Program

Day 1: Meeting at the airport, driving to Agrigento, hotel accommodation (with swimming pool), welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight staying at the hotel.

Day 2: The Valley of the Temples – the castle in Siculiana. Visit of the Valley of the Temples Heritage, the Roman Hellenistic district, the museum and the Kolymbetrha garden. Among the most evocative and beautiful temples mentioned we will find Hercules, Juno and the more majestic: the Concordia. (possibility to require guide to the Valley of the Temples ). Free lunch. In the afternoon visit of the famous Castle of Siculiana place full of dungeons, cells and royal rooms of princes and princesses, a 1300 manor overlooking a rocky promontory by the sea. The castle was elected to wedding locations already in 1300: here were joined in marriage kings, queens and noblemen of illustrious families, not only in Sicily. Dinner in a restaurant near the Valley to amire later the immense spectacle of lighted Temples by night. Visit to Viale della Vittoria, the center of Agrigento. Return to hotel and overnight staying.

Day 3: Eraclea Minoa – Porto Empedocle – The house of Pirandello. Breakfast at  the hotel and departure to Eraclea Minoa archaeological area, where King Minos pursued Daedalus because he helped the offender Ariadne and Theseus to escape from the famous maze wandering the dangerous Minotaur. Visit the beautiful beach of Eraclea Minoa. Continue to visit thePorto Empedocle native land of the writer Andrea Camilleri, the real Vigàta of Commissioner Montalbano stories. Visit the Tower of Charles V, of imposing size, build in the sixteenth century to defend the town and transformed by the Bourbons in the penal colony, today is the “Sala gunboat” and the exhibition spaces of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage . Along the historic via Roma we will have lunch at the restaurant “Cave of Vigata”, here the same Camilleri (who lives nearby) often comes to taste the dishes described in the books of the famous Commissioner that will be served to customers. Not far away is the statue of Montalbano. In the afternoon, departure to visit the birthplace of Luigi Pirandello and, thereafter visit the old town of Agrigento: the Cathedral, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit (with the option to buy the typical cakes made by the nuns) and the Arab quarter with “Akragas” artisans. Visit of San Leone. Dinner and return to hotel for overnight staying.

Day 4: Trekking – Hermitage – The scale of the Turks – San Leone. Breakfast at hotel and departure to the park in the Woods of Quisquina. Arrival in the morning, meeting with the guide and short trek in the centuries-old oak forest of Quisquina until the Great Oak (easy route, length 2.5 km, duration about 45 minutes). We will check the hermitage of Santa Rosalia to Quisquina, located about 1,000 meters above sea level and visit the holy cave that housed the Santuzza between 1150 and 1162. After that, in the former dormitory of Novices, we will witness the demonstration of a true “ricuttaru” the preparation of the traditional processing of Santo Stefano Ricotta, tuma and a rich buffet of typical products of the tradition of the hermits. After lunch buffet-guided tour of the seventeenth-century hermitage of Santa Rosalia. The museum tour is a blast from the passatoche allows you to do some sort of time warp, and appreciate the spirituality and the ancient habits of the Hermits. Inside the monastery, in the wing of the woodshed, it is a permanent exhibition with the finds of the country civilization stefanese Museum.  Out and hike to the spectacular scale of the Turks (depending on weather condition time for swimming), then visit the nearby Villa Romana and evening in San Leone beach in Agrigento with clubs, beaches and entertainment typical of the “nightlife” of Agrigento. Free dinner. Return to hotel and overnight staying.

* REQUEST TO ASK AT RESERVATION, excursion with exclusive sailing ship equipped with all the amenities that can accommodate up to 20 people to better admire the beauty of the coast with breathtaking sunsets. From San Leone. Additional cost € 50,00 per person (depending on weather and sea conditions, cocktails and dinner on board).

Day 5: Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the airport, end of our services.

Individual rates for a minimum of two participants.

The price includes: Car with driver / Minibus / Bus GT for the whole period from and to airport / Temples by night. Accommodation in 3 star hotel or B & B. Two dinners and two lunches at the hotel or restaurant, drinks included 1/4 wine, 1/2 water per person, coffee or liquor. Entrance to the hermitage of Santa Rosalia. Visit with guide for the duration of the trip as scheduled.

The price does not include: Roundtrip transportation from the place of origin. tour guides authorized for archaeological sites and / or museums. Excursion with the sailing ship. Tickets where required to monuments, museums, galleries and archaeological sites. cancellation insurance. Any local taxes and residence tourist tax. Anything not specifically mentioned in “The price includes”. 

Reductions: Third / fourth bed 15%. Children from 11 years to 14 years in triple and quadruple 30%. Children from 3 to 10 years in triple and quadruple 50%. Free children from birth to three years.

It is important to know: The cost of the tickets provided by the program to be paid directly at the site are: visit of the Valley of the Temples-integer Museum Euro 13,50 – Euro reduced 7,00, children under 18 years have  50% reduction. For EU citizens aged between 18 and 25; teachers of state and non-state schools only Valley of the Temples: full € 10 – reduced € 5 – Only Museum € 8 – reduced € 4). Kolymbetra, greek garden run by the FAI: FAI Members: free admission Adults: € 5, Children (4-14 years): € 2 Students, disabled persons with an accompanying person: free admission. Family package: € 11 Allows entry with reduced rates for households of 2 adults and 2 children (4-14 years). From the third child, each entry is free. Eraclea Minoa archaeological area and legendary (admission 4 €, reduced 2 €). Siculiana Castle (admission € 8 with tastings). Birthplace of Luigi Pirandello (input 4 €, reduced 2 €).

It is important to know: The program can be remodeled offering a tailored itinerary, different services, number of days and of participants at your choice.

Additional services: Possibility to combine flights outward/return from the place of origin, to Palermo, Catania or Comiso