SCHOOL TRIP IN WEST SICILY 

1° day: Naples Port-Palerme
Meeting of the participants in the agreed place at Naples port, fulfillment of the boarding formalities and departure by boat for Palerme. Accommodation in cabins, dinner and overnight.

2° day: Palerme
Breakfast on board. Arrival to Palerme in the morning, accommodation in reserved GT Bus and transfer to the city for a visit of Palerme: The Botanic Garden, one of the largest institute of the Europe; The Foro Italico, located on the sea in front of the ancient Strada Colonna; The Church of St. Maria della Catena. Next visit to: The Palazzo Chiaramonte Steri, which is known mostly for being the Inquisition Court. At the end of the morning visit, lunch in the center, in one of the typical itinerant kiosks, famous for their typical products of the highest quality. In the afternoon a walk to the historic Market of  Vucciria, the Quattro Canti, Piazza Pretoria and the Church of St. Maria dell’Ammiraglio, also known as Martorana. In the evening transfer to the hotel, accommodation in reserved rooms, dinner and overnight stay.

3° day: Monreale – Palerme
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer by a reserved GT Bus to Monreale and visit of the Cathedral, where the architecture of northern Europe and Arab art are combined. Return to Palerme, lunch and visit of the  Cathedral, dedicated to the  St. Vergine Maria Assunta in Cielo and to the Patroness of the city, St. Rosalia. Visit to the Norman Palace, formerly known as the Royal Palace and today the seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly. The palace is the oldest royal residence in Europe, home to the sovereigns of Sicily and the imperial seat of Frederick II and Corrado IV. At the end of the visit, return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

4° day: Palerme – Naples
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning visit to the Capuchin Catacombs, which is known in all the world for the presence in its basement of a vast cemetery that houses about 8,000 bodies. The visit will continue with the Zisa palace, an ancient summer residence of the kings; the Cuba Sottana, a place where the King and his Court could spend pleasant hours in the cool of fountains and citrus gardens; Porta Nuova; the Basilica of the Holy Trinity of the Chancellor, one of the oldest churches in the city. Lunch. In the afternoon transfer to the port, accommodation by boat in the reserved cabins, dinner and overnight on board.

5° giorno: Naples Port
Breakfast on board. In the morning arrival in Naples Port.