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Touring
Mount
Aetna
Easy
bike
tour
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self
guided |
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Bookings:
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IV
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contact
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Leader:
Ettore
Grosso |
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Itinerary
7 days - 6 nights
Meet at Nicolosi, Sicily
Ride the lower slopes of the Volcano, enjoying nature,
historical villages, and of course, great Sicilian food. The Tour easy, suitable to everybody, crosses roads with little traffic, but, since there are no cycle tracks, it is not recommended for kids under 12 (years of age). |
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Calendar year 2007
Group or Individual tours - Self-guided
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Cost - self-guided tours
- Off season: € 610/person with double occupancy, add € 170 for single occupancy.
- High season: € 705/person with double occupancy, add € 190 for single occupancy. (from 15/07 to 15/09 from 24\12 to 6\01 Easter-week)
Payment:
30%
on
booking,
remainder
within
30
days
of
tour
start
date.
Cancellation:
Deposit
not
refundable
under
any
circumstances;
if
cancelled
within
30
days
of
tour
start
date,
any
other
amounts
already
paid
will
be
repaid.
If
cancelled
after
30
days,
only
50%
of
total
paid,
less
deposit,
will
be
refunded. |
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1st Day
Arrival and accommodation in Bed and Breakfast hotel in a small Etna village called Nicolosi.
2nd Day
Nicolosi - Adrano - Bronte Km. 44
Visit to Adrano: the historical center and the Norman Castle, "Simeto Gorges" and the old "Saracen Bridge".
Bronte: The historical center and the Pistachio Groves. Accommodation in a hotel at Bronte.
Typical food of Bronte: “Pesto” of pistachios (sauce made with basil and pistachios) and pistachio ice – cream (the genuine one!)
3rd Day
Bronte - Maniace - Randazzo Km. 40
Maniace: Visit to the Castle of admiral Horatio Nelson (closed Mondays) and to the Medieval Church of S.Maria di Maniace.
Randazzo: A small town at the slopes of the Etna: a rich and interesting historical centre of Medieval origin. Accommodation at a” 3 Stars” Hotel in the historical centre of the town.
Typical food:” Home-made bread” (cooked in a wood oven); ”Provole” cheese made in the Nebrodi, and typical sweets and pastries.
4th Day
Randazzo - Verzella (via del vino) - Gole dell’Alcantara-Giardini Naxos. Km. 41
The "Wine Road" is the area where the wine of Etna is made. It is possible to taste the wine at a producing farm. Visit to the Gorges of the Alcantara River whose water excavated the lava. Accommodation in a holiday village in Giardini Naxos.
Accommodation in small apartments with two or three beds.
All the apartments have a kitchen, bathroom, telephone, air conditioner and balcony.
5th Day
Giardini Naxos - Taormina Giardini Naxos. Km. 20
Possibility of a Visit to the Antique Naxos, the first Greek colony in Sicily. Visit to Taormina, an important town of art and culture, defined the pearl of Sicily. You can visit the Greek Theatre, the Main Street and the churches of different ages.
6th Day
Giardini Naxos - Acireale - Acitrezza. Km. 42
Visit to the fishing villages of Acireale (Stazzo, Pozzillo, S.Maria La Scala) and to the Natural reserve of "La Timpa".
Acireale: Town of Art, of Baroque architecture, Acitrezza fishermen's village.
7th Day
Departure
The cost includes:
- Sleeping accommodation for 3 nights with Half-Pension in a Hotel a Nicolosi, Bronte, Randazzo.
- Accommodation in residence, in Giardini Naxos (2 nights) in small apartments with only beds but with the possibility of using the kitchen.
- Accommodation in Hotel 3 stars, in Acitrezza ( 1 night) B&B.
- Bike rental - helmet, spare tube, antitheft padlock with keys
- Baggage transportation.
- Briefing
- Telephone assistance
- English language "road book"
- Maps
The cost does not include:
- Transfer fees (see below)
- Insurance
- Outward and return journey to reach the meeting and the return places
- Lunch, dinner, refreshments, entertainment
- Fees for museums and other attractions
- Miscellaneous items not covered in "included"
Transfer costs: (pick up and drop off at airport, train station, bus station etc)
- Transfer from Catania Airport to Nicolosi (meeting place),
€ 50 each way – max 4 people
- Transfer from Acitrezza (tour end) to Catania Airport,
€
30 each way – max 4 people
- Transfer from Acireale Railway Station to Nicolosi,
€
35 each way – max 4 people
- Transfer from Hotel Acitrezza to Acireale Railway Station,
€ 15 each way – max 4 people
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