Day 1: CATANIA – MODICA
Arrival in Catania’s Bellini airport. You will meet our local English-speaking guide upon arrival and you will be assisted during all Montalbano tour. Transfer by coach to Modica. Dinner in a typical Sicilian restaurant and overnight stay..
Day 2: MODICA
Continental breakfast at the hotel, departure for a sightseeing tour with a local guide to Modica. This is an old county near Syracuse, and it is one of mankind’s heritages, worldwide known for its tasty chocolate. Here, you will visit the Antica Dolceria Bonajuto, the oldest confectionary shop of Sicily and taste the very famous chocolate of Modica. Furthermore, you will visit St. Peter’s Cahedral, St. George Cathedral, and Salvatore Quasimodo’s house (S.Quasimodo was one of the most famous Italian poets of the twentieth century, he was honored with the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature in 1959). In the afternoon time at leisure around the city. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: SCICLI – SAMPIERI – PUNTA SECCA
After continental breakfast at the hotel, departure to Scicli, it is one of UNESCO’s heritages. Here you will visit the Via Mormino Penna, lined with amazing palazzi, churches and old buildings, and the Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall), where the Police Station scene of Montalbano Fiction have been recorded. You will continue your day with a tour to Sampieri, where you can admire “l’antica fornace del picciotto “ ( in the fiction is called MANNARA, where some crime scenes have been recorded). Fish lunch at the restaurant. In the afternoon you will proceed your tour in Punta Secca, known as “marinella”. This is Montalbano’ house, a sea side place with an amazing view. Dinner in a typical Sicilian farm where you can eat local products.
Day 4: RAGUSA IBLA – CASTELLO DI DONAFUGATA – CAVA D’ISPICA
Breakfast in hotel, meeting with our guide to visit Ragusa Ibla, constructed on an isolated spur. RAGUSA Ibla is known as Vigata city in the Camilleri’s Fiction. Ibla, in glaring contrast to the modern city, is one of the best-preserved old towns in Sicily. The landscapes around Ragusa are among the most memorable in Sicily. Here you can admire St. George Cathedral with its gorgeous square (this place inspired several movies, apart from Montalbano, such as “Divorzio all’italiana”). Also, you will visit Donnafugata Castle, an another important place of the fiction. Lunch is on your own. In the afternoon you will proceed your tour visiting Cava d’Ispica, where you will see the ruins of a nut village and a prehistoric necropolis. Also, you will visit the famous Mulino ad Acqua, the only one still working in Sicily. Return to Modica. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Day 5: NOTO – MARZAMEMI – SYRACUSE
Following breakfast you will meet our driver-guide and transferred to your hotel located in Etna Volcano area. Free sightseeing tour of the volcano. It is possible to reach by walking 3000 meters with alpine guides. Lunch at the restaurant. Departure to Syracuse, on the south-eastern side of Sicily. On arrival the first site we must see is on the island of Ortygia, which is filled with not only ancient ruins but also crafts shops and boutiques. After, you will meet our guide to visit the Greek Theatre, the Orecchio di Dioniso, the Roman Amphitheatre. In the afternoon you will continue to Noto with a short stay to admire the historical centre and the main Cathedral. In the evening arrival in Ragusa, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: RETURN
After breakfast at the hotel, you have time for shopping; afterwards transfer to Catania Airport and departure. End of our services.