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Package price per person
Triple Sharing Twin Sharing Single Child 2-9yrs* (*sharing with 2 adults)
€249 €259 €319 €189
Package of Excursions Adult Child
Full Day Monreale and Palermo
Full Day National Park Madonie Mountains, Gibilmanna, Gratteri and Castelbouno
Full Day Mondello, Cefalu and Forum Shopping Mall
Return Airport Transfers €109 €89
Our package includes
Return flights to Palermo, 3 nights at the 4* Mercure Hotel, Daily Breakfast, Airline taxes and charges, Experienced ROCS Travel
Tour Manager
*Quoted package price above are only applicable when full packages are taken. €70 supplement will be applicable for those re-
questing a package only option.
Day 1 Malta – Palermo - Monreale
Meet the tour manager at Malta International for your flight to
Palermo. Upon arrival we will start our tour by driving to Monreale
where one can see the magnificent Norman Duomo with the
imposing “Cristo Pantocratore”. This church is covered with
mosaics with scenes from the Old Testament. Drive to Palermo for
a visit to the Palazzo dei Normanni (entrance fee not included).
From here one can follow on foot Via Vittorio Emanuele towards
Via Maqueda. Visit the Cathedral which dates back to 1184, I
Quattro Canti, The chuch of St Joseph dei Teatini and Piazza
Pretoria. Further down on Via Vittorio Emanuele one can stroll
along ‘Via Roma’ which is famous for its shops, Teatro Massimo
and the Politeama Garibaldi theatre. Transfer to your 4* Mercure
hotel for check in.
Day 2 National Park Madonie Mountains – Gibilmanna – Gratteri
- Castelbuono
Breakfast and the tour today will lead you to the National Park of
the Madonie Mountains. First stop will be at Gibilmanna, which
means ‘gibil’ a mountain of manna. The name Manna comes from
a sweetish substance that is collected from local Mountain Ash
trees in late summer. Here we visit the Sanctuary and the Baroque
Chapel of the Virgin Mary. Later drive to Gratteri which is a typical
laid back Sicilian village. It is surrounded by beautiful pine, oaks
woods and sites such as Pizzo Dipilo. The city boasts areas of
historical importance to Sicily. Although probably founded by the
Romans, as a coin discovered at the area seems to confirm, the
town design betrays clear Arab-Medieval features. Here we stop
for a Sicilian typical lunch (not included). Proceed to Castelbuono,
famous for the old Castel built by the Ventimiglia family, and
the famous chapel of St Anna inside. St Anna is patron saint of
Castelbuono (entrance fee to the Castel not included). Later walk
in the picturesque streets and taste of some typical pastries and
manna.
Day 3 Mondello - Cefalu – Forum Shopping Mall
Breakfast and drive to Mondello. The road which curves behind
the beach makes a pleasant stroll. Up at the far end of the bay,
the ‘centre’ of the town, a waterfront piazza rather blighted by
advertising boards for eateries, is useful for eating and shopping.
The most historic sight is the old stone watchtower which predates
the beach resort. It’s worth wandering up as far as the harbour,
though, where small fishing boats bob up and down and old men
fish from the jetty. The symbol of Mondello is the striking Art
Nouveau building on a pier in the middle of the bay, the Charleston.
Dating back to the more elegant heyday of the resort, this has
been restored and sits in yellow glory over the blue waters of
the bay. Proceed to Cefalu which is notable for beautiful sunsets,
unpretentious charm, and a very appealing blend of ingredients
for an Italian seaside holiday. Sandy beaches, a picturesque
historic town on a rocky headland, some high culture in the shape
of a fine Norman Cathedral, decent transport links, Sicilian food
add up to make the town one of Italy’s most attractive seaside
destinations. Unlike the modern beach resorts and developed
fishing villages which dot Italy’s coast, Cefalù has some grandeur
in its past, it was important enough that one of Sicily’s Norman
rulers, Roger II, would build a glorious cathedral here. While its
later history was less distinguished, there are some substantial and
elegant buildings in the town, as well as reminders of Sicily’s varied
influences, not just Norman and Byzantine, but also Arab, Spanish
and finally Italian. Drive to Forum Shopping Mall.A stunning state-
of-the art architecture, iconic design and over 120 shops Forum-
Palermo offers a truly unique shopping experience.
Add 2400 parking spaces, kids play centre and there’s even a
cinema to complete your perfect day out. Clothes, accessories,
shoes, sports wear, underwear, electronic products, but also
treatments such as nails, make-up, facials and solarium can be all
found under one roof.
Wherever you are in Forum Palermo, you are never too far from
somewhere to sit, drink or eat. There is a good range of cafes ( sip
your espresso at Segafredo or Lavazza),bars, pizzerias, fast food
places( try Old Wild West) and restaurants ( Rossopomodoro and
Rossosapore serve up authentic Neapolitan cuisine) giving you
plenty of options when you are looking to drop your bags and
take a load off.
Day 4 Palermo – Malta
Breakfast and day at leisure for personal sightseeing and shopping.
Transfer to Airport for your flight to Malta.
VISITING
Palermo, Monreale, National Park Madonie Mountains, Gibilmanna, Gratteri, Castelbuono, Mondello, Cefalu, Forum Shopping Mall
4 Day NORTHERN SICILY SPLENDORS | 26 - 29 Dec
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