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Syracuse and Marzamemi Sicily Tour

By Virtu Ferries LTD
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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$228 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 14h
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Overview

Arrival at Pozzallo - a typical Sicilian village. We board fully airconditioned coaches, accompanied by guides. Departure to Syracuse with a running commentary by the guide. Syracuse – has come to epitomise Greek culture in Sicily, Magna Grecia. The Duomo, in the old city Ortigia, is a converted Greek temple, one of the oldest
places of worship worldwide and equally as unique. Free time for lunch (not included in the price). Departure to Marzamemi. We visit the multi coloured fisherman’s village and the Campisi establishment, famous for its’ Sicilian delicacies. Campisi is a leading manufacturer of fish products: fish eggs, raw tuna (bottarga), red tuna, traditional Sicilian sauces, the popular Pachino tomatoes home grown in this area of Sicily. Time for swimming.
Departure for Pozzallo with a running commentary by the guide.
Departure by High Speed Catamaran at 19:30 hrs for Malta.

Activity location

  • Virtu Ferries
    • Il-Ghassara tal- Gheneb, Virtu Passenger Terminal
    • 1917, Marsa, Malta

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sicily Catamaran
    • Marsa, Malta

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Syracuse & Marzamemi

  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h
    14h
  • English

Check- in at 06:30am

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30 AM
Price details
AU$228.20 x 1 AdultAU$228.20
Total
Price is AU$228.20
Until Tue, 16 June

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Driver/guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • The total duration includes the travel time

Activity itinerary

Virtu Ferries

  • 2h
The tour will give you a taste of the highlights found in the beautiful island of Sicily. Coach journey is long however necessary to get to the relevant stops.

Syracuse

  • 2h
Syracuse - is one of the loveliest cities in Sicily. We tend to forget that it was once the most important city in Western Europe. The city owes its origin to the Greek settlers who, from 733 BC onwards, turned Sicily into Magna Graecia, when Greece ruled not only the Mediterranean but also the known world

Ortigia

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Ortigia - Ancient Syracuse, is in fact an island, now joined to the mainland by a short bridge. It is the heart and soul of Syracuse, where the Greeks, for reasons of defence, decided to found their new city. Ortygia was in recent years given a face lift and is attracting more and more visitors.

Duomo di Siracusa

  • 30m
Piazza Duomo - at the centre of Ortygia is the Piazza Duomo, with the Duomo taking pride of place. The Duomo is unique, no other word for it. It was built by the Greeks as the Temple of Athena. When the Byzantines conquered Syracuse, instead of demolishing the temple, as so often happened, they convert- ed it into a Christian church. The Normans modified the interior and built a more Christian façade. When the façade was destroyed in the 1693 earthquake the Sicilian baroque façade which we see today was erected. The Duomo, one of the oldest sites of continued worship in the world is unique an example of Greek, Byzantine, Norman and Baroque architecture all in one

Marzamemi

  • 1h
Marzamemi - Just 45 minutes away from Pozzallo is the quaintest fishing village you can come across – Marzamemi. The rows of colourful one storey fishermen’s houses are interrupted by the Tonnara, the disused tuna processing plant. The Tonnara was built by the Arabs in the X Century. Palazzo Principe Villadorata and the Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola tower over the fisherman’s houses. The central Piazza Regina Margherita is everyone’s meeting place. The village is a sea of colour, the bright blue doors and windows, the potted red geraniums, the multicoloured wooden fishing boats, all against a background of the blue Mediterranean Sea. If you like Sicilian delicacies visit Campisi, the traditional delicacy, bottarga, the dried tuna roe has changed very little since Arab-Phoenician times.

Pozzallo

  • 2h
close to the end of the journey. group will reach Pozzallo on the way back to Malta.

Location

Activity location

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    Virtu Ferries
    • Il-Ghassara tal- Gheneb, Virtu Passenger Terminal
    • 1917, Marsa, Malta

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Sicily Catamaran
    • Marsa, Malta

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