SICILY SUN TOUR from Rome Rome - Naples - Pompeii - Sorrento - Capri - Palermo - Segesta - Marsala - Trapani - Monreale - Corleone - Ficuzza - Palermo   8 Days / 7 Night - 4 Star Hotels April to November - Friday Departure   GUARANTEED DEPARTURES ITINERARY 1st Day Friday ROME - NAPLES - POMPEII - SORRENTO IEarly morning departure from Rome for Naples, where a short visit of the town is featured. Then on to Pompeii, the famous Roman city destroyed by the volcanic  eruption of Mt.Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Lunch in a local restaurant, and afterwards, visit of the excavations. Proceed on to Sorrento.  Dinner and overnight at the hotel. 2nd Day Saturday SORRENTO - CAPRI - SORRENTO Buffet breakfast. Departure to Capri by steamer. Weather conditions permitting, visit of the Blue Grotto. Return to Marina Grande and then transfer to Anacapri. Lunch in a typical restaurant followed by a visit of Augustus’ Gardens, with a view of the Faraglioni. Return to Sorrento. Dinner and overnight. 3rd Day Sunday SORRENTO - NAPLES - PALERMO (overnight on ferry boat) Buffet breakfast. Day at leisure. Transfer in the afternoon to the port of Naples where you will board the ferry to Palermo. Dinner and breakfast are not included on the boat. 4th Day Monday PALERMO Arrival in Palermo and transfer to the hotel. Meeting with the participants. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. 5th Day Tuesday PALERMO - SEGESTA - MARSALA - TRAPANI - PALERMO Buffet breakfast at your hotel and journey to Segesta, a large archaeological zone, with a magnificent Doric Temple, 420 B.C to 430 B.C., located within a beautiful and natural setting that ranks as one of the best-preserved Greek architectural sites. Continue to the sea town of Marsala, re-discovered in the 18th century by English merchant John Woodhouse and known for its sweet wines. Visit a wine cellar and sample some Marsala during a special wine tasting session. Drive along Trapani’s coastline and stop for a special Sicilian lunch in a restaurant and return to Palermo. Your tour director can suggest many interesting quality restaurants that offer ambiance and traditional local cuisine for dinner on your own. 6th Day Wednesday PALERMO - MONREALE - (Optional tour to Cefalù) - PALERMO Buffet breakfast at enjoy a morning tour of Palermo, a city full of character, features 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. Balance of the day is at leisure to relax or take an optional tour with your tour director to the picturesque fishing village of Cefalù. In the evening enjoy a special dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel 7th Day Thursday PALERMO - CORLEONE - FICUZZA - PALERMO Buffet breakfast at your hotel and enjoy this special day dedicated to one of the famoust social phenomena in Sicily. We will depart in the morning to the inland of Sicily and specifically to the area of Corleone, known for being the place where Mafia phenomena was born but also know nowadays for being the place where Mafia is firmely fought. We will firstly participate to an interesting and accurate cooking lesson: we will be able to prepare some of the most genuine and traditional Sicilian dishes (only for who desires to participate to the cooking lesson). After the cooking lesson,enjoy this special lunch. After lunch, we will experience an interesting LECTURE on Mafia. One of the inhabitants of Corleone, born in the UK, will present a fascinating discussion on the topic of the Sicilian Mafia but also explaining the origins and the way how Corleone inhabitants has taken to eliminate organized crime. Back to Palermo. Enjoy an arrivederci to your travel companions during a festive farewell dinner at your hotel. Accommodation. 8° day Friday PALERMO Buffet breakfast at you hotel. End of our services Our Hotels   UNBEATABLE FEATURES The 4**** selected hotels or similars: *In Palermo:                 Grand Hotel Piazza borsa or similar     * Accommodation at 4 star Hotels * 7 buffet breakfast, 5 dinners, 3 lunch, 1 lunch at local restaurant in  Corleone area (after cooking lesson) * Service charges and taxes included * Drink at meals included (1/4 local wine, 1/2 mineral water and coffee) * Tasting where indicated * Ground transportation by motor coach * Tour escort English speaking Rates do not include: porterages, extra tips of personal nature, optional excursion, entrance fees to museums, monuments and archaeological sites, everything that is not expressly indicated in “rates include”. Prices, departures and other details ©2012 by Appian Line