DIAMOND TOUR

DIAMOND TOUR

5 DAYS (4 NIGHTS)

Reggio Calabria - Bronzi di Riace - Stretto di Messina - Taormina - Lipari - Panarea - Stromboli - Vulcano

Departures every day

1st DAY: Arrival
Meeting at the airport/station Fs/city of Reggio Calabria or Lamezia Terme and meeting with our representative. Transfer by minibus/private car to the hotel. Overnight stay.

2nd DAY: Riace Bronzes - Reggio Calabria - Taormina
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to the National Museum with access to the Riace Bronzes room (ticket included) with a short panoramic tour of the city. Transfer to Taormina across the Strait of Messina. Arrival in Taormina in the late morning and free time to visit the city (Ancient Theatre, Palazzo Corvaia, Corso Umberto, etc.). Free time for optional lunch. Afternoon continuation of the tour with stops at Giardini Naxos and Isola Bella (a small island opposite Taormina famous throughout the world). Continue to Milazzo. Board the hydrofoil and depart for Lipari. Arrival, transfer to the hotel. Dinner at leisure. Overnight stay.

3rd DAY: Morning Lipari. Afternoon Panarea and Stromboli with Sciara del fuoco

Breakfast at the hotel. Free morning with the possibility of free visits to the island of Lipari (Canneto beach for swimming, or optional walk through the town centre visiting the Corso and its "alleyways", or visit to the ancient acropolis "Il Castello" where there is also the archaeological museum and the cathedral dedicated to the patron saint St Bartholomew). Free lunch. 12:40 p.m. Meeting at the Port of Marina Corta (Lipari). Boarding on motorship and at 13:00 departure for Panarea. During the navigation there will be a short stop for a swim in the splendid sea near Calajunco Bay. Continuation of navigation, arrival in Panarea and disembarkation. Free time for a visit of approximately 1.30 h. During the visit, we recommend a walk along the town centre to admire the colours of the Aeolian architecture and the breathtaking view of the other islands; or it will be possible to hire a small electric taxi, carrying several people, for a complete tour of the island. Boarding on a motorboat and departure for Stromboli. During navigation there will be a panoramic tour of the suggestive islets in front. Continuation of navigation, arrival at Stromboli and disembarkation. Free time to visit. During the visit we recommend swimming from the beach near the landing; or take a walk to the Cathedral of San Vincenzo where, in the nearby bars, you can enjoy an excellent granita, or hire a small electric taxi for a complete tour of the island. Dinner is free. Around 18.00, a stop to taste a pizza in the local pizzerias is recommended. At dusk, rendezvous at the port and board the motorboat and depart in the direction of Strombolicchio to admire the splendid small island, the most volcanic and oldest of the Aeolian Islands, from the sea. Continuation of navigation with a stop under the Stromboli to admire from the boat the unique and evocative spectacle of the Sciara del fuoco that this volcano in constant activity gives us by admiring its explosions, lapilli, and ash. Continuation of navigation with arrival at the port of Marina Corta (Lipari) at 21:30. Free transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay.

4TH DAY: Vulcan

Breakfast at the hotel. Free transfer to the port of Marina Corta (Lipari) and appointment at 09:40. Embarkation and at 10:00 a.m. departure for the navigation of the island's coastline with a stop at the Bay of Vinci and the Valle Muria. The tour will continue to the Faraglioni, the Porta degli Angeli and the Montagna di Papa Giovanni. Continuation of the tour to the Vulcano Coast where you can admire the Grotta del Cavallo, the Testa del Leone and the Piscina di Venere. Continuation to the ancient port of Gelso with its picturesque Black Sand Beaches. Arrival at the port of Vulcano and disembarkation with free time for sightseeing until the afternoon. Free lunch. During the visit we recommend a swim in the splendid waters of the Sabbie Nere beach; or a dip in the warm, healthy waters rich in fumaroles near the landing; or a minibus tour of the island. Continuation of navigation with arrival at the port of Marina Corta (Lipari) at 17:00. Free return to the hotel. Free dinner. Overnight stay.

DAY 5: Departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the port of Lipari. Continue by hydrofoil/boat to return to the place of departure. Option to extend your stay at an additional cost.