1 weeK Tour of the province of Trapani.
1 Week tour exploring the Nature Reserves and historical sites around Trapani. Food and wine tasting every day are included.
The best way to know well Sicily is to spend entire days among its residents, its places and taste as much as you can all the delicious food the Island has to offer...
Day 1: Arrival / Accommodation
Meeting point at Trapani or Palermo.Trasferimento escorted by private bus or car to the old town of Castellammare del Golfo for overnight stay in hotel or bed and breakfast, located in the historic center of the city, overlooking the small harbor tour. Dinner at a typical restaurant of traditional Sicilian cuisine during which you can taste the famous local wines.
Day 2: Flavors smells and colors, like Scopello - Segesta - Erice.
Breakfast at the hotel / B & B. Transfer to Scopello for the visit to the romantic village of Scopello with its beautiful beam of the eighteenth century. His visit will allow to understand one of the most characteristics of the territory, the beams, typical houses of the local countryside that acted (especially between '700 and' 800) housing units for wealthy landowners and farmers who worked the lands. Lunch of "bread cunzato", unique experience for the palate thanks to the extraordinary quality of the bread and the use of local ingredients, with a striking structure which offers an unforgettable view over the surrounding countryside and the sea.
After lunch transfer to the archaeological site of Segesta, where you can admire the stunning temple of 430 a. C., perfectly preserved and immersed in an unforgettable landscape. Climb to the greek theater where important classical performances and the famous dawn performances during the summer.
We will continue in the afternoon with the visit of Erice, a typical medieval village, through its cobbled streets and its craft shops, the Cathedral of the Matrix, the typical square, numerous churches, the castle, the Balio Gardens. During the visit you will discover the ancient methods of working to frame the famous ericini carpets and decorative techniques of beautiful ceramics of the place. You will taste also the typical traditional sweets in an old convent pastry Erice.
Return to Castellammare del Golfo, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Sun Sea Colours and Nature, Boat trips.
Breakfast. If conditions * marine weather permitting, a boat trip to see the beautiful coastline that reaches from Castellammare del Golfo to San Vito lo Capo. Starting from the port of Castellammare del Golfo you can reach the various coves: Cala Bianca, Cala Rossa, Bay Guidaloca, continuing at a slow pace, and moderate to give you the chance to admire the beautiful landscape and then get to the old tuna Scopello that opens view on the wonderful Faraglioni, continue to explore the coast of the Zingaro Nature Reserve, admiring the small coves and caves Semi Submersible, there are multiple stops for swimming and your swim.
Free afternoon, dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Sun Colors and Nature Hike Saline - Trapani.
Breakfast. Transfer to the salt marshes of Paceco-Nubia, an extraordinary lagoon in which we obtained the oldest saltworks in the entire Mediterranean, from which the best rooms in Italy, rich in nutrients and so tasty to allow to reduce the use up to 35%. The salt flats of this reserve is one of the most beautiful scenery in all of Sicily, littered with picturesque windmills, of white mountains of salt, tubs whose reflections ranging from purple to pink to blue. During the visit you can get in a renovated mill and learn about all the way that salt makes the salt to our tables. It will also be possible to buy the salt produced here and take with them a souvenir healthy and respectful of our health. Afterwards, stop in the center of Trapani, for a pleasant walk along the sumptuous streets of the historic city of Trapani. Free lunch.
In the late afternoon after walking around the shopping streets and admired the center of Trapani, Castellammare del Golfo to return for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Sun Sea Nature and Relax. . .
Breakfast. Transfer to Scopello for the hike ahead to the Zingaro Nature Reserve, the first nature reserve established in Sicily, maintained specifically state rural, to preserve the flora and fauna of the Mediterranean vegetation. Winds for about 7 km and connects the input of Scopello (south entrance) to that of San Vito lo Capo (North entrance) .lungo its trails, lush Mediterranean vegetation, interrupted by beautiful coves with the sea, clear and clean. The colors and smells of the place change with the seasons and make the reserve a place of extraordinary beauty throughout the year. Along the way, stop at an ancient tuna fishery to admire the splendid cliffs.
As it is a free visit, you decide yourself the time to return to Castellammare del Golfo.
Return to hotel, dinner with local products and overnight.
Day 6: Tour in Palermo - Monreale.
After breakfast, transfer to Palermo, began exploring the city by the charm of the old town universally riconosciuto.Visita led to the discovery of the spectacular Cathedral, sumptuous theaters Massimo and Politeama, Quattro Canti, the Norman Palace and the Palatine Chapel, known throughout the world for its mosaics and its wooden decorations, Martorana with frescoes and mosaics of the dome, the beautiful Piazza Pretoria who reported to former glory, the wonderful "fountain of shame" and other places that have made famous Palermo in the world. Free lunch. After lunch departure to Monreale and visit the famous cathedral, whose interior decorations are the most complete cycle of mosaics of the Byzantine tradition that culminates in the imposing figure of Christ Pantocrator.
After the visit, return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Sun Colors Sea and Relax. . .
After breakfast you will be taken and then taken on a beautiful beach of fine golden sand, where you can relax in the sun and be pampered by the beautiful Sicilian sea. . .
Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Holiday Gift & Greetings!
Breakfast and free visit of Castellammare del Golfo, visit the old town, visit the various souvenir shops and local products, the Mother Church, a visit to the Arab-Norman castle, the museum Ethno - Anthropological,
that covers the different aspects of rural culture through everyday objects related to agricultural cultivation and crafts artisans.
After walking and hailed the splendid Castellammare del Golfo, drive to the airport of Trapani and Palermo, boarding and end of our services.
Greetings from Sicily. . . .
The best way to know well Sicily is to spend entire days among its residents, its places and taste as much as you can all the delicious food the Island has to offer...
Day 1: Arrival / Accommodation
Meeting point at Trapani or Palermo.Trasferimento escorted by private bus or car to the old town of Castellammare del Golfo for overnight stay in hotel or bed and breakfast, located in the historic center of the city, overlooking the small harbor tour. Dinner at a typical restaurant of traditional Sicilian cuisine during which you can taste the famous local wines.
Day 2: Flavors smells and colors, like Scopello - Segesta - Erice.
Breakfast at the hotel / B & B. Transfer to Scopello for the visit to the romantic village of Scopello with its beautiful beam of the eighteenth century. His visit will allow to understand one of the most characteristics of the territory, the beams, typical houses of the local countryside that acted (especially between '700 and' 800) housing units for wealthy landowners and farmers who worked the lands. Lunch of "bread cunzato", unique experience for the palate thanks to the extraordinary quality of the bread and the use of local ingredients, with a striking structure which offers an unforgettable view over the surrounding countryside and the sea.
After lunch transfer to the archaeological site of Segesta, where you can admire the stunning temple of 430 a. C., perfectly preserved and immersed in an unforgettable landscape. Climb to the greek theater where important classical performances and the famous dawn performances during the summer.
We will continue in the afternoon with the visit of Erice, a typical medieval village, through its cobbled streets and its craft shops, the Cathedral of the Matrix, the typical square, numerous churches, the castle, the Balio Gardens. During the visit you will discover the ancient methods of working to frame the famous ericini carpets and decorative techniques of beautiful ceramics of the place. You will taste also the typical traditional sweets in an old convent pastry Erice.
Return to Castellammare del Golfo, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Sun Sea Colours and Nature, Boat trips.
Breakfast. If conditions * marine weather permitting, a boat trip to see the beautiful coastline that reaches from Castellammare del Golfo to San Vito lo Capo. Starting from the port of Castellammare del Golfo you can reach the various coves: Cala Bianca, Cala Rossa, Bay Guidaloca, continuing at a slow pace, and moderate to give you the chance to admire the beautiful landscape and then get to the old tuna Scopello that opens view on the wonderful Faraglioni, continue to explore the coast of the Zingaro Nature Reserve, admiring the small coves and caves Semi Submersible, there are multiple stops for swimming and your swim.
Free afternoon, dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Sun Colors and Nature Hike Saline - Trapani.
Breakfast. Transfer to the salt marshes of Paceco-Nubia, an extraordinary lagoon in which we obtained the oldest saltworks in the entire Mediterranean, from which the best rooms in Italy, rich in nutrients and so tasty to allow to reduce the use up to 35%. The salt flats of this reserve is one of the most beautiful scenery in all of Sicily, littered with picturesque windmills, of white mountains of salt, tubs whose reflections ranging from purple to pink to blue. During the visit you can get in a renovated mill and learn about all the way that salt makes the salt to our tables. It will also be possible to buy the salt produced here and take with them a souvenir healthy and respectful of our health. Afterwards, stop in the center of Trapani, for a pleasant walk along the sumptuous streets of the historic city of Trapani. Free lunch.
In the late afternoon after walking around the shopping streets and admired the center of Trapani, Castellammare del Golfo to return for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Sun Sea Nature and Relax. . .
Breakfast. Transfer to Scopello for the hike ahead to the Zingaro Nature Reserve, the first nature reserve established in Sicily, maintained specifically state rural, to preserve the flora and fauna of the Mediterranean vegetation. Winds for about 7 km and connects the input of Scopello (south entrance) to that of San Vito lo Capo (North entrance) .lungo its trails, lush Mediterranean vegetation, interrupted by beautiful coves with the sea, clear and clean. The colors and smells of the place change with the seasons and make the reserve a place of extraordinary beauty throughout the year. Along the way, stop at an ancient tuna fishery to admire the splendid cliffs.
As it is a free visit, you decide yourself the time to return to Castellammare del Golfo.
Return to hotel, dinner with local products and overnight.
Day 6: Tour in Palermo - Monreale.
After breakfast, transfer to Palermo, began exploring the city by the charm of the old town universally riconosciuto.Visita led to the discovery of the spectacular Cathedral, sumptuous theaters Massimo and Politeama, Quattro Canti, the Norman Palace and the Palatine Chapel, known throughout the world for its mosaics and its wooden decorations, Martorana with frescoes and mosaics of the dome, the beautiful Piazza Pretoria who reported to former glory, the wonderful "fountain of shame" and other places that have made famous Palermo in the world. Free lunch. After lunch departure to Monreale and visit the famous cathedral, whose interior decorations are the most complete cycle of mosaics of the Byzantine tradition that culminates in the imposing figure of Christ Pantocrator.
After the visit, return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Sun Colors Sea and Relax. . .
After breakfast you will be taken and then taken on a beautiful beach of fine golden sand, where you can relax in the sun and be pampered by the beautiful Sicilian sea. . .
Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Holiday Gift & Greetings!
Breakfast and free visit of Castellammare del Golfo, visit the old town, visit the various souvenir shops and local products, the Mother Church, a visit to the Arab-Norman castle, the museum Ethno - Anthropological,
that covers the different aspects of rural culture through everyday objects related to agricultural cultivation and crafts artisans.
After walking and hailed the splendid Castellammare del Golfo, drive to the airport of Trapani and Palermo, boarding and end of our services.
Greetings from Sicily. . . .
