

2nd  DAY/SUNDAY PALERMO – CEFALU’ – PIAZZA ARMERINA – CATANIA
After a buffet breakfast, drive along the Thyrrenian coast towards Cefalù, a pleasant resort well known for its beautiful Norman Cathedral and medieval wash-house built in the rock. Continue to Piazza Armerina and lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch visit the world famous Villa Romana del Casale famed for its well preserved mosaics. Continue to Catania and enjoy a panoramic tour of the city. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at the Jolly hotel.

3rd  DAY /MONDAY  CATANIA – MONTE ETNA - TAORMINA - MESSINA
After a buffet breakfast, conditions permitting, enjoy an  excursion up to 1800 meters on Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe. Continue to Taormina and lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon visit the Greek Theater and enjoy time at leisure for shopping or walking through the tiny streets. Continue to Messina: dinner and overnight at the Jolly Hotel Messina, situated in front of the Straits of Messina.

4th  DAY/TUESDAY  MESSINA – REGGIO CALABRIA - ACIREALE - SYRACUSE
After a buffet breakfast, sea conditions permitting, embark to Reggio di Calabria and visit the famous “Bronzi di Riace.”  Proceed to Acireale: lunch in a local restaurant . Proceed to Syracuse: visit the archaeological area, including the famous Latomie of Paradise and the Dyonisios “Ear,” as well as a visit to the island of Ortigia, singular treasure of the Baroque style. Dinner and overnight at the Jolly Hotel.

5th  DAY/WEDNESDAY   SIRACUSA –  RAGUSA - AGRIGENTO
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Ragusa, whose historical centre “Ibla” is one of the most important testimony of Baroque architecture. Lunch at a local restaurant. Proceed to Agrigento and visit of the Valley of the Temples including the Temple of Juno, Concord, Heracles, Zeus, Castor & Pollux. Dinner at Jolly Della Valle. After dinner enjoy an unforgettable panoramic tour of the Valley of the Temples illuminated. Overnight  in Agrigento.

6th  DAY/THURSDAY  AGRIGENTO – SEGESTA – ERICE – TRAPANI – PALERMO
After buffet breakfast depart  towards Segesta to visit the Doric Temple which keeps in its stone the weight of a long history, surrounded by a unique landscape. Lunch at a local restaurant in Erice, a medieval town full of myth and history, art and environment located at  800 meters above the sea. After lunch enjoy an orientation tour of Trapani’s salt-mills. Continue to Palermo. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at the Jolly Hotel. 
 
7th DAY/FRIDAY  PALERMO- MONREALE
After a buffet breakfast depart to Monreale and visit the Duomo (Cathedral), as well as the Benedictine Cloister, which are in pure Norman style. Visit the city of Palermo including the Cathedral, the Palatine Chapel in the Royal Palace, as well as a panoramic tour of the historical center. Lunch at the  Jolly Hotel. In the afternoon, time at leisure, or enjoy an optional excursion to the Catacombs and Mondello. Dinner and overnight at the Jolly Hotel Palermo.
 
8th DAY/SATURDAY PALERMO
After a buffet breakfast, end of the tour 

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Hotels:
- 4* Jolly Hotel, Palermo
- 4* Jolly Hotel, Catania
- 4* Jolly Hotel, Messina
- 4* Jolly Hotel, Siracusa
- 4* Jolly Hotel, Agrigento