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Shore Excursions from the Port of Palermo.
Palermo - Monreale - Mondello - full day.
In trying to describe the beauty of Palermo in a few lines we would risk in not transmiting you the heat, the joy and the magic that you can breath while taking a walk through its streets. You will be able to admire in our "warm" city the splendor of the Maximum Theatre and the evocative markets and have the pleasure of living one day in the full sicilian way.
A visit to palatina chapel inside the norman palace, then the Cathedral and the church of Saint Giovanni of the Hermits, continuing to the evocative country of Monreale with its magnificent Dome.
4 km away from the City the charming beach of Mondello with its limpid and transparent waters from where you can admire one of the most beautiful promontorys of the world, mount Pellegrino were is held the Sanctuary of Saint Rosalia.
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Segesta - Erice - Marsala.
The doric temple of Segesta (V° sec.a.C.) and its Theatre
constitute one of the most important archaeological sites of Sicily.
The sight on the hills and on the gulf of Castellammare is very charming.
Not much distant the ancient City of Erice that rises on top of a solitary mountain
which overlooks Trapani, it has ancient origins, (to visit the castle of Venere)
the cobbled narrow streets.
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Palermo - Cefalů.
About not even an hour away from Palermo you'll find Cefalů, a medieval town that has a splendid norman cathedral that dates back to 1131 and that dominates the whole town. today know as a sea side and famous also for
it's ancient fishers village.
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Shore Excursions from the Port of Taormina - Messina.
Siracusa - Taormina.
Siracusa was one of the most powerful Greek colonies in Sicily,
impressive historical traces arrived till our days,
testimony of the ancient splendor of this town is the Greek theatre,
the fortifications of the Eurialo castle, the archaeological museum and Ortigia
Exciting is the visit of the Sanctuary of the Maria of the Tears.
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Taormina - Mt. Etna.
Mount Etna is the highest volcano of Europe
and it is possible to visit the silvestri craters where only the most rash will be able to continue until 3000 meters
admiring the spectacular mouths and the incandescent magma. To the slopes of mount Etna there is the coast of mar Ionian
and the town of Taormina, suspended between cliffs and sea in one the most admazing sceneries of natural
and archaeological beauty (to visit the Greek Theatre - Roman).
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Acitrezza - Acicastello - Catania - Taormina.
Catania is an ancient city that boasts pre-Greek origins. It is considered a "Dark city", since built up with the black stone of the vulcano, that is however a solar stone, luminous and full of life which you will be able to see trough the visit of it's ancient Arabic market.
Near the sea two splendid villages of fishers: Acitrezza e Acicstello.
one famous for the adventures of Ulisse and the other known for it's magnificent xI cen norman castle.
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