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Itinerary familiar with it. Afterward, we’ll head to Ballerò DAY • Museo del Sale visit • Boat ride to
Market and enjoy lunch on our own before embarking Mothya Island
on a walking tour of Palermo. Following our This morning, we visit Museo del Sale, a semi-
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. explorations, we’ll head back to Cefalù, where you’ll working salt museum where we’ll learn about the
Fly overnight from the U.S. to Palermo, Sicily. have the rest of the day free for your own discoveries. age-old Trapani tradition of salt production and
Alternatively, you may wish to join an optional tour refinement. Then, we take a boat ride (weather
DAY 2 • Arrive in Palermo, Sicily • to Castelbuono, a medieval town in the Madonie permitting) to the small island of Mothya. There,
Transfer to Cefalu Mountains. Dinner is on your own if you do not join we’ll visit the ancient island fortress, a local museum,
Today, arrive in Palermo, Sicily. Then, transfer to the optional tour. For those who do join, a traditional and enjoy a light picnic lunch amid the peaceful
the coastal town of Cefalu, where you will check Sicilian meal accompanied by live folk music will be surroundings before taking a leisurely stroll along
in to your hotel and meet your fellow travelers and enjoyed in Castelbuono. the interior shore of the island. After returning to the
Trip Experience Leader. You’ll also meet those who B — Victoria Palace Hotel or similar mainland, we’ll have free time before gathering for
traveled on our optional Puglia: Italy’s Undiscovered dinner at a local restaurant.
Heel or New! Bologna, San Marino & Florence DAY 5 • Overland to Monreale • Segesta B,L,D — Mahara Hotel or similar
extensions. Dinner is on your own this evening. • Local interaction • Overland to
Victoria Palace Hotel or similar Mazara del Vallo DAY • Valley of the Temples • Agrigento •
We’ll drive to Monreale today, where we will enjoy Overland to Piazza Armerina
DAY 3 • Explore Cefalu a guided visit. We’ll view the town’s 12th-century After breakfast, we depart for Piazza Armerina. En
After a Welcome Briefing at our hotel, we’ll set off on Norman Cathedral, which sits in the hills overlooking route, we stop at the Valley of the Temples, situated
a walking tour of Cefalu, a picturesque coastal town Palermo. Then, we’ll head to Segesta for an included just outside the city of Agrigento. In the Valley of
set along the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Then, lunch at a local agriturismo, where we’ll learn about the Temples, we’ll view the stunning archaeological
after lunch on your own, you’ll have some free time to wine and olive oil production from the owner. After a
make your own discoveries. We’ll regroup later in the walk in the countryside, we’ll continue to Mazara del
evening for a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant. Vallo. Dinner is at our hotel. Watch this independent video to learn
B,D — Victoria Palace Hotel or similar B,L,D — Mahara Hotel or similar more about this adventure

DAY 4 • Explore Palermo • Controversial DAY 6 • Mazara walking tour • Tunisian
Topic: The Sicilian Mafia with expert Kasbah • Home-Hosted Lunch
Gino Felicetti & son of former crime boss Following breakfast, we’ll embark on a walking tour
• Optional Castelbuono tour & Folk Music of Mazara. In Mazara’s historic Kasbah quarter, we’ll
experience visit a museum built to house the famous “Dancing
After breakfast, we’ll depart for Palermo, where we’ll Satyr,” a mysterious Greek bronze statue brought
gather for an enlightening Controversial Topic about up by local fishermen in 1998 after resting on the
the Sicilian Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra), seabed for 2,000 years. Later, we’ll enjoy a Home-
the terrorist-like and omnipresent crime syndicate. Hosted Lunch with a local family. Dinner is at a local
We’ll go deep beyond the headlines, myths, and restaurant. watch video
legends about this organization and learn about it on B,L,D — Mahara Hotel or similar
a personal level from two people that are intimately

Meet the people who call Sicily home

Local Mafia Expert : On the morning of Day 4, participate in an enlightening
discussion where you’ll learn about Sicily’s lengthy and tangled association with
the Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra).
Locals in Mazara’s Kasbah : Learn about the mingling of Sicilian and Arab
cultures during a walk through Mazara’s historic Kasbah quarter and at a Home-
Hosted Lunch with a local family on Day 6.
Sicilian Farm Family : On Day 11 during our A Day in the Life experience, visit a
farm in the Sicilian countryside where you’ll learn about rural life, bake bread,
and sit down to a home-cooked meal with a local Sicilian family.
Sicily’s foster children : On Day 13, learn about the Controversial Topic of
Italy’s foster and adoption system from the founders and some “family
members” of Casa di Maria, a Grand Circle Foundation-supported organization
in the Sicilian countryside that supports Italian and immigrant children.

Spend A Day in the Life of a Sicilian farm on Day 11.

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