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Italy's sun-kissed southern island

Though separated from the European mainland by the narrowest of channels, Sicily is very different from its nearest neighbour, with a new surprise at every step. This sun-kissed southern island offers an intoxicating taste of Europe, tinged with Northern African spice.

Holiday Highlights

Enjoy the amenities at your chosen hotel
Discover Cefalu's old town
Relax on the beach
Explore the cathedral with its Byzantine mosaics
Join in the evening passeggiata
Join optional excursions to Palermo and Monreale, Agrigento and Piazza Armerina, the Aeolian Isles and the Madonie Natural Reserve and hill town Castelbuono

What's Included

Seven nights' bed and breakfast or half-board accommodation in one of our carefully chosen hotels
Return flights from your chosen UK airport to Italy
Return airport-to-hotel transfers
The services of a friendly, experienced resort-based Manager

Itinerary

Day Day 1

Fly to Sicily, meet your Tour Manager and transfer to your hotel in Cefalu.

Day Day 2

Enjoy a relaxing day at your hotel, or start exploring Sicily and the surrounding area. Your Tour Manager will be happy to suggest places to visit and things to do.

Day Day 3

Visit vibrant, colourful capital Palermo, with its historic Quattro Canti – encapsulating the great port city’s rich history and bustling cafe life. Explore and take in Monreale’s Benedictine monastery, one of Sicily’s greatest glories.

Day Day 4

Agrigento is one of the Mediterranean’s most important sites, where the Valley of the Temples gives a vivid impression of the ancient world, as crumbling, but still magnificent, columns and portals are brought to life.

Day Day 5

Spend a relaxing day enjoying Celafu, your hotel and the surrounding area.

Day Day 6

Journey to Milazzo and cross pristine blue waters, passing Vulcano with its brooding crater, and make landfall on Lipari, enjoying the delights of colourful Lipari Town, or enjoying a dip in a more remote island corner.

Day Day 7

Head into the rugged Madonie Mountains, home to protected wildcats and wolves, with over 2,500 colourful plant species, and where age-old practices including sheep farming and olive-growing are continued in ancient hill towns.

Day Day 8

Bid “arrivederci” to your Sicilian hosts, and transfer to the airport for the return flight to the UK.

Hotel Artemis, Cefalu

A stone's throw from the beach, and very close to the many shops, cafes and restaurants of Cefalu town centre (as well as the town train station) this modern hotel is housed in a former convent and is...

Hotel Acacia, Cefalu

About 10 miles west of Cefalu, at the entrance to Madonie National Park, this very smart, stylish modern hotel boasts beautifully landscaped gardens leading down to a private stretch of beach. A local...

Hotel transfer times

The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

Combining hotel transfers

We sometimes need to combine transfers to and from your hotel. We always try to keep any wait to a minimum, but you may be asked to wait at the airport for up to an hour, while other incoming flights arrive, before the transfer to your hotel. Similarly, we may need to transfer you back to the airport up to three hours before your flight home departs.

Attraction entrance fees

Please note: Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

Special requirements

If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.

Disabled access

The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Foreign Office Travel Advice

Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.

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Hotel Artemis, Cefalu

Hotel Acacia, Cefalu

Hotel transfer times

Combining hotel transfers

Attraction entrance fees

Special requirements

Disabled access

Foreign Office Travel Advice

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Sicily

Italy's sun-kissed southern island

Though separated from the European mainland by the narrowest of channels, Sicily is very different from its nearest neighbour, with a new surprise at every step. This sun-kissed southern island offers an intoxicating taste of Europe, tinged with Northern African spice.

Holiday Highlights

What's Included

Itinerary

Day Day 1

Day Day 2

Hotel Artemis, Cefalu

Hotel Acacia, Cefalu

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