from $1,215* per person | 4 Days | March-July, September-December |
Comfort accommodations
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Exertion level: 3
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Operator: Italian Connection |
8 people max
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Explore Italian Connection’s backyard in Sicily, walk a canyon dotted with cave dwellings up to delightful Baroque Ragusa, and follow the local kids to the best gelateria
Follow the path of Leonardo Da Vinci where he tested his flying machines in Tuscany, and explore the backstreets of the Renaissance from a welcoming hotel in Florence
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Locations visited/nearby
Italy, Europe
Special information
- This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
- Family oriented trip.
Itinerary
Day One
Check-in at your family-run hotel tucked into a maze of winding streets in the center of Ragusa Ibla. Rest of day at leisure to explore this stunning Baroque town or follow the local kids to the best gelateria.
Day Two
Take a fascinating walk up the steep stairways that connect the upper and lower town of Ragusa, pausing to admire the Baroque masterpiece church of San Giorgio. Lunch in an award-winning café where locals in the know come for the typical arancini and divine selection of pastries. Choose from creamy cannoli with ricotta made from the milk of cows or sheep-or try both! Continue your walk past fashionable shops to an ancient pathway that winds past palm trees and lemon groves with beautiful views of the city. Return to your hotel in time to join the evening passeggiata through the piazza.
Day Three
Traipse through a dramatic limestone canyon dotted with prehistoric cave-dwellings, and follow a rock-cut mule track once used to transport wheat to the valley mills. Lunch in an excellent trattoria with local specialties of focaccia stuffed with mustard greens and fennel-spiced sausage, and wash it down with a fragrant Nero’d’Avola wine. Continue your walk up the hidden stairways into Ragusa, and taste the spicy Aztec-style chocolate, brought to Sicily by Spanish rulers in the 16th century. Stroll through the public gardens before returning to your hotel.
Day Four
Leisurely buffet breakfast. Arrivederci!
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