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A food and wine lovers tour.
Enjoy
a week in two amazing wine-hotels visiting the best wineries
in Sicily.
Day
1
Arrival
at
Catania
airport.
Transfer
to
Scilio
Wine
Hotel
on
Mount
Etna.
The
Wine
Hotel
and
cellars
date
back
to
1815
and
are
surrounded
by
the
organically
cultivated
vineyards,
where
for
centuries
the
traditions
of
winemaking
have
been
handed
down
from
generation
to
generation.
Accommodation
in
the
reserved
rooms
and
meeting
with
the
Scilio
family,
Luisa
will
show
you
the
vineyard,
the
old
palmento
(milestone)
and
the
barrique,
than
you
will
taste
their
best
wine
and
a
delicious
red
passito
of
Etna.
Dinner
and
overnight
stay.
Day
2
Breakfast
at
Villa.
Today
you
will
be
free
to
explore
the
Volcano
Etna,
largest
active
volcano
in
Europe,
and
admire
a
unique
combination
of
nature
and
the
uncontrollable
essence
of
fire. You
will
see
the
Crateri
Silvestri
at
Rifugio
Sapienza
or
enjoy
an
amazing
excursion
by
cobble
car
and
jeep.
Lunch
at
leisure.
In
the
afternoon
you
will
see
Taormina
and
visit
its
Greco-Roman
amphitheatre
with
a
guide.
You
will
enjoy
the
chic
boutiques,
bustling
cafes
and
restaurants.
Dinner
at
leisure
and
return
to
Scilio.
Overnight
stay.
Day
3
Breakfast
and
departure
for
a
scenic
drive
through
the
Madonie
Region
to
arrive
in
Castelbuono
on
Madonie
Mountains.
Accommodation
at
the
luxury
Relais
Sant’Anastasia
a
beautiful
Abbey
restored
to
its
ancient
and
noble
splendour.
It
is
surrounded
by
greenery
and
fertile
lands
and
produce
delicious
wine
as
Chardonnay
and
Inzolia.
Visit
of
the
winery
Sant’Anastasia
and
tasting
of
their
best
wines.
Free
afternoon
to
visit
Castelbuono
and
relax!
Dinner
at
leisure
and
return
to
the
relais.
Overnight
stay.
Day
4
Breakfast
and
departure
for
Palermo,
en
route,
you
will
visit
the
Corvo
Winery
in
Casteldaccia.
Today
Corvo
is a
historical
brand
not
only
for
Sicilian
wine
making,
but
also
one
of
the
Italian
great
classical
wines,
one
of
most
popular
wines
in
the
world.
You
will
visit
the
Museum
of
Agriculture
and
the
ancient
“Bottaia”.
Finally
you
will
taste
special
Sicilian
wines.
Departure
for
Palermo,
where
you
will
admire,
with
your
private
guide,
the
Baroque
palaces,
the
twelfth-century
Cathedral
of
Palermo,
which
houses
a
pantheon
of
royal
tombs
and
finally
you
will
see
Palermo’s
food
market
“Il
Capo”,
typical
“par
excellence”,
full
of
colour
and
folkloric.
Here
you
will
taste
typical
street
food
such
as
“pani
ca
meusa”,
“panelle”,
“arancini”....
Lunch
at
leisure.
Transfer
to
Monreale
to
admire
the
Arab-Norman
magnificence
of
the
Cathedral.
This
nearby
treasure
dates
from
the
12th
century
and
shows
the
different
architectural
influences
of
both
the
Normans
and
the
Arabs.
Accommodation
at
Baglio
Donna
Franca
in
Marsala,
Florios’
ancient
estate
,
today
it’s
a
little
and
charming
hotel
famous
for
the
wine
production.
Dinner
and
tasting
of
the
wines
produced
by
the
firm,
matched
with
bread
and
“Mostarda
di
cipolle
rosse
Giarratane”,
olives
“Nocellara
del
Belice”,
cheese
“Caciocavallo
Ragusano”,
“panelle
palermitane”,
“salsiccia
pasquarola”
from
Valle
del
Belice.
Overnight
stay.
Day
5
Breakfast
and
visit
of
The
Salt
Road
and
its
Salt
Pans
located
on
the
coastline
between
the
cities
of
Trapani
and
Marsala.
Locals
extract
the
salt
from
the
seawater
following
the
same
procedure
used
by
the
ancient
Greeks
and
Phoenicians
who
once
colonized
this
part
of
the
Sicily.
Once
extracted
from
the
water
and
dried,
the
salt
is
heaped
into
mounds
and
covered
in
tiles
so
the
rain
won’t
melt
the
salt
before
it’s
packed.
Transfer
to
Marsala
to
visit
Donnafugata.
The
winery
grew
out
of
the
commitment
of a
family
in
Sicily
that
has
always
believed
in
the
extraordinary
enological
potential
of
its
land
and
has
150
years
of
experience
in
producing
premium
wines.
Don't
miss
the
delicious
red
Mille
e
Una
Notte,
and
Donnafugata's
version
of
the
famous
Passito
di
Pantelleria.
Guided
tasting
of 4
wines
in
the
charming
“sala
delle
botti”.
Lunch
at
leisure.
In
the
afternoon
you
will
see
Erice,
a
wonderful
and
mysterious
medieval
town
made
famous
in
ancient
times
as
the
birthplace
of
Venus.
Walking
through
the
cobble
–
stoned
streets
of
the
town,
smelling
a
variety
of
aromas
emanating
from
the
numerous
pastry
shops
for
which
Erice
is
famous.
Stopping
at
the
world
famous
Pastry
shop
by
Maria
Grammatico,
here
you
will
taste
almond
sweets,
genovesi
and
nougat
to
match
with
Marsala
wine.
Dinner
at
leisure
and
return
to
the
Baglio.
Overnight
stay.
Day
6
Breakfast
and
departure
for
Menfi
where
you’ll
visit
the
Tenuta
Ravidà.
This
old
patrician
family
whose
roots
date
back
to
the
13th
century
were
based
in
the
western
Sicilian
town
of
Trapani
until
the
mid
1700s
and
held
high
positions
in
the
governments
of
the
Kingdom
of
Sicily.
The
family
acquired
the
estate
of
"La
Gurra"
in
mid-1700
and
began
to
produce
mainly
cork,
wine
and
olive
oil.
The
olive
oil
was
already
known
for
its
excellent
quality.
Meeting
with
Natalia
Ravidà,
the
author
of
bestselling
“Season
of
Sicily”
a
cookbook
on
Sicilian
family
food.
(Here
it
is
possible
to
organize
a
cooking
class
with
Natalie
Ravidà).
You
will
visit
the
farm
to
admire
the
olive
tree
and
the
vineyard
and
then
you
will
enjoy
a
Sicilian
lunch
al
fresco
in
the
garden.
Time
for
relax
and
return
to
the
Baglio.
Dinner
at
leisure.
Overnight
stay.
Day
7
Breakfast
and
departure
for
Palermo
Airport,
or
choose
an
extension
to
visit
other
interesting
wineries
in
the
south
of
Sicily.
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