Self Drive and Land tour  7 NIGHTS / 8 DAYS

SICILIAN EMOTIONS
BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, NATURE & FOOD AND WINE
DEPARTURE EVERY SATURDAY

PRICE AND DATE ON REQUEST

Tourist tax to pay

AGRITURISMO: a Farm

Immersed in unspoiled nature, the structure is not just a farmhouse:

against the backdrop of the fascinating rustic landscape of the Sicilian hinterland, the farm has been carrying out agro-zootechnical activities for more than three generations. The holiday will be a unique and regenerating moment, surrounded by the land that gives the precious food that you will enjoy healthiness, energy and a unique flavor. Nature offers an unmissable spectacle: you can discover it calmly, simply walking or lying on a lawn to listen and admire it.

Immersed in the Sicilian countryside, about 50 km from Palermo, it offers free Wi-Fi and free parking and features a traditional restaurant and a garden with outdoor swimming pool and children’s playground.

All rooms and apartments are air conditioned and have an independent entrance, TV and private bathroom with free toiletries and hairdryer. The apartments also have a seating area and a kitchenette. Some rooms also have a terrace.

The farmhouse serves a continental buffet breakfast each morning. Guests can enjoy regional cuisine in the restaurant or relax with a drink in the bar.

The farmhouse is 3 km from the center of Alia and about 45 minutes by car from the Mediterranean Sea. The property provides bicycle rental and horseback riding services.

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ITINERARY

1 DAY SATURDAY PALERMO

Meeting with the local guide x city tour 2 hours (included): This tour is a way to allow yourself an affectionate welcome in Palermo and also an opportunity to present its history, culture, traditions and habits. You will meet a local guide at 18:00 next to the Teatro Massimo, the third most important opera house in Europe. Then you will go to the square known as “Quattro canti” and to Piazza Pretoria, both places are the heart of the old city. The next stop will be the ancient Arab area called Kalsa, where you will see the huge ficus planted in Garibaldi’s garden. But this area is also popular for legends and mysteries related to the Spanish inquisition. Finally you will taste a homemade ice cream, to discover some Sicilian flavors- Continue to the farmhouse (50 km from Palermo) Dinner and overnight

2 DAY SUNDAY                                                                                                 Visit to the farm of the farm: (from 10:00 a.m. duration: about 1 h; min 2 pax) (included)

The farm of the farm is visited with an expert in animal production: he will accompany you showing you all the way from hay to cheese:

the management of dairy cows, the milking routine and the dairy, to discover all the secrets of transforming milk into typical Sicilian cheeses.

Free afternoon or visit to Cefalu ‘, known for its Norman cathedral, a 12th century structure similar to a fortress with elaborate Byzantine mosaics and tall twin towers.

Nearby, the Mandralisca Museum offers archaeological exhibits and a picture gallery with a portrait of Antonello da Messina. The beaches of Mazzaforno and Settefrati are located to the west.

Dinner in a farmhouse

3 DAY MONDAY

Full day trekking to Madonie Arise with optional naturalistic guide (guide cost € 150.00 to be paid locally)

lunch bag

Afternoon visit to Gangi or Geraci Siculo: two gems set in the mountain range of Palermo, an excursion that is worth a dream: to experience two of the most beautiful villages in Italy.

Nestled on Monte Marone, at dusk, Gangi looks like a hat of light on the back of the mountain, in the background the highest volcano in Europe: Etna.

The alternation of alleys, squares and courtyards embellish the urban fabric with Corso Umberto I and Giuseppe Vitale to represent the backbone of the historic center.

A few kilometers away, where the roads are born from stone and are in stone and where nature merges with the work of man, stands Geraci Siculo.

The testimonies dating back to the domination of the noble Ventimiglia family are very rich: the ruins of the castle, the Gothic chapel of Sant’Anna from the 14th century, the late Mother church

medieval, which houses two sculptures from the Gaginiana school, the lookout tower (XIV century), the church of San Bartolomeo and that of Santa Maria della Porta. Do not miss a visit to the

Musebach, ethno-anthropological museum.

Dinner in a farmhouse

DAY 4 TUESDAY

Departure on foot towards the Fiaccati Mill, a restored and functioning water mill of the 800, where you can see the milling of the grain, as it was done once.

Free afternoon and around 5.00 or 6.00 pm the tasting of typical Sicilian cheeses: duration of about 2 hours (included)

It starts with milk, constitution, origins of the discovery of cheeses, coagulation techniques and production of hard and spun paste cheeses.

Then we proceed actively with the actual production of the cheeses and ricotta with the copper and wooden equipment of the past shepherds.

At the end of the production there will be the technical tasting and sensory analysis of 5 cheeses and ricotta: characteristics and recognition.

Dinner in a farmhouse

5 DAY WEDNESDAY

Free day:

Swimming pool, horse riding € 15 ppH (duration 1 or + h)

A guide will accompany you through paths and mule tracks or for beginners inside the stables.

or

excursion to the Gurfa caves (duration 1 h): 6 km from the farmhouse there is a 5,000-year-old rock settlement

A guide will accompany you and tell the story of the Gurfa Caves. (Inclus0)

Dinner in a farmhouse

DAY 6: THURSDAY

We recommend visiting Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples and Realmonte with La Scala dei Turchi

about 2 – 2.5 hours on foot,: a very interesting archaeological walk.

Continue to Realmonte (15 minutes from the Valley of the temples) to visit the Scala dei Turchi on the sea.

Dinner in a farmhouse

DAY 7: FRIDAY

Cooking class at the farmhouse and lunch included

The cooking course is led by the Chef of the Agriturismo. An unforgettable experience to discover all the secrets of typical Sicilian cuisine.

At the beginning of the lesson the chef will explain the menu. Then we will start preparing an entire menu. In the end we will all meet around a table to taste what we are

prepared in the company of a good glass of wine.

In the afternoon we recommend visiting Santo Stefano di Quisquina (in the Sicani Mountains), a small agricultural-rural town 45 km from Villa Dafne.

There you can admire the hermitage of Santa Rosalia in the middle of the woods, to discover the whole history of the Saint who from there arrives on foot in Palermo along a route today called

“Itinerarium Rosaliae” “. In Santo Stefano you can also visit the” “Teatro di Andromeda” “, created in the middle of the mountains at about 1000 meters above sea level by Lorenzo Reina by a pastor-sculptor.

From there you can admire a breathtaking panorama. Today it is home to theater, music and film scenes.

Dinner and overnight

DAY 8: SATURDAY DEPARTURE

7 Half board in Farmhouse

Guided tour of Palermo for 2 hours

Tasting of a typical ice cream in Palermo

Visit to the farm of the farm

Excursion to the Gurfa caves with nature guide

Guided tasting of typical Sicilian cheeses: about 2 hours

Cooking course and lunch included

Flight, rental car, drinks,

naturlastic guides, lunches not mentioned.

And everything not specified in the fee includes