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BlueStone Tourism Services
Tour operator & incentive destination management for Sicily
Via Felice Paradiso 62
95024 Acireale (CT) - Sicily - Italy
Tel. +39.095.7658945 - Fax +39.095.7657843
www.bluestonesicily.com - info@bluestonesicily.com - www.tourinsicily.com

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BlueStone Tourism Services - Incoming tour operator & incentive destination management in Sicily: Discover the most important Mediterranean island with our budget escorted tours of Sicily. Our tour packages to Sicily are the ideal way to enhance your Sicily vacation. The main Sicilian destinations of our Tour are: Palermo, Monreale, Cefalù, Erice, Selinunte, Segesta, Agrigento, Piazza Armerina, Caltagirone, Mount Etna, Taormina, Catania and Siracusa. Contact us for your southern Italy and Sicily tours.
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Classic escorted Sicily tour
          Classic Sicily escorted budget tour
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"Sicily, the land of the Greek myth, scene of encounter between great civilizations"

Seven nights / Eight days tour
Departure: GUARANTEED (with a minimum 2 guest)
EUR 679,00 per person in double room and EUR 874,00 in single room
Operating: Friday from Catania and Saturday from Palermo

One Island in the middle of the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean, drenched in mystery and awe-inspiring landscapes and proudly different from the rest of Italy in its dishes, customs and traditions. This is a budget escorted tour with good accommodation, which usually means a combination of well known 3 and 4 star hotels; the food is typical Sicilian and the guides are knowledgeable and charming.

          Day by day itinerary with departures from Catania and from Palermo
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Friday: Arrival in Catania.
Arrival in Catania and self transfer to the hotel. In the evening dinner and overnight in hotel.

Saturday: Cefalù and Palermo.
After breakfast meeting with Our assistance at Hotel for a little briefing about general information on the itinerary and departure to Cefalù to visit the Norman Dome, rich of Byzantine mosaics. Lunch at local restaurant. We will continue our tour to Palermo. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. 

Saturday: Arrival in Palermo.
Clients arriving in Palermo will have a self transfer to the hotel. Meeting with our assistance in the evening for a briefing on general information about the itinerary. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Sunday: Palermo and Monreale.
Breakfast at the hotel; morning visit of the Capital of Sicily, one of the richest town in the island for history and art. We will visit the Cathedral, "Palazzo dei Normanni" with its "Palatina" Chapel, the "Quattro Canti", the Opera House, and the Pretoria Square. We will continue to Monreale to admire the Cathedral with its splendid 12th century mosaics, and the cloister of the Benedictines monastery with Moorish architecture. In the evening back to Palermo for dinner and overnight stay in hotel.

Monday: Selinunte, Erice and Agrigento.
Breakfast at the hotel; the all day will be dedicated to the visit of the beautiful area of Trapani, with its vineyards famous all around the world; we will visit the fascinating Erice, a small medieval village with ancient Greek origin, situated on a little hill, where it will be possible to enjoy a fantastic view on the Egadi Islands and have a nice taste of its typical almonds biscuits. In the afternoon we will continue with the visit of the archaeological park of Selinunte, the largest in the Mediterranean area. In the late afternoon we will reach Agrigento; accommodation at hotel, dinner and overnight.

Tuesday: Agrigento, Piazza Armerina and Riviera dei Ciclopi.
Breakfast at the hotel; in the morning we will visit the wonderful "Valle dei Templi". Concordia Temple, Hercules Temple, Giunone Temple and Castore and Polluce Temples represent the most beautiful example of the Greek Civilization in Sicily. We will continue to Piazza Armerina, in the heart of Sicily, where we will visit "Villa Romana del Casale", famous for its fantastic mosaics. Lunch at a local restaurant. We will continue to the east cost of Sicily to visit Acicastello, a small fishermen village with its Norman Castle, built of black lava stone, nestled on top of a rocky spur on the sea; Acitrezza, the fishermen village where Giovanni Verga set his Novel "I Malavoglia", dominated on the seaward side by the Riviera dei Ciclopi, a treacherous pointed mass of black lava rising up from the crystal-like waters. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.

Wednesday: Mount Etna, wine tasting, Taormina and Acireale.
Breakfast at the hotel; morning dedicated to a fantastic excursion to Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe. Across fascinating landscapes, we will reach a height of 2000 meters, where we will enjoy a fantastic panorama of the Ionic Sea. Visit of a cellar for wine tasting and typical Sicilian products. In the afternoon free time in Taormina, the small medieval village called "the pearl of the Ionic Sea", famous for its typical small streets and his fascinating Greek theatre. After dinner at hotel nice walk in Acireale downtown tasting typical Sicilian ice-cream.

Thursday: Siracusa and Catania by night.
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning excursion to Siracusa, the most beautiful Greek colony of Sicily. We will visit the famous "Fontana Aretusa", and the archaeological area with its


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marvellous theatre and "Orecchio di Dionisio". After lunch in Ortigia, the small baroque island, old city centre of Siracusa, the tour will go on with the visit of Catania, the town known for its original baroque style and for its streets built with black lava stone from Mount Etna. Walking tour through Via Etnea, the Baroque street "Via Crociferi", the Piazza Duomo with the Cathedral and the "Liotru" statue, symbol of the city, the Roman Amphitheatre, the Opera House, the University
and the noble Palace of Biscari. Visit of Catania by night and dinner in a typical Sicilian restaurant. Return to the hotel and overnight.stay.

Friday: Departure from Catania.
Breakfast at the hotel; end of services for clients arrived in Catania on Friday.

Friday: Cefalù.
For people arrived Saturday in Palermo we'll continue with the visit of Cefalù. Lunch at restaurant and departure to Palermo for dinner and overnight stay.

Saturday: Departure from Palermo.
Breakfast at the hotel; end of services for clients arrived in Palermo on Saturday.

          Included services in our rates
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   7 nights in 3/4 star hotels in double room.
   Bus GT for the whole trip.
   Tour escort for the whole trip.
   Full board arrangement at the hotels or in typical restaurants. 
   Local guides where necessary.
   VAT and taxes.

          Not included in our rates
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   Beverage.
   Entrance fees.
   Tips.
   Extras.
   What is not mentioned in "Included services in our rates".

          Tour supplements
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   Single room supplement Euro 195,00.
   Double single use Euro 29,00 + Single room supplement Euro 195,00.
   Extra bed reduction Euro 35,00.
   Drinks (¼ wine and ½ mineral water) Euros 50,00 per person.
   Departures on December 28/29 - March 21/22 - April 25/26 Euro 80,00 per person.
   Departures on May 01/02/30/31 - August 08/09/15/16 Euro 80,00 per person.
   Optional: Transfer service from Catania airport/hotel one way Euro 63,00 per car (1/3 pax).
   Optional: Transfer service from Palermo airport/hotel one way Euro 83,00 per car (1/3 pax).

          Tour highlights
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   Palermo: Sicily’s vibrant capital and Capo market.
   Monreale: Gold mosaic’s scene from the old and new Testaments.
   Cefalù: Norman cathedral and city centre.
   Piazza Armerina: Best Roman mosaics of Sicily.
   Cyclops Riviera: Acicastello, Acitrezza and Acireale.
   Catania: City centre and the Elephant square.
   Siracusa: Archaeological Sicilian city.
   Taormina: World famous Mediterranean resort.
   Mount Etna: Highest active volcano of Europe.
   Caltagirone: Traditional ceramic & pottery.
   Agrigento: Valley of temples and the almond trees.
   Selinunte: Ruins with temples honey colored into the Acropolis.
   Erice: Medieval streets, breathtaking views and fortress.
   Trapani: Saltpan works.

          Moderate class hotels during the tour
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   Palermo: Hotel President or similar.
   Agrigento: Grand Hotel Mosè or similar.
   Acireale (Catania): Hotel Excelsior Palace Terme or similar.
Hotels may be substituted with similar category.

          Departures from Catania
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DEPARTURES DATES AVAILABLE:

   December: 19
   January: 02
   March: 06, 20
   April: 03, 17
   May: 01, 15, 29
   June: 12, 26
   July: 10, 24
   August: 07, 21
   September: 04, 18
   October: 02, 16, 31

OTHER DEPARTURES DATES ON REQUEST

          Departures from Palermo
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DEPARTURES DATES AVAILABLE:

   December: 20
   January: 03
   March: 07, 21
   April: 04, 18
   May: 02, 16, 30
   June: 13, 27
   July: 11, 25
   August: 08, 22
   September: 05, 19
   October: 03, 17

OTHER DEPARTURES DATES ON REQUEST
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BlueStone Tourism Services
Tour Operator for Sicily
Incentive and Events solutions
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Address
Via Felice Paradiso 62
I95024 - Acireale (CT) - Italy
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Telephone & Fax numbers
Tel. +39.095.7658945
Fax +39.095.7657843
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Web sites & E - Mail
www.bluestonesicily.com
info@bluestonesicily.com
www.tourinsicily.com
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