Southern Italy and Sicily Tour
You will have many opportunities to relax in stunning environments on this scenic and cultural tour of southern Italy and Sicily. Enjoy the bucolic and historic charm and unique culture of Italy’s ‘heel’, the region of Puglia. Journey south through remote Calabria, pausing in a European Capital of Culture for 2019 – Matera, before crossing the Messina Strait to Sicily. Stay at the foot of Mount Etna, enjoying a mix of included and optional excursions and days spent relaxing in the sun.
Your Tour Includes
TRAVEL
Return flights and transfers
Included travel insurance
ACCOMMODATION
10 nights in hotels
Porterage at all hotels
EXPERIENCES
Tour Manager
Guided tour of Alberobello, Martina Franca and Ostuni
Visit to the cave dwellings at Matera
Altomonte orientation tour
Visit to Archaeology Museum in Reggio Calabria to Riace warriors
Godfather tour
Visit to Lecce
FOOD & DRINK
Welcome drink reception
20 meals: 10 breakfasts and 10 dinners
Day 1 UK-Bari-Alberobello
Fly to Bari and transfer to Alberobello in Puglia (34 miles, one hour), staying three nights at the 4-star Grand Hotel La Chiusa di Chietri (4Q).
Meals Included: Dinner
Day 2 Alberobello, Martina Franca and Ostuni
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 3 Lecce
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 4 Alberobello-Altomonte
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 5 Altomonte
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 6 Altomonte
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 7 Altomonte-Acireale, Sicily
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 8 Acireale
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 9 Acireale
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 10 Taormina and Mount Etna
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 11 Acireale-Catania-UK
Transfer to the airport (37 miles, 45 minutes) for your return flight home.
Meals Included: Breakfast
