Immerse yourself in Secret Sicily! “Secret” because you’ll escape the ordinary while basing your travels for 10 days in the mountain village of Licodia Eubea. We’ll take care of the details while you create memories. You’ll delight in Eastern Sicily’s treasures—its people, its heritage, its cuisine, and its natural beauty. You’ll visit principal sites while staying in a town of 3000 locals as they celebrate their patroness, Santa Margherita. Your intellect will be stimulated by UNESCO sites while your heart will be warmed by the generosity of our local hosts. Ask us about adding our 4-day Palermo prelude! 

• Meet the mayor and enjoy evening passeggiatas with the locals of the town of Licodia Eubea
• Experience the annual feast and procession for our hosts’ patroness Santa Margherita
• Delight in a hands-on cooking class, a magnificent vineyard tour, and beach time
• Tour UNESCO sites including Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, Ragusa, and the Roman Villa of Casale with expert guides
• Explore Mount Etna, Europe’s largest, most active volcano with expert, local guides
• Stroll through the enchanting towns of Taormina, Siracusa/Ortigia, Ragusa Ibla, and Modica

10 days, 9 nights. 

Includes everything but six meals (Includes all breakfasts, four lunches, and seven dinners.) Land Only. 

• 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

Join us for our 4-day Palermo Prelude! 

Day 1 | Transfer from Palermo Airport, Orientation, and Dinner as a group

Day 2 | Market, culture, street food tour (includes lunch) led by expert, local guide, Opera dei Pupi performance and demonstration, Dinner on your own, Time to enjoy the festivities around the Feast of Santa Rosalia

Day 3 | Tour Monreale Cathedral with expert guide, Time on your own in Cefalù, Evening's Il Festino festivities for the Feast of Santa Rosalia in Palermo (lunch and dinner on your own)

Day 4 | Visit the Catacombs of Palermo, Travel as a group to Licodia Eubea/Secret Sicily's home-base with lunch at a family-run trattoria along the way ... Start of Secret Sicily ...