Programme

1st day
Arrival and accommodation in Bed and Breakfast hotel in a small Etna village called Nicolosi.

2nd day (Nicolosi - Adrano - Bronte Km. 44)
Visit to Adrano: the historical center and the Norman Castle, "Simeto Gorges" and the old "Saracen Bridge". Bronte: the historical center and the pistachio groves. Accommodation in a hotel at Bronte. Typical food of Bronte: “Pesto” of pistachios (sauce made with basil and pistachios) and pistachio ice-cream.

3rd day (Bronte - Maniace - Randazzo Km. 40)
Maniace: Visit to the Castle of admiral Horatio Nelson and to the ex-Medieval Church of S. Maria di Maniace.
Randazzo: A small town at the slopes of the Etna: a rich and interesting historical centre of Medieval origin. Accomodation at a ”3 Stars” Hotel in the historical centre of the town.
Typical food: ”Home-made bread” (cooked in a oven with wood), ”Provole” (typical local cheese) made in the Nebrodi area.

4th Day (Randazzo - Verzella (via del vino) - Gole dell’Alcantara - Giardini Naxos. Km. 41)
The “via del vino” (laterally wine road) is the area where the wine of Etna is made. It is possible to taste the wine at a producing farm. Visit to the gorges of the Alcantara river, whose water excavated the lava. Accommodation in small apartments in Giardini Naxos with two or three beds. All the apartments have a kitchen, bathroom, telephone, air conditioning and balcony.

5th day (Giardini Naxos - Taormina Giardini Naxos. Km. 20)
Possibility of a visit to the “Antique Naxos”, the first Greek colony in Sicily. Visit to Taormina, an important town of art and culture, defined the pearl of Sicily. You can visit the Greek Theatre, the Main Street and the churches of different ages.

6th day (Giardini Naxos - Acireale - Acitrezza. Km. 42)
Visit to the fishing villages of Acireale (Stazzo, Pozzillo, S.Maria La Scala) and to the Natural reserve of "La Timpa".
Acireale: Town of Art, of Baroque architecture, Acitrezza fishermen's village.

7th day
Departure

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Price: € 590 per person
Single room fee: € 140
High season fee: + € 38
High season: from 15/07 to 15/09 from 24/12 to 6/01, Easter week.

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Departure is possible all year round, any day

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Price includes:

• 3 x HB (half board) in Nicolosi, Bronte, Randazzo. 2 lodging (no breakfast included) in the apartments in Giardini Naxos. 1 x lodging and breakfast in hotel di Acitrezza.
• Detailed road book and extra information material
• Telephone assistance 24 hrs
• Baggage transfer from each stop to the netx one
• Briefing at arrival (Nicolosi)
• Rented bicycle (every bike will be delivered with helmet, spare tube, antitheft padlock with keys)
• Reservation costs and administrative fee Tururi Tours

Price does not include:

• Transfer at arrival to departing place (Nicolosi)
• Transfer to/from airports, train stations, etc.
• Lunches
• Drinks
• Tastings of products, admittances to museums and tips
• Whatever not explicitly specified under the section “price include”.