DAY 1: ARRIVAL
Arrival in Palermo. No activities are planned for this day. Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight stay in the Palermo area.
DAY 2: PALERMO, MONREALE & MONDELLO (45 KM)
Breakfast at the hotel. Today you are free to relax and explore the city on your own.
Suggested itinerary. Today you will visit Palermo: you will start with the Teatro Massimo, the third largest opera house in Europe. Then dive into the popular market "Il Capo," which resembles an African souk; at the end of the market visit, we recommend trying the typical Sicilian "Arancina" at a bar, a local street food specialty. You will continue the visit in the old part of the city with the Cathedral, the Royal Palace, and the Palatine Chapel. Then proceed to Monreale, famous for its Cathedral with polychrome mosaics on a golden background, depicting scenes from the Old and New Testament. You will conclude the visit with the cloister. In the afternoon, enjoy one of the most beautiful beaches in Italy, just a short distance from the center of Palermo. Mondello beach is reachable in 30 minutes from the city center. Mondello was (and still is) a fishing village, which at the beginning of the 20th century was chosen by wealthy Palermo families as the site for their summer holidays. For this reason, you can admire numerous villas built in Art Nouveau style and another interesting Art Nouveau building, the "Stabilimento Balneare," built on stilts over the water, which also hosts one of the best restaurants in Palermo. Mondello beach has a semicircular shape, between two promontories (Monte Pellegrino and Capo Gallo), and the color of the sea will amaze you. Depending on the weather and sea conditions, you can also swim (from May to the end of October). A walk along the seafront promenade (with palm trees) is a "must." In the main square, you will have the opportunity to taste Sicilian street food specialties or an ice cream. Return to Palermo city center. Overnight stay.
DAY 3: CEFALÙ & CASTELBUONO (185 KM)
Breakfast at the hotel. On this day you can swim at the beautiful sandy beach of Cefalù and visit Castelbuono.
Suggested itinerary: Reach Cefalù where you can start the day visiting Piazza del Duomo, which extends under the Cathedral with its splendid mosaics and is surrounded by a series of beautiful palaces, stroll along Corso Ruggero, the main street, lined with a wide range of boutiques and built on the ancient Roman decumanus street, and then visit the ancient washhouse. You can then drive up the hills to Castelbuono, a charming town founded in the 14th century around the castle built by the Ventimiglia family, a massive square-plan construction with square towers, which has undergone many modifications over the years. Here is also the heart of the Madonie Regional Park. We suggest sitting down in a local restaurant to taste special meats and mushrooms. Return to Palermo. Overnight stay in Palermo.
DAY 4: MARSALA, ERICE & PANTELLERIA (285 KM)
Breakfast at the hotel. On this day you can swim and enjoy the beautiful sandy beaches of San Vito lo Capo and Macari, or visit Marsala and Erice before flying to Pantelleria.
Suggested itinerary: Continue to Marsala, famous for its salt pans and wine production. Stop at the Stagnone Reserve, a magical place with a suggestive natural landscape of rare beauty due to its white salt pans with windmills. Continue driving to Erice, the medieval town on top of Monte San Giuliano. Here you can admire the Castle of Venus (exterior) and the Cathedral. Meanwhile, we suggest stopping at a pastry shop to taste the typical almond paste of Erice. Reach Palermo airport and fly to Pantelleria at 17:05; arrive in Pantelleria after 50 minutes – Arrival at the airport. Reach the hotel and overnight stay.
DAY 5: PANTELLERIA WELLNESS & NATURE (OPTIONAL)
Breakfast at the hotel - Relax at the hotel or enjoy thermal wellness, surrounded by Mediterranean scrub.
Optional excursion: PANTELLERIA WELLNESS & NATURE. The proposed itinerary with this excursion leads the visitor to discover the various thermal phenomena of the island through a true open-air natural thermal establishment. Treatments with thermal muds and relaxing baths in warm waters are planned.
Stop points: Venus Lake, Gadir. Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 6: A WALK AROUND PANTELLERIA (OPTIONAL)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Optional excursion: A WALK AROUND PANTELLERIA. A tour of the island through history, nature, and traditions to discover the peculiarities of the territory. During the route, various panoramic points will capture your interest and you will take a tour not only of the island but also of the various historical and geological events that have influenced it. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Stop points: the entire island circumference, Balata dei Turchi from above, Scauri district, Elephant's Arch with a stop for swimming.
DAY 7: PANTELLERIA - WINE & FOOD TOUR (OPTIONAL)
Breakfast at the hotel. Relax at the hotel or we recommend taking a wine and food tour among the island's wineries.
Optional excursion: WINE & FOOD TOUR. The itinerary is a route for lovers of good wine and Mediterranean flavors to discover prestigious wineries and farmhouses on the island. Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 8: DEPARTURE
Optional excursions:
Note: It is recommended to submit excursion requests during booking.
(*) In case of issues, the indicated hotels may be replaced with others of the same category located in the same cities or within a maximum distance of 30 km, where the program can be carried out. In case of full hotels, we reserve the right to reverse the tour and/or confirm the booking in a mid-range hotel with a reduction of 5 euros per person per day. The name of the hotel will be sent to you 14 days before arrival.
The rate does not include:
Entrance tickets
