TOUR OF SICILY - SUMMER 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MAY 31st - JUNE 10th |
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ITINERARY: May 31st - Fly through the night to SICILY. June 1st - Land in CATANIA. June 2nd - TAORMINA/GIARDINI NAXOS: Visit the greco-Roman theater and enjoy stunning spectacular panoramic views of this breathtaking beautiful coastline, juxtaposed by Mount Etna's dramatic presence in the background. June 3rd- Day at your leisure. June 4th - SIRACUSA:Visit of the Greek Theatre, the famous Dionysos 'Ear', an underground gallerie, named because of its acoustics. According to legend the tyrant Dionysios could listen to even whispered conversations of the prisoners inside. June 5th - MOUNT ETNA/THE GODFATHER TOUR: Excursion to Mount Etna [3.330 meters]. It is the biggest active volcano in Europe. Visit to extinct craters of the Silvestri montains [1.923 meters]. Enjoy souvenirs made from lava. Continue in visit the famous Godfather Tour.. June 6th - Day at your leisure. June 7th - CALTAGIRONE: Located in a picturesque location across three hills, is famous for its pottery and terracotta industry. Evidence of which can be seen in the tiled 'scalinata' [steps] that connect the upper and lower parts of the town. June 8th - AGRIGENTO: Visit the Valley of the Temples. Near Agrigento are the remains of different temples from the Greek ages. Outside Greece, this is the only place where the remains are so well preserved. June 9th - CATANIA:Day at your leisure June 10th - Depart for the UNITED STATES. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE TOUR INCLUDES: - AIRFARE ROUNDTRIP AUSTIN-CATANIA - 9 NIGHTS ACCOMODATIONS IN COMFORTABLE HOTELS - DAILY BREAKFAST - 7 DINNERS IN A LOCAL RESTAURANT - PRIVATE MOTOR COACH BETWEEN HOTELS TO ALL SIGHTSEEING VENUES - THE SERVICE OF A LOCAL BILINGUAL, MY SELF, ELSA GRAMOLA. |
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For more info, contact: Elsa Gramola [512 345 8941] [email protected] |
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