Sicily Itinerary: 5 Days Through Taormina & Palermo

The NH Collection Taormina hotel is located in the city center of Taormina with convenient access to the Duomo di Taormina and the Isola Bella. You'll find sophisticated rooms and suites which feature bathtubs, free internet access, digital safes, hairdryers, slippers, and NH Collection bathroom amenities. Dining options include Zefiro Restaurant and Lu Souli Bar and Restaurant which serves light dishes and typical Sicilian street food. You can enjoy workouts in the fitness center and a post-workout relaxing dip in the swimming pool. The roof terrace is ideal for quiet reading or intimate conversations. Other refreshing amenities include a spa, sauna, solarium, and steam bath.

Enjoy a full-day excursion to Syracuse. You will first visit the archaeological area famous for its Greek theatre as well as the Latomies, the Dyonisos Ear, and more. Continue to Ortigia, the historical center of the town. Enjoy time at leisure for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Ortigia and in particular, the Cathedral as well as the Aretusa fountain, and enjoy a panoramic walk in the city center. Afterwards, you will return to Taormina. 

Syracuse is a historic city in Sicily, the capital of the province of Syracuse, notable for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheaters, architecture, and as the birthplace of Archimedes. Once described by Cicero as “the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all,” it later became part of the Roman Republic and Byzantine Empire. The city is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site along with the Necropolis of Pantalica.

The Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes is located in the heart of Palermo's old town. From here you can easily reach sights such as the famous Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the Capella Palatina, the Teatro Massimo and San Giovanni Degli Eremiti. The accommodation consists of rooms, each equipped with air conditioning, a private bathroom, a safe, a hairdryer, a minibar, a satellite TV and a direct dial telephone. A delicious buffet breakfast is served each morning. Further amenities include Internet access and a roof terrace.

Enjoy a morning tour of Palermo, a city full of character, featuring Quattro Canti - a splendid example of Spanish Baroque architecture, the Palace of the Normans and its superb Palatine Chapel, the Cathedral, and the famous Benedictine Abbey of Monreale. Here you will admire a 12th-century cathedral housing very fine mosaics representing a complete cycle of the Old and New Testaments. Have a panoramic visit to Sicily’s capital and explore the famous Capo market. 

Lunch is on your own. In the afternoon, continue to Monreale and visit the splendid Cathedral as well as the Benedictine cloister. 

Afterwards, you will return to your hotel. Monreale became significant after the occupation of Palermo by the Arabs in 1102, which forced the Bishop of Palermo to move his seat outside the capital. After the Norman conquest in 1072, Christians regained the old city cathedral. Monreale was the seat of the metropolitan archbishop of Sicily, which thereafter exerted a large influence over Sicily.