Catania Trip Overview
A trip to an unknown Sicily, unknown to the majority of tourists, away from the usual tourist spot. A true Sicily to discover and enjoy!
The small village of Buscemi, with the houses of the historical center faithfully restored as they were more than a century ago, to let you experience a leap back in time to understand how life took place at that time.
Palazzolo Acreide, located in the Sicilian hinterland, in the middle of Iblei mountains. To reach it, you must travel a very beautiful landscape with panoramic views completely different from those that can be seen along the coast. The town is enchanting, with some of the most beautiful baroque churches of Sicily, so much that it was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2002.
Marzamemi is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, where everything smells of the sea between old stone houses, wooden boats and picturesque views. The perfect place where to taste the authentic flavors of the Mediterranean sea.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Catania, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Catania, Province of Catania, Italy
A trip to an unknown Sicily, unknown to the majority of tourists, away from the usual tourist spot. A true Sicily to discover and enjoy!
The small village of Buscemi, with the houses of the historical center faithfully restored as they were more than a century ago, to let you experience a leap back in time to understand how life took place at that time.
Palazzolo Acreide, located in the Sicilian hinterland, in the middle of Iblei mountains. To reach it, you must travel a very beautiful landscape with panoramic views completely different from those that can be seen along the coast. The town is enchanting, with some of the most beautiful baroque churches of Sicily, so much that it was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2002.
Marzamemi is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, where everything smells of the sea between old stone houses, wooden boats and picturesque views. The perfect place where to taste the authentic flavors of the Mediterranean sea.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Buscemi Paese Museo, Via della Liberta’ 10, 96010 Buscemi, Sicily Italy
Buscemi, the village itself is a Museum where houses and stores were restored and maintained exactly as they were a century ago. A place where you can take a step back in time to find out the lifestyle of that time!
Here you will visit many restored house, part of the museum, such as the house of the blacksmith, of the miller, of the farmer, the baker and others.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Comune Palazzolo Acreide, Piazza del Popolo, 2A, 96010 Palazzolo Acreide SR, Italy
Then we will visit the baroque town of Palazzolo Acreide with its beautiful small churches, such as The Basilica of San Sebastiano and the Annunziata Church, and baroque style palaces. You will visit also the interesting archaeological area which, in addition to the many Baroque-style elements of the historic center, made the town being placed on the list of UNESCO world heritage site.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Marzameni, frazione di Pachino It’s spelled Marzamemi, Sicily Italy
We end up with the visit of Marzamemi, a little fishermen’s village where you can see the old Tonnara (tuna trap) and the ancient part of the fishing village where the old fishermen’s houses were adapted and transformed into bars and restaurants. Here it is possible to taste the true, authentic flavours of land and sea.
Duration: 2 hours
