A one-week Itinerary of horse-riding, sightseeing, good food and fun in Sicily
Day 1
Assuming a morning arrival, we drive to Pippa’s Paddock in the Madonie mountains, getting there in time for a light lunch.
After lunch it’s time for horse riding.
In the evening we go to a real authentic Sicilian restaurant in a nearby town for dinner.One of our horse rides…
Day 2
Horse-riding after breakfast, followed by a light snack enabling us to depart early after lunch.
Small private beach at the lake…
We arrive at a very small private club by an inland lake, where we can swim and make use of several facilities such as canoeing, pedalos. Water skiing is available (skiing is not included in package).
We visit a renowned horse training establishment where we can see fabulous horses in training.
Drinks at the local Garden Bar…
We tour a medieval castle, and afterwards, have dinner here.
Lastly drinks in a very picturesque local garden pub.
Day 3
After breakfast we ride out for our usual morning ride and lunch on the terrace.
After a post-lunch break we, we pack a small bag and head off to Palermo, Sicily’s capital. We dine out and enjoy the bustling caffes and bars, gelaterias and restaurants and nightlife of the city that really never sleeps.
We stay the night at our B&B right in the beautiful historic centre.
Day 4
This day we tour Palermo. It is impossible to see even a good part of what this incredible city has to offer. We will generally select 2 to 4 places to visit depending mostly on what is available on the day and what we think your tastes would enjoy most…
We lunch in a truly quaint tavern in the forgotten part of the historic centre.
After more excursions in the afternoon we head back to the ranch for a light home cooked dinner.
Day 5
Breakfast followed by the morning ride. Each ride takes us in different directions with very changing scenery and experiences. A light lunch follows at the ranch as we shall need to depart quickly to our destination for the afternoon.
We visit the town of Corleone, made famous in the “Godfather” film. Yes, this is the real place of the the rise of the true “Don Corleone” and here we hear and see the full story of the rise of the Sicilian “Cosa Nostra”.
After relaxing at a local bar for refreshments we can walk the streets and take in some of the sights of this town.
Later in the evening, half way home, we visit another lovely village that time forgot. Here we eat at the only local Pizzeria in the village…
Day 6
Today’s ride will take up all the day. We set off after breakfast, to a friends country house. The ride there takes approximately 3 hours. There we have a lovely home cooked 4 course lunch.
Extreme relaxation at the countryhouse !!
After a good rest from the copious food and drink we ride back to the ranch.
In the evening we have a light home dinner.
If anyone still has the energy we can pop into town for a few drinks at the local bars or stay in and have some drinks at home.
Day 7
After breakfast, the morning ride and lunch, we might go to either a lovely each resort (depends on time of the year) or a visit to the “Valley of the Temples”.
Both are incredibly beautiful places. And both are situated next to historic towns, splendid in their beauty, architecture and nightlife too. In both cases, we have lovely restaurants to have dinner at…
Day 8
Itinerary will depend on departure flight time and is decided the evening before. Generally, we leave after breakfast, but other possibilities are not excluded…
