Sicily Baroque Churches and Doric Temples

• Nights: 7
• Itinerary Includes: Taormina and Siracusa

• Charming accommodation centrally located with amazing sea views
• 7-night itinerary to visit the most famous places of Sicily's eastern coast
• A great combination of wonderful natural settings, world class archaeological sites and fine dining
• Private transfers and car hire arrangements tailor made to help in getting the most of your holiday

Soak up the coastline and culture of Italy’s most unique island, with a multi-centre holiday in Taormina and Syracuse, one of the most important cities of ancient Greece.

Stylish, elegant and sophisticated Taormina ecompasses the quintessential flavour of the bygone era of the Sicilian aristocracy.

Beautifully located on Mount Tauro with Mount Etna dominating in the background, its location is jaw-dropping stuff – a breathtaking collage of mountains, azure seas and dramatic cliffs topped by a magnificent Greco-Roman amphitheatre.

Leave Taormina for Siracusa where you will discover a city over 2700 year old, back then it was the capital one of the most powerful states in the Mediteranean and the main rival of Athens in Greece.

In the modern day, the city is listed by UNESCO, as a World Heritage Site and it is a great base for many of southern Sicily's baroque towns whether you are travelling by car or by public transport.

Taormina Highlights

• Taormina Arte – June/July/August
  A Festival dedicated to music, from symphonies to rock, dance and theater to perform in the beautiful setting of the Ancient Greek Theater.
• Taormina and Mount Etna
  Take a day excursion to Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano
• Taormina - Castelmola walk
  Half-day walk with sweeping views down over Taormina, across the coast and towards Mount Etna.
• The Isola Bella Nature Reserve
  Considered to be the “Pearl of the Ionian”, due to its wild but unspoilt beauty, in spite of Man’s presence, Isola Bella is protected by the WWF and was recently declared a Nature Reserve

Syracuse Highlights

• Syracuse Theatrical season at the Greek Theater – from May to June
• Visit the Ear of Dionysius, the Greek Theater, Fountain of Arethusa, Temple of Apollo, Castello Maniace, many very interesting Church and edifices, and the  beautiful Cathedral (that was Temple of Athena): a baroque facade, an early medieval interior, but basically still the greek structure it was when it was erected as a temple to the greek Gods.
• Vendicari Reserve.  A nature reserve for thousands of migratory birds
• The area around Siracusa offers several occasions for interesting trips outside the city to discover both culture and nature