Our exploration of Syracuse (known to the Greeks as Siracusa) actually began during the evening of Day 4. After settling into the hotel, which had a beautiful seaside overlook, Denise took some of us on a brief tour of the nearby archaeological attractions. This evening Continue Reading

Day 4 started early with breakfast in the hotel dining room. Today we would be driving Eastward across the island to Syracuse (known to the Greeks as Siracusa). Along the way we would stop and visit the ruins of Piazza Armerina, a large and very Continue Reading

On Day 3 we got to sleep in a little later than we had the day before. Our hotel was already located near the site we were planning to visit, so we did not have to be on the bus until 9:30. Today we would Continue Reading

Day 2 started early with breakfast in the hotel dining room at 7. We needed to have our luggage packed and ready to leave by 8. Today we would be making our way by bus across the island to Agrigento, stopping along the way to Continue Reading

Our first day in Sicily began in the city of Palermo, where we had arrived the night before. Originally founded in the 700s BC by the Phoenicians (who also gave us one of the world’s earliest alphabets) the city was originally known as Ziz. It Continue Reading