Mid-Term Holiday Northern Sicily Tour 2019

MID-TERM HOLIDAY NORTHERN SICILY TOUR 2019

Breakfast and the tour today will lead you to the National Park of the Madonie Mountains. First stop at will be at Gibilmanna, which means ‘gibil’ a mountain of manna. The name Manna comes from a sweetish substance that is collected from local Mountain Ash trees in late summer. Here we visit the Sanctuary and the Baroque Chapel of the Virgin Mary. Later drive to Gratteri which is a typical laid back Sicilian village. It is surrounded by beautiful pine and oaks woods and sites such as Pizzo Dipilo. The city boasts areas of historical importance

to Sicily. Although probably founded by the Romans, as a coin discovered at the area seems to confirm, the town design betrays clear Arab-Medieval features. Here we stop for a Sicilian typical lunch(not included). Proceed to Castelbuono, famous for the old Castel built by theVentimiglia family, and the famouse chapel of St Anna inside. St Anna is patron saint of Castelbuono (entrance fee to the Castel not included). Later walk in the picturesque streets and tasting of some typical pastries and manna.

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