ENTERING SICILY

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ENTERING SICILY
SICILY
Duration: 7 days
Group size: 2 - 12
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Sicily & Italy by Experts -Italian Luxury DMC
€4,850
Deposit: €1,300

About this trip

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ENTERING SICILY

A journey into the island through the people who call it home.

8 Days · 7 Nights
October 13–20, 2026
May 13–20, 2027

Small Group Journey by Italy by Experts

ENTERING SICILY was born from a belief at the heart of Italy by Experts: luxury travel is built on relationships, not reservations.

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THE IDEA BEHIND THE JOURNEY

We have always believed that luxury travel is built on relationships, not reservations.

The Sicily we love most is not discovered by moving from one famous place to another. It reveals itself slowly — through the people who live there, the stories they share, the food they make and the doors they are willing to open.

That belief became ENTERING SICILY.


For seven nights, we cross the island from the Baroque southeast to the northern coast, staying in just two places and allowing time to experience Sicily rather than simply see it.

We meet producers and families. We enter kitchens and vineyards. We walk through markets, mountain towns and ancient landscapes. We share meals and conversations.


And sometimes, we simply stop.


Because entering Sicily is not about seeing more.
It is about getting closer.

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THE JOURNEY AT A GLANCE

THREE NIGHTS

THE BAROQUE SOUTHEAST

Our first home is a traditional Sicilian baglio in the countryside of southeastern Sicily.

From here we enter the world of Ragusa Ibla and Modica — Baroque towns, country roads, local producers, chocolate, wine and long Sicilian tables.

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FOUR NIGHTS

CEFALÙ BY THE SEA

Our second home overlooks the Mediterranean in Cefalù.

From here we discover another Sicily: the mountains and traditions of the Madonie, the energy of Palermo and the quieter rhythm of life beside the sea.

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THE EXPERIENCES

The Highlights of the trip

PEOPLE BEFORE PLACES

Meet the people behind Sicily's traditions — from a local cheesemaker to wine producers, artisans and families who allow us into their world.

MODICA & ITS CHOCOLATE

Discover Modica through one of its most distinctive traditions, with time to understand why its chocolate is unlike any other in Italy.

WINE, LAND & THE SICILIAN TABLE

Spend time in the countryside, walk through the vineyards, talk with the people behind the wine and experience food where it belongs: close to the land that produced it.

ACROSS ANCIENT SICILY

Cross the island through Agrigento and the extraordinary landscape of the Valley of the Temples, with a picnic along the way.

THE SICILY FEW TRAVELLERS SEE

Travel into the Madonie to Castelbuono, meet one of the people preserving the centuries-old tradition of manna and discover the flavours of Sicily's mountains.

PALERMO BEHIND THE SCENES

Enter Palermo through its market with a chef, cook together and later step behind the doors of a private palazzo for aperitivo.

CEFALÙ, SLOWLY

See Cefalù from the water, leave time for wandering and doing absolutely nothing, and end the journey around the table in the home of a local family.

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A cheesemaker. A winemaker. A chef. A family.

The people we meet are not an addition to the itinerary.

They are the itinerary.

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WHERE WE STAY

IN THE BAROQUE COUNTRYSIDE

3 nights in a traditional Sicilian baglio

A country home surrounded by the landscape of southeastern Sicily — intimate, rooted in the territory and the perfect place to begin our journey.
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IN CEFALÙ

4 nights in a sea-view hotel


Our second home places us between the historic town and the Mediterranean, with the sea becoming part of the final days of the journey.

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YOUR JOURNEY

8 Days / 7 Nights

Departure 1
October 13–20, 2026

Departure 2
May 13–20, 2027


Small Group Journey ( maximum 12 people)

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Information

What's Included

What's included

7 nights accommodation / Breakfast daily / Private transportation throughout the journey / Experiences and visits described in the program / Selected lunches and dinners / Wine experiences and tastings / Palermo market experience and cooking class / Private palazzo aperitivo / Cefalù boat experience / Local hosts, producers and encounters / Italy by Experts assistance throughout the journey

NOT INCLUDED

International airfare / Travel insurance / Meals not specifically mentioned / Personal expenses / Gratuities / Anything not expressly listed as included

WHO IS THIS JOURNEY FOR?

ENTERING SICILY is for travellers who want to go beyond sightseeing.

For those who would rather spend time talking with a winemaker than visit another monument.


Who enjoy beautiful places but care just as much about the people behind them.

Who appreciate good food, thoughtful hospitality and a slower rhythm.


And who understand that sometimes the most memorable moment of a journey is the one that could never have been scheduled on a checklist.

THIS IS NOT SICILY SEEN FROM A WINDOW.

We begin the journey around a table.

Seven days later, we end around another.

Between those two tables lies our Sicily.

Come and enter it with us.

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Pricing

Per person in double

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Map of the trip locations

A. Ragusa Ibla

Via Giardino, 5, 97100 Ragusa RG, Italia

B. Cefalù

Cefalù PA, Italia

About your organizer

Sicily and Italy by Experts is not just any destination management company—it’s a team of local travel designers dedicated to crafting extraordinary, exclusive, and tailor-made journeys in some of Italy’s most breathtaking locations. Founded by Angela Macaluso (CEO of Sicily by Experts ) and Giacomo Passalacqua, based in Cefalù, this exciting new venture extends the same passion and philosophy of their specialist DMC, offering personalized tours filled with authentic experiences to a broader clientele across every region of Italy.

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