Sicily and the Amalfi Coast

Explore the city of Palermo.

Arrive in Palermo, Sicily's lively capital, and transfer to your hotel located in the city's historic center.

Sicily has a long history of stubborn independence from the political forces of mainland Italy, and today remains an autonomous region with its own distinct history and culture.

Hotel: Villa Igiea

Guided tour of the Doric temple, Erice and scenic tour of salt flats.

Depart Palermo with your private driver/guide and proceed towards Segesta, an important Elymian and Greek city of prehistoric origin that extends in a strategic position overlooking a vast territory. The interesting archaeological site is composed by a well-preserved Doric temple, built in 430/420 B.C. and an ancient theatre that stands on the north slopes of Monte Barbaro.

After the visit, you will continue to Erice for a walking tour of the delightful medieval city perched on a cliff 2,500 feet above sea level, overlooking the whole Western region, the Mediterranean Sea and the Egadi Islands.

Enjoy a break for lunch on your own before driving along the Salt Road that runs from Trapani to Marsala to see the scenic salt flats surrounded by windmills that make for an unforgettable panorama.

Return afterwards to Palermo and Villa Igiea.

Hotel: Villa Igiea

This morning, following breakfast at your hotel, meet your private driver in the lobby of the hotel in time for your transfer to Taormina.

Hotel: Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo

A trip to Villa Romana del Casale and tour of Mount Etna.

Depart from your hotel in Palermo and take a trip east to Piazza Armerina, a graceful countryside town, where you visit the incomparable Villa Romana del Casale. A luxurious example of an ancient Italian villa, this UNESCO World Heritage Site houses breathtaking mosaics originally laid in the fourth century. Later, return to Taormina and enjoy an afternoon at leisure.

Hotel: Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo

Mount Etna, the base of the Silvestri crater, and a tour of a winery.

Depart with your driver/guide for a day of exploration of Mount Etna and its environs, traveling into the heart of the countryside past local villages and fertile fields of hazelnuts and vineyards.

Journey to the base of Europe’s largest active volcano, across roads lined with the remains of black lava from past eruptions and continue up to the Silvestri crater at 6,400 feet above sea level for an incredible view over the Gulf of Catania and surrounding lands.

Continue through the countryside to a Sicilian winery that takes advantage of the lava-rich soil and high altitude to produce one of the best wines around. Enjoy a visit to the winery and learn about their winemaking techniques, then have a guided tasting accompanied by locally produced cheeses, salumi, and vegetables.

Return to your hotel in the afternoon.

Hotel: Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo

Sicily to Naples and transfer to the Belmond Caruso.

Rise bright and early for your transfer to Catania airport, where you will board your flight to Naples and transfer to your hotel where you will enjoy the rest of your day at leisure.

Hotel: Belmond Caruso

Enjoy a day at leisure at the Belmond Caruso Hotel. Perhaps enjoy a stroll around the nearby Villa Cimbrone Gardens and Villa Rufolo or spend the day at the Caruso's beach club.

Hotel: Belmond Caruso

Tour of Herculaneum, a boat tour around the Amalfi Coast stopping at Praiano.

Enjoy a morning tour of Herculaneum, an ancient Roman settlement that was destroyed by the spectacular lava flows of nearby Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Drive to the Amalfi Coast and the cliffside village of Positano; explore Positano and take a boat to the whitewashed fishing town of Praiano for lunch at leisure. Return to Ravello, where tonight you enter the Academy of Pizza Making to learn the intricacies of this Neapolitan craft and enjoy the results.

Hotel: Belmond Caruso

Private yacht at your disposal with a stop off at Capri.

Following breakfast, meet with your driver for your private transfer to Amalfi Port. Upon arrival, you will board your private yacht, which will be at your disposal for eight hours.

The first stop is the island of Capri. You will get the chance to explore the island on your own. Lunch will also be paid for locally by you at your discretion.

After a day at sea, you will return to the port of Amalfi where your driver will take you back to your hotel.

Hotel: Belmond Caruso

St. Andrew Cathedral and wine tasting at the winery Cantine Marisa Cuomo.

Meet your driver and guide to travel from Ravello along the famous windy road to Amalfi. You will explore the famous St. Andrew Cathedral and many little local stores with traditional products from Amalfi during your visit.

You will then proceed to Furore, a tiny village nearby for your wine tasting and lunch at the winery Cantine Marisa Cuomo. Since 1983, the Cantine “Marisa Cuomo” has been an example of heroic viticulture, with its pergolas magically suspended between the sea and sky.

After lunch, you will be driven back to your hotel.

Hotel: Belmond Caruso

After breakfast, you will be driven from the hotel to the airport in Naples ahead of your departure.