Sicily - Virtu Ferries

SUGGESTED ITINERARY
( can be modified according to requirements )
Day 1
05:30 Meet at the Virtu Passenger Terminal.
06:45 Departure to Pozzallo by High Speed Catamaran –
JEAN DE LA VALETTE
08:15 Arrival Pozzallo, departure by 4x4 vehicles.
First stop: a typical industrial archaeological site, visiting the old mines from where at the
end of the IX Century and early X Century AD tar was extracted and exported world-wide
to asphalt the roads of big cities. We will venture down some caves to approximately 60m.
Back on our 4x4’s for a ride down to the valley of the River Irminio, which was once used for
navigation but is today merely a torrent surrounded by unspoiled nature. The ride will take
us across country paths, muddy patches and flowing streams.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irminio
http://www.sicilyincoming.com/river-irmino-nature-reserve.html
Picnic lunch in the countryside on the way to Ragusa Ibla.
Ragusa Ibla – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake that
devastated southern Sicily, it is now best known for the Duomo San Giorgio built by the
renowned Sicilian Baroque architect Rosario Gagliardi.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragusa,_Sicily
17:30 Transfer to Hotel Antica Stazione in Chiaramonte Gulfi, the “balcony of Sicily”
with a panoramic view stretching from Mt Etna to Gela and the Mediterranean beyond.
http://www.anticastazione.com
18:00 Shower / Free time.
20:00 Dinner
Starter: Pasta
Main: Cotoletta with fries
Drink & Dessert
22:00 Lights out.
OPTION 1 (2 Days - 1 Night)
Ragusa Ibla