The Oriented Nature Reserve of Vendicari , one of the most beautiful and important places in Sicily, is characterized by a complex of marshes where man has carried out activities of which we can still grasp the signs today. It is possible to observe the remains of a Greek Byzantine settlement, the Swabian Tower, the tonnara, the salt pans, the houses and the fishermen’s establishments, which testify how this strip of land has had both economic and strategic importance over time.

Marzamemi is a small seaside village whose origin dates back to around the year 1000, when the Arabs built the Tonnara there, enlarged in 1700 by the Nicolaci di Villadorata family. The stop for the tasting will be held in a Country House Hotel immersed in the Soul Park, an agro-cultural oasis among ancient citrus groves, olive trees, secular almond trees and carob trees that occupies an extension of agricultural land in a pre Vendicari reserve.

Here you can admire contemporary art creations and watch innovative artistic performances.

The tour ends with a visit to Noto , the capital of Sicilian Baroque and a destination for international tourism, but also for intellectuals and artists of yesterday and today who, dazzled, stopped there to live there. Noto offers the visitor one of the most harmonious and fascinating historic centers in Sicily, considered a “stone garden” for the magnificence of its churches and for the numerous noble palaces.

PROGRAM ** :

9.30 am arrival in Vendicari, visit

12.30 am transfer to the Country House Hotel

1.00 pm tasting

2.00 pm transfer to Marzamemi

2.30 pm arrival in Marzamemi, and visit of the village

3.30 pm transfer to Noto

4.00 pm arrival in Noto, and visit of the city

6.00 pm end of activity

** The program may undergo changes due to weather changes or special unforeseen needs.