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Cruise Schedule:
We
will customize excursions based on your Cruise Schedule.
Important to know:
We customized
this excursion using a Driver-Guide (or Driver Escort). A
Driver Guide is a chauffeurs (or driver) specialized to drive you
around our amazing island. He is able to provide basic historical
information, he can show you the main highlights ... he is
knowledgeable and he has an umbrella of information. Our Driver
Guide will take care to give adequate time at all stops and to
accommodate special requests when possible, he will
assure that your experience in Sicily will be both memorable and
enjoyable.
The Driver Guide is not
a Licensed Tourist Guide
(Licensed Tourist
Guide: are the only professionals -- with a Regional license --
permitted to conduct visits and tours in all sites and museums
within a city) and he cannot escort you inside the monuments because
this is not allowed by Italian Rules. In case you need a Licensed
Tourist Guide you must pay a surcharge and we will arrange for
Licensed Guide to meet you directly on the spot.
LICENSED TOURIST GUIDE (Service is available on request)
This excursion doesn't
include Licensed Tourist Guide.
We are able to book this service on request, subject to
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MONREALE & PALERMO (cultural COOKING
EXPERIENCE)
 Full Day from
Palermo
port
- (Maximum 8 hours)
Today you are greeted
at Palermo port and drive to Monreale to see where the
Arab-Norman art and architecture reached the pinnacle of its
glory with the Dome, launched in 1174 by William II and represent
the scene from the Old and New Testaments all in golden mosaics.
Then on to Palermo to to Donna Franca's home. Upon
arrival a brief recipe introduction, then start the Cooking
Cultural Exchange: everybody will have 1 small egg, 100 gr (4/5
cup) White flour and ¼ tsp salt ... put the flour in a mound on the
table...create a crater in the top of the flour mound and add the
egg(s) and salt...knead until the dough is compact and well
mixed....be careful not to overwork the dough....then wrap the dough
in a towel (otherwise it will become too dry and difficult to work
with)....prepare your Ricotta Cheese filling....two hours later ....
the ravioli are ready to cook! Fill a large pot with water and salt
well....when water boils, add the ravioli and a spoon of olive oil
(to prevent the pasta from sticking together)....fresh, handmade
pasta requires only about 10 minutes to cook....once pasta is
cooked, drain it using a strainer...now plate the ravioli and dress
it with fresh tomato sauce, parmesan cheese, and fresh basil leafs.
BUON APPETITO! This afternoon a driver will transfer you to
the port.
RATE PER PERSON,
EUR, LAND ONLY (Admission Fees are not included)
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Group Size
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2
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3 |
4
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Rate per person for
the vehicle |
145 |
97 |
73 |
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Rate per person for
the cultural cooking experience and lunch |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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erice, salt pans and segesta
 Full Day from Palermo
port
- (Maximum 8 hours)
Today you are greeted at Palermo port
and drive to Erice. The Elymians settled the medieval town of
Erice and was an important religious site associated with goddesses
of fertility. Wander through its’ ancient streets and visit some of
the famous pastry home made shops, world-famous for marzipan
candies and other delicacies like almond and pistachio pastry.
Later we continue on the
Salt-Pans. We will tour the historic saltpan works where the
ancient tradition of harvesting salt from the sea is still
practiced. This afternoon we continue on to
Segesta
who was one of the major cities of the
Elymian people, one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicily. On
arrival visit to the Temple (admission fee: charge). This
afternoon back to Palermo port.
RATE PER PERSON,
EUR, LAND ONLY (Admission Fees are not included)
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Group Size
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2
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3 |
4
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5 |
6
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7 |
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Rate per person |
185 |
124 |
105 |
84 |
70 |
60 |
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corleone & palermo
 Full Day from Palermo
port
- (Maximum 8 hours)
Today you are greeted at Palermo port and drive
to town Corleone, one of the attractive places in the environ
of Palermo and is known primarily as the
birthplace of Mafia. Beginning in the 1960s, the town became
famous (or perhaps infamous) for its Mafia, being the town in which
some well-known clans had their headquarters (the Clan dei
Corleonesi). The name of the town was used as the adopted
surname of the title character in Francis Ford Coppola's movie,
The Godfather. In the novel, Vito Andolini
emigrates from the village of Corleone, his last name gets changed
by a miscommunication between the man helping Vito and the man
logging in the names at Ellis Island by saying 'Corleone' instead of
'Andolini' because he was unable to respond when asked for his
proper name, and is given the last name of Corleone by an
immigration official. The town is very nice and typical sicilian
style. Later we
continue to Palermo to explore the
lively
Capo Market,
a large open air street market that captures the flavor of
Palermo's Saracen Arab past. Capo is a blend of general
confusion and a jumble of vendors' stalls, winding toward the old
gate (Porta Carini) of what used to be the city wall. This afternoon
we continue by seeing Piazza Pretoria and Via Maqueda, whose
“four corners” converge Palermo at a quartet of baroque
palaces left over from the heyday of Spanish rule dating from 1560.
Time at leisure for shopping before
returning to Palermo port.
RATE PER PERSON,
EUR, LAND ONLY (Admission Fees are not included)
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Group Size
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2
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3 |
4
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5 |
6
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7 |
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Rate per person |
175 |
117 |
98 |
78 |
65 |
56 |
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monreale
& palermo
 Half Day from Palermo
port
- (Maximum 4,5 hours)
Today you are greeted at Palermo port
and drive to Monreale to see where the Arab-Norman art
and architecture reached the pinnacle of its glory with the Dome,
launched in 1174 by William II and represent the scene from the
Old and New Testaments all in golden mosaics. Then onto
Palermo, by seeing: Piazza Pretoria, Via Maqueda with its
“four corners” who converge Palermo at a quartet of baroque
palaces left over from the heyday of Spanish rule dates from the
1560. Then ending to the port.
RATE PER PERSON,
EUR, LAND ONLY (Admission Fees are not included)
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Group Size
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2
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3 |
4
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5 |
6
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7 |
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Rate per person |
125 |
84 |
73 |
58 |
49 |
42 |
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monreale
& palermo
 Full Day from Palermo
port
- (Maximum 8 hours)
Today you are
greeted at Palermo port and drive to Monreale to see where
the Arab-Norman art and architecture reached the pinnacle of
its glory with the Dome, launched in 1174 by William II and
represent the scene from the Old and New Testaments all in golden
mosaics. Then on to Palermo to explore the fascinating
Capuchin Catacombs (admission fee: charge).
The Catacombs outgrew their original cemetery in the 16th century
and monks began to excavate the crypts below it. The bodies were
dehydrated on the racks of ceramic pipes in the catacombs and
sometimes later washed with vinegar. Monks were preserved with their
everyday clothing and sometimes with ropes they had worn as a
penance. The catacombs contain about 8000 mummies that line the
walls. The halls are divided into categories: Men, Women, Virgins,
Children, Priests, Monks, and Professionals. We continue to
explore the lively
Capo Market,
a large open
air street market that captures the flavor of Palermo's Saracen
Arab past. Capo is a blend of general confusion and a jumble of
vendors' stalls, winding toward the old gate (Porta Carini) of what
used to be the city wall. This afternoon we continue by seeing
Piazza Pretoria and Via Maqueda, whose “four corners”
converge Palermo at a quartet of baroque palaces left over from the
heyday of Spanish rule dating from 1560.
Time at leisure for
shopping before returning to Palermo port.
RATE PER PERSON,
EUR, LAND ONLY (Admission Fees are not included)
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Group Size
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2
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3 |
4
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5 |
6
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7 |
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Rate per person |
175 |
117 |
98 |
78 |
65 |
56 |
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cefalu' & palermo
 Full Day from Palermo
port
- (Maximum 8 hours)
Today you
are greeted at Palermo at
Palermo
port and drive to Cefalù, a charming coastal town, has a
massive Norman Cathedral with outstanding mosaics. Later back
to
Palermo
and continuing, by seeing: Piazza Pretoria, Via Maqueda with its
“four corners” who converge
Palermo
at a quarte of baroque palaces left over from the heyday of Spanish
rule dates from the 1560. Then, time at leisure for shopping before
ending to the port.
RATE PER PERSON,
EUR, LAND ONLY (Admission Fees are not included)
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Group Size
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2
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3 |
4
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5 |
6
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7 |
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Rate per person |
175 |
117 |
98 |
78 |
65 |
56 |
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