This 11-day trip is southern Italy and Sicily in shades of sepia. Travelling through Puglia and Calabria with a ferry crossing over to Sicily, we explore the sun-warmed piazzas and palazzi of cobbled hilltop towns, wander ancient amphitheatres, and unearth architectural treasures - such as the 10,000-year-old ‘sassi’ cave dwellings of Matera and the kiln-shaped stone ‘trulli’ of Alberobello. We’ll top off our trip with ‘The Godfather’ Sicilian villages and a walk beneath the summit of restless Mount Etna - the highest active volcano in Europe.
  • Explore Matera's ancient cave dwellings that date back millennia
  • Sipping a glass of local red wine in Altomonte surrounded by beautiful churches
  • Being wowed by the beauty of Mount Etna, as plumes of smoke drift above the lava-sculpted landscape below
  • VIP door-to-door travel service