ENCHANTING BAROQUE AND UNSPOILED NATURE IN EASTERN SICILY

This itinerary focuses on the eastern part of the island, also exploring Etna and the Alcantara Valley. Enjoy the natural landscapes by adding to your visit the architectural beauties that the Baroque and the ancient Greek and Roman culture have left us. From archeological sites to fishing villages, from natural oases to the lively markets of Ortygia. Eastern Sicily will surprise you with its variety.

Food and culture, in Sicily, represent an inseparable combination. You will realize this by exploring the eastern area of ​​the island, where the Greek and Roman past of the region combined with Baroque influences offers exclusive locations in which you can taste the products of the land. Siracusa is an essential stop because there we can admire the very famous Greek theater, still in use, and at the same time taste superlative wines, in a historic estate with a 13th-century castle. Stroll through the colorful rows of the Ortygia market and on the same island see the extraordinary workshop of a puppeteer master. During a trek through canyons and small lakes,  you will suddenly see a majestic site appear, which contains the beauty of 5000 tombs carved into the rock, transformed into cave dwellings. It will be a journey dedicated to authentic Sicilian life; feel it pulsating in the narrow streets of Palazzolo Acreide and imagine it in the oasis of Vendicari, where the vestiges of the evocative tuna fishing plant remain. The fishing boats will await you moored placidly in the delightful port of Marzamemi, where you will enjoy a special aperitif until you reach Modica and Ragusa, UNESCO sites, where local artists will teach you how to decorate the colorful Sicilian carts.