Month: December 2021

It is a World Heritage Site. The remarkable Doric temples located in the so-called “Valley of the Temples” are the best-preserved religious building of the ancient Greek world.

Piazza Armerina is a pleasant town of the inland, surrounded by pine and eucalyptus forests, on the Erei mountains. The place became world famous after the discovery of a large and luxury Roman Imperial Age villa located 5 kilometers from the town. The magnificent mosaics in the villa make the town one of the foremost [...]

The old centre of Catania is located on what originally was the site of the Greek and Roman city. The visit will give you the chance to learn more about this city rebuilt after the eruption of Mount Etna which took place in 1669 and the earthquake of 1693. A stop will be also made [...]

The volcanic archipelago of the Aeolian Islands is composed of 7 small islands: Lipari, Salina, Vulcano, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi, Panarea. The islands, located northeast of the island of Sicily, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, can be reached easily by ferry or hydrofoil from the town of Milazzo.

Home of Archimedes and Dionysius the Great, Syracuse was, with Athens, the largest and most beautiful city of the Greek world. Your visit will start from the Neapolis archaeological park, the most characteristic part of the old Greek city wich includes Hieron's Altar, the Ear of Dionysius, the Cordari cave, the Greek Theatre, the Roman [...]

They are, very steep cliffs, with curious shapes, caused by the erosion of the river. The walls are mostly either vertical or fan-shaped curved with a rare and beautiful vegetation, growing out of the lava fissures. Not to be missed, a visit to the castle of Calatabiano or to the charming village of Castiglione, in the surrounding countryside.