Sicily Tours
Sicily is all about medieval architecture, amazing blue waters and tropical fun under the sun. You can see all the charm and delicacy this region has to offer in our exclusive designed tours. This island is an ideal destination for those who want to spend a full immersion holiday made of art, history, culture and great food. Let’s design together the perfect tour to discover the beautiful cities and small towns of this fascinating island!
Palermo discovery tour
Palermo is the more traditional city in Sicily and also the capital of this region. It offers an amazing base of options to explore and see the best of this fascinating island. And when in Palermo, every traveler gets to see the warm welcome from the Sicilians as well as the vibrant energy settled in the ancient architecture, bustling streets and harmonic venues.
The Palatine Chapel is the setting which alone makes it worth visiting Palermo, make sure to include the visit of this 12th century church, a fusion of the different characters of which Sicily was formed: the European, Sicilian, Byzantine, Arabic and defined by Maupassant “the finest religious jewel dreamed by human thought“,
Our selections of Palermo private city tours allows you to experience this Sicilian jewel through a local eye.
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Catania discovery tour
Catania is the second largest metropolitan city of Sicily. Over the centuries, it has faced earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, it has undergone alternating dominations and urban transformations.
Here it is, in the third millennium, with its vitality and its hardworking determination, ready to surprise you and make you fall in love, submerging you in intense flavors, Baroque stuccoes of UNESCO heritage and a myriad of unforgettable surroundings
Catania is a historical town with great reputation and sense of commerce as well as a lot of venues and culturally significant sites. The Ionian Coast paradise is a home to where Catania lies, with its amazing lava-stone buildings and active nightlife scene, and also a glimpse into the age-old traditions, treasures and architectural masterpieces. Catania is also proud to have the oldest university in Sicily.
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Syracuse tour
Its thousand-year old history, its charming and fascinating territories and coasts, make it one of the top destination for those who visit Sicily. More than any other city, Syracuse encapsulates Sicily’s timeless beauty.
Ancient Greek ruins rise out of lush citrus orchards, cafe tables spill onto dazzling baroque piazzas, and medieval lanes lead down to the sparkling blue sea. It’s difficult to imagine now but in its hey day this was the largest city in the ancient world, bigger even than Athens and Corinth.
Impressive, solemn, intriguing, with stunning views, the Greek theatre is a must see of this town.
The visit of the Island of Ortigia, with the Cathedral Square will surprise you with its magnificent bright limestone buildings.
One of the most famous squares in Italy, surrounded by magnificent baroque palaces it is the core of the civil and religious life of Ortygia, the ancient city of Syracuse, a UNESCO heritage.
At the back of the square you can find the church of Santa Lucia alla Badia, which houses the painting of Caravaggio “The Burial of Saint Lucy”.
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Taormina walking tour
In the 1800s Goethe praised its beauty and Taormina became a mandatory stop on the Grand Tour by the young European aristocracy of the time to enrich their own culture.
Today, Taormina is one of Sicily’s most popular destinations, in summer and not only. It’s rich in history, art, culture and tradition, besides being in one of the most breathtaking spots of the whole country. The town lies in an elevated position of amazing, almost unique beauty, affording magnificent views combining sea and sky of a marvelous blue, miles of a curving coastline and picturesque mountain scenery, while the majestic pyramid of Mt. Etna on one side constitutes a scene of indescribable beauty.
The ancient Greeks loved to construct their buildings in beautiful scenic locations. Here they found the pairing of Etna and the bay of Naxos, with a wonderful view that when the air is clear can reach the coast of Calabria.
It is, surely, the main monument of the city, not only for its intrinsic artistic value, but also for the scenic location in which it is placed. The view enjoyed from up there is even defined as the view.
Let us plan your time in this unique place with privately guided tours designed around your interests.
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Etna tour
Mount Etna, is one of the biggest active volcanoes in the world. It is possible to climb to the top, through fascinating itineraries and paths, that from the wonderful sea of Taormina, go uphill through lunar landscapes, till you find rarefied air and even snow.
It’s impressive size (more than 3327 meters high) overlooks the whole region. Its spectacular eruptions and its fiery lava flows, has always aroused the interest of scientists along with the curiosity of visitors from all over the world.
The various hiking routes climb along the nature trails, among woods and verdant orchards, up to the highest altitudes with fascinating views of lunar landscapes, ancient lava flows, caves and active fumaroles, revealing the charm of this extraordinary natural oasis.
The large rivers flowing around the Volcano, the Alcantara to the north, with its natural canyon of Alcantara Gorges, and the Simeto to the west, have modeled their paths following the lava of Etna, creating amazing natural sites.
You can trek all year round, exploring itineraries suitable for beginners as well as for experts trekkers. We can organize guided tours with expert volcanogical guides but also provide many nature trails with different level of difficulty: from the easiest paths to the most challenging routes at high quote. Alternatively we can take you to a local family farm where it is possible to taste local Etna wine, a selection of different types of honey (orange, lemon, eucalyptus, strawberry…), almond pastries, olives, and extra virgin olive oil.
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Agrigento’s tour with the Valley of the Temples
In the Valley of the Temples (an UNESCO World Heritage Site) the fascination of ancient history blends with the beauty of nature.
The sea on one side, the old city-hill on the other, the majestic Doric style temples rising in the center of it all, and the tones of the tufo with which they are constructed create a picture-perfect setting.
The Temple of Concordia is the most well-preserved of the temples, having been transformed into a church. The Temple of Juno still boasts 25 of its original 34 columns to support its structure. Then, the Temple of the Dioscuri is considered the most symbolic temple, while the Temple of Hercules is the oldest of them all. Together with the Temple of Zeus, these five giants dominate the Valley.
Leaving the Valley and heading towards the city, one comes across the remains of the Hellenistic-Roman Quarter Virtual tour, with its houses decorated in beautiful mosaics. The ancient shops, wells, cisterns and the sewer system lend a rather-detailed idea of how the ancient city looked.
Evidence abounds from the Greek era: be sure to see the fascinating objects at the Regional Archaeological Museum; they originate from the ancient area of Akragas.
Through the Porta di Ponte, one can enter into the ancient quarter of Agrigento, still conveying the image of a Medieval village, with its narrow roads and steep, winding alleys all converging towards the main road. Stroll through the ancient city and wander to the Cathedral, where a grand stairway leads to the churchyard and bell tower, the construction of which has never been completed.
