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Join Bryant University Alumni to Experience Enchanting... SicilySicily Taormina Agrigento Piazza Armerina Messina Tindari Syracuse Ortigia Catania Mt. Etna March 7-14, 2015 Our Daily Itinerary (subject to change): 8-Day Tour Includes: Day 1: Depart USA Roundtrip Airfare We depart the USA today on our overnight, transatlantic flight for Sicily, Italy. Six (6) Nights Accommodations Meals and snacks are served on board. Tour Manager Throughout Luxury Motor Coach Day 2: Arrive Catania - Taormina Breakfast Daily Upon arrival in Catania, we are greeted by our World Cultural Tours Welcome Dinner representative and escorted to our private luxury motor coach. We transfer to One (1) Lunch Taormina for hotel check-in and enjoy a panoramic orientation tour of this Two (2) Additional Dinners marvelous island of Sicily en route. Following hotel check-in, we have a Farewell Dinner guided walking tour of the city, featuring the Greek Amphitheater with its Wine & Olive Oil Tasting spectacular view of the Mediterranean Sea. We walk down to the exotic villa Sightseeing per Itinerary and local cathedral and spend the remainder of the day exploring the interesting Air Taxes Up To $500 back streets and craft shops of Taormina. This evening, we have our Welcome P/P Dbl. Occ Dinner together at our hotel. $2,699 (D) Hotel Ariston or similar (Plus Air Taxes Exceeding $500, Pending Air Confirmation) Day 3: Taormina - Agrigento - Piazza Armerina - Taormina After breakfast this morning, we enjoy a drive through Sicilian inland regions. We arrive in Agrigento where we visit the Valley of the Temples. Along a long rocky scarp, chosen as the southern limit of the town, sit the great temples of ancient Akragas, the Temple of Juno Lacinia, Concordia, Heracles, Olympian Zeus, Castor and Pollux. Later this afternoon, we continue to Piazza Armerina, a typical village of the interior, made unique by its exquisite remains of Roman art. When Sicily was the largest and almost exclusive granary of the Roman Empire, it was important that the government keep the island under its control. Consequently, officials who ruled here lived royally. We have lunch together at a local restaurant, followed by a visit to the Villa Romana del Casale, once the residence of the Emperor’s envoy. This is a gorgeous and very rare example of sophisticated Roman mosaic art. The vast floors of the house are decorated in bright colors with numerous scenes of local life dating back to the first century AD. We return to Taormina and dinner is under our own arrangements this evening. (B, L) Hotel Ariston or similar BRY010 Day 4: Taormina - Messina - Tindari - Taormina This morning after breakfast, we depart Taormina for a guided excursion to Messina, also known as The Gate to Sicily. Here, we visit the Church of San Francesco and the Fountain of Neptune which watches over the harbor. We continue to Tindari, where we visit the Sanctuary dedicated to the Black Madonna, a place of pilgrimage as well as the site of an ancient Greek town. We enjoy magnificent views of the Aeolian Islands and the sand and gravel formations at the foot of the cliffs from the terrace of the Greek Theatre. We return to Taormina this afternoon, and this evening, we dine together at a local restaurant. (B, D) Hotel Ariston or similar Day 5: Taormina - Syracuse - Ortigia - Taormina After breakfast this morning, we embark on a guided excursion to Syracuse. Driving along the coast this morning, we see thousands of orange and tangerine trees that line both sides of the road. Syracuse was at one time the center of the ancient world’s art and sciences and more important and powerful than Athens itself. Upon arrival in Syracuse, we enjoy a visit to the Roman Amphitheatre, the Greek Theatre and nearby “Latomie,” impressive stone quarries, the most famous of which being the Orecchio di Dionisio (“Ear of Dionysius”). This afternoon, we continue to the old town of Ortigia, where we visit its fabulous Baroque Cathedral and legendary fountain of Arethusa. We return to Taormina and make dinner arrangements on our own this evening. (B) Hotel Ariston or similar Day 6: Taormina - Catania - Mt. Etna - Taormina After breakfast this morning, we depart on a guided visit to the city of Catania, birthplace of the famous opera composer, Vincenzo Bellini. Known for his flowing melodic lines for which he was named the “Swan of Catania,” Bellini’s Norma is regarded by many as the absolute pinnacle of bel canto writing. Here, we visit the Piazza del Duomo, situated in the very heart of the city and surrounded by magnificent Baroque buildings which impart a great elegance to the atmosphere. At its center rises the Fountain of the Elephant, the symbol of the town. We continue to Mt. Etna, climbing winding roads, above the tree line, to the base of the volcano for a panoramic view of the surrounding areas. We have the independent option to ascend by cable car to more than 9,000 feet. There, a four-wheel drive vehicle takes us over a lunar landscape in search of smoking craters. We can experience the excitement of touching still-warm lava heated by the breath of a living volcano. We enjoy a wine and olive oil tasting at a local canteen, located on the slopes of Mt. Etna. We return to Taormina and dine together at our hotel this evening. (B, D) Hotel Ariston or similar Day 7: Taormina/Day at Leisure This morning after breakfast, we have the entire day at leisure for independent sightseeing excursions, shopping or relaxing. We gather for our Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant with live Sicilian Folk Music this evening. (B, D) Hotel Ariston or similar Day 8: Taormina - Depart Catania - Arrive USA A final breakfast precedes our transfer to the airport for our flight home to the USA. (B) TERMS & CONDITIONS RESPONSIBILITY: A VALID PASSPORT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS and must be valid at least six months after your tour return date. Please note that passport cards are not considered valid for international travel. For domestic travel within the continental USA, a passport is not required for US Citizens, however an unexpired form of local or federal government-issued photo ID (passport, driver’s license, military ID) is required for all adult passengers (18 and over). ▪ Please send – with each deposit and registration form – a copy of each registrant’s passport (or government-issued photo ID for domestic tours), if applicable. 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