Tania and Andy's Wedding
WEDDING WEEK ITINERARY
Book by January 31 to guarantee your spot
THURS. JUNE 16, 2022 - DEPARTURE FROM US
Your adventure begins! Want to arrive earlier? Ask us about our pre-tour extension.
FRI. JUNE 17, 2022 - WELCOME TO SICILY!
TRANSFERS TO CASTELLAMMARE DEL GOLFO
AFTER ARRIVING INTO YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO RELAX AND UNWIND. LATER THIS EVENING WE WILL HAVE A WELCOME PARTY WITH HORS D’OEUVRES, MUSIC, AND A SPECIALTY DRINK!
THEN YOU MAY EXPLORE THIS FASCINATING TOWN ON YOUR OWN.
INCLUDED MEALS: HORS D’OEUVRES AT WELCOME PARTY
Sat. JUNE 18, 2022 - La Playa Beach - Scopello - Belvedere
This morning we will meet at 9:00 am to spend a beautiful day at La Playa beach with stunning crystal-clear waters. (lounge chairs and umbrellas are included). After lunch (on your own), you may choose from 2 departures 1 pm or 5 pm to return to Castellammare to your accommodation in town. This evening we will embark on a very special sightseeing tour of this amazing coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and stop at the Faraglioni di Scopello for a photo opportunity (where Ocean 11 was filmed). Then we will stop at the Belvedere to enjoy a traditional wood oven pizza, with breathtaking views of the gulf.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
SUN. JUNE 19, 2022 - MONREALE / PALERMO EXCURSION
WE WILL MEET OUR ENGLISH-SPEAKING LOCAL TOUR GUIDE AT 9:00 AM FOR A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF PALERMO, THE CAPITAL OF SICILY!
PALERMO TOUR TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STOPS:
PALERMO CATHEDRAL
CASA PROFESSA
QUATTRO CANTI
PIAZZA PRETORIA
CHIESA MARTORANA
MERCATO DEL CAPO
TEATRO POLITEAMA
THEATRO MASSIMO – ONE OF THE LARGEST STAGES IN EUROPE AND THE FAMED OPERA HOUSES
*SOME ENTRANCE FEES MAY APPLY*
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED OUTSIDE AT PIAZZA BELLINI, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF PALERMO.
ONCE LUNCH IS FINISHED THE BUS WILL HEAD TO THE UNIQUE CATHEDRAL OF MONREALE WHICH IS MADE WITH 2200 KG OF PURE GOLD BYZANTINE MOSAIC AND NAMED ONE OF THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES.
THE BUS WILL TAKE US BACK TO CASTELLAMMARE WHERE THE EVENING IS AT YOUR LEISURE TO EXPLORE.
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY HOTEL / LUNCH AT PIAZZA BELLINI
MON. JUNE 20, 2022 - TOUR OF ERICE / LE SALINE / MARSALA WINERY & WINE TASTING
AT 9:00 AM WE WILL DEPART FOR A SPECIAL SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF ERICE. THIS MEDIEVAL TOWN SITS 2400 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. ENJOY THE VIEWS OF THE TYRRHENIAN SEA FROM THE HILLTOP AND EXPLORE ERICE’S CHARMING MEDIEVAL STREETS AND SQUARE AND PLEASURE YOUR PALATE WITH TRADITIONAL SICILIAN DESSERTS WHERE YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE LOCAL SOUVENIRS AND ENJOY LUNCH ON YOUR OWN.
NEXT WE WILL JOURNEY TO THE ANCIENT CITY OF TRAPANI, WHERE YOU CAN WANDER THROUGH THE HISTORICAL CENTER WITH FASCINATING MONUMENTS AND UNWIND IN NARROW ALLEYWAYS THAT HIDE BITS OF HISTORY. YOU WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO STOP AND PURCHASE SOME OF THE BEST GELATO IN THE AREA.
NEXT, THE BUS WILL TAKE US ALONG THE COASTLINE OF MARSALA WHERE LIES THIS EVOCATIVE LANDSCAPE OF LE SALINE (SHALLOW SALT POOLS) AND DECOMMISSIONED MULINI (WINDMILLS). THE SALT FROM THESE MARSHES IS CONSIDERED ITALY’S FINEST. WE WILL CONTINUE TOWARDS THE TOWN OF MARSALA WHERE WE WILL TOUR THIS MAGNIFICENT EIGHTEENTH CENTURY MARSALA WINERY WHICH WILL LEAVE YOU SPEECHLESS. WE WILL HAVE AN ENGLISH GUIDED TOUR THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE WINERY BEFORE WE REACH THE GRANDIOSE AND ELEGANT TASTING ROOM, WHERE WE WILL TASTE A RANGE OF THEIR BEST WINES PAIRED WITH AUTHENTIC GASTRONOMIC NIBBLES. A SCENIC DRIVE WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE SICILIAN COUNTRYSIDE FOR THIS AUTHENTIC FARM TO TABLE EXPERIENCE WHERE WE WILL ENJOY HOMEMADE SPECIALTIES AND WINES.
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY HOTEL / DINNER WITH WINE
TUES. JUNE 21, 2022 - TOUR OF SEGESTA TEMPLE / BEACH DAY / WHITE PARTY
THE BUS WILL DEPART AT 9:00 AM FOR SEGESTA TO TOUR ONE OF THE BEST-PRESERVED ANCIENT GREEK TEMPLE IN THE WORLD. THE ENGLISH- SPEAKING TOUR GUIDE WILL EXPLAIN THE HISTORY OF THIS GREEK TEMPLE. THE TOUR INCLUDES: THE MAIN TEMPLE, BUILT IN THE 50TH CENTURY B.C. AND ONE OF THE BEST- PRESERVED EXAMPLES OF DORIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE WORLD AND THE FOURTH-CENTURY B.C. GREEK THEATRE.
RETURN TO CASTELLAMMARE AND YOU WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REMAIN IN TOWN OR JOIN THE GROUP AT LA PLAYA BEACH.
AT 7:30 PM THE BUS WILL LEAVE FOR OUR WHITE PARTY! PLEASE DRESS IN ALL WHITE! THIS PARTY WILL BE ON THE BEACH AND WILL INCLUDE HEAVY HORS D’OEUVRES, WINE, SPECIALITY DRINKS (ALCOHOLIC OR NON), DJ, PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND, FOR THE GRAND FINALE, SOME FANTASTIC FIREWORKS!
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY HOTEL / HEAVY HORS D’OEUVRES AT WHITE PARTY
WED. JUNE 22, 2022 - STEMMARI WINE TOUR / WINE TASTING
AT 9:00AM WE WILL EMBARK ON AN EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE TOUR OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS STEMMARI WINERY OF FEUDO ARANCIO. THIS MAGNIFICENT WINERY HAS A COURTYARD KNOWN AS “BAGLIO” AND IS EQUIPPED WITH THE BEST WINE MAKING TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS. THEY CULTIVATE THEIR OWN VINEYARDS ALONG THE VENTILATED AND SUNNY NORTHERN COAST OF SICILY. THEY PRODUCE SEVEN HUNDRED HECTARES OF HEALTHY VINEYARDS. A TEAM OF AGRONOMISTS AND OENOLOGISTS CONSTANTLY FOLLOW THE ALL EVOLVING PROCESS OF THEIR WINES TO PRODUCE THE BEST QUALITY WINES, WHICH ARE RICH, INTENSE, BUT ALSO HARMONIOUS AND ELEGANT. ONE OF THEIR WINE EXPERTS WILL EXPLAIN THE PRODUCTION WHILE OVERLOOKING THIS AMAZING EXTENSION OF VINEYARDS BEFORE HAVING THE PLEASURE OF TASTING THEIR EXCELLENT WINE ACCOMPANIED WITH FARM MADE LOCAL CHEESES.
RETURN TO CASTELLAMMARE AROUND LUNCH TIME AND YOU WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REMAIN IN TOWN OR JOIN THE GROUP AT LA PLAYA BEACH.
AT 5:00 PM, THOSE WHO DECIDED TO GO TO THE BEACH WILL RETURN BACK TO TOWN.
THIS EVENING WE WILL MEET FOR DINNER AT AN AUTHENTIC LOCAL RESTAURANT WITH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE MARINA, WHILE WE SAVOR A DELICIOUS SICILIAN THREE COURSE MEAL WITH LOCAL WINES INCLUDED.
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY HOTEL / DINNER AT LOCAL RESTAURANT
LUNCH AND SNACKS CAN BE BOUGHT AT THE RESTAURANT LOCATED ON THE BEACH.
THURS. JUNE 23, 2022 - TANIA & ANDY’S WEDDING DAY!
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY HOTEL, DINNER AT WEDDING RECEPTION
FRI., JUNE 24, 2022 - FREE DAY!
THIS MORNING IS FREE FOR YOU TO GO AROUND TOWN, PURCHASE SOUVENIRS, AND PACK YOUR BAGS FOR AN ARRIVEDERCI A PRESTO!
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY HOTEL
SAT. JUNE 25, 2022 - DEPARTURE TO THE US
CIAO CIAO
2022 Prices
$1799 PER PERSON
- SINGLE OCCUPANCY: $500 SURCHARGE
- GUESTS MAY UPGRADE T0 DELUXE HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR AN EXTRA CHARGE OF $350 PER PERSON
- LAND ONLY PRICE – AIR FARE NOT INCLUDED
- PAYMENTS ARE REQUIRED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF MAKING THE REGISTRATION
- SEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
*A 2.9% FEE WILL BE CHARGED ON DEBIT/ CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PAY BY CASH OR CHECK, PLEASE EMAIL US AT INFO@SICILYWITHFRIENDS.COM TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.*
