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2018 Sicily Long Weekends Tour of Emotions 2018 SICILY LONG WEEKENDS TOUR OF EMOTIONS The magic of Italy’s South A Fantastic cultural long weekend exploring the Sicilian South East Coast and the famous historical cities of Siracusa, Noto, Modica and Ragusa 2018 Tour of Emotions > Sicily • Private transfer from the airport to Marina di Catania (15 minutes) • Welcome on board with typical Sicilian fingers food DAY 1 • Departure to Siracusa (30 nmiles 4:00 hours) • Anchorage in front to Ortigia Island Thursday • Jump on board an Ape Calessino for an exclusive Ortigia Sightseeing • Aperitif and Dinner on board • Overnight at the anchor in Siracusa • After breakfast visit the beauties of Siracusa accompanied by a local guide • Admire the archaeological park of Neapolis DAY 2 • Visit the finest Baroque town of Italy: Noto Friday • Memorable wine tasting and lunch at Planeta winery • In the afternoon return on Blue Deer to enjoy water toys and snorkelling in a bay around Siracusa CATANIA • Aperitif and dinner on board • Overnight at the anchor in Siracusa Airport SICILY • Before Breakfast departure to Marzameni (23nmiles 3:00 hours) • Breakfast during navigation • Arrival in Marzameni around 10:30 and tour of the city with a private guide Augusta DAY 3 • Lunch in a local restaurant in Marzameni Saturday • After lunch walk through the nature reserve of Vendicari • In the afternoon visit the most famous producer of Almonds in Noto • Aperitif and Dinner in one typical and fantastic on board Siracusa • Overnight at the anchor • Before breakfast departure to Pozzallo (22 nmiles 3,00 hours) Ragusa Avola • Breakfast during navigation Modica • Arrival in Pozzallo around 10:00 - Private transfer to Modica and Ragusa DAY 4 • A private guide will introduce guests to these two beautiful little cities. Pozzallo Marzamemi Sunday • Lunch after a simple cooking class learning how to make the typical Ragusan bread “Scaccia” • Private transfer from Ragusa to Catania Airport (1:30 hours) • Arrival at the airport THURSDAY A Perfect Mix of Sumptuous Greek Heritage and Vivid Baroque Attitude According to your flight schedule arrival at World Heritage Site, is the successor of the the Catania Airport where you’ll meet your magnificent Surakousai, which rivalled Athens English Speaking driver. He will escort you as the largest and the most powerful city of the to your Catamaran, in Marina di Catania (15 Greek world. The city of Syracuse was founded minutes transfer with a luxury vehicle). You onthe beautiful island of Ortigia (“island of are going to embark for an amazing private the quail”, because of its shape) has many cruise exploring the Val di Noto Baroque monuments of great interest, an island so close by two causeways, formed the heart of Unesco World Heritage. Starting in Siracusa, to the mainland that it would later be joined to Syracuse for 2,700 years. Stroll out for one of the most amazing city of Italy with its it by a causeway. The city was founded in 733 a walking tour of its Baroque historical Greek Heritage and its Baroque attitude, we’ll BC by Corinthian settlers, the city grew fast center. Enjoy dinner on board tonight, continue towards the Val di Noto. Welcome to and it soon created many sub-colonies, such as cooked up by our chef from the freshest the area that eno-gastronomic experts baptized Akrai, Kasmenai, Heloros and Kamarina. Late local ingredients and served with some the “Ragusashire”, in fact here, in the middle afternoon like Winston Churchill did in April of the most flavorful wines from the area, of a luxurious vegetation intermingled with 1955 and as the locals continue to do today, when come to food and wine Sicily is a real Baroque monuments and archeological areas well jump on board an Ape Calessino for an continent to discover. Night at anchor. you’ll find the best restaurants of the island exclusive Ortigia Sightseeing. Our driver and not to mention the most creative and brilliant our local guide will zip us through their native Chefs and Carjcanti and Cerasuolo di Vittoria town sharing the highlights of this UNESCO wine, the two red princesses of Sicilian wine. World Heritage city, a nice preliminary tour of Your crew welcomes you on board the Blue the city. For nearly two centuries Siracusa was Deer with appetizers and drinks, we start the most powerful city in the known world. our four hours navigation to Siracusa, reach The little island of Ortigia, its old town which the beautiful island of Ortigia. The city, a today is linked to the mainland and modern city 2018 Tour of Emotions > Long Weekend > Sicily FRIDAY A Baroque Sicilian Prima Donna and Amazing Wine Hospitality Awake this morning to a homemade breakfast family’s 51-hectare Buonivini wine estate. on board of all your favorites. Ready for an Among Sicily’s most renowned winemakers, out-of-the-ordinary day, meet your English the Planeta family grows their Nero d’Avola speaking driver and your local guide for a and Moscato Bianco grapes here, used to make discovery day of Siracusa and Noto. First Santa Cecilia DOC and Passito di Noto DOC stop at Neapolis, your guide will show you wines. We’ll stroll through the vineyards and the ancient Archeological Park, home to many visit its “Invisible Wine Cellar” before taking Greek traces, where you’ll admire the Greek part in a memorable wine tasting and lunch, theatre, the Latomie or stone quarries and the a splendid way to enjoy Sicilian wine! In the Ear of Dionysius. afternoon your English speaking drive r will After Neapolis continue towards Noto for a escort you back to your Catamaran in Ortigia. splendid guided tour of the Prima Donna of the Tonight enjoy aperitif and dinner on board. Sicilian Baroque. Noto is the finest Baroque Night at anchor. town in Sicily, which is to say the finest baroque town in Italy. Raised from nothing after the earthquake of 1693, it is a gloriously theatrical architectural ensemble of grace, symmetry, tawny-stoned palaces, opulent piazzas, sweeping vistas, and majestic churches. Enjoy a nice urban walk with your English speaking guide. For lunch head to the Planeta 2018 Tour of Emotions > Long Weekend > Sicily SATURDAY A Slow Day: Fishing Villages & Slow Food Noto Almond Start again today with a plentiful breakfast on (Tuna fishing plant) and a Salina (sea salt plant), board, prepared by our wonderful chef. Today stop for a swim in one of several natural bays we navigate towards Marzamemi. Our local and enjoy this uncontaminated water, some guide will show you this charming fishing village of Sicily’s most beautiful beaches. And for a is a wonderful place for diving, excavation have wonderful Sicilian tea break we transfer out to been brought to light 14 ancient shipwreck the countryside. There, a wonderfully sweet (four Greek, five Roman and five Byzantine) stop introduces us to the famous Noto as well as more modern wrecks such as the Almond. The exceptional Romana almond, Chillingham, a British cargo ship that sank in the grown only in this area, is particularly sought 19th century. On the waterfront is the sturdy after by confectioners. Our friend Concetto Palazzo Nicolaci next to an old tuna-fishing will show us his almond orchards, set in one of establishment. Close to the shore is a tiny Sicily’s most beautiful agricultural landscapes, island, almost entirely occupied by a pink house, and we’ll learn all about this Slow Food once the home of writer Vitaliano Brancati. Presidium. We’ll watch almond milk extraction We’ll find the perfect local lunch spot where and savour a sweet break with almonds, you’ll rub elbows with the fisherman enjoying almonds cookies and other delicacies related the freshest catch of the day. After lunch meet to this delicious fruit. After the experience head our Naturalistic Guide for a wonderful and back to Marzamemi and relax on board. Tonight very easy walk through the nature reserve of will find the perfect spot where to have a n Vendicari, a marsh area important for migratory unforgettable Sicilian dinner. Night at anchor. birds. The Natural reserve has also some ancient ruins like a medieval tower, a Tonnara 2018 Tour of Emotions > Long Weekend > Sicily SUNDAY A Perfect End: Struggling between Cultural Fulfillment & Gastronomic Ecstasy Before breakfast we start our navigation tasting. Don’t miss San Giorgio church, don’t towards Pozzallo, a quite big port with a let the almost 300 steps that separate you prominent tower, Torre Cabrera, built by the from the most beautiful Sicilian Baroque Cabreras in the 15th century as a palatium, the façade intimidate you. Modica is an unusual port was already well known in Roman times. town divided into two parts, Modica Bassa Enjoy an abundant homemade breakfast during and Modica Alta, with decorative palm trees the navigation. Meet your English speaking and elegant Baroque buildings is one of the mouthwatering fillings including locally driver and your local guide and spend the most astonishing destination in Sicily. Continue made ricotta, onion, tomato and eggplant. morning discovering these two perls of Sicilian’s towards Ragusa Ibla, your guide will show Sit down to a delectable meal with your Baroque: Modica and Ragusa Ibla. Ragusa and you this fascinating old town of finely carved newly made delights and many others its environs are one of the wealthiest regions golden stone, one of the best preserved in from Giovanna. According to your flight of Sicily. The hill towns of the area, devastede Sicily. An intricate maze of stepped streets, it is schedule, your English speaking driver by earthquake in the late 17th century, were connected to the upper town by a steep winding will escort you to the Catania Airport, fly rebuilt with opulent Sicilian Baroque-style road.
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