Biking the Southern Coastal Villages

Sentences that can only be punctuated with kisses. Gardens perfumed by jasmine and orange blossoms. Meals that marry bold Italian flavors with Moorish spice and sweetness. The Sicily of your imagination resides in the unspoiled southeastern corner. Here, the island's Greek, Arab, Norman, and Byzantine gifts come in a decidedly baroque wrapper, most gorgeously gilded in the Val di Noto. This bower at the foot of the Hyblaen Mountains boasts no fewer than eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites - exquisite villages remade in grand baroque style after the 1693 earthquake. Join us to cycle, dine, learn, and unwrap a living treasure.