• Touristic tours to the historical highlights of Palermo and Monreale, only 35 km away, can be organised with our own English speaking guide (art historian) and private transportation on a bus for up to 18 people.

  We have designed six routes to explore Palermo in different periods (Arab-Norman, Baroque, Liberty), to visits its aristocratic Palaces, the Byzantine Cathedral of Monreale and the 10th century Castle of Trabia built on the sea rocks.

• We also include private bus transportation and official touristic guides for the whole Sicily. Our guides are English, French and Russian speaking and have long experience in working with foreign groups.

• We offer bilingual translators for Japanese, German and Chinese, also available to stay full time at the villa and to travel with the tourists.

Attractions

• The UNESCO cultural site (July 2015) denominated Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù and Monreale is within 40 min reach from Trabia. It is a collection of monuments with mosaics, paintings and sculptures created during the Norman period (1071-1194). The socio-cultural mixture that characterised Sicily in this period gave birth to an extraordinary artistic and architectural heritage of outstanding value.

• Eighth other inscribed UNESCO cultural and natural sites in Sicily are within 1h 30min - 2h 30min reach.

	Solunto 18 km, 21min Phoenician settlement on seafront mountain.		Erice 148 km, 1h 50min A splendid medieval small town founded by Phoenicians on top of a mount with spectacular sea view.
	Palermo 35 km, 40min UNESCO cultural site. The main town in Sicily. An art and folklore gem. A unique blend of cultures of the many civilisations that have lived in the island over centuries.		Selinunte 150 km, 1h 40min One of the most impressive archaeological sites in the Mediterranean.
	Monreale 38 km, 42min UNESCO cultural site. Norman Cathedral from 12th century. World famous, with rich Byzantine mosaics on gold background.		The Valley of Temples 154 km, 1h 50min UNESCO cultural site. The most spectacular archeological place in the Mediterranean.
	Cefalù 40 km, 32min UNESCO cultural site. World famous medieval small town on the sea with 12th century Norman Cathedral. Full of shops and fine restaurants.		Mount Etna 221 km, 2h 48min UNESCO natural site. Is one of the world's most active and iconic volcanoes. The mount and the natural park are of global significance for scientific, cultural importance and educational value.
	Segesta 108 km, 1h 12min A well preserved Greek colonist’s temple in a beautiful landscape.		Syracuse 231 km, 2h 16min The most important city of Magna Grecia. Greek theatre, vast archaeological site and museum.
	Mothya 140 km, 1h 30min Small island with one of the most important Carthaginian towns.		Taormina 233 km, 2h 20min Wonderful Greek theatre overlooking the Etna volcano.
	Villa Romana del Casale 140 km, 1h 38min UNESCO cultural site. The largest and best-preserved Roman mosaics in the world.		Pantalica 256 km, 2h 30min UNESCO cultural site. near Syracuse. Necropolis between 13th and 8th BC.
	Tindari 145 km, 1h 30min Roman habitation and bath, mosaics and panoramic Greek theatre.		Val di Noto 256 km, 2h 30min UNESCO cultural site. The eight towns in south-eastern Sicily, near and including Noto, provide outstanding testimony to the exuberant genius of late Baroque art and architecture.