Sicily A Treasure
Italy | Jun 28 - Jul 5, 2025

Ellen
Ellen F.
Ashburn, VA | Reviewed on Jul 07, 2025

We had an amazing trip to Sicily, and loved working with our local specialist Lorenza! She was so easy to work with and attentive and worked with us through several itineraries as we finalized our trip. She was also super responsive while we were on our trip to one small glitch we had and was willing to answer any questions we had. We loved every part of our trip and hard to pick a favorite. We love history and archeology so loved Salinunte, Valley of the Temples, Syracusa Greek Theater and Amphitheater as well the theater in Taromina. Also went to Syracusa (specifically stayed in the island of Ortigia) and Taromina a must.

All our guides were truly wonderful! Chaira (Palermo), Carmelina (Valley of the Temples), Azzurra (Selinunte), Sabine (Ragusa), Giuseppe (Syracuse Neapolitan Archaeological Park) and Aureliano (Taromina Theater). Chaira, Sabine, Aureliano and Carmelina were particular standouts but all wonderful!

Hotel Reviews
Bed & Breakfast Il Giardino di Ballarò
Palermo

The staff are wonderful. Room very comfortable. Great location near to so many sights and restaurants. Felt very safe. Loved our stay!

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Centrally located in old city.
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Le Terrazze di Pirandello

Good location. Didn’t love our room. Good breakfast!

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Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Not great air conditioning and bed not comfortable. Shower not great.
Algilà Ortigia Charme Hotel
Syracuse

Lovely hotel and great breakfast. Good location. Easy to walk everywhere. Very safe.

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Hotel Casa Adele
Taormina

Lovely room. And close to everything - shopping, great restaurants and sights!

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Habitat Boutique Hotel
Catania

Such a cool hotel. We only stayed a night and wish we could have stayed longer! Great location! Vibrant and close to things you will want to see in Catania!

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Activity Reviews
Syracuse Neapolis Archaeological Park - private guide
Syracuse Neapolis Archaeological Park - private guide
Italy

Good guide! Very interesting.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff
Guided visit to the Ancient Theatre  of Taormina (private guide)
Guided visit to the Ancient Theatre of Taormina (private guide)
Italy

This was a beautiful site and tour. Aureliano was of our best guides!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff
Palermo guided walk insight on the anti-mafia movement and street food tour (private guide)
Palermo guided walk insight on the anti-mafia movement and street food tour (private guide)
Italy

We LOVED our guide.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Selinunte Archaeological Park visit - private guide
Selinunte Archaeological Park visit - private guide
Italy
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Boat Tour in Syracuse
Boat Tour in Syracuse
Italy

Great trip. And had a lovely group!

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Temple valley guided visit
Temple valley guided visit
Italy

Wonderful and knowledgeable guide!

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Ragusa guided visit
Ragusa guided visit
Italy

Sabine was a wonderful guide! We loved our afternoon here and wish we could have stayed longer.

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Mount Etna half-day trip (group experience)
Mount Etna half-day trip (group experience)
Italy

Guides were great and spoke good English. It’s a lot of driving and wish there was more hiking!

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Local specialist: Lorenza Cannarsa