The current appearance of the city of Catania is characterized by the Baroque forms that were used for the 18th-century reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake. The mansions scattered throughout the city center were built along ...
Nothing has been preserved of the ancient Catania above the ground, because this town suffered several times the same fate of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Joseph Herman von Riedesel, Sizilien und Reise duch Grossgriechenland
The lovers of the great tradition of Italian music will appreciate a tribute to the "Swan" of Catania, which will begin with a visit to the birthplace of Vincenzo Bellini, located in a wing of the Palace Gravina Cruyllas. The hou...
Our cultural walking tour will start from one of the most interesting remains of the Roman city: the ancient thermal baths. The citizens of the ancient Katane attentively took care of their body. They could use several thermal baths, as highlighted by th...
The city, as well as we admire it today, has an 18th-century city plan, that is the result of its rebuilding after the disastrous 1693 earthquake. The Viceroy Uzeda commissioned the reconstruction to Giuseppe Lanza, Duke of Camastra, who rebuilt the city in the s...
Despite the numerous episodes of lava flows and earthquakes that have struck Catania, it still shows impressive traces dating back to the classic period. These traces are above all gathered in the area of the ancient acropolis, which is Montevergini Hill.
This is a private guided tour along the south-western coast of Sicily, among archaeological remains and amazing landscapes.
Our cultural tour will begin along the rocky crest of Temple Hill. A series of sanctuaries consecrated to the...
With this private cultural tour, we will follow the history of the town, from the foundation of the Greek colony of Akragas to Agrigento.
Our day tour develops along the rocky crest of the Temple Hill
We will make a short cultural journey to discover Greek and medieval Sicilian architecture starting from the coasts of Agrigento to Sicani’s inland by going through more than 2000 years.
Our private guided ...
We will see two of the most important archaeological sites of protohistoric and classic Sicily by going around myth and history, Sican and Greek ruins.
Our private archaeological tour will begin with a walk along the rock...
The medieval structures of the Monastery of San Nicola host the Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento. It exhibits the most meaningful finds coming from Agrigento and its surroundings.
On this expert-led private tour, we will go through the dif...
The monumental ruins of ancient Akrágas represent one of the most important archaeological complexes in the Mediterranean area. They stand out in an agricultural landscape that is characterised by centuries-old olive and almond...
We will see two of the most important archaeological sites of protohistoric and classic Sicily by going around myth and history, Sican and Greek ruins.
Our private day tour will begin with a walk along the rocky crest of ...
We will make a short private journey to discover Greek and medieval Sicilian architecture starting from the coasts of Agrigento to Sicani’s inland by going through more than 2000 years.
Our guided tour
The Belice Valley, crossed by the homonymous river, is located in Western Sicily among the provinces of Palermo, Trapani, and Agrigento. In the night between the 14th and 15th January 1968, a violent earthquake destroyed this are...
A day archaeological tour along the south-western coast of Sicily will bring us to discover the Greek cities of Akrágas and Heraclea Minóa.
The day will begin with a walk on the rocky crest of the
This cultural day tour embraces centuries of art and history, focusing on two amazing places that have been shaped by the culture of different and excellent civilizations.
We will start with the Archaeological Park of Selinunte, that is t...
We asked the temples of Selinunte, yet their silence weighed more than a sea of words
Jean-Paul Sartre, Les Mots
Founded by the Greeks at the end of the 7th
This private day tour will take you on the Phoenicians’ route in the westernmost tip of Sicily. This part of the island, which bathes in the soft light of unique sunsets, features salt pans, win...
Established as a Phoenician outpost for trading on the western Mediterranean Sea, Trapani has firmly retained its maritime vocation that clearly shaped the urban development of the city over the centuries. Our private cultural tour will...