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NORTH PULIA REGION 1 DAY 1 palaces left over from the heyday of Spanish rule. Movie fans will recognize Teatro Massimo from ‘Godfather III’. SORRENTO PENINSULA 1 SINGAPORE PALERMO PULIA REGION 2 MATERA Welcome to a unique experience! Lunch • Assemble at Changi Airport for our flight to the Palermo, the capital of the autonomous region of Sicily. DAY 3 PALERMO AGRIGENTO DAY 2 • Drive to Agrigento, renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city PALERMO of Akragas, in the south of Sicily • Discover Palermo, a city with architectural and cultural • Visit Sicily’s most enthralling archaeological site, the Valley of the CALABRIA REGION 1 influences form North Africa, Italy, & Greece. Temples, considered one of the most important archeological sites PALERMO 1 in the world (UNESCO World Heritage Site). TAORMINA • Palermo city tour: Start our tour in the historical centre • Enjoy a stroll on the beach to see the unusual white cliff of Scala dei where the Royal Palace, Palatina Chapel and Cathedral are AGRIGENTO 1 CATANIA 2 Turchi – Stair of the Turks. located. See the Piazza Pretoria and Via Maqueda with its Breakfast / Dinner ‘four corners’ converging Palermo at a quartet of Baroque EUROPE by Dynasty Travel 44 45 www.dynastytravel.com.sg | Book Online. Anytime, Anywhere! DAY 8 DAY 10 PULIA REGION NORTH PULIA REGION SORRENTO PENINSULA • Today, we will tour Salento, the ‘heel’ of Italy nestled in the clear • Take a leisurely drive to the Sorrento Peninsular, one of the most waters of the Adriatic and Ionian coasts. romantic and beautiful region in Italy. • Visit Lecce, the ‘ of the South’, famous for architecture • View Mt Vesuvius, the volcano whose eruption in AD79 covered typical of the 17th century. and with tufa stone & volcanic mud. • Lecce walking tour: Visit the Piazza Duomo, once a fortress • Enjoy some free time at a factory outlet. and today considered the most elegant square in the city. The Breakfast grandeur of the Duomo, Penna the five-story bell tower, Bishop’s Palace and the Seminary mark the perimeter of the square and DAY 11

the magnificence of Lecce’s style. THE REST OF EUROPE SINGAPORE • Continue to Otranto where the historic center is surrounded by mighty walls and dominated by the castle built in the 15th century • Enjoy free time for last minute shopping till we transfer to the as well as the Cathedral with a beautiful mosaic floor from the airport for our flight back to Singapore. 12th century depicting the history of the period and the bones of Breakfast 813 martyrs displayed in a glass case behind the altar. Breakfast / Dinner DAY 12 ARRIVE SINGAPORE DAY 9 We hope that you have had an enjoyable vacation with Dynasty Travel PULIA REGION ALBEROBELLO and look forward to bring you to your next holiday destination. NORTH PULIA REGION Puglia • Proceed to the beautiful town of Alberobello, a UNESCO World Note: The sequence of the tour is subject to change without prior notice. During Heritage Site. Marvel at the curious trulli, round stone houses with major conferences, fairs & festivals, accommodation may be located outside the city conical stone roofs that are unique to the provinces of Bari and or in an alternate city without prior notice. • Enjoy some free time in the afternoon to explore the city. Fans of Taranto. the movie series ‘The Godfather’ may like to visit Savoca, the film site of the movie and considered one of Italy’s most beautiful villages. • Visit a local farm where we can taste some olive oil and enjoy a light lunch. Breakfast / Dinner • Enjoy a visit to the Grotte di Castellana, formed over ninety million years ago and one of the most important attractions of Puglia. DAY 6 Breakfast/Light Lunch/Dinner CATANIA TAORMINA CALABRIA REGION • Taormina walking tour: See the Greek Theatre and the glorious sub- tropical terraced gardens before strolling along the elegant Corso Umberto to the Piazza for spectacular panorama across the bay to the Ionian Sea. • Drive to the port of Messina for our ferry across the Straits of Messina to the mainland. Matera • Make our way through the Calabria Region, located at the ‘toe’ of Italy’s boot-shaped peninsular, one of the few regions with coastlines DAY 4 along two different seas. AGRIGENTO CATANIA Breakfast / Dinner • Make a stop in Syracuse where the historic city center is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on three sides. DAY 7 • Hop onto a boat for a cruise to see the coastline of Syracuse. See CALABRIA REGION MATERA the most beautiful and captivating grottoes dotted around the island of Ortigia. (During November to March, the cruise will be replaced by a city tour of PULIA REGION Syracuse) • Drive to Matera, one of Italy’s most interesting tourist destinations. • In the late afternoon, drive to Catania, Sicily’s second largest city Enjoy a walking tour around the ‘Sassi di Matera’, cave dwellings located at the foot of Mt Etna. which originated from prehistoric settlement. Look at the cramped Breakfast / Dinner town above the river ravine. This town was chosen as the film site for ‘The Passion of Christ’ because of its similarity to Jerusalem two DAY 5 thousand years ago. CATANIA • Enjoy lunch in a cave restaurant, a truly unique experience. • Catania city tour: See the Roman Amphitheatre, built using basaltic Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner dark lava stones, located at a lower level than the baroque town. Stroll

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