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SOUTHERN ITALY AND SICILY 
From Rome to Amalfi, Sorrento and Sicily along the stunning Mediterranean
coast, cruising back from Palermo by ferry
The Southern Italy tour begins and ends in Rome. Our tour starts with a
drive down the Almalfi coast on a scenic coastal road with stunning
views of the sea. We will stop in Ercolano, a town at the foot of
Vesuvius, which was perfectly preserved by the volcanic eruption two
thousand years ago. After dinner, you will taste “Limoncello,” the local
lemon flavored liquor (there is plenty of room in the van for the
bottles we are sure you will buy). Our tour will travel south along the
beautiful coast and then inland and eventually crossing the Strait of
Messina to Sicily by ferry. The tour continues across Sicily where we
will discover the flavors and charm of the island. From Palermo, Sicily’s
main city, a night cruise will take us back to Rome. We will spend our
last day of the tour seeing the sights of Rome with a local guide.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Rome - sunday
Day of meeting at the hotel in Rome. Welcome dinner
Day 2 - Rome - Amalfi - km 250
From Rome to Amalfi stopping in Ercolano to visit one of the most beautiful
remaining of the Roman Empire: the town was covered by the Vesuvio ash during the big eruption of the 79 a.D. Arrival in Amalfi for dinner and
overnight.
Day 3 - Amalfi coast - km 100
Easy day of visit and relax along the Amalfi coast visiting Positano, Sorrento and the beautiful villages of the
area.
Day 4 - Amalfi - Scalea - km 250
Following the Gulf of Policastro, the road runs near the sea, climbing hills
and returning to sea level: Agropoli, Palinuro, Marina di Camerota, beautiful places wordlwide known. Arrival in Scalea for dinner and
overnight.
Day 5 - Scalea - Soverato - km 300
Across Sila, a wonderful Highland up to 2.000 metres of altitude touching Cosenza and the Tirrenian Sea
again, crossing the region arriving on the Ionian Coast in Soverato for overnight,
twisties all day !
Day 6 - Soverato - Taormina - Km 250
Southward through the wonderful inland of Calabria, unknown and inhabited,
to Villa san Giovanni catching the ferry to cross the Messina Channel proceeding to Messina and Taormina.
Day 7 - Relax in Taormina, wonderful magic place facing the
Etna volcano and the Mediterranean sea.
Day 8 - Taormina - Agrigento - km 280
Through inland Sicilia: wonderful hills and valleys, reaching again the sea at Agrigento not before having touched the top of the Etna
volcano.
Day 9 - Agrigento - Erice - km 250
Morning visit to the Valley of Temples, then we will cross Sicily from south to
north, stopping in Segesta for another astonishing visit to this greek
temple.
We
will be in the Middle Age village of Erice for our dinner and overnight.
Day
10 - Erice - Palermo and ferry to Rome - km 150
Morning transfer to Palermo where we will park our bikes in a safe place
and after lunch we will have a city tour of this incredible city.
We
will be back to get our bike in time to board our ferry to Civitavecchia
and Rome.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 11 - Civitavecchia - Rome - km 100
Morning
arrival in Civitavecchia and transfer to our hotel in Rome. Free afternoon
to enjoy this wonderful Ancient World Capital.
Day 12 - Rome
Morning
visit with a local guide to the major archelogical sites in Rome, back to
our hotel for lunch.
Free
afternoon for shopping and relax.
Day 13 - Departure day - friday
After breakfast, time at leisure until the transfer time to the airport and
departure.
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