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Secret Sicily Reserve your spot at https://www.uncovrtravel.com/tours-sicily or call your Uncovr Tour Host, Jason Wertz at 1-213-884-8050 SECRET SICILY - LITTLE ITALY, A COUNTRY WITHIN A COUNTRY - 9 DAYS Let us uncover for you an Italy defined by its rich and diverse history, its stark topography, its social rococo and an Italy that is deeply paradoxical and in some ways a separate universe, a world unto itself. Discover Baroque hilltop towns, ancient olive groves, acclaimed wines and a rich and unique culinary tradition that expresses the many diverse cultures that settled on the land. As with all our tours, we travel deeper to avoid the masses and to carefully craft authentic local-inspired experiences. Trip Highlights - Your 9 Day Journey • Scenic Daily Bike Rides to inspire the senses and burn off those calories from all the scrumptious food eaten the night before • Discover the Baroque hilltop towns in south-eastern Sicily • Private Boat Tour along Sicily’s rugged coast, snorkel in sheltered caves and discover the beautiful Tonnara di Scopello fishing village • Discover a chocolate inspired by the Aztecs • Fall in love with Sicilian Gastronomy over a lesson uncovering its secrets • Experience the wines of Mount Etna and a terroir as unique as the island 2020 Tour Dates April 4 - April 12, 2020 April 18 - April 26, 2020 Contact us to request additional dates you would like. Featured Luxury Accommodations Nights 1&2 Baglio Soria Trapani Nights 3&4 Azienda Agricola Mandranova Palma di Montechiaro Nights 5&6 A.D.1768 Ragusa Nights 7&8 Monaci Delle Terre Nere Zafferana Etnea 2020 Booking Options Duo $6,480 $600 Deposit Solo $7,030 $600 Deposit * Journey inclusions might change based on availability. However, our promise to deliver uniquely curated local experiences will dictate any potential changes. JOURNEY DEEP INTO SICILY IN 2020. ITINERARY - 9 DAYS OF TRAVEL DAY 1 DAY 6 Our nine-day itinerary starts with a morning pick-up in the We’ll spend the sixth afternoon discovering Sicily’s Baroque storied Palermo, whereon we take up a journey deep into hilltop towns of Noto aboard an iconic Fiat 500. Should you Sicily, crossing all the three points of the island. Travelling to have a sweet tooth, the fabled Caffè Sicilia will cover every the countryside, we go for an introduction to Sicilian organic base, from cannoli to gelati and granita, four generations farming and natural wine. If desired, guests can dip into the strong. We’ll discover Modica’s dark secret at a generation- emerald-blue Tyrrhenian sea before exploring the mythical old chocolate factory, and we’ll stroll through Scicli on Temple of Segesta. We’ll check into our resort, Baglio Soria, an aromatic tour with an expert before sitting down for a after which we will indulge in a dinner of couscous, one of special evening dinner at his restaurant, Gli Aromi, a delight the most flavourful ways to discover Sicily. for the senses. DAY 2 DAY 7 We leave plenty of room for serendipity in Erice and Trapani, Travelling up to Mount Etna on the seventh day, on the third where guests will have the time and freedom to follow their lateral of Sicily, we have optional activities surrounding own paths and create their memorable experiences. Then the active volcano, where we discover the last remaining visitors can choose to take part in activities like cooking and family-owned vineyard in the district, with plenty of time pastries; visiting a community of winegrowers with a passion for serendipity before checking in to the stupendous Monaci for sustainability; experiencing the art and archeology of the delle Terre Nere hotel on Etna. We’ll learn about protecting lieux; or exploring Favignana island by private boat charter. Etna’s wines with a dedicated vintner, and we’ll enjoy a At dinner, we’ll taste the neighbouring influence of Africa’s delicious family-style cellar dinner nearby, all at the foot flavours infused into Sicilian cuisine, and we’ll finish off of the active volcano who you might hear rumbling in the with a nightcap at a beloved neighbourhood wine bar. distance. DAY 3 DAY 8 Continuing our journey, with ample time for exploration, Guests can opt to ride on horseback in the Nebrodi national we’ll discover the natural wines of Barracco at Marsala, park, and then discover the gold standard: the pistachio discover the ancient salt pans of Stagnone and the island of in Bronte, the nut that needs police protection, with the Mozia, and visit Selinunte, the ancient Greek city that bears founder of the only organic cooperative. We’ll have the witness to the maritime imperial forces of the Mediterranean. opportunity to taste the volcanic wines of Mount Etna, and We’ll wind down at la Mandranova, a stunning agricultural even participate in a wine masterclass with the founder of resort, and feast on respectful interpretations of local fare. the Etna Wine School. We’ll leave time for serendipity in Catania, before we’re brought together for dinner in the DAY 4 heart of the eighteenth-century town at an ancient osteria. We’ll take the fourth morning to amble through the Valley Finally, we’ll go to an evening performance at Teatro of Temples, the ancient site dedicated to the Gods, a Massimo Bellini, Catania’s famed opera house: fitting for a theatrical experience in itself. Then, we’ll discover the goods baroque journey through Sicily. borne by the Girgentana, the near-extinct goat which gives us the acclaimed cheese of Montalbo, before recharging at DAY 9 the resort and experiencing sunset at the Scala dei Turchi, For the last day of this epic journey, visitors can opt to a spectacular cliff overlooking the Mediterreanean. For helicopter to the top of Etna and experience its spectacular dinner, we’ll sit down for a memorable dining event at view. We bid farewell and head to Catania airport, not Ristorante la Madia, one of the world’s best restaurants. without a flood of memories of all the senses that have been involved in creating this exquisite journey. DAY 5 We’ll continue to cross Sicily laterally, making our way to the south-eastern point of the Trinacria, transferring deep into Val di Noto. We’ll be welcomed by Arianna Occhipinti, who will show us the world of her renowned wines. We’ll transfer to Ragusa, where we’ll spend the next two nights at a historic hotel, and you will be encouraged to enjoy serendipity time in the hilltop town. The afternoon will be dedicated to the movement of “slow food,” and we’ll sit down for a special family-style dinner at a manor on a hill. MEET YOUR HOSTS Jason Wertz “In curating UNCOVR journeys, I draw upon what I love most about travel, which is to get to know people on a more personal basis. So we go where the locals go and do what the locals do. We create a more intimate, more personal travel experience, recognizing that the real value of travel is emotional. Each time I return home changed, better. My goal with UNCOVR is that our guests do, too.” Arianna Occhipinti, Cerasuolo di Vittoria The vineyards are twenty years old if not more, and the limestone base on which the wineries raise themselves is able to trap all the strength of the Ibleian sun. Nowhere else I can feel to have been walking on a coherent road. Never as in Bombolieri can I feel that I’m carrying with me past and future at the same time. Enrico Russino at Gli Aromi “The AROMAS” was born twenty years ago from the love for the Hyblean earth and from the passion for medicinal and aromatic herbs. More than 200 different varieties are produced and sold , both from the south east coast of Sicily and from different parts of the world such as the sages of ornament, with unique colors and portions! Over the years, the Russian family has created a wonderful place dedicated to aromas but not only, where to have an experience. Sonia Spadaro Mulone, Santa Maria la Nave The love between our family and the vines is very old and goes back to 1954, when Giuseppe Mulone, called Peppino, a gentleman farmer from Regalbuto, in the province of Enna, moved with his family to Catania, looking for better and steadier living conditions. He found his first work on Mount Etna, where Nonno Peppino took part in the harvests at Zafferana. Natalia Simeti, Mardo de Bartoli Salvatore Grigoli, Benjamin Spencer, Bosco Falconeria Master of Marsala Etna Pistacia Bio Etna Wine School.
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