WITH ROSA TOUR 2020 18 SEPTEMBER – 02 OCTOBER 2020

CATANIA – BRONTE – MT ETNA – MILAZZO – LIPARI – VULCANO – CASTELBUONO – – TRAPANI – PACECO – MARSALA – AGRIGENTO – – SYRACUSE – – – – VITTORIA – RAGUSA

An exciting and unique opportunity to combine your love of good food and good wine with your passion for travel - a fully-escorted 15-day holiday-with-a-difference in the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily. This exclusive, small-group tour, is fully escorted by Rosa Mitchell – renowned for her successful Sicilian – inspired Rosa’s Canteen restaurant in Melbourne – and her husband Colin. Rosa’s passion for Sicily – its rich history, spectacular scenery, welcoming people, delicious food and tantalising wines – is the foundation and inspiration for this specially crafted tour. It’s packed full of features and highlights, many of which are unique to this tour. And, they’re all included in the price!

TOUR FEATURES, INCLUSIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS

 Fully escorted by Rosa and Colin, with additional services wine tastings at 4 different wineries, a visit to a pistachio in Sicily from a professional Tour Manager and additional producer, and a chocolate tasting in Modica expert commentary by local guides during tours and visits  Spend 2 nights in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the while in Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento (Valley of the with the added highlight of a cruise to the Temples), Piazza Armerina (Villa del Casale) and island of Vulcano Syracuse  All the other must-see UNESCO World Heritage Sites are  A limit on tour numbers to a maximum of 18 guests included: The Arab-Norman Palermo, the Cathedral ensures a greater level of comfort and individual attention Church of Monreale, the Archaeological Area of  Start each day with a delicious buffet breakfast (B) Agrigento, the , Syracuse and the  On 6 special days savour pre-arranged highlight lunches, Late Baroque Towns of the (, Modica, two particularly special ones being a long lunch at the Noto, Ragusa and Scicli) exclusive Tenuta Manca di Geracello near Piazza  Stay in quality accommodation, in boutique-style, premium Armerina and a ‘Cooking Class’ lunch with Rosa at her city hotels or intimate family-run establishments with a favourite restaurant in Modica (L) special highlight of a 2-night stay at an ‘Agriturismo’  9 evening meals are provided, with wine, including a property in the Caltagirone area welcome dinner in Catania, a very special farewell dinner  Travel in comfort and style in deluxe air-conditioned in Ragusa and a dinner in each of Rosa’s favourite vehicles throughout, with private group transfers on arrival restaurants in Lipari (2), Marsala, Caltagirone Area (2), and departure Syracuse and Noto (D)  And, you won’t have to tip on this tour. The Sicily with  The carefully-crafted itinerary provides for a Rosas tour has a unique ‘No Tipping’ policy which means comprehensive but leisurely-paced programme of we take care of hotel porterage, hotel and restaurant sightseeing, daily excursions, scenic drives and privately service charges (for meals included in the programme) guided tours, many being exclusive to this tour, such as: a plus taxes and gratuities, including gratuities for local Cooking Class with Rosa at the Osteria dei Sapori Perduti, guides and the end-of-tour gratuities traditionally given to the Tour Manager and Driver

Contact Rosa via email at [email protected] - or phone Colin on 0428 177915 OR, Paul at EuroVista Holidays. Phone 1800 943 603 or Email: [email protected]

DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY Day 01 - Fri 18 September Sapienza to view Arrival Catania (3 nights) the now dormant On arrival at Catania Airport, we’ll be Crateri Silvestri. met and transferred to our hotel. This If the weather evening we’ll join Rosa, Colin and our and volcanic Tour Manager for a welcome dinner at activity allows it’s one of Rosa’s favourite restaurants, the possible to take delightful Ristorante Antica Marina, a cable-car and located in a characteristic quarter of Catania near the an off-road vehicle (accompanied by experienced mountain Piazza Duomo and the Wall of Carlo V in the historic heart guides) up to 2,800 metres. As we won’t know the of the city. (D) conditions until we’re on the mountain this option is not included in the tour price but can be purchased on the day. Day 02 - Sat 19 September We’ll descend from the mountain in the late afternoon and Catania – Excursion to Bronte & this evening perhaps take a light meal in our hotel or stroll The pistachios of Bronte, known as ‘green gold’, are world into the surrounding neighbourhood to discover a nearby famous. This morning we’ll drive on the slopes of Mt Etna trattoria for dinner. (B) to visit Bronte town and a producer of pistachio products.

We’ll spend time learning about the growing of the nuts Day 04 - Mon 21 September and tasting some of Catania – Milazzo – Lipari (2 nights) the many products Our stay in Catania would not be complete without which are made including a visit to the very famous, very colourful and from them. Next bustling fish market. Monday is a great time to be there so we’ll have a this morning the comprehensive market is first on introduction to the our agenda before wines of Sicily. First we take a coastal we’ll visit the Planeta Sciaranuova vineyards where we’ll drive to the port of taste wines from five different regions of Sicily. The Milazzo where passopisciaro wine of Etna, a recently revived wine made we’ll embark on from an ancient local grape variety grown on the slopes of our hydrofoil to the Mt. Etna, a wine from Menfi, a wine from Noto, a wine from Aeolian Islands, a group of eight volcanic islands off the Capo Milazzo and a wine from Vittoria. This will be north coast of Sicily. Lipari is the largest of the group and is followed by a lunch of traditional Sicilian cuisine, each famous for its ancient export of course paired with a Planeta wine, before a short drive obsidian. We’ll arrive at the port of brings us to the Planeta Feudo di Lipari later in the afternoon and Mezzo winery in Castiglione di after settling into our hotel we’ll Sicilia where we’ll learn more of the drive to the Tenuta Castellaro to process of wine-making, visit their enjoy a sampling of their island barrique and take a walk through a wine accompanied by tasty vineyard of 120 year-old vines. We’ll Aeolian specialties and stirring return to Catania in the late local music. (BD) afternoon for a relaxing evening in our hotel. (BL) Day 05 - Tue 22 September Day 03 - Sun 20 September Lipari – Excursion to Vulcano Island Catania – Sightseeing & Excursion to Mt Etna The island of Vulcano is the southernmost island of the This morning we’ll briefly explore Catania, also known as group. It has three volcanoes and is a land of lava, black the ‘Black Pearl’ of the Mediterranean Sea because of its sands and yellow sulphur rocks. A short private boat trip baroque palaces predominately constructed from the black will get us there and we can choose to circumnavigate the lava stone of the area. is the highest active island and perhaps swim in one of its beautiful grottoes, or volcano in Europe and a definite must for all visitors to remain in the town and enjoy the beaches, take a mineral- Sicily. This afternoon our circuitous drive takes us through rich mud bath, walk to one of the volcano craters or linger many villages typically built almost entirely of lava. The over a lunch of locally caught sword-fish washed down with landscape is constantly changing as we ascend the local wine! Dinner tonight is at another of Rosa’s notable mountain. At 1,900 metres the scenic situation is local restaurants, the Kasbah. (BD) dominated by black lava and it is here we’ll stop at Rifugio Day 06 - Wed 23 September Paceco via the area’s Lipari – Milazzo – Castelbuono – Palermo (2 nights) famous salt pans and a This morning we take the ferry back to the port of Milazzo visit to the Salt where we re-join our coach for the coastal drive which Museum along with a takes us to Palermo. En route we’ll stop for lunch in the tasting of the local small town of Castelbuono in the Madonie Mountains. After product. We’ll share a lunch at Ristorante Nangalarruni we’ll also have the light lunch at the opportunity to visit the Pasticceria Fiasconara to sample Fontanasalsa ( Oil the sweet pastries of the region made from local manna. Mill) in Paceco before On arrival in Palermo we’ll settle into our hotel before we we continue to our vineyard hotel close to Marsala. There’ll explore the surrounding area to find a trattoria or ristorante be time to relax before we drive into the city to dine at the for our evening meal. (BL) San Lorenzo Osteria, another of Rosa’s favourites and one of the most highly-rated eateries in the city. (BLD) Day 07 - Thu 24 September Palermo – Sightseeing & Excursion to Monreale Day 09 - Sat 26 September Our full day in Palermo and its surrounds begins when we Marsala – Agrigento – Caltagirone Area (2 nights) join our local guide for a city tour where a special highlight Our day begins with a ‘pick-me-up’ when we visit the is a visit to the Palatine Chapel inside the Royal Palace, Cantine Pellegrino for a guided tour along with a tasting of rich in mosaics and Byzantine their celebrated Marsala decorations. Next is the Cathedral wine! Then our drive of Palermo, a sumptuous example brings us to the southern of Norman architecture, where we’ll coast of Sicily and the visit the Imperial and Royal tombs. town of Agrigento with its We’ll also see the 16th century marvellous Valley of the Pretoria Fountain which, after its Temples, undoubtedly unveiling, so outraged the locals one of the Island’s most that it was forever known as the famous historical Fontana della Vergogna, or the ‘Fountain of Shame’. Our attractions. In this splendid archaeological park we’ll morning sightseeing is completed with a visit to one of admire the collection of ancient Greek temples including Palermo’s markets where Rosa will be the beauty of the Temple of Concordia, among the best delighted to introduce us to Sicilian preserved of the temples, the Temple of Juno, built just street-food…just around lunch-time! prior to the Temple of Concordia and badly damaged by an After time for lunch we’ll drive to earthquake during the middle Monreale, the Norman ‘Mons Regalis’, ages, and the Temple of Castor which is situated at the foot of Monte and Pollux, a Doric temple built Caputo, a short distance from the around the 5th century A.D. We’ll centre of Palermo. The majestic dome of its Cathedral was continue our journey to the area built in the 12th century by the Norman King, William II and of Caltagirone and our special is 6,340 square meters of polychrome and gold mosaics. agriturismo accommodation This gives rise to its where this evening we’ll enjoy a local name of the dinner of local specialities in their golden bible, referring restaurant. (BD) to the mosaics telling

the stories of the Old Day 10 - Sun 27 September and New Testament. Caltagirone Area – Excursion to Villa Romana del We’ll also visit the Casale & Caltagirone Town Benedictine cloister, Today our first stop is at the which completes one of the most magnificent testimonies renowned Villa Romana del to the Norman conquest of Sicily. (B) Casale, a short drive from Piazza Armerina. This splendid Roman Day 08 - Fri 25 September villa owes its fame to its Palermo – Trapani – Paceco – Marsala (1 night) magnificent mosaic floors, This morning we’ll drive to Trapani, an ancient Phoenician thought to be the work of North trading port and a very important town during the Middle African artists, which are rather Ages. We’ll view the Castello del Mare before we head to striking due to the variety of colours used and the incredibly interesting subjects this evening we’ll depicted. Lunch today is a very special event when we’ll enjoy more of its visit the exclusive Tenuta Manca di Geracello, a private ambience as we ‘estate’ close to Piazza Armerina where we’ll enjoy a stroll among its sumptuous local meal accompanied by their excellent narrow streets to wine! We’ll also have an opportunity to sample the first- find a local trattoria class olive oil produced on the estate. Sicily is famous for or ristorante for our its ceramics and after lunch we’ll visit the city of evening meal. (B) Caltagirone, one of the liveliest baroque towns Day 13 - Wed 30 September in central Sicily and Syracuse – Excursion to Modica (Cooking Class), known throughout Scicli & Noto as ‘The City of Sicilian Our first stop this morning is in Modica where we’ll visit the Ceramics’. The main local market to purchase the ingredients for Rosa’s cooking landmark of the city is class at the Osteria dei Sapori Perduti, her favourite lunch- the 142-step time restaurant in all of Sicily! Under Rosa’s expert tutelage monumental Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte, built from we’ll enjoy the lunch we’ve prepared and afterwards, 1608 in the old part of the town. Each step is decorated because we can, we’ll visit the legendary Antica Dolceria with different hand-decorated ceramics, using styles and Bonajuto, the oldest chocolate factory in Sicily, to taste figures derived from the millennial tradition of pottery chocolate which is still made by using the old Aztec making. Later this evening we’ll return to our agriturismo method. Next, we’ll take a short drive to Scicli. Many of us accommodation and a light dinner to top off a memorable will be familiar with the Montalbano TV series which is day. (BLD) filmed in Ragusa, Noto, Modica and Scicli. In Scicli we’ll discover that the ‘police station’ in the fictional town of Day 11 - Mon 28 September ‘Vigata’, where Inspector Montalbano plies his trade, is Caltagirone Area – Marzamemi – Syracuse (3 nights) actually the town hall of Scicli in the beautifully preserved Our drive today brings us into the UNESCO World Heritage baroque street of Via Mormino Penna. And the regional Site of the Val di Noto situated in the south-eastern corner police HQ in the fictional town of ‘Montelusa’ is located just of the island. En route to Syracuse and just a few a few steps down the road from the town hall, in Palazzo kilometres up the coast from Italy's southernmost point is Iacono. After exploring Scicli a mid-afternoon drive brings the enchanting seaside village of Marzamemi...an ideal us to the beautiful town of Noto. This baroque jewel was spot to take time for lunch. Later this afternoon there’ll be created after the time to relax before this evening’s dinner in one of Rosa’s earthquake of 1693 more intimate eateries, the Osteria La Gazza Ladra in when the Ortigia, an endearing restaurant known for its ‘home-style’ reconstruction built cooking! (BD) many majestic palaces using the Day 12 - Tue 29 September soft local limestone Syracuse – Sightseeing which, over time, Syracuse was the most important Greek city of antiquity loses its glaring whiteness and develops a magnificent which flourished on the coast of Sicily, a formidable golden or rosy hue. The town is famous for its ice-cream seafaring power which was nearly the equal of Athens. Our and there’ll be time to visit the Caffe Sicilia and Dolceria local guide will join us this morning for a tour of Ortigia Corrado Costanzo to try a ‘granita’ but don’t have too many Island, the heart of the ancient city where time seems to be because this evening we’ll enjoy dinner at the Ristorante caught between the mediaeval and baroque eras. We’ll Crocifisso, the Noto restaurant whose chef is influenced by admire the architectural splendour of its ancient mediaeval the tastes of his city. (BLD) streets, baroque structures and classic churches before we continue to the archaeological park with its remarkable Day 14 - Thu 01 October Greek and Roman ruins. Now part of a World Heritage Site Syracuse – Vittoria – Ragusa (1 night) the park contains the Greek Theatre, one of the biggest in The Vittoria region is a renowned wine-producing region of the Greek world, the Latomias, big stone quarries with the Sicily and this morning we’ll take a mid-morning drive to famous ‘Ear of Dionysius’ and the Roman Amphitheatre, visit the well-known COS Winery to taste their local product created at the time of Augustus. After visiting Ortigia for accompanied by a light lunch. We’ll then drive to the dinner the previous day it’s certain that by this time we’ll all spectacular town of Ragusa where we’ll visit its Ibla (Old agree …that Ortigia is particularly wonderful at night! So, Town) with its imposing Piazza Duomo and Cathedral dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. Day 15 - Fri 02 October This evening we remain in Ragusa’s Depart Ragusa via Catania Ibla and it’s here that Rosa has Our tour ends after breakfast with a reserved the best for last…tonight morning transfer to Catania Airport for we’ll enjoy a very special farewell to onward journeys. (B) Sicily dinner at the exclusive Michelin-starred Ristorante Duomo! Salut! (BLD)

Note: The above itinerary is subject to change necessitated by any change in Community regulations as well as changes by Government and/or local operators along with natural circumstances beyond our control.

SICILY WITH ROSA TOUR 2020 - PRICES

.15 DAYS FOR LESS THAN AU$640 PER DAY.

Prices are twin-share per person in AU$

Code: ROSA Begins: FRI (Catania) Ends: FRI (Catania)

Tour Begins Ends Price Sgl Supp 04 Sep 18 Oct 02 $9599 $1115

DEPOSIT REQUIRED $2250 per person. This deposit is payable within 7 days of receiving our confirmation invoice. It is also non-refundable if the booking is cancelled by the client.

EXTRA ACCOMMODATION Prices Per Person Per Night in AU$ Hotel Katane Palace – Catania Twin $172.50 Single $326.00

FLIGHTS Airfares are not included in the tour price as there are many and varied options available in the market place. You should aim to be at the tour hotel in Catania (Katane Palace) by 16:00hrs (4.00 pm) on the afternoon of 18 September 2020. We can recommend flights to and from Catania (ex-Australia or New Zealand) so if you would like us to assist with finding you the best possible flight times and prices to suit your needs please advise Paul at EuroVista Holidays when booking your tour.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS – SICILY WITH ROSA TOUR 2020

Due to factors associated with international travel it is unrealistic Smoking to expect prices to remain stable - particularly when they are In the interests of other passenger's comfort there is no smoking dependent on foreign currency exchange rates. Prices for this on any of the tour vehicles. tour are based on costs and exchange rates as at 20 November Refunds and Amendment Fees 2019. Should these costs or exchange rates alter or additional No refunds will be made on services that are voluntarily un- fuel surcharges, taxes and other charges or levies imposed by availed (including, but not limited to, missed meals and any government or its agencies, be added, a surcharge may be sightseeing). The Company also regrets that no refunds will be made on the price of your tour at the time of final payment. made for withdrawal from a tour (due to illness or any other Deposits and Payments reason) after the tour has commenced. Due to the nature of this tour and all of the group arrangements Passports/Visas that need to be pre-booked, a $2250.00 non‑refundable deposit Australian & New Zealand passport holders do not require visas will be required at the time of booking. Final payment is due on to visit Italy. A signed national passport is required. or before 18 June 2020. Single Rooms Late Bookings A limited number of single rooms are available on request at time Payment in full is required at time of booking for reservations of booking. The single supplement must be paid with final made on or after 18 June 2020. If a reservation cannot be payment. Please note: EuroVista Holidays contracts double confirmed, all funds will be refunded. rooms for single use. However, where this is not possible we will Cancellation by Passenger provide standard single rooms. The prices of these are already Cancellations for tours and additional services must be received reflected in the listed single supplement prices. Standard single in writing and the following fees (indicated as a percentage of the rooms are usually smaller and often only have one single bed. total price) will apply if the cancellation is received in our office Luggage Limits and Portage within these designated time periods: Portage at hotels (where available) is limited to one piece of 1. Up to and including 17 June 2020 – Non-refundable Deposit luggage per person (see exceptions above). Airline luggage 2. Between 18 June and 22 July 2020 – 60% restrictions apply to the air travel which may be incorporated in 3. Between 23 July and 19 August 2020 – 75% this touring holiday. 4. Between 20 August and 9 September 2020 – 90% Travel Insurance 5. Between 10 September and 17 September 2020 – 100% Travel insurance for this tour is not included in your tour price. We strongly recommend Travel Insurance to cover We strongly recommend that you purchase adequate cancellation charges. There is no refund for unused services or comprehensive insurance which includes coverage for medical land arrangements if they are missed. expenses, loss/theft of luggage from hotel rooms or any form of Cancellation by EuroVista Holidays (Operator of the ‘Sicily transportation, land content and airfare charges that may occur with Rosa’ tour on behalf of Rosa & Colin Mitchell) due to cancellation, loss of deposit or strikes. EuroVista Holidays will operate this tour once the minimum Important Information on Exclusion of Liability number of 12 paying passengers is attained. Eurovista Holidays 1. EuroVista Holidays Ltd tours include the services of operators, reserves the right to cancel this tour should it not attain the such as hoteliers, airlines, cruise companies and other operators, minimum number of paying passengers. EuroVista Holidays also who are not agents, servants or employees of EuroVista reserves the right to cancel this tour in accordance with operating Holidays Ltd (herein after referred to as the 'Company'). We requirements or circumstances beyond its control. Should this cannot and do not take responsibility for the conduct of these occur EuroVista Holidays will treat this contract as at an end, operators, their servants and agents or for any ramifications of refund all monies including your deposit, and will then be under that conduct. Our tours may include activities such as climbing, no further liability. EuroVista Holidays Ltd is not responsible for exploring, swimming and snorkelling. The passenger accepts the costs of other travel arrangements affected due to the that these activities involve varying degrees of risk. cancellation of this tour. 2. 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-HOW TO BOOK-

Contact Rosa by email at [email protected] - or phone Colin on 0428 177915

or contact Paul at EuroVista Holidays. Phone 1800 943 603, Email: [email protected]

Space is limited so please book early to ensure you’re coming with us!