The city, as well as we admire it today, has an 18th-century city plan, that is the result of its rebuilding after the disastrous 1693 earthquake. The Viceroy Uzeda commissioned the reconstruction to Giuseppe Lanza, Duke of Camastra, who rebuilt the city in the s...
Despite the numerous episodes of lava flows and earthquakes that have struck Catania, it still shows impressive traces dating back to the classic period. These traces are above all gathered in the area of the ancient acropolis, which is Montevergini Hill.
This is a private guided tour along the south-western coast of Sicily, among archaeological remains and amazing landscapes. Our cultural tour will begin along the rocky crest of Temple Hill. A series of sanctuaries consecrated to the...
With this private cultural tour, we will follow the history of the town, from the foundation of the Greek colony of Akragas to Agrigento. Our day tour develops along the rocky crest of the Temple Hill
We will make a short cultural journey to discover Greek and medieval Sicilian architecture starting from the coasts of Agrigento to Sicani’s inland by going through more than 2000 years. Our private guided ...
We will see two of the most important archaeological sites of protohistoric and classic Sicily by going around myth and history, Sican and Greek ruins. Our private archaeological tour will begin with a walk along the rock...
The medieval structures of the Monastery of San Nicola host the Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento. It exhibits the most meaningful finds coming from Agrigento and its surroundings. On this expert-led private tour, we will go through the dif...
The monumental ruins of ancient Akrágas represent one of the most important archaeological complexes in the Mediterranean area. They stand out in an agricultural landscape that is characterised by centuries-old olive and almond...
We will see two of the most important archaeological sites of protohistoric and classic Sicily by going around myth and history, Sican and Greek ruins. Our private day tour will begin with a walk along the rocky crest of ...
We will make a short private journey to discover Greek and medieval Sicilian architecture starting from the coasts of Agrigento to Sicani’s inland by going through more than 2000 years. Our guided tour
The Belice Valley, crossed by the homonymous river, is located in Western Sicily among the provinces of Palermo, Trapani, and Agrigento. In the night between the 14th and 15th January 1968, a violent earthquake destroyed this are...
A day archaeological tour along the south-western coast of Sicily will bring us to discover the Greek cities of Akrágas and Heraclea Minóa. The day will begin with a walk on the rocky crest of the
This cultural day tour embraces centuries of art and history, focusing on two amazing places that have been shaped by the culture of different and excellent civilizations. We will start with the Archaeological Park of Selinunte, that is t...
We asked the temples of Selinunte, yet their silence weighed more than a sea of words  Jean-Paul Sartre, Les Mots Founded by the Greeks at the end of the 7th
This private day tour will take you on the Phoenicians’ route in the westernmost tip of Sicily. This part of the island, which bathes in the soft light of unique sunsets, features salt pans, win...
Established as a Phoenician outpost for trading on the western Mediterranean Sea, Trapani has firmly retained its maritime vocation that clearly shaped the urban development of the city over the centuries. Our private cultural tour will...
But on the capture of Ilium some of the Trojans, who had escaped the Achaeans, came in boats to Sicily and, settling on the borders of the Sicanians, were called, as a people, Elymi, while their cities were named Eryx and Egesta… Thucyd...
On this private guided tour, we will reach the small island of Mozia by boat, that is placed in the middle of a lagoon archipelago. Founded by the Phoenicians at the end of the 8th century BC, the ancient florid city thri...
Thanks to this private walking tour, we will discover the ancient and fortified settlement of Erice, which is closed by huge city walls of Phoenician origins. Its strategic position, which is emphasized by the presence of monument...
Segesta was one of the three cities founded by the Elymians, whose origins, according to the mythical tradition, date back to the Trojans. Mostly integrated with the Greek culture in its architecture, the city developed during Classical time...
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