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SICILY'S IMPRESSIONS GUIDE

Sicily SICILY

GETTING THERE

LARGE

MEDIUM TO SMALL

YOUR BEST PARTNERS

SPECIAL CONTENTS

Events

Focus

Contact CONTACTS

INCENTIVE & TEAM BUILDING

SPECIAL EVENTS

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2013 Sicily’s Impressions Guide

Sicily 4 Getting to Sicily 6 Main Airports and Ports 7 Flight Connections 8 Airlines 9 Low Cost Airlines 10 Charter Airlines and Cruise Companies 11

Large Events 12 Main Congress Centres 13 Catania 13 Catania - Le Ciminiere 14 Taormina 15 Taormina - Congress Palace 16 Palermo 17 Palermo - Politeama Theatre 18 Main locations for large events 19 Palaghiaccio 19 Radice Pura 20 Palaminardi, Albergo delle Povere 21 Main hotel with conference centres locations 22 Eastern Sicily 22 Western Sicily 23

Medium to Small Events

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Catania 25 Taormina & Giardini Naxos 27 Messina & Aeolian Islands 29 Syracuse 31 Ragusa 33 Palermo 35 Trapani 37 Agrigento 39 Enna & Caltanissetta 41

Incentive & Team Building

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Overview 44 Following ancient footprints 45 Sicilian Folklore 46 Wild Sicily 47 Wild nature 48 Food theme 49 Wine passion 50

Special Events 51 Historical Dwellings 51 Other Locations 52

Your best partners 53 DMCs/PCOs 54 Other suppliers 56

Special Contents 57 Luxury Living 58 Golfing 60 World UNESCO Heritage Site 62 Socially Responsible Activities 64 Smaller Islands 65 Aeolian Islands 65 Egadi Islands 66 Other Islands 67 Local Festivals and Saints’ days 68 Film locations 70

Contacts 72

Sicily The rhythm of the island, a sip of sicilianity The Island was  used in the past by Greeks, Romans, Normans and Spaniards as a location for events, and traces of a timeless history and culture are present everywhere; in the monuments, in the architecture of its towns and villages, even in the countryside, in the style of life, in the flavors of its cuisine and wines. In this island of contrasts, there is time to rest without depriving oneself of moments of conviviality or frenetic activity. The whole of Sicily is an explosion of impulsive vitality, like a market that screams its flavors, a kitchen permanently feeding the hunger for the truth one seeks when escaping from the usual routine.

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Sicily Where people have met and interacted for centuries Str Stromboli

I s o l e

Mar Tirreno

E o l i e

lina Salina

Overview

Panarea Pa

Filicudi

Alicudi

Lipari Li

Ustica Vu Vulcano Ganzirri Mondello

S. Vito lo Capo

I s o l e

E g a d i

Levanzo Marettimo

Erice

Scopello

Balestrate

Marsala

Novara di Sicilia A20

Alcamo

Caccamo

S. Teresa di Riva Troina

Gangi

Nicosia

Selinunte

Castiglione di Sicilia

Bronte

Castelvetrano

Menfi

Ribera

Caltanissetta

Sciacca Raffadali

Pantelleria

Augusta Francofonte

Niscemi

Gela

Vittoria Comiso S. Croce Camerina

Lampedusa

Lentini

Caltagirone

Palma di Montechiaro Licata

Mar Mediterraneo

Catania

Pietraperzia Piazza Armerina

Canicattì

Agrigento

Acireale

A19

San Cataldo

Eraclea Minoa

Giarre

Nicolosi S. Pietro Clarenza

Paternò

Taormina Giardini Naxos

Monte Etna

Adrano

Enna

San Giovanni Gemini

A18

Randazzo

Polizzi Generosa

Corleone

Mazara del Vallo

Messina

Oliveri

Castelbuono

A29

Salemi

Milazzo

Patti

S. Stefano di Camastra

Cefalù

Termini Imerese

Castellammare del Golfo

A29

Segesta

Bagheria

Partinico

Trapani

Favignana

Palermo

Monreale

Gioiosa Marea

Capo d’Orlando

E45

Siracusa

Palazzolo Acreide

Ragusa

Noto

Avola

Modica Scicli Pachino Pozzallo

Mar Ionio

Meeting Hotels 201 Congress and Conference Centres 32 Fair grounds 5 Historical Dwellings 423 Sport facilities 27 DMCs, PCOs, Tour Operators 189 Set up companies 41 A/V Technology Providers 47 Catering Service Providers 115 Transfer Service Providers 206 Other services 310

Portopalo di Capo Passero

Sunny days Sunny Days

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29 26

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20 15 10 5

January February

March

April

May

June

July

August

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September

October

November

December

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Getting to Sicily The heart of the Mediterranean, in the centre of Europe

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Getting to Sicily

Main Airports and Ports Main Airports Palermo

Messina

Catania

Trapani

CTA

Fontanarossa

Taormina Giardini Naxos Riposto

Palermo

PMO

Falcone e Borsellino

Catania

Agrigento

Trapani

Siracusa

TPS

Birgi

Comiso

Comiso

CIY

Gen. Vincenzo Magliocco

Main Ports and Marinas Agrigento Porto di Lampedusa Porto di Licata Porto di Sciacca Porto Empedocle

Catania Porto di Acitrezza Porto di Catania Porto di Gela Porto di Ognina - Porto Ulisse Porto di Stazzo Porto Marina Di Riposto

Messina Porto dell’Acquasanta Porto Capo D’Orlando Porto di Lipari Porto di Marina Corta Porto di Marina di Patti Porto di Messina Porto di Milazzo Santa Maria Maggiore Porto di Portorosa Porto di Rinella Porto di Sant’Agata di Militello Porto di Santa Marina Salina (Messina) Porto di Giardini-Naxos

Palermo

Porto di Cefalu Porto di Cinisi Terrasini Porto di Mondello Porto di Palermo Porto di Presidiana Porto di Termini Imerese Porto Turistico di Balestrate (Palermo)

Ragusa Porto di Marina di Ragusa Porto di Pozzallo Porto di Scoglitti

Siracusa Porto di Augusta Porto di Ortigia Porto di Siracusa Portopalo di Capo Passero (Siracusa)

Trapani Porto di Castellammare del Golfo Porto di Favignana Porto di Marsala Porto di Mazara del Vallo Porto di Pantelleria Porto di San Vito Lo Capo Porto di Trapani 7

Getting to Sicily

Flight connections HELSINKI ST PETERSBURG

NEW YORK OSLO

MOSCOW

COPENHAGEN DUBLIN HAMBURG BREMA

AMSTERDAM LONDON

COLOGNE

PARIS

LUXEMBOURG STUTTGART

NANTES

GENEVE

LION

Rome 50 min. Milan 1h, 20 min. Paris 2h, 40 min. Munich 1h, 50 min. London 3h

BRATISLAVA BUDAPEST

MUNICH

BERGAMO MILAN

VERONA VENICE

BUCAREST

TURIN BOLOGNA

GENOVA

FORLI BARCELONA

PISA

MARSEILLE

FLORENCE BRINDISI ROME

OLBIA

Catania CTA

FOGGIA NAPLES

PALERMO PMO TRAPANI TPS

www.aeroporto.catania.it TENERIFE

CATANIA CTA

TUNIS

Palermo PMO Trapani TPS

NUREMBERG

ZURICH

MADRID

www.gesap.it

BERLIN

FRANKFURT

BRUSSELS

Main flight times

HANNOVER

DUSSELDORF

CASABLANCA

PANTELLERIA DJERBA

LAS PALMAS

MONASTIR

COMISO CIY MALTA LAMPEDUSA

www.aeroportotrapani.com

SHARM EL SHEIKH

Comiso CIY www.aeroportodicomiso.it

CAIRO LUXOR

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Getting to Sicily

Airlines

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Getting to Sicily

Low Cost Airlines

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Getting to Sicily

Charter Airlines and Cruise Companies

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Large events over 500 pax Main Congress Centres 13 Le Ciminiere Catania Centro Congressi Taormina Teatro Politeama Palermo Main Locations for Large Events Palaghiaccio Radice Pura Palaminardi, Albergo delle Povere

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Main Hotel Conference Centres Locations 22 Eastern Sicily Western Sicily

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Large Events / Main Congress Centres Section

Catania hotel hotel hotel

hotels rooms 3* 20 523 4* 14 950 5l* 1 104

TOTAL 35 1577 CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA Locations for special events > 400 pax 4

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Le Ciminiere Catania The Congress Centre is devided into 3 different areas: Exhibition Area Fair Area Congress Area The congress area also includes a large, 2 level auditorium. The smaller auditorium can accomodate fit up to 600 people. The upper room, with a tribune, can host up to 1200 pax. 6 Meeting rooms Distance from CTA airport 7 km, about 10 minuts Distance from train station 1 km, about 2 minutes

Services: • Parking • Restaurant • Base technical equipment • Bar • Simultaneous translation equipment

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Large Events / Main Congress Centres Section

Taormina hotels rooms hotel 3* 15 463 hotel 4* e 4S* 22 1308 hotel 5l* e 4L* 11 699 TOTAL 48 2 469 CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA

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Congress Palace Taormina Distance from Airport CTA 68 km, about 45 minutes Distance from train station 4 km, about 8 minutes

4 Meeting rooms Major meeting room 880 pax Secondary meeting room 300 pax 2.000 sq Exhibition Area

Services: • Simultaneous translation equipment • Base technical equipment

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Palermo hotel hotel hotel

hotels rooms 3* 11 542 4* 28 2586 5* 2 183

TOTAL 41 3311 CLOSEST AIRPORT PALERMO PMO

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Politeama Theatre Palermo

The theatre is the prestigious home of the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra Foundation.

The flexible and comfortable spaces of the Politeama Garibaldi theater are ideal also for the organization of shows, essays, conventions, conferences, seminars and workshops. The theatre includes the main auditorium, which is characterized by the large stage and a total capacity of 1200 seats, and versatile and comfortable breakout rooms, perfect for conferences, meetings and seminars. Distance from PMO airport 30 km, about 30 minutes Distance from train station 4,2 km, about 10 minutes 1 meeting room for 800 pax

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Palaghiaccio Catania The Palaghiaccio was the first ice rink to be built in Southern Italy. The impressive shell-like shape of the Ice Palace and its large capacity (2200) seats, actually makes it a sports hall. Moreover, it can also be used for gala evenings on ice and also for fashion shows, exhibitions, concerts and events thanks to its perfect acoustics.

hotel 3* 20 523 hotel 4* 14 950 hotel 5l* 1 104 TOTAL 35 1577 Distance from CTA airport 3,7 km, about 7 minutes Distance from train station 4,2 km, about 9 minutes

Grandstand for 2200 people. Major meeting room can be set up for a total of 5000 seats.

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Radice Pura Catania Radicepura is a park born out of the dreams of one man, Venerando Faro who has here found an outlet for all his experience in the field of international nursery gardening. 5 hectares, 3000 species of plants, the seed factory, hospitality areas for conferences or private events, all this is Radicepura, different zones within the whole, imagined as a focal point for conference tourism but also as a place of excellence for researchers, landscapers, garden designers and anyone with a passion for gardens. From company convention to educational botanical visits, from guided walks through the park to the study of Mediterranean flora, Radicepura offers hospitality which can meet every wish and need with style, functionality at the highest levels and in surroundings which will never fail to amaze.

hotel 3* hotel 4* hotel 5l* TOTAL

20 14 1 35

523 950 104 1577

Distance from CTA airport 43 km, about 35 minutes Major meeting room can be set up for a total of 900 seats.

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Albergo delle Povere Palermo

Palaminardi Ragusa

Built originally as a hospice around the end of ‘700 and ‘800, for women who worked in the weaving plantation, it now houses temporary exhibitions and conferences. The building, fronted by a seventeenth-century fountain, located on the other side of the road, consists of two parts that rise around two large and beautiful cloisters connected by a central courtyard where stands the church of SS. Trinity. There are 16 exhibition halls and a conference room that can accommodate 350 people.

The Palaminardi is a new generation facility built in 1998. The official capacity is about 3800 people. Although built relatively recently, the Palaminardi has already received additions and alterations, the most important of which was in 2008, with the creation of a new functional parking lot, which also became the new main entrance to the venue.

CLOSEST AIRPORT: PALERMO PMO

CLOSEST AIRPORT: COMISO CIY

Distance from PMO airport

Distance from CTA airport

30,3 Km, about 26 minutes

Distance from train station 7,3 km about 14 minutes 16 Meeting rooms Major meeting room 260 pax - 1500 sq

hotels hotel 3* 11 hotel 4* 28 hotel 5* 5 TOTAL 41

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rooms 542 2.586 183 3.311

108 km,about 1: 38 h

Distance from train station 8 km, about 14 minutes

hotels hotel 4* e 4l* 7 hotel 5* e 5l* 4 TOTAL 11

rooms 250 254 504 21

Large Events / Main Hotel Conference Centre Locations

Eastern Sicily Palermo

1

ni

A20

3

A18

Messina

This map shows the availability of hotel rooms in those areas where there are other locations for events (not mentioned in the previous pages) that can host more that 500 pax.

A29

Taormina Monte Etna

Enna Caltanissetta

2

ACCESSIBILITY HOTEL ROOM AVAILABILITY

3

Excellent

A19

Catania

Good

Agrigento

1 E45

2

Ragusa

Siracusa

Average n Number of suitable locations for more than 500 people in the area.

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Western Sicily This map shows the availability of hotel rooms in those areas where there are other locations for events (not mentioned in the previous pages) that can host more that 500 pax.

Palermo

1 Trapani

7

A29

A20

A29

ACCESSIBILITY HOTEL ROOM AVAILABILITY

Excellent

Enna Caltanissetta

Good

2

2

Average

Agrigento

n Number of suitable locations for more than 500 people in the area.

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Medium to Small Events Catania 25 Taormina & Giardini Naxos

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Messina & Aeolian Islands

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Syracuse 31 Ragusa 33 Palermo 35 Trapani 37 Agrigento 39 Enna & Caltanissetta 42

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Catania 1.090.166 inhabitants CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA ARTISTS Vincenzo Bellini - composer Giovanni Verga - writer Luigi Capuana - writer Pietro Paolo Vasta - painter Mario Biondi - pop singer Carmen Consoli - singer Franco Battiato - singer Pippo Baudo - showman

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Medium to Small Events

Catania area hotels rooms hotel 3* 41 2102 hotel 4* 46 3094 hotel 5l* 2 127 TOTAL 89 5323 Special Locations

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(Theatres, wine cellars, historical dwellings, etc)

Some attractions

Distance

Etna South Cableway

21 km

Syracuse

70 km

Taormina

53 km

Giardini Naxos



45 km

Piazza Armerina

100 km

Agrigento “Valle dei Templi”

170 km

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Medium to Small Events

Taormina & Giardini Naxos 20.000 inhabitants CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA

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Medium to Small Events

Taormina & Giardini Naxos hotels rooms hotel 3* 15 463 hotel 4* e 4S* 33 2970 hotel 5* e 5L* 11 699 TOTAL 59 4132 Special Locations

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(Theatres, wine cellars, historical dwellings, etc)

Some attractions

Distance

Etna South Cableway

55 km

Catania city center



50 km

Syracuse

115 km

Alcantara Gorges

23 km

Giardini Naxos



6 km

Piazza Armerina

145 km

Agrigento “Valle dei Templi”

200km

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Medium to Small Events

Messina & Aeolian Islands 500.000 inhabitants CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA ARTISTS Giovanni Pascoli - writer Maria Grazia Cucinotta - movie star Nino Frassica - actor

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Medium to Small Events

Messina& Aeolian Islands hotels rooms hotel 3* 27 1432 hotel 4* e 4S* 40 2334 hotel 5* 5 265 TOTAL 72 4031 Special Locations

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(Theatres, wine cellars, historical dwellings, etc)

Some attractions

Distance

Eolian Islands

85 km

Etna south Cableway

101 km

Catania city center



95 km



167 km

Alcantara Gorges

67 km

Cefalù

Giardini Naxos - Taormina 52 km Piazza Armerina 191 km

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Medium to Small Events

Syracuse 402.840 inhabitants CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA ARTISTS Rosario Fiorello - showman Beppe Fiorello - actor Jacopo da Lentini - poet Anna Valle - actress Archimede - scientist Filisto - historian Teocrito - poet

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Medium to Small Events

Syracuse area hotels rooms hotel 3* 14 646 hotel 4* e 4S* 40 2092 hotel 5* 5 265 TOTAL 59 3003 Special Location

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(Theatres, wine cellar, historical buildings, etc)



Some attractions

Distance

Etna South Cableway

80 km

Catania city center

65 km



Catania airport

61 km

Comiso airport



112 km

Alcantara Gorges

107 km

Giardini Naxos - Taormina 119 km Piazza Armerina

146 km

Agrigento Valle dei Templi

213 km

Ragusa

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78 km

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Medium to Small Events

Ragusa 318.478 inhabitants CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA ARTISTS Salvatore Quasimodo - writer Salvatore Fiume - painter Gesualdo Bufalino - writer Piero Guccione - painter

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Medium to Small Events

Ragusa area hotels rooms hotel 3* 11 973 hotel 4* e 4S* 45 1084 hotel 5* 4 252 TOTAL 60 2309 Special Location

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(Theatres, wine cellar, historical buildings, etc)



Some attractions

Distance

Etna South Cableway

118 km

Catania city center



104 km

Syracuse

78 km

Alcantara Gorges

145 km

Taormina

157 km

Piazza Armerina

90 km

Agrigento Valle dei Templi

129 km

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Medium to Small Events

Palermo 1.249.577 inhabitants CLOSEST AIRPORT PALERMO PMO ARTISTS Franco Franchi - actor Ciccio Ingrassia - actor Giuseppe Tornatore - director Ficarra & Picone - comic actors Luigi Lo Cascio - actor Giovanni Sollima - musician Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa writer Dacia Maraini - writer Renato Guttuso - painter

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Medium to Small Events

Palermo area hotels rooms hotel 3* 39 3.833 hotel 4* e 4S* 61 5.820 hotel 5* 5 616 TOTAL 105 10.269 Special Locations

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(Theatres, wine cellars, historical dwellings, etc)

Some attractions

Distance

Monreale 12 km Segesta

76 km

Cefalù



98 km

Selinunte

123 km

Aeolian Islands 242 km Egadi Islands

133 km

Agrigento Valle dei Templi

128 km

Taormina

261 km

Etna South Cableway

222 km

Piazza Armerina

158 km

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Medium to Small Events

Trapani 318.478 inhabitants CLOSEST AIRPORT TRAPANI TPS ARTISTS Antonino Zichichi - physicist Pietro Consagra - artist Leonardo Ximenes - astronomer

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Medium to Small Events

Trapani area hotels rooms hotel 3* 18 1.123 hotel 4* e 4S* 40 2.238 hotel 5* 3 155 TOTAL 61 3.516 Special Locations

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(Theatres, wine cellars, historical dwellings, etc)

Some attractions

Distance

Erice 12 km Egadi Islands



25 km

Saline

25 km

Marsala

32 km

Segesta

34 km

Selinunte



97 km

Palermo 109 km Cefalù 177 km Agrigento - Valle di Templi 176 km

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Medium to Small Events

Agrigento 453.499 inhabitants CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA PALERMO PMO TRAPANI TPS ARTISTS Andrea Camilleri - writer Empedocle - philosopher Leonardo Sciascia - writer Luigi Pirandello - writer

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Medium to Small Events

Agrigento area hotels rooms hotel 3* 27 1.453 hotel 4* e 4S* 27 2.497 hotel 5* 3 269 TOTAL 57 4.219 Special Locations

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(Theatres, wine cellars, historical dwellings, etc)

Some attractions

Distance

Palermo 127 km Selinunte 100 km Pelagie Islands 235 km Catania 165 km Etna South - Cableway 203 km Piazza Armerina 98 km

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Medium to Small Events

Enna & Caltanissetta 172.485 inhabitants - EN 271.729 inhabitants - CL CLOSEST AIRPORT CATANIA CTA PALERMO PMO

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Medium to Small Events

Enna & Caltanissetta area hotels rooms hotel 3* 12 383 hotel 4* e 4S* 13 910 TOTAL 25 1293 Special Locations

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(Theatres, wine cellars, historical dwellings, etc)



Some attractions

Distance

Piazza Armerina 40 km Palermo 108 km Catania 110 km Selinunte 123 km Agrigento Valle dei Templi 87 km Taormina 137 km Etna South Cableway 124 km Syracuse 135 km

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Incentive & Team Building

Overview 44 Following ancient footprints

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Sicilian Folklore 46 Wild nature 47 Wild Sicily 48 Food theme 49 Wine passion 50

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All you can imagine, and much more!

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Following ancient footprints

Go to Special Contents UNESCO Heritage

The massive Sicilian artistic heritage. Make it yours.

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Sicilian Folklore

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Wild nature Walking on the edge

Etna Volcano Off road jeep and quad Orienteering Tree climbing Mountain biking Riding

“That morning will always stay in my mind, skiing while looking at the sea!”

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Wild Sicily Control the elements, and play with them

Some Examples Alcantara Gorges Rafting Canioning Trekking - groups max 40 pax

Sea Fishing Sailing regattas - groups max 16/20 pax per boat Wacky races - groups from 10 to 500 pax

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Food themes

Cooking Classes groups max 40 pax

Making local spirits groups max 20 pax

A pinch of extra passion

Picking local fruits Discover the local markets

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Wine passion Wine Tasting Visits to wine cellars Etna/Catania: 26 cellars Caltanissetta: 2 cellars

Wine is poetry and beauty, enjoy

Agrigento: 7 cellars Messina: 5 cellars Palermo: 18 cellars Ragusa: 7 cellars Syracuse: 10 cellars Trapani: 21 cellars

Night-time Grape Harvest

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Special Events Historical Dwellings

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Special Events

Other Locations Typology Number Castles 36 Buildings

25

Villas 134 Baglio 2 3 (typical Sicilian Farmhouse) Religious Istitutes

27

Other Special Locations 222 (theatres, archaeological sites, museums, etc.) TOTAL 467

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Your best Partners

DMCs / PCOs

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Other suppliers

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DMCs/PCOs 13 DMCs 4 PCOs

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DMCs/PCOs Spoken languages English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, Italian Managed BUDGET 5.000- 700.000 Managed delegates 8- 1400 Years of activities 3- 30 Permanent Staff 3- 26

Services • Professional Conference Organizer • Definition of the budget and final accounts • Event planning • Administrative Secretariat • Graphics and editorial services management • Hotels and Transport management • Scientific content management • Exhibition and posters management • Social and toursm program management • Medical and scientific education • CSR

References National and International Associations, pharmaceutical, automotive, food and fashion companies Areas of competence SICILY, ITALY

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Other suppliers

Others services suppliers 204 transfer services 41 set up companies 46 AV and technical services 116 catering services

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Special Contents

Luxury Living 58 Golfing 60 World UNESCO Heritage Sites

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Socially Responsible Activities

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Smaller Islands 65 Local Festivals and Saints’ days

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Film locations 70

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Luxury Living

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hotels 5 - 5*L

rooms

Messina Catania Trapani Syracuse Ragusa Palermo Agrigento

15 2 3 4 4 4 5

835 129 155 287 252 302 269

TOTAL

37

2.229

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Luxury Living

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Golfing Donnafugata Resort - Ragusa Two 18-hole championship golf practice ranges with 70 stations, pitching & putting green Hotel / SPA / Congress Centres Designed by Franco Piras/ Gary Player 2011 hosted Sicilian Open Golf

Palermo Etna Golf Resort Verdura Roccoforte Agrigento

ETNA Catania Donnafugata Resort

Siracusa Monasteri Golf Resort

Ragusa

Verdura Roccoforte - Agrigento Two 18-hole championship golf One 9-hole course, par 3 practice course, pitching & putting green Hotel 5* / SPA / Congress Centres Designed by Kyle Phillips

Etna Golf Resort - Picciolo Golf Club - Catania One 18-hole golf course (the first in Sicily) practice course, pitching & putting green Hotel 4* / SPA / Congress Centres

Monasteri Golf Resort One 18- holes standard course practice course, pitching & putting green Hotel / SPA / Congress Centres

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Golfing Next openings Taormina Golf Resort One 18- holes standard course practice course, pitching & putting green Hotel / SPA / Congress Centres

San Leonardo Golf Resort One 18- holes standard course practice course, pitching & putting green Hotel / SPA / Congress Centres

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World UNESCO Heritage Sites

www.whc.unesco.org

Isole Eolie

Villa Imperiale Romana del Casale Piazza Armerina (Enna) Villa Imperiale Romana del Casale Piazza Armerina

Mount Etna

Aeolian Island (Messina)

Enna Valle dei Templi Agrigento

Syracuse & Pantalica Val di Noto Ragusa

Mount Etna Val di Noto (Syracuse-Ragusa) Syracuse and Pantalica Valle dei Templi di Agrigento Opera dei Pupi



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World UNESCO Heritage Sites

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Socially Responsible Activities

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Special Contents / Smaller Islands Section

Aeolian Islands



hotels 3*

hotel 4*

hotel 5*



SALINA

0

2

1



LIPARI

2

6

5



PANAREA

2

1

0



STROMBOLI

0

1

0

VULCANO 1 2 1 TOTAL 5 12 7

Distance Milazzo - Aeolian Islands Palermo – Aeolian Islands Messina – Aeolian Islands Cefalù – Aeolian Islands

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75 min approx 3 hours approx 90 min approx 2 hours approx

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Egadi Islands





FAVIGNANA 4 3 0

hotels 3*

hotel 4*

hotel 5*



Levanzo and Marettimo only B&B

Distance Trapani - Favignana

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20 min approx

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Lampedusa Pantelleria Ustica



hotels 3*

hotel 4*

hotel 5*



LAMPEDUSA

9

1

0



PANTELLERIA

4

1

0

USTICA 2 0 0 TOTAL 15 2 0

Distance Trapani – Pantelleria Palermo – Ustica Roma - Lampedusa Palermo - Lampedusa Catania - Lampedusa Milano Lampedusa

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6 h approx 1 h approx 1h 50 min 50 min 1:20 h

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Local Festivals and Saints’ days

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Local Festivals and Saints’ days “Sant’Agata”, 3-5 February, Catania “International Festival of Folklore” first February ‘s week, Agrigento “Carnevale di Acireale”, February, Acireale (CT) “Treno Barocco”, from March to October, Noto (SR) “Week of Culture”, April, all around Sicily “Rappresentazioni Classiche”, May-June, Syracuse “Infiorata di Noto”, May, Noto (SR) “International Kite Festival”, end of May, San Vito lo Capo (TP) “Taormina FilmFest”, June, Taormina (ME) “Santa Rosalia”, 15th July, Palermo “Cous Cous Fest”, September, San Vito Lo Capo (TP) “ChoccoBarocco”, October-November, Modica (RG)

For more information and all other festivals: http://pti.regione.sicilia.it/portal/page/portal/SIT_PORTALE/SIT_EnglishVersion/ Cultural%20events

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Film locations

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Film locations

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