Western Sicily Tour 4 days from Palermo - Sicily Tours

Western Sicily Tour 4 days from Palermo - Sicily Tours

Tour of western Sicily to admire the beauties of Sicily beaches, archaeological sites, monuments and the Arab-Norman UNESCO heritage itinerary
Tour included hostess escort in Italian or English for the duration of the tour departing from Palermo center or Palermo Airport Punta Raisi Falcone Borsellino

Itinerary

Day 1: Palermo - Mondello - Monte Pellegrino with return to Palermo

Stop At: Cattedrale di Palermo, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 90040, Palermo, Sicily Italy
visit to the cathedral of Palermo
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Norman Palace, Piazza Indipendenza 1, 90129, Palermo, Sicily Italy
visit to the Royal Palace and the Palatine Chapel
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Quattro Canti, Corso Vittorio Emanuelle Via Maqueda, 90100, Palermo, Sicily Italy
stop at the Quattro Canti and Piazza Pretoria
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Church and Monastery of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Piazza Bellini 2, 90133, Palermo, Sicily Italy
visit to the Church of Santa Caterina and the workshop of sweets I Segreti del Chiostro in the former monastery
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Mercato Ballaro, Vicolo Del Carmelo, 90134, Palermo, Sicily Italy
visit to the historic market of ballarò
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mondello, Mondello, Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily
visit to the wonderful seaside village of Mondello
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Santuario Santa Rosalia, Via Pietro Bonanno, s.n. Montepellegrino, 90142, Palermo, Sicily Italy
visit to the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia on Monte Pellegrino and photo stop at the lookout with views of the city of Palermo
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Palazzina Cinese, Viale Duca Degli Abruzzi 1, 90146, Palermo, Sicily Italy
The Casina Cinese of Palermo, commonly known as Palazzina Cinese, is an ancient royal residence of the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies, located on the edge of the Parco della Favorita, on the edge of the Monte Pellegrino Reserve.
Duration: 40 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Monreale & Cefalù with return to Palermo

Stop At: Duomo di Monreale, Piazza Guglielmo II 1, 90046, Monreale, Sicily Italy
visit to the Cathedral of Monreale with its extraordinary mosaics
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Chiostro dei Benedettini, Piazza Guglielmo Il Buono, 90046, Monreale, Sicily Italy
visit to the Benedictine Cloister built at the end of the 12th century, it is part of the Benedictine Complex commissioned by King William II ^ (last quarter of the 13th century). It is an example of Byzantine architecture, a miracle of architecture and polychromy.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Cefalu, Cefalu, Province of Palermo, Sicily
visit of Cefalù with its characteristic alleys, medieval washhouses and the marvelous Norman Arab cathedral inserted in the UNESCO route
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Erice - Segesta - Saline di Trapani with return to Palermo

Stop At: Erice, Erice, Province of Trapani, Sicily
visit of the medieval town of Erice free time
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Castello di Venere, Largo Castello, 91016, Erice, Sicily Italy
Visit to the castle of Venus, the Norman Castle of Erice, or Castle of Venus, stands on the ruins of what was originally a sanctuary that overlapped in Roman times
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Tempio di Segesta, Contrada Barbaro SNC, 91013 Calatafimi-Segesta, Sicily Italy
visit to the archaeological site of Segesta
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Riserva Naturale Saline Di Trapani E Paceco, Garibaldi 138, 91011, Trapani, Sicily Italy
visit to the salt pans of Trapani
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Dattilo, Dattilo, Province of Trapani, Sicily
stop in Dattilo with typical cannolo tasting
Duration: 15 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Selinunte & Terrasini with return to Palermo

Stop At: Parco Archeologico Selinunte, Via Selinunte, 91022 Marinella di Selinunte, Castelvetrano, Sicily Italy
Europe's largest archaeological area. Myth, legend, history, culture: the Selinunte Park is all this and more
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Terrasini, Terrasini, Province of Palermo, Sicily
Stop in the renowned seaside village of Terrasini
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.