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Best of Sicily Trip October 2025

October 6th-15 2025

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This trip is based in Sicily, designed to give you a taste of food, wine and exploration,

We will adventure inside history, culture, and one of the most beautiful places in Italy. 

Each day will include breakfast, various activities, and intimate dinners.
Starting from €3299 pp
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Program

Day 1   |   October 6th 2025

Welcome dinner- Taormina

Day 2   |   October 7th 2025

Taormina city center and Godfather tour

Day 3   |   8th October 2025

Etna Excursion and Wine Tasting: A Thrilling Adventure

Day 4   |   October 9th 2025

Journey across the island. Valle Dei Templi

Day 4   |   October 9th 2025

Welcome Dinner Main Trip

Day 5   |   October 10th 2025

Marsala City Center + cibo di strada

Day 6   |   October 11th 2025

Mothia Island, cheese tasting, and Phoenician history

Day 7   |   October 12th 2025

Castle Golfo, Olive Oil Tastings, and Sicilian Seafood

Day 8   |   October 13th 2025

City of Trapani, wine tasting, and cooking class

Day 9   |   October 14th 2025

Best of Palermo and Sicilian markets

Day 10   |   October 15th 2025

Leaving Day

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Day 1 | October 6th 2025

Welcome dinner- Taormina

Arrive at your beautiful Hotel where you will meet your hosts and fellow pre-trip guests for sparkling wine and socializing. Together you will make your way to one of the top restaurants for an amazing wine paired dinner.

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Day 2 | October 7th 2025

Taormina city center and Godfather tour

Immerse yourself in the captivating blend of history, culture, and cinematic allure on this captivating tour of Taormina and the Godfather trail.

 
 
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Day 3 | 8th October 2025

Etna Excursion and Wine Tasting: A Thrilling Adventure

Embark on an unforgettable journey to Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano. Explore otherworldly landscapes, witness volcanic wonders, and savor exquisite Etna wines, paired with a delightful Sicilian lunch.

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Day 4 | October 9th 2025

Journey across the island. Valle Dei Templi

A trip from Taormina to the Valley of the Temples is an unforgettable journey through Sicily's history, culture, and breathtaking beauty. You will admire Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano, and discover the archaeological treasures of Agrigento, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Day

On the road we will stop by a beautiful agristurismo for lunch, we will finish our adventure in the other side of the island where the main trip part it will be.

 
 
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Day 4 | October 9th 2025

Welcome Dinner Main Trip

Dinner

ARRIVAL Aperitivo with lagoon and view welcome dinner

After you arrival and check in the fun begins ! Meet your hosts and your fellow guest for the week for a typical "Aperitivo". The first night will include a social welcome dinner where you will learn more details about all the fun will have for the week along with your first opportunity to taste some of the best of our local dishes.

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Day 5 | October 10th 2025

Marsala City Center + cibo di strada

Day

The City of Marsala: The fortified walls historically had only a few gates allowing access to the city. We will take a historical tour/walk from one gate “Porta Nuova” to “Porta Garibaldi” spending our time stopping to enjoy tastes  of our famous street food. Our tour will be led by famous local wine and food expert (and sometimes Christopher Creek Winery harvest helper)  Salvo Martinico. Salvo grew up around the city and will show us his favorite spots for food, wine, and histroy. As a bonus, Marsala is known as the land of Sunsets, rated as one of the top 5 places in the world to see a sunset.

Dinner

Fine dining with the best views of the water and the Egadi islands enjoying the best local cuisine paired with famous Marsala wines.

 
 
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Day 6 | October 11th 2025

Mothia Island, cheese tasting, and Phoenician history

Visit the historic 700 year old salt production of Marsala to see where some of the worlds best salt comes from. Then we will visit Mothia “the island of secrets” where we will discover Phoenician history. Lastly we will get an opportunity to do a tasting of Sicily’s famous ricotta cheeses.

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Day 7 | October 12th 2025

Castle Golfo, Olive Oil Tastings, and Sicilian Seafood

Day

Today is all about what the locals call “gold of the soil” Olive oil. It is the base of every major dish in Mediterranean cuisine. We will
meet master producers of the islands best oil and try their best creations. In the afternoon we will visit Castellammare del Golfo. The famous castle on the sea and the village around it.

Dinner

That night we will enjoy one of Sicily’s best fish restaurants.

 
 
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Day 8 | October 13th 2025

City of Trapani, wine tasting, and cooking class

Today is all about the beautiful walled city on the sea called Trapani.   Famous for hosting the Louis Vuitton Sailing Championship. We will enjoy seeing the city and trying the best local wines and cuisine. 

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Day 9 | October 14th 2025

Best of Palermo and Sicilian markets

Today we end the trip on a high note with an immersive visit to Sicily’s capital, Palermo. Home to some of the world most beautiful palaces and Massimo Theatre, Europe’s largest theatre. We will experience all of the history, culture, music, and of course food of the heart of the Ancient Kingdom of Sicily.

 
 
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Day 10 | October 15th 2025

Leaving Day

Tips:
The pre trip airport it will be Catania, the main trip and the leaving airport it will be Palermo.
 

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Requests relating to the exercise of rights will be processed without undue delay and, in any case, within one month of the request; only in cases of particular complexity and the number of requests this deadline may be extended by an additional 2 (two) months.

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8. Updating and amending the Privacy Policy
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Privacy policy and data processing


The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to describe how the site currently found at www.foppolicastle.com is managed with regard to the processing of personal data of users/visitors who consult it.

This information is also provided pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter also "General Data Protection Regulation" or "GDPR") to those who access the aforementioned site.

The above site is owned by Foppoli Castle Srl Via Castello 1, 23030 Mazzo di Valtellina, SO, Italy.


The information is provided by Foppoli Castle Srl exclusively for the above-mentioned website and not also for other websites or sections/pages/spaces owned by Third Parties that may be consulted by the user through appropriate links.

Users/visitors are invited to carefully read this Privacy Policy before providing any kind of personal information and/or filling in any electronic form on the site itself.

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1. Data controller

The data controller is Foppoli Castle Srl Via Castello 1, 23030 Mazzo di Valtellina, SO, Italy. Email: info@foppolicastle.com

2. Type of data processed purpose and legal basis for processing

2.1. Navigation data
The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this site acquire, in the normal course of operation, some personal data that are then implicitly transmitted in the use of Internet communication protocols.

This is information that by its nature could, through association and processing with data held by third parties, allow identification of users/visitors (e.g. IP address, domain names of computers used by users/visitors connecting to the site, etc.).

This data is used for the sole purpose of obtaining statistical information (so it is anonymous) and to check the proper functioning of the site.

2.2. Data provided voluntarily by users/visitors
If users/visitors connecting to this site send their personal data to access certain services, that is, to make requests via e-mail, there will be the acquisition of such data by Foppoli Castle Srl and/or third parties together with which Foppoli Castle Srl may provide the service requested by the user/visitor; such data will be processed exclusively to respond to the request, that is, for the provision of the service in accordance with this Policy and the specific Privacy Policy provided when subscribing to individual services.

2.3. Purposes of processing for direct marketing purposes
With the specific consent of the interested party, Foppoli Castle Srl may use the data provided voluntarily for direct marketing activities, to send advertising and informative material; carry out direct activities of sale or placement of products or services; send commercial information; carry out interactive commercial communications.

For the processing of data preordained to the performance of direct marketing activities, it is mandatory to acquire the consent - specific and separate - from the data subject, who is as of now informed that such conferment is entirely optional and any refusal will not entail any consequence (except that of preventing the processing of data aimed at direct marketing).

For the treatments referred to in nos. 2.4. it is clarified that the legal basis is represented by the express consent. For the treatments referred to in nos. 2.1 and 2.2. the legal basis is represented by the execution of requested services or respond to the request of users/visitors.

3. Recipients of personal data

No data derived from the web service will be communicated or disclosed to third parties, except to fulfill the obligations required by laws, regulations or EU regulations.

Personal data expressly conferred by users/visitors will be communicated to third parties only if the communication is necessary to comply with the requests of the users/visitors themselves, subject to the provisions of the specific Informatives of the individual services.

4. Data Transfer to Third Countries

Within the scope of the purposes indicated in Article 3 of this Information Notice, your personal data will not be communicated/transferred to third parties established in countries outside the European Union, with the possible exception of the provisions for the use of Cookies.

5. Method of processing and data retention period

Data are processed by automated means (e.g., using electronic procedures and media) and/or manually (e.g., on paper) for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which the data were collected and, in any case, in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Personal data will be kept for the amount of time strictly necessary to pursue the specific purposes of the processing and, in particular:

- for the data indicated in Article 2.1., for the time necessary to carry out the specified activities, except for any findings of computer crimes to the detriment of the site;

- for the data indicated in art. 2.2., for the time necessary to carry out the services requested or respond to the requests made, except for any investigation of computer crimes to the detriment of the site; any further details on the retention of data regarding the individual service or request made may be provided in the specific information for the individual service requested;

- for the purposes indicated in Article 2.3. (marketing) for 24 (twenty-four) months from the time of the release of the specific and express consent to the processing by users/visitors.

6. Rights of the Interested Party

Users/visitors may at any time exercise the following direct.

a. Access to personal data: to obtain confirmation or otherwise that data concerning them is being processed and, if so, access to the following information: the purposes, the categories of data, the recipients, the period of storage, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, the right to request rectification or cancellation or restriction of processing or opposition to the processing itself as well as the existence of an automated decision-making process;

b. Request for rectification or erasure of the same or restriction of processing concerning them; "restriction" means the marking of retained data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future;

c. Objection to processing: to object for reasons related to the particular situation to the processing of data for the performance of a public interest task or the pursuit of a legitimate interest of the Controllers;

d. Portability of data: in the case of automated processing carried out on the basis of consent or in performance of a contract, to receive in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format the data concerning them; in particular, the data will be provided by the Controllers in .xml, or similar, format;

e. Revocation of consent to the processing for marketing purposes, both direct and indirect, market research; the exercise of this right does not affect in any way the lawfulness of the processing carried out before the revocation;

f. To lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR to the competent supervisory authority based on habitual residence, place of work or place of violation of rights; for Italy, the competent authority is the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, which can be contacted through the contact details given on the website http://www.garanteprivacy.it.

The aforementioned rights may be exercised by sending an appropriate request to the Data Controller through the contact channels indicated in art. 1 of this policy.

Requests relating to the exercise of rights will be processed without undue delay and, in any case, within one month of the request; only in cases of particular complexity and the number of requests this deadline may be extended by an additional 2 (two) months.

7. Communication and provision of data

With the exception of what is specified for the data in Article 2.1 (navigation data, the failure to provide which coincides with the failure to navigate the website), users/visitors are free to provide their personal data and their failure to provide them may only result in the impossibility of obtaining the requested service.

8. Updating and amending the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be subject to change over time - also related to the possible entry into force of new sector regulations, the updating or provision of new services or to intervening technological innovations - so the user/visitor is invited to periodically consult this page.