This private guided tour is a mix of hiking, history and stunning views. Following the “Path of the Saracens”, an ancient unpaved road (trazzera in Sicilian dialect) used by the Saracens to attack Taormina in 902, we will visit two of the most beautiful villages in n...
Palermo is a big city and has to be experienced a little at a time to uncover its most interesting and hidden glories. If you wish to capture the very essence of the city, we highly suggest taking this introductory guided stroll in the historic c...
This expert-led private tour follows the traces left by World War II in Catania. You will visit the historical city centre and see the main monuments that were struck by the 1943 bombing. Nowadays, you can still wander around the...
Melior de cinere surgo (I reborn from my ashes more beautiful)
So one can read on the inscription placed on the Porta Ferdinandea, currently Porta Garibaldi, erected in 1768 to commemora...
There are many protagonists in the long millennia of the history of Palermo, including the Jews. Around the year 1000, just outside the southern walls and on the banks of the river Kemonia, the Jews built their suburb, the so-called Hârat ‘al Yahûd - the district of ...
This cultural day tour will retrace the millennial path that characterizes the history of this famous valley. We will explore an absolutely amazing landscape that is full of majestic churches, big monasteries, humble pievi (medieval rural churches) and wonderful medieval...
Forza d’Agrò, which is one of the most distinguishing villages of the Ionian coast of Messina, is a small medieval hamlet. It is deep in a calm atmosphere which is dominated by the majestic bulk of a Norman Castle. It is like an open museum that holds an extra...
Kalsa district, from the Arabic al Khalisa (the chosen), was the Arabic walled settlement where the emir lived in Palermo during the Arabic period. Over time, the district has undergone several changes that made it rich in history and art and today boast...
.Our expert-led private tour starts in Solunto, a colony established by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC on the top of Mount Catalfano, not far from Bagheria. The current visible city dates back to the 4th century BC, after the destruction by Syracuse of the...
.An exceptional continuity of life and a centuries-old historical stratification characterize Palermo, the most important city of the Carthaginian eparchy, and the third city-port together with Solunto and Mozia. It was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians
Our private guided tour will start in Polizzi Generosa, which is a small medieval village on a hill on the southern slopes of the Madonie Mountains. It is a treasure chest full of artistic and naturalistic treasures, popular traditions and typical products. ...
This private guided tour of Syracuse allows you to uncover the history and archaeology of this Sicilian city starting from its Greek roots in the Neapolis Park, where we will be astonished by the Greek theater, the&...
A unique opportunity to visit the heart of Sicily and get in touch with its ancient history. Unknown places and hidden sites, usually inaccessible, will tell you the origins of our land. Ancient myths, revealed history, breath-taking nature will enrich our cultural journey o...
In this easy private walking tour, we will go to a unique Sicilian setting in the heart of Nebrodi Mountains to see the “Taxus baccata”, an elegant conifer known as the European yew. In Sicily, this conifer grows only in the Nebrodi National Park in the ...
Our private cultural tour in the heart of the Madonie Mountains starts in Castelbuono, a small and beautiful village lying in a valley in the Milocca hills and surrounded by a forest landscape with oak, chestnut, ash and cherry trees. We will visit the 14th-centu...
This small hamlet is located in the heart of Sicily, 700 meters above sea level, and is perched on the top of a hill, boasting an incredible view of Mount Etna. It is surrounded by wide and fertile valleys that, at the time of the Romans, represented the main source of the econom...
Travelling along the highway that links the East and West coasts of Sicily, right in the middle of the island, you can see a mountain blanketed with houses and churches. It's Mount Teja, whose slopes host the town of Agira. This small hilltop town still bear...
To those who go forward into the centre of Sicily, the Lombardy Castle emerges majestic on the bare rock, often shrouded by a ring of clouds. On its flank, the Rock of Ceres still holds the memory of the time-honoured calling towards the goddess of crops.
In the heart of Sicily, among the undulating peaks of the Erean Mountains, we will discover the old town centre of Piazza Armerina and the Roman Villa with its Roman mosaics, listed as UNESCO World Heritage.
Our private cultural t...
A short valley separates Enna from the town of Calascibetta, perched on a rocky peak.
Our private day tour in the land that surrounds it is a real immersion in nature and archaeology. Whoever ventures here is faced with the surprising discovery of the