SICILY For the past 3,000 years, Sicily has been the crossroads of the Mediterranean. Amidst natural beauty, we find archeological treasures and intertwined cultural influences left behind by the people who have called this island home. Discover Sicily’s stunning locales, rich history, and delightful cuisine, as we visit sites such as Palermo, Syracuse, and Mt. Etna. Aaron Seider, Associate Professor OCTOBERof Classics,12 will- accompany19, this2019 trip and Daily Itinerary (subject to change): share perspectives on Sicily’s Greco-Roman Day 1: Depart USA civilization8 - Day and culture.Tour Includes: We depart the USA on our overnight transatlantic flight. Meals and snacks are served on board. • Roundtrip Airfare • 6 NightsOCTOBER Accommodation 12 – 19, 2019 Day 2: ArriveLEGENDARY Palermo– Cefalu SICILY • Upon arrival at the airport in Falcone-Borsellino Palermo Aiport this morning, we are greeted by Luxury Motor Coach our World CulturalDAILY Tours Professional ITINERARY Tour Manager Subject. We to then change board our private motor coach • Tour Manager Throughout • 8-DAYBreakfast Daily TOUR and transfer toDAY Cefalu 1: .DEPART Upon arrival USA we check into our hotel and enjoy a welcome cocktail and time INCLUDES: at leisure. This Weevening, depart we the enjoy USA onour our Welcome overnight Dinner transatlantic together flight. at our hotel. • Welcome & Farewell Dinners (D) Alberi Del ParadisoMeals orand similar snacks are served on board. • • RoundtripTwo (2) Additional Airfare Dinners • 6 Nights Accommodation Day 3: CefaluDAY - Palermo 2: ARRIVE - Monreale PALERMO– - Cefalu CEFALU • Four (4) Lunches • Luxury Motor Coach This morning afterUpon breakfast, arrival at Falcone-Borsellino we enjoy a guided Palermo tour Airport of Cefalu this morning, prior to weboarding are greeted our motor • Additional Sightseeing Per Itinerary by our World Cultural Tours Professional Tour Manager. We then board our private • Tour Manager Throughout coach for transfer to Palermo. Upon arrival, we embark on a guided excursion to the Norman • Fuel Surcharges/Air Taxes up to $650 motor coach and transfer to Cefalu. Upon arrival we check into our hotel and enjoy • Breakfast Daily Palace and the Palatine Chapel, located at the heart of the original town. We will have time for • Gratuities a welcome cocktail and time at leisure. This evening, we enjoy our Welcome Dinner • Welcome & Farewell Dinners lunch at a localtogether restaurant. at our After hotel. lunch, we proceed to Monreale for a guided tour of Duomo and • Two (2) Additional Dinners Closter Euro, before(D) Alberi returning Del Paradiso to our hotel or similar. We enjoy dinner together this evening. • Four$3,249 (4) Lunches P/P Dbl. Occ. (B, L, D) Alberi DelDAY Paradiso 3: CEFALU or similar - PALERMO - MONREALE - CEFALU (Plus• Additional Fuel Surcharges/Air Sightseeing Per Taxes Itinerary Exceeding Day 4: CefaluThis - Segesta morning - afterErice breakfast, - Marsala we enjoy a guided tour of Cefalu prior to boarding our • Fuel$650, Surcharges/Air Pending Air Taxes Confirmation) up to $650 motor coach for transfer to Palermo. 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After our tour, we have a picnic lunch under the olive trees in Kolymbetra Gardens DAY 5: MARSALA - AGRIGENTO - PIAZZA ARMERINA - GIARDINI NAXOS within the Valley of Temples before continuing to Piazza Armerina. Upon arrival, we embark on Following breakfast this morning, we check-out of our hotel and begin our transfer a guided visit toto the Giardini Roman Naxos, Villa stopping del Casale en route. After in Agrigento our tour, &we Piazza then Armerinatransfer to for Giardini guided Naxos. Upon arrival, weexcursions. check-in Uponto our arrival, hotel andwe visit have the dinner Valley oftogether the Temples this evening.including the temples (B, L, D) Diamondof Hotel Juno, or Concord, similar Hercules, Jupiter and Olympus. After our tour, we have a picnic lunch under the olive trees in Kolymbetra Gardens within the Valley of Temples before continuing to Piazza Armerina. Upon arrival, we embark on a guided visit to the Roman Villa del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with some of the most extensive and beautiful Roman mosaics found anywhere. After our tour, we then transfer to Giardini Naxos. Upon arrival, we check-in to our hotel and have dinner together this evening. 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