Designed for you, by women who know Sicily

A femme-friendly adventure, conceived in collaboration with Experience Sicily and Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, Golden Week in Sicily features places Allen includes in her celebrated book. For the past 15 years, Van Allen has designed Golden Weeks in Italy for Women, giving them immersive experiences that celebrate Italy’s feminine appeals – from sites where goddesses have been worshipped to encounters with female artisans and chefs.  

Every transfer is arranged. Every hotel is exceptional. Every experience has been chosen with care. With insider access that takes decades to earn, you will travel with the ease of every single detail arranged so you can arrive and simply enjoy. The only decision you need to make is what to wear to dinner.

• The Feminine Soul of Sicily

  This itinerary follows a thread most tours never find. A tour highlighting the women who built Palermo. The goddess temples of Agrigento. The ancient spring of Fonte Aretusa. Roman mosaics celebrating women.

• Meals Made with Love

  A hands-on cooking class in a Madonie hill village. Paired lunch on the slopes of Etna. Market lunches, a farewell dinner in Taormina. Food is not an afterthought here. It is half the point.

• A Millenia of Beauty

  The glowing mosaics of Monreale and Villa Romana del Casale. The Valley of the Temples at golden hour. The Teatro Antico with Etna behind it and the sea ahead. Sicily holds more UNESCO heritage than almost anywhere on earth.

• A Mermaid in Real Life

  A sunset boat excursion along the Cefalù coast. The white cliffs of the Scala dei Turchi above a turquoise sea. The slopes of Etna among century-old vines. Sicily's landscapes are as extraordinary as its history.

Land only. 

9 days, 8 nights. 

The Benefits of Traveling with Experience Sicily

• Owner-managed tour--call, and you'll speak directly to Allison Scola

• The logistics and details managed by our American office and Sicilian insiders

• Select, private and clean professional transportation

• Local, expert guides at all principal sites

• Meaningful interaction with locals

• Off-the-beaten path seaside villages and mountain towns

• Outstanding traditional cuisine

• An excellent balance of structured and free time

PRICE INCLUDES

• Private guided visits with licensed expert guides throughout.

• Hands-on cooking class in the Madonie hills.

• Sunset boat excursion with aperitivo along the Cefalù coast. 

• Etna wine tasting and paired lunch.

• 8 nights in handpicked boutique hotels in Cefalù (3 nights), in Agrigento (1 night), and in Taormina (4 nights).

• All breakfasts (8 total), 6 Lunches, 4 Dinners 

• All private ground transportation throughout the journey, including arrival transfers from Palermo Airport and departure transfers to Catania Airport.

• All entrance fees & activity costs

• Fully escorted by experts

• Most gratuities for included services

ACTIVITY LEVEL

• Walking and touring historic sites, towns, and villages for a few hours each day. Paced to savor the moments.  

• Structured days with planned leisure time 

NOT INCLUDED: International flights, travel insurance, 7 independent meals, personal spending.