Today’s tour will take you through the Riviera deiCiclopi and some of its enchanting villages. Acicastello with its imposingNorman fortress, built on a volcanic rock crag and towering above the sea. Offthe coast at Acritezza are three sharp-edged islets, known as ‘faraglioni’ andHomer mentions that the blinded Polyphemus slung rocks from here at Ulysses, ashe and his men escaped from the Cyclops in their ships. You will then arrive atCatania, the second largest city in Sicily and boasting a wealth of Baroquearchitecture, having been badly damaged by a huge eruption of Etna and acatastrophic earthquake in the late 17th century. This tour alsoincludes wine-tasting at an excellent local winery.
