The Highlight Of Your Holiday!

An ideal opportunity to experience a touch of Sicily on our Sicilian Adventure. The day starts off by the superfast Catamaran EXPRESS, for our arrival in Pozzallo a typical Sicilian fishing village. The excursion includes a variety of Sicilian highlights and starts off with a crossing over two of the highest bridges in Europe passing over the Baroque town of Modica and then onto Elbea Mountain Range with a view of the quaint villages among the canyons. The drive up to Mt. Etna - the largest and most active volcano in Europe- is very picturesque taking us through village life and ever changing landscapes before we arrive to Sylvester Craters. After our visit to Mt. Etna our excursion then departs for the beautiful resort of Taormina, you will have free time in Taormina centre, take a stroll down the elegant Corso Umberto, with its cafes, restaurants and boutiques, it is a bustle of nationalities. You can also enjoy the unique panoramic views overlooking Giardini Naxos, a former Greek colony, now an international yachting centre. The excursion then heads back to the Catamaran for our return back to Malta, after a full day on the Sicilian Adventure.

MT. ETNA: The largest and most active volcano in Europe. The climb to the crater takes us through picturesque villages and an ever changing landscape. The lower slopes of the volcano are extremely fertile with groves of oranges, lemons and other Mediterranean flora and of course vines, which produce Sicily's best wines. We go through forests of chestnut trees, which gradually give way to oak, beech, birch and pine.

TAORMINA: Sicily's prime tourist resort was discovered by the British aristocracy in the mid 1800's. Facing Etna and the blue Mediterranean, this peaceful panoramic resort, 206m above sea level was colonised by the Greeks who built a theatre in the Hellenic period - 3 B.C. The present Teatro Greco, altered by the Romans, is the venue for classical plays every summer. The main street, the elegant Corso Umberto, with its cafes, restaurants and boutiques is a bustle of nationalities.

Noto and the main towns of the Province of Ragusa, once dominated by medieval castles, are today the "Baroque Acropolis" of Sicily. This followed years of construction after the devastating earthquake of 1693.

Ragusa; the provincial capital, was re-built as two separate districts, the original lbla, at 500 metres and the Baroque centre, and Ragusa at 600 metres the commercial centre. San Giorgio, in Ibla, is one of the most splendid eighteenth century Sicilian baroque Churches. The very beautifully decorated Palazzi in this quiet part of town are a tribute to Sicilian art and culture.

Modica; once so important as to constitute a kingdom within the kingdom, is today a prosperous town still dependent on its traditional agricultural economy. The beautiful flight of steps leading to the main entrance and the statues representing the twelve apostles are the main features of S.Pietro's church. The main street or "Corso", with it's mixture of magnificent buildings, mostly convents and monasteries and modern shops and at fresco cafes, is a thriving town centre.

Noto; the "Capitale del Barocco", was the seat of the Sicilian aristocracy, the many baroque palaces with their elaborate facades and balconies are testimony to those days.

The main street, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, opens onto three piazzas, the first Piazza lmmacolata. The Cathedral dedicated to S. Nicolo, the architectural masterpiece of the town, is in Piazza Municipale where Palazzo Landolina is also to be found. The Palazzo belongs to the St. Alfano family, the oldest noble family of Norman origin in Noto. On the way to Piazza XVI Maggio, in Via Nicolaci, is the ornate Palazzo Nicolaci, or Villadorata after the family name. The palace is well known for the varied and artistic corbels supporting the balcony. The Church of S. Domenico, in the piazza, is Gagliardi's masterpiece.