EASTERN SICILY TOUR DESCRIPTION
Come with us to Eastern Sicily for the adventure of a lifetime exploring the island’s ancient and Baroque past. Discover vibrant, exciting towns and landscapes, meet the locals and enjoy experiences that you’ll keep in your heart forever.
Eastern Sicily is a heady combination of history, culture, local tastes, brilliant wine and artisan crafts passed down by generations. And, of course, remarkable people. Our tour itinerary takes you to many of the island’s classic highlights. Plus, in the Untold Italy way, we uncover a myriad of hidden secrets. From breathtaking Taormina to the slopes of Mount Etna and charming Ortigia, you’ll experience ancient ruins, magical landscapes and the ultimate in Sicilian hospitality.
Beginning in Catania, we spend a day in Taormina. Here we explore the impressive remains of an Ancient Greek theatre and you have plenty of time to live out your own ‘White Lotus’ fantasies. Mount Etna is calling us too. Get up close to the island’s great nurturer and destroyer before tasting her bounty and how it’s celebrated at a local winery.
Heading inland to the Baroque towns of Val di Noto, we learn about their resurgence after the devastating earthquake of 1693. This area of Sicily is diverse and exciting, so you’ll also discover layers of culture that have endured and evolved over centuries.
Our tour ends in the beauty that is the island of Ortigia, a city that brims with two and a half thousand years of history.
Of course the highlight of any visit to Sicily is the abundant, delicious and seasonally thoughtful food and wine. Through shared meals and tasting experiences you’ll learn how Sicilians are brilliantly applying modern techniques to ancient traditions and ensuring the sustainability of their environment.
We’re excited to show you the contrasts and rhythm of this land and let it seep into all of your senses so that you’re craving more and wondering why you didn’t visit sooner.
