Sicily Itinerary: One week with Private Driver

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 morning tour to Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe. Driving through some of the quaintest villages placed on the slopes of the volcano, you will reach 1,986 meters where you will be able to visit the Sylvester Craters. Afterwards, you will return to Taormina. Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an almost constant state of activity. The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes of the mountain and the broad Plain of Catania to the south. Due to its history of recent activity and nearby population, Mount Etna has been designated a Decade Volcano by the United Nations. You have the option to take the cable car from 1,986 to 2,500 meters for further exploration of the volcano's higher regions.

Housed in a 19th century building, Dimore delle Zagare Ortigia is located in the heart of the historic center of Ortigia, near the old Jewish quarter and a few steps from the main historical and cultural attractions of the city of Syracuse. Spread over three floors, the structure, built with the typical white stone of the area, is furnished in a minimalist and contemporary style. The accommodation consists of spacious guest rooms and suites, all equipped with a private bathroom, air conditioning (hot/cold), Wi-Fi, 32“ or 40” TV, coffee maker, minibar, kettle, safe and hairdryer. Some rooms have a balcony, terrace or patio. The property also offers boats and guided excursions to visit interesting places in the area. Laundry and transfer services are also available.

Hotel Foresteria Baglio Della Luna is a boutique hotel located in Agrigento, Italy. The hotel offers spacious rooms and suites with air conditioning, minibars, hairdryers, and safety deposit boxes. After a relaxing night, guests can enjoy a delicious breakfast served each morning. Additional amenities include a restaurant, free Wi-Fi, a garden, and a terrace.

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.