Itinerary
- Day 1
Catania
You'll arrive in Catania and check into your hotel, then meet your tour leader and other travelers for a briefing. This evening kicks off with the St. Agatha festival where thousands of devotees in traditional white gowns gather in Cathedral Square for music, songs, and fireworks. There's an optional champagne terrace experience if you're interested in that.
Optional Activities
- Terrace viewing of St. Agatha festival celebration with champagne
Landmarks/POIs Catania Cathedral 
- Day 2
Mount Etna - Taormina
This morning starts at the Pescheria fish market in Catania before heading to Mount Etna, Europe's highest volcano at 10,922 feet/3,329 meters. You'll visit Rifugio Sapienza and walk through the Crateri Silvestri volcanic cones where you can see across Sicily and the Aeolian Islands on clear days. After tasting local honey and regional products, you'll drive to Taormina for lunch at a local restaurant. From there, walk through the Greek Theatre which overlooks Giardini Naxos bay, then wander the medieval streets and check out the Riviera dei Ciclopi. By evening, you'll head back to Catania to see the St. Agatha procession.
- Meals
- Breakfast (International breakfast), Lunch (Lunch in a lovely restaurant in the historic center of Taormina, Sicilian traditional cuisine)
Included Activities
- Visit to Pescheria (ancient fish market) in Catania
- Excursion to Mount Etna and Rifugio Sapienza
- Visit to Crateri Silvestri volcanic cones
- Tasting of local homemade honey and typical products
- Lunch in Taormina
- Visit of Taormina's Greek Theatre
- Viewing of Riviera dei Ciclopi
- Evening procession of St. Agatha
Landmarks/POIs Mount Etna Crateri Silvestri Taormina Greek Theatre Giardini Naxos Riviera dei Ciclopi 
- Day 3
Catania
Your guided walking tour explores Catania's UNESCO-listed Baroque center, known for its black lava stone architecture with white limestone accents. The tour begins at Duomo Square where you'll see the Cathedral and the Liotru statue, an ancient lava-stone elephant. You'll walk through University Square and along the elegant Via dei Crociferi, stopping at the S. Benedict Monastery. Lunch is light street food and traditional minnezze (local pasta dish) at a historical bar. The afternoon is free to experience the St. Agatha feast with colorful processions, devotees in traditional dress, the ornate fercolo, and the impressive wooden candelore parade.
- Meals
- Breakfast (International breakfast), Lunch (Light lunch in a historical bar of the city centre to taste local street food and typical minnezze)
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Catania's city center
- Visit to Duomo Square with Cathedral
- Visit to Liotru statue
- Visit to University Square
- Visit to Via dei Crociferi
- Visit to S. Benedict Monastery
- Light lunch with local street food and traditional minnezze
- St. Agatha feast celebrations and processions
Landmarks/POIs Catania Cathedral (Duomo) Liotru Statue University Square (Piazza Università) Via dei Crociferi S. Benedict Monastery (San Benedetto) - Day 4
Catania
After breakfast at your hotel, tour services end. You have the chance to visit San Benedetto Monastery (located behind your hotel) to hear the traditional singing of cloistered nuns greeting St. Agatha before she returns to the Cathedral, if that interests you.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast in hotel)
Included Activities
- Breakfast in hotel
Optional Activities
- Listening to singing of cloistered nuns greeting St. Agatha at San Benedetto Monastery
Landmarks/POIs S. Benedict Monastery (San Benedetto)
