September 9 - 10, 2011 - Friday - Saturday

Day 1 & 2 Fly from Kansas City to Palermo, Sicily - Arrive 12:10 PM Local Time.

We meet our Group
     (Thanks to Anne McQuiggan & Steve Grecco for these pictures)

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Gather with fellow travelers and Program Director for a Welcome Drink and Dinner at a local restaurant.

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September 11, 2011 - Sunday

Day 3 Palermo & Monreale Tour

Enjoy dinner on your own this evening.

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September 12, 2011 - Monday

Day 4 Palermo / Erice Tour

Tonight, learn how to communicate with the people you'll meet throughout your stay during our Italian With & Without Words language lesson.

Enjoy an included dinner at the hotel.

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September 13, 2011 - Tuesday

Day 5 Palermo / Hidden Palermo tour

Enjoy dinner on your own this evening.

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September 14, 2011 - Wednesday

Day 6 Palermo / Cefalu tour

Today, this city is yours to discover. You could further explore the medieval district adjacent the Quattro Canti. Worth a visit is the oratory of Santa Cita with its magnificent stuccoes by Giacomo Serpotta.

Tonight, gather with fellow travelers for an included dinner at your hotel.

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September 15, 2011 - Thursday

Day 7 Transfer to Agrigento / Corleone / Corleone's Past & Present Discussion

After lunch, you'll transfer to Agrigento, check into your hotel, and have some time on your own.

Dinner is at your hotel.

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September 16, 2011 - Friday

Day 8 Transfer to Taormina / Valley of the Temples / Agriturismo Farmhouse Lunch.

Arrive at your hotel in Giardini Naxos, located about four miles from Taormina, in the late afternoon.

Early this evening, enjoy a fascinating discussion about Italian Volcanoes, including stories about famed Mount Etna.

You'll have time to relax and reflect on your day's discoveries before dinner at a local restaurant.

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September 17, 2011 - Saturday

Day 9 Taormina / City tour

Take advantage of your Dine-Around coupon for dinner tonight..

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September 18, 2011 - Sunday

Day 10 Taormina / Messina tour / Italian Volcanoes discussion.

Or, Spend today as you please

Tonight, choose the venue of your included dinner from one of our Dine-Around restaurants.

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September 19, 2011 - Monday

Day 11 Taormina / Siracusa tour.

Or You have a day to relax, do some shopping, and explore on your own.

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September 20, 2011 - Tuesday

Day 12 Taormina / World War II Sicily Landing discussion

After breakfast, you'll travel to the village of Savoca. The sleepy village of 1,700 hugs lush hillsides. Here, many of the scenes of the movie The Godfather were shot, including the marriage of Michael Corleone and Appolonia Vitelli.

Join us this evening for an exclusive World War II Sicily Landing discussion, and learn more about the history and sites of the Allied landings in Sicily - the first step toward the liberation of Italy from the German Nazis and Italian Fascists. We will also discuss the controversial connections between Allied Intelligence and the Mafia.

Later, gather for a Farewell Dinner at your hotel.

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September 21, 2011 - Wednesday

Day 13 Taormina / Mount Etna / Home-Hosted Lunch

This afternoon, in Mitogio, a Sicilian family will welcome you for a traditional Home-Hosted Lunch, a delightful way to experience everyday life.

Later, gather with your fellow travelers for a Farewell Drink. .

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September 22, 2011 - Thursday

Day 14 Return to U.S.

Wake before dawn (3:00 AM) this morning for your transfer from Taormina to the airport in Catania. You will be given a box breakfast to take with you. Then take your morning flight home.

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Pictures Here Are By:

Anne McQuiggan
Steve Grecco
Roz Schindler
Jean Wheeler
Dan Wheeler