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Exclusive Wine Experience 13 days

(Best Period September) Focus on Winery (visiting 8 different winery) Including Panoramic Transfer in Helicopter, Starred Michelin Dinner, Island Cruise in private Ship S e Erice e Marsala

DAY 1 Arrive in Airport and transfer from Palermo Airport to the Wine Resort () Welcome @ Wine Resort Visit and Pairing Dinner @ Wine Resort Overnight

DAY 2 Breakfast @ Wine Resort (Trapani) Transfer and visit of Erice Lunch in Erice and transfer to Wine Resort Free time in Wine Resort Transfer to the Marsala Winery Visit & Tasting of 4 different wines including award-winning wine Dinner at Marsala Winery Transfer and overnight in Wine Resort

DAY 3 Breakfast @ Wine Resort Morning & Lunch: free time in Wine Resort including car and driver available for guests Transfer to Saline island and Mozia Visit and Pairing dinner @ Historical Winery Transfer and overnight in Wine Resort

DAY 4 Breakfast t@ Wine Resort (Erice/Marsala) Morning & Lunch: free time in Wine Resort including car and driver available for guests Visit and Tasting @ Marco De Bartoli Winery including 4 different wines (award-winning wine) Dinner to Marco De Bartoli Winery Transfer and overnight in Wine Resort

Salina

Etna

Erice

Marsala Eolian Island Eolian Island DAY 5 Breakfast @ Wine Resort (Trapani) Helicopter transfer to Salina (transfer in helicopter around 60 min) Welcome, aperitif and lunch to Malvasia Winery (Eolian island) Visit to Malvasia Winery Tasting of 4 different wines including award-winning wine Transfer and starred dinner from Chef Martina Caruso Transfer to Malvasia Winery Overnight Malvasia Winery

DAY 6 Breakfast @ Malvasia Winery (Eolian island) Trekking and herbs experience Free time including car and driver avaible for guest Free lunch @ Malvasia Winery Wine tasting and dinner with traditional pane condito Transfer and overnight @ Malvasia Winery

DAY 7 Breakfast @ Malvasia Winery (Eolian island) Transfer to Alfredo and Granita Experience Embarkation on 2 catamarans to reach Panarea and Stromboli Arrival in Panarea and lunch at “da Pina” restaurant A pleasant walk in Panarea after lunch and we proceed on catamarans to Stromboli After this pleasant walk, we continue to Strombolicchio Starred aperitive and dinner on boat by Chef Massimo Mantarro Navigation to return to Salina and overnight @ Malvasia Winery

DAY 8 Breakfast @ Malvasia Winery (Eolian island) Morning & Lunch: free time in Malvasia Winery including car and driver available for guests Exploring Capofaro vineyard Tasting dinner among the rows Overnight Malvasia Winery

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Salina

Etna

Erice

Marsala Mount Etna Mount Etna DAY 9 Breakfast @ Malvasia Winery (Eolian Island) Helicopter transfer to Mount Etna including panoramic visit of cratere Transfer by bus to the Boutique Hotel Lunch and pm at own leisure (with a list of suggested restaurants for lunch and staff support) Dinner at Boutique Hotel 1 Michelin star restaurant Overnight at Boutique Hotel

DAY 10 Breakfast @ Boutique Hotel Pick up at the hotel by 4X4 comfortable vehicles and departure to explore Mt Etna including vulcanologist Stop for BBQ lunch on Mt Etna in a shelter Return to Boutique Hotel and time at own leisure Dinner @ “Macelleria Pennisi” Return to Boutique Hotel

Taormina

DAY 11 Breakfast @ Boutique Hotel Check out Transfer to Taormina Orientation tour including Ancient Theatre and guide Check in at Taormina Exclusive Hotel, lunch and pm at own leisure (with a list of suggested restaurants for lunch) Short transfer to private Villa for dinner Dinner in Villa Return at Taormina Exclusive Hotel Overnight at Taormina Exclusive Hotel

DAY 12 Breakfast @ Taormina Exclusive Hotel Departure to Savoca, location of The Godfather trilogy Theatrical visit to the movie scenes with actors impersonating the characters of the movies Continue to the Bay of Mazzarò Embark on fishermen boats to visit the grottos in the area Disembark in a restaurant on the beach of for a fish-based grilled lunch Isola Bella Possibility of sunbathing or swimming after lunch Return to Taormina Exclusive Hotel Farewell dinner walking distance in Taormina at I Giardini di Babilonia Possibility of after-dinner at Exclusive Pub in Taormina or in a private terrace Overnight at Taormina Exclusive Hotel

DAY 13 Breakfast @ Taormina Exclusive Hotel Check out Transfer to Catania Airport

Chef Martina Caruso

Martina Caruso is the best female chef of the year for the prestigious Michelin Guide 2019.

Martina is the young talent of the Aeolian culinary scene, acclaimed by critics and awarded with a star from the Michelin Guide as one of the top performers of high cuisine. Dreamer, passionate, scholar, expresses an innovative style, full of impetus that contemplates lightness, creative flair and mastery of technique.

The Aeolian Mediterranean is exalted by her through a clever game of balance and dynamism. Martina is able to appreciate every single nuance with great care and attention. Deep sustainer of the small Sicilian producers, she dedicates to each dish with the aim of enhancing and informing the island’s agricultural heritage including contamination with cultures and excellences in other areas of the world, always revealing new ways to read them.

Her fresh, light dishes, interpreted with elegance and beauty and history of Salina.

Chef Massimo Mantarro

He started working at the San Domenico Palace Hotel in 1991, and over the years, thanks to his publication and his passion for culinary innovation, he was promoted to Sous Chef.

After some important work experiences with several Michelin- starred chefs, in 2003 he became Executive Chef at the San Domenico Palace, and a year later the Principe Cerami gourmet restaurant was inaugurated.

At Principe Cerami he received awards from the most important national food guides, and in 2008 he was awarded the first star of the Michelin Guide, he won the Gambero Rosso award “Best Emerging Chef” of 2011, and in 2012 he obtained the second star of the famous red guide. Service and Excursion

FLYING ABOVE ETNA THE DINNER Departure every 8 mins, with 3 Helicopters model AS- COMBINING FOOD AND WINE

350. Transfer to Etna, the Europe’s highest volcano, with The dinner will be served straight after the wine tasting. panoramic view in helicopter (75 mins). Arrival in one of the Chefs and sommeliers, of the different wineries, will serve most important Etna’s wine cellar. There We can find the every night a different combination of food and wine. autochthonous Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio, and the international Chardonnay, Pinot Nero and Petit Verdot. The original terracements, grown by hand, have FULL DAY EOLIAN ISLANDS CRUISE been recovered with a naturalistic architecture. Skilled The cruise will start in discovering the Aeolian Islands workers follow the natural cycle of the vineyard, a unique, skyline. Finger- food aperitif we will be served on board magical place during the cruise

THE VINEYARD’S EXPERIENCE What’s Included: A very qualified staff (sommelier, company’s manager, Tour Assistant English speaking, 1 Tour Leader, 1 Sommelier concierge) will welcome you at the Vineyard where they Production Manager, Gift from experience will serve Champagne (Discovery the company on an exclusive walking through the terraces and rows, entirely grown by hands. If the visit takes place in the right season, What’s NOT Included: guest could take part of the harvesting operations. • Wines and drinks during meals, Lunches where EXPERIENCE IN THE CELLAR AND TASTING After visiting indicated “free lunch”, Anything not expressly indicated. the vineyard, guests will be accompanied inside the winery where they will talk about the differences between regions and cellars on wine-making. Guests will enjoy the wine and local products before dinner. Thank you!