Amazing Italy Trip from Rome, Sorrento, Amalfi to Sicily

ITINERARY

• DAY 1
  Italian flag

  Welcome to Rome, Italy!

  Arrival at Rome airport and private transfer to the hotel. Dinner at your leisure and overnight at the hotel.

  What's included?

  • Accommodation
  • Transfer
• DAY 2
  The Colosseum is an oval amphitheater in the center of Rome, Italy.

  Rome - Sightseeing the Eternal City

  Hotel breakfast and meet with English-speaking guide for a full-day tour of Rome, the capital of Italy, and also of the Lazio Region. Rome’s history spans more than 2500 years, since its legendary founding in 753 BC and it is referred to as “The Eternal City”. In the ancient world, it was successively the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as one of the birthplaces of Western civilization. You will see the Fori Imperiali, the Colosseum, Constantine’s Arch, and all the other most astonishing sights of Ancient Rome. Lunch on your own. Time for a stroll in Piazza di Spagna, with world-famous Trinità dei Monti steps, take a picture by the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, and, finally reach the Pantheon. Return to the hotel, have dinner at your leisure, and overnight.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
• DAY 3
  St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

  Sorrento - Visit the Vatican Museums

  The morning visit to the Vatican Museums originated as a group of sculptures collected by Pope Julius II (1503-1513) and placed in what today is the “Cortile Ottagono” within the museum complex. Continue your sightseeing with the visit to the Sistine Chapel, without doubt, one of the greatest art treasures of all time, one of the most celebrated masterpieces in the world, with amazing frescoed ceilings by Michelangelo. It’s the last stop on the Vatican Museum tour and is the most ardently awaited moment for millions of tourists from around the world. Late afternoon transfer to Sorrento, hotel check-in, dinner at leisure, and overnight.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 4
  Mount Vesuvius and Ancient city of Pompeii in Naples

  Sorrento - Explore the ancient city of Pompeii

  Leave the hotels for Pompeii, visit the archaeological museum and see how life was before the Volcano Vesuvius hit in 79 B.C.: the alleys, the town forum, the bakery, the spas, the homes, a perfect reconstruction of family life at that time. Lunch on your own, in the afternoon panoramic tour of Naples the capital of the Italian region Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy, after Rome and Milan. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Bronze Age Greek settlements were established in the Naples area in the second millennium BC. Naples’ historic city center is the largest in Europe, is enclosing 27 centuries of history, is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Naples has long been a major cultural center with a global sphere of influence, particularly during the Renaissance and Enlightenment eras. Back to your hotel.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 5
  The jaw-dropping natural beauty of Capri Island, Italy

  Sorrento - Admire one of the most spectacular islands, Capri

  Transfer to the pier where you will embark on the ferry going to Capri, one of the most spectacular islands on the Mediterranean Sea, right in front of the Sorrentino Peninsula. Enchanting and picturesque, Capri is an island made of limestone rock, a favorite of Roman emperors, the rich and famous, artists, and writers, it’s still one of the Mediterranean’s must-see places. The island’s top attraction is the famous Blue Grotto, Grotta Azzurra. Beaches are scattered around the island. There are only two towns, Capri, just above Marina Grande, and Anacapri, the higher town. Lemon trees, flowers, and birds are abundant and altogether provide that special Capri atmosphere. Spend the whole day on the island where you will have a panoramic tour and lunch on your own. You will also enjoy some spare time to do some shopping in the small boutique shops the world’s jet setters love so much. Return to the mainland for dinner at your leisure and overnight at your hotel.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
  • Cruise/Boat
• DAY 6
  Italy's Amalfi Coast is sprinkled with colorful seaside towns.

  Palermo - Discover the Amalfi Coast

  Today, excursion to the Amalfi Coast. Panoramic tour along a coastal stretch with an explosion of Mediterranean colors and scents, stop in Amalfi, Positano, and Sorrento.
  
  In the afternoon, transfer to Naples Airport to Palermo in Sicily. Private transfer to your hotel.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 7
  Church of Palermo, Italy

  Palermo - City tour

  In the morning, half-day guided tour of Palermo. Its original name (Panormus) means large port and it was a meeting point between East and West. You will see the Cathedral, which houses the tomb of the Norman Kings and the Swabian Emperor Frederick II, and the Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti. Lunch on your own and depart to Monreale, to visit the astonishing Duomo, which, thanks to its mosaics, is often called “The eighth wonder of the world”. Return to Palermo, dinner at your leisure and overnight in the hotel

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 8
  Agrigento, Italy

  Agrigento - Visit one of the major cities of Elysian

  Departure for Eryx, one of the major cities of the Elysian people, one of the three indigenous native groups of Sicily. Eryx is mentioned by Latin poets, like Virgilio, as a mountain of the first order of magnitude, and is associated with gods like Athos and Atena. On its summit stands a celebrated temple of Venus or Aphrodite, founded, according to the current legend, by Aeneas. Free time for lunch and then reach Selinunte for a guided tour of the “Collina Orientale”, home of many temples and the Acropolis. Transfer to your hotel in the Agrigento area. Check-in and overnight

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 9
  Catania, Italy

  Catania - Valley of Temples

  Morning guided tour of the Valley of Temples, which boasts one of the greatest treasures that Greek civilization created in the ancient city of Acreages, during its most glorious period (5th Century B.C.) The most important temples are dedicated to the goddesses Juno and Concordia, to The Legend of Hercules, to Olympic Jupiter, and the twin's Castor and Pollux. Free lunch and then continue towards Piazza Armerina, one of the most important archeological sites in Sicily. About two miles from where the town is presently situated, visit Villa Casale, a Roman villa adorned with astonishing mosaics from the Roman Imperial Period. Transfer to your hotel in the Catania area. Check-in, dinner, and overnight.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 10
  Siracusa Sicily, Italy

  Catania - Explore Syracuse with Ortigia island and Neapolis

  Depart to Siracusa (Syracuse), rich in historical findings, a city divided into 2 parts: Ortigia Island (the ancient center) and Neapolis, the archeological site. See the Greek theatre, Latomie, the artificial Cave called “Dionysus’s Ear” and the Roman amphitheater dating from the 3rd Century AD. Free lunch and travel to Noto, the triumph of Sicilian baroque style. Guided visit of the historical city center with the churches San Carlo Borromeo and San Domenico and numerous noble palaces. Back to hotel, dinner, and overnight.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 11
  Volcano Mount Etna

  Catania - City tour and the Cyclops Coast

  Morning panoramic tour of Catania, located right at the foot of the Volcano Etna. See Piazza Duomo, the very heart of Catania with the Cathedral and the Elephant Fountain, Via Crociferi, Municipal Palace, Chierici Palace, the Benedictine Monastery, and Villa Bellini, with its beautiful gardens.
  
  In the afternoon panoramic tour along the Cyclops Coast with Aci Castello, Aci Trezza, and Acireale. Hotel check-in, dinner at your leisure, and overnight

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 12
  A view of Taormina from Sicily, Italy

  Palermo - Visit the famous city, Taormina and Cefalu

  Morning departure for Taormina, in the world-famous Naxos Bay, site of the first Greek colony in Italy, with spectacular views of the Etna and the Calabrian Coast. Short visit of its Hellenic theatre, and then free time in the beautiful downtown with Piazza Corvaja and the Arab Tower. Travel to Palermo with shortstop in Cefalù. Of Greek foundation, it is a lively and beautiful town, as well as a major tourist attraction in Sicily, right at the very foot of the Monte Madonie. Late afternoon arrival in Palermo. Check-in, dinner at your leisure, and overnight

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 13

  Goodbye to Italy!

  Today is the last day of our journey. After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport in appropriate time for your return flight.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Transfer