This is one of the most evocative tours to italy for easter . You will go to discovery one of the most Active volcano of Europe and its immense natural and cultural patrimony. You'll find relax, good food, hospitality and cultural experiences…have a look on this proposal of easter holiday in italy

This passover italy vacation has in all the duration of 4 days from the 6 to the 9 April and we will allow you to visit the main tourist attractions of the Park of the Etna, live the historical centers of the etnean small villages, conquer the Etna Volcano and its summit and taste the best typical products of the territory.

You'll Stay in a Bed and Breakfast in Randazzo (North Etna, less than an hour by car from the Catania's airport and at 20 minutes to Taormina) and well connected to the main tourist centers like Taormina and Catania.

You'll experience a Full day excursion to the northern slopes of the Etna (most evocative) to visit the eruptive scenes of the eruption of 2002 and the cave of the Raspberries  at 1,700 meters. Here it is possible to see vapor emissions and the eruptive mouths of 1923 and 1646 eruptions.

 

At the conclusion of trekking (duration of 2,30 hours)  you will move to visit a lava tunnel, in full secutiry (falls and lights supplied from VolcanoTrek).

 

After the visit of the cave will be organized a pick-nic lunch with tipycal foods. At the conclusion of the lunch you will move  in 4x4 until the edge of the bove valley to admire the craters of Etna and its splendid caldera… try to think to breathe pure air and relax while watching the sea on the mountain and the breeze caress your face…

In the next day you'll visit the Production places of the famous Etna red wine Torrepalino and see the places of where are worked the grapes, the vineyards and the process of wine bottlement. 

 

You will cross the wine itinerary of one day in the famous  Wine cellars in the native land of Castiglione of Sicily, the most known country for wine production. Here you can choose to taste typical cheeses, homemade bread and local wines or  try the typical “Arrusti je Mancia" (eats the endured meat after that it's cooked to live coal).

During the period of Passover, Randazzo is filled up of easter traditions in Italy, popular colors and religious festivities. There will be many characteristic religious processions in the medieval quarters of the citizen.

Randazzo dominates the Alcantara and it is found between three protect areas, the Regional Park of the Etna, that one of the Nebrodi and the Fluvial Park of the Alcantara Gorges. It's a city of medieval origin on whose territory various civilizations have been met: Greeks, Roman, bizantini, Arabs, Normans.

• Church of Saint Mary, a 400 century building whose outside is realized in black blocks of lava stone.

• The Svevo castle, going back to XIII the century, in which has been realized the Museum of the Limbs Peasants.

• Museum of the "Pupi Siciliani" that represents the famous cycle of the “chanson de geste” whose protagonists are Carl Magno and its knights.

Timetables of opening: every day h 10,00-13,00/15,00-19,00 Rates: € 2,60.

• Archaeological museum Vagliasindi, in which are shown the rests of one large necropoli.

• Day 6 April arrival and accommodation in B&B in Randazzo
• Day 7 April excursion Full Day Etna North
• Day 8 April Free day for excursions in Randazzo and small villages (Taormina, Catania or Acireale)
• Day 9 April Wine itinerary and tastings in the Wine cellars of Castiglione of Sicily

 

The Price comprises...
- 4 nights in Bed and Breakfast
- Breakfast
- Tasting
- Excursion full Day, Transfers in 4x4 and typical lunch (pic-nic)

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