Tour Type: City walks

The cathedral of Monreale was one of the architectural wonders of the Middle Ages. It took hundreds of fine craftsmen from Sicily, Byzantine and Greece to make what is one of the world’s largest concentration of mosaic scenes. After visiting this World Heritage site, we will head off to an atypical wine estate for a memorable wine degustation and lunch

Take an orientation walk of Palermo historic center with a local guide, who is also a wine expert. This walk offers a great…

On January 11, 1693, a terrible earthquake razed the flourishing town of Noto to the ground. The survivors decided to rebuild their town…

Scicli is one of the baroque jewels of the Val di Noto. Situated at the base of St. Matthews’ hill, this charming town…

Nested in a dramatic gorge of the Val di Noto, Modica, like many other towns in the area, is a World Heritage Site….

From St. John’s cathedral, we descend towards the edge of the hill that overlooks Ragusa Ibla, passing the elegant Palazzi Bertini, Cosentini and…

Giacomo Serpotta was the leading Sicilian sculptor of the late Baroque art in Palermo. This incrediby talented artist contributed significantly to the development…

The Arab and the Norman periods are two significant highlights in the history of Palermo. Under Arab domination, Palermo was considered one of…

The late 15th century Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo is one of the best preserved Gothic-Catalan buildings in Western Sicily. The building went to…

Our walk starts at Piazza del Duomo, at the heart of the historic centre. The Duomo, rebuilt twice, conserves some of its original features. The…