Sunday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Dates March 20 Depart US Arrival – meet at airport – settle in March 27 ½ day walking tour CNR CNR CNR CNR ½ AM day tour of Full day trip to of Palermo- Martorana, Solunto & Cefalu ½ day free Italian History I Italian 3PM Corso Vittorio 3PM 3PM Emanuele, Cathedral, Porta Nuova, St John of the Hermits ½ day free April 3 Free day CNR CNR CNR CNR Full day – hike up Mt Full day trip to Erice & Italian History II Italian 3PM Pellegrino + Mondello Segesta 3PM 3PM + De Simone + Zisa April 10 Free day CNR CNR CNR CNR Free day ½ AM day tour of Italian Pirandello’s Italian 3PM Palermo – S. Cita, 3PM Henry IV Vucciria market, S. 3PM Francesco d’Assisi, Palazzo Mirto ½ day free April 17 Full day trip to CNR CNR 6 day Easter Trip – Ortigia, Trip – Buscemi + Noto Trip – Ragusa Gangi & Religious Italian Piazza archeological Gangivecchio- Palm Celebrations 3PM Armerina- site & Sunday Procession 3PM Siracusa Catacombs April 24 Trip – Modica + Trip – CNR CNR CNR Free day Full day trip to Agrigento Agrigento Italian Sicilian Italian 3PM Selinunte & Cave di 3PM Puppets & Cusa Carts 3PM May 1 Full Day trip to CNR CNR CNR CNR ½ PM day tour of Full day trip to Italian Tomasi di Italian 3PM Palermo Piazza Terrasini, 3PM Lampedusa’s Marina, Mura delle Sferracavallo & The Leopard Cattive, Piazza Kalsa, 3PM Chiesa dello Spasimo, Palazzo Abbatellis – Puppet museum & show ½ day free

May 8 Free Day CNR CNR CNR CNR ½ day tour of Palermo Full day trip to Lo Italian Mosaic Italian 3PM – Ballaro market, Zingaro Nature 3PM of Cultures Albergheria, Casa Reserve – hiking- 3PM Professa, Cannoli picnic lunch + Vito Lo factory Capo ½ day free May 15 Free Day CNR CNR CNR 5 day trip - Trip – Stromboli Trip – Taormina Italian Mafia – Stromboli 3PM Leonardo Sciascia’s The Owl and Robb’s Midnight in Sicily 3PM May 22 Trip – Taormina + Trip – CNR CNR CNR Full day trip to Mozia Full day trip to cable car to Etna Taormina Italian History of Italian 3PM + wineries in Marsala – Villa 3PM Sicilian Food Palagonia, Sicilian (Eat Smart in Carts workshop, Sicily) 3PM Porticello, Villa Cattolica (Guttuso museum) May 29 Free day CNR CNR CNR National Free Day - packing depart Italian Camilleri’s Holiday - 3PM novels 3PM