Our itinerary

Here's the layout of our week in Sicily:

Sunday	October 26	Depart from JFK
Monday	October 27	Arrive Catania airport, transfer to our hotel in Taormina.  Dinner together as a group.
Tuesday	October 28	Taormina: morning tour of the town, afternoon free. Dinner on your own.
Wednesday	October 29	Syracuse: full day tour of the centro storico (historical center) of this World Heritage Site city and of the Neapolis Archaelogical Park. Dinner on your own.
Thursday	October 30	Taormina: full day at leisure, or take one (or both) of our optional tours to Mt. Etna or to Catania. Dinner together as a group.
Friday	October 31	Transition Day: depart from Taormina in the morning, stop to visit 3rd century BC ruins at Morgantina as well as the roman villa and mosaics at Piazza Armerina, arrive late afternoon to our hotel in Palermo. Dinner together as a group.
Saturday	November 1	Full day tour of Palermo, capital of the region and the fifth largest city in Italy, and neighboring Monreale. Dinner on your own.
Sunday	November 2	Full day tour to see the Doric temple and Greek ruins at Segesta, followed by a stop at the medieval town of Erice, and then to an oil mill and farmhouse for a Sicilian lunch. Dinner on your own.
Monday	November 3	Morning visit to the picturesque coastal town of Cefalù, afternoon free. Dinner together as a group.
Tuesday	November 4	Depart from Palermo airport for the trip home.