Western Sicily Tour | 5 Days | May

After breakfast, morning tour of Palermo, the Capital of Sicily and one of the richest town in the island for history and art. You’ll visit the Cathedral, the Palazzo dei Normanni with its Palatina Chapel, the Quattro Canti, the Opera House, the Pretoria Square. Free lunch in the centre where we suggest to taste the typical palermitan street-food, such as bread with “panelle” or “cca meusa”. The tour continues with Monreale, to admire the Cathedral with its superb 12th century mosaics, and the cloister of the Benedictine monastery with Moorish architecture. Back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, drive to Castelbuono, a lovely village located in the Madonie’s Valley, among oak, cherry, chestnut and ash woods. Walking through the streets of the little centre you will see the Ventimiglia’s Castle and the Master Church dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta. Free lunch. In the
afternoon, the tour continues to Santo Stefano di Camastra, a small town so called for the presence of a Benedictine Monastery built in the Norman period. Here, you may also see and learn about the handicraft production of artistic ceramics. Return to your accommodation in Palermo. Typical dinner and overnight.