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Italy: Sicily Cultural Tour

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The Temple of Concordia in Agrigento's Valley of the Temples, one of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples in the world, dating to around 440 BC
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Overview
  • Duration:8 days 7 nights
  • Tour Type:Educational Tours
📍 Cities: Catania, Taormina, Siracusa, Agrigento, Palermo

Itinerary

Fly to ItalyDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - ITALY

Board your transatlantic flight and fly through the night to Italy.

Arrival - CataniaDay 2

DAY 2: CATANIA

  • Welcome: Benvenuti in Italia! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer to your hotel to drop off your luggage.
  • Catania: Have some free time to explore Catania at your own pace.
  • Cannoli: Stop at a local cannoli shop and taste this Sicilian delicacy!
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Catania.

Mount Etna Photo Stop and Taormina Teatro Greco-RomanoDay 3

DAY 3: EXCURSION TO ETNA AND TAORMINA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Travel: Board your bus and travel to Taormina.
  • Etna: Make a photo stop of Mount Etna - Europe's highest active volcano and often snow-capped.
  • Teatro Greco-Romano: Enjoy a guided visit of the Teatro Greco-Romano - partially destroyed by the conquering Arabs in the 10th century.
  • Taormina: Discover Taormina at your own pace - see the 12th-century clock tower Torre dell'Orologio and the ornate baroque fountain in Piazza del Duomo.
  • Return: Return to Catania.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Catania.

Siracusa - Neapolis Archaeological Park and Orecchio di DionisoDay 4

DAY 4: EXCURSION TO SIRACUSA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Neapolis Park: Board your bus and travel to Siracusa. Visit the Neapolis Archaeological Park with a local guide. See the Siracusa Teatro Greco - Italy's 3rd largest amphitheater, dating back to 470 BC.
  • Orecchio di Dioniso: Enter the Orecchio di Dioniso - a cave famous for its special acoustics.
  • Temple of Apollo: Discover the Temple of Apollo - one of the most important ancient Greek monuments.
  • Return: Board your bus and return to Catania.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Catania.

Piazza Armerina Roman Mosaics and Valley of the TemplesDay 5

DAY 5: CATANIA - AGRIGENTO

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Piazza Armerina: Board bus and travel to Piazza Armerina. Visit the 15th-century Cathedral. Enter Villa Romana del Casale - home to some of the best-preserved examples of Roman mosaics.
  • Valley of the Temples: Continue to Agrigento. Guided visit of the Valley of the Temples - the largest archaeological site in the world with 1,300 hectares.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Agrigento.

Selinunte Ruins and Palermo Street Food Walking TourDay 6

DAY 6: AGRIGENTO - PALERMO

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Selinunte: Board your bus and travel to Selinunte. Discover the Selinunte Archaeological Site - isolated ruins where only the Temple of Hera is still standing.
  • Palermo Street Food: Continue to Palermo. Embark on a Street Food Walking Tour - taste Sicilian specialties such as arancini, panelle, and seasonal desserts at Vucciria Market and Mercato di Capo.
  • Leisure: Leisure time to explore the city at your own pace.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Palermo.

Monreale Cathedral UNESCO and Cefalu CathedralDay 7

DAY 7: PALERMO

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Monreale: Board your bus and travel to Monreale. Enter the Monreale Cathedral - a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most impressive architectural legacies of the Italian Middle Ages.
  • Cefalu: Continue to Cefalu. Enter the Cefalu Cathedral - one of the jewels in Sicily's Arab-Norman crown.
  • Return: Return to Palermo.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Palermo.

Fly Back HomeDay 8

DAY 8: PALERMO - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel with your group. Transfer to the airport. Say Arrivederci to your Prometour Tour Director. Board your transatlantic flight from Palermo and fly back home.

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Overview
  • Duration:8 days 7 nights
  • Tour Type:Educational Tours
📍 Cities: Catania, Taormina, Siracusa, Agrigento, Palermo

Itinerary

Fly to ItalyDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - ITALY

Board your transatlantic flight and fly through the night to Italy.

Arrival - CataniaDay 2

DAY 2: CATANIA

  • Welcome: Benvenuti in Italia! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer to your hotel to drop off your luggage.
  • Catania: Have some free time to explore Catania at your own pace.
  • Cannoli: Stop at a local cannoli shop and taste this Sicilian delicacy!
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Catania.

Mount Etna Photo Stop and Taormina Teatro Greco-RomanoDay 3

DAY 3: EXCURSION TO ETNA AND TAORMINA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Travel: Board your bus and travel to Taormina.
  • Etna: Make a photo stop of Mount Etna - Europe's highest active volcano and often snow-capped.
  • Teatro Greco-Romano: Enjoy a guided visit of the Teatro Greco-Romano - partially destroyed by the conquering Arabs in the 10th century.
  • Taormina: Discover Taormina at your own pace - see the 12th-century clock tower Torre dell'Orologio and the ornate baroque fountain in Piazza del Duomo.
  • Return: Return to Catania.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Catania.

Siracusa - Neapolis Archaeological Park and Orecchio di DionisoDay 4

DAY 4: EXCURSION TO SIRACUSA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Neapolis Park: Board your bus and travel to Siracusa. Visit the Neapolis Archaeological Park with a local guide. See the Siracusa Teatro Greco - Italy's 3rd largest amphitheater, dating back to 470 BC.
  • Orecchio di Dioniso: Enter the Orecchio di Dioniso - a cave famous for its special acoustics.
  • Temple of Apollo: Discover the Temple of Apollo - one of the most important ancient Greek monuments.
  • Return: Board your bus and return to Catania.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Catania.

Piazza Armerina Roman Mosaics and Valley of the TemplesDay 5

DAY 5: CATANIA - AGRIGENTO

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Piazza Armerina: Board bus and travel to Piazza Armerina. Visit the 15th-century Cathedral. Enter Villa Romana del Casale - home to some of the best-preserved examples of Roman mosaics.
  • Valley of the Temples: Continue to Agrigento. Guided visit of the Valley of the Temples - the largest archaeological site in the world with 1,300 hectares.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Agrigento.

Selinunte Ruins and Palermo Street Food Walking TourDay 6

DAY 6: AGRIGENTO - PALERMO

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Selinunte: Board your bus and travel to Selinunte. Discover the Selinunte Archaeological Site - isolated ruins where only the Temple of Hera is still standing.
  • Palermo Street Food: Continue to Palermo. Embark on a Street Food Walking Tour - taste Sicilian specialties such as arancini, panelle, and seasonal desserts at Vucciria Market and Mercato di Capo.
  • Leisure: Leisure time to explore the city at your own pace.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Palermo.

Monreale Cathedral UNESCO and Cefalu CathedralDay 7

DAY 7: PALERMO

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Monreale: Board your bus and travel to Monreale. Enter the Monreale Cathedral - a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most impressive architectural legacies of the Italian Middle Ages.
  • Cefalu: Continue to Cefalu. Enter the Cefalu Cathedral - one of the jewels in Sicily's Arab-Norman crown.
  • Return: Return to Palermo.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Palermo.

Fly Back HomeDay 8

DAY 8: PALERMO - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel with your group. Transfer to the airport. Say Arrivederci to your Prometour Tour Director. Board your transatlantic flight from Palermo and fly back home.

Learning Objectives

Analyze the Greek and Roman archaeological heritage of Sicily through the Teatro Greco-Romano of Taormina, the Neapolis Archaeological Park of Siracusa, and the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento – the largest archaeological site in the world with 1,300 hectares.

Investigate the unique acoustic and architectural design of the Orecchio di Dioniso at Siracusa – a cave famous for its extraordinary acoustics – examining how the ancient Greeks used natural geology to amplify sound in religious and civic spaces.

Evaluate the Arab-Norman architectural heritage of Palermo through the Monreale Cathedral – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – and the Cefalu Cathedral, examining how Norman rulers fused Byzantine, Arab, and Latin architectural traditions.

Compare the distinct phases of ancient settlement in Sicily – Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, and Norman – examining how the island’s position at the crossroads of the Mediterranean produced one of the world’s most layered cultural landscapes.

Develop cross-cultural food literacy through an authentic street food walking tour of Palermo’s Vucciria Market and Mercato di Capo, tasting Sicilian specialties including arancini, panelle, and seasonal desserts.

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Landmark Highlights

  • Catania: Explore at own pace. Local cannoli shop.
  • Taormina: Mount Etna photo stop - Europe's highest active volcano. Teatro Greco-Romano. Torre dell'Orologio 12th-century clock tower.
  • Siracusa: Neapolis Archaeological Park - Greek Theatre dating back to 470 BC. Orecchio di Dioniso cave. Temple of Apollo.
  • Agrigento: Valley of the Temples - largest archaeological site in the world, 1,300 hectares. Piazza Armerina Cathedral and Villa Romana del Casale Roman mosaics.
  • Selinunte: Archaeological Site - Temple of Hera.
  • Palermo: Street Food Walking Tour - arancini, panelle at Vucciria Market and Mercato di Capo. Monreale Cathedral UNESCO. Cefalu Cathedral.
Why Choose Prométour?
100% Risk Free Registration (no costs)
30+ years of Experience
Customizable Itineraries
Guaranteed travel dates
No Hidden Fees, No Surprises
24 x 7 Dedicated support
Learn More

Frequently asked questions

Will my group be combined with another school group?

No. Every Prométour educational tour is personalized to ensure a meaningful experience. We guarantee private tours for all groups.

Your group will have its own dedicated Tour Director and itinerary, and will not be combined with any other school or student group.

How does Prométour support teachers with planning?

We take care of everything to make trip planning easy. From organizing travel logistics and accommodations to managing registrations, payments, and documentation, our team handles all the details so you can focus on the experience.

Support starts from day one. To help launch your trip, we host a parent meeting where your dedicated Tour Consultant introduces themselves, represents Prométour, and answers any parent questions directly.

Throughout the planning process, our expert Customer Service Team is available to assist families with registration, payments, and general inquiries, ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience for everyone involved.

When will our travel dates be confirmed?

Prométour trips are fully customizable, including your travel dates. You can choose the dates that best align with your school calendar, giving your group flexibility to coordinate extracurricular activities around the trip.

How does Prométour support our group during the trip?

With our own teams in locations such as Montréal, Paris, and Málaga, you get real people who are with your students and know the destination inside and out, not a call center just reading from a script.
If any issues arise while on tour, our 24/7 Emergency Line ensures that help is always just a phone call away. Your group will have access to real-time support whenever its needed.

What are Prométour's cancellation fees?

When you register for a Prométour trip, you can do so with confidence. If you cancel before the tour is officially confirmed, you'll receive a full refund with no questions asked.

Once the tour is confirmed, standard cancellation fees apply based on your departure date. Travelers may still be eligible for insurance coverage depending on their policy.

In some regions, and for travelers with an upgraded plan, Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) insurance may be available. We recommend contacting the insurance provider directly for full details on coverage options.
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