Activities / Features

Included pickup from the main hotels in the area

Full day

Lunch included

Places of scenic interest

Tasting of typical products
PROGRAMM
Departure at 08.00 a.m.*
Let’s discover the mountains, maybe even the most beautiful in all of Sicily, in the heart of the Madonie Regional Natural Park.
Departure for Castelbuono, a small medieval city full of life, history and picturesque corners. The walk goes through the main monuments, you can visit the “Castello di Ventimiglia” that hosts an ancient Palatine Chapel (The Church of Saint Ann, patron saint of the city) and the mother church. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to try local desserts (including the now famous “Panettone Fiasconaro”).
Departure for the Tenuta Luogo Marchese ancient farm, hunting lodge for the Ventimiglia Lords of the County of Geraci, marvellously restored in the XIX Century; once the property has been reached we will be able to admire the surrounding panorama, the huge vineyards, the cork and oak woods. Furthermore, you will be able to taste typical Madonite products (cheeses like the Caciocavallo, the charcuterie, the olives), You’ll also have the opportunity to taste the “Pane Cunzatu” cooked on the spot and flavored with oil, oregano, anchovies and pecorino cheese, to then end it all with a barbecue of mixed meats while sitting in the shade of a century old wisteria tree. All of this with fantastic Sicilian wines.
Return to the hotel in the afternoon.
*The departure time can change in relation to the pick up point.
THE PRICE INCLUDES Transfer by bus from the hotel, tour leader and the typical Sicilian lunch in a farmhouse of the XIX century (water and wine included).
THE PRICE DOESN’T INCLUDE Entrance to the Castle / Museum of Ventimiglia.