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Sicily
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Barrafranca, Pietraperzia, Sommatino, Ravanusa, Palazzolo Acreide, Pozzallo
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Testimonials
Hi
Michele! I want you to know that all of us on the tour think highly of Salvo,
you and Sicily TravelNet. I will be certain to recommend your tours to other cruisers
on a website for cruisers that I visit a lot. Thanks
again for all the help you gave us in planning this tour. We hope to return to
Sicily and tour with you again because there's still so much to see.
Bev
Shugg Barbeito | | | | | | 
Syracuse:
Palazzo Bellomo
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Siracusa tour
Living
in Sicily until the Spanish decree of banishment, dated
March 31, 1492 reached
the island, the Sicilian Jewish community
was one of the most important in
the Mediterranean area and was
well integrated within the local component.
In no other place did the
Jews of the Middle Ages enjoy such freedom and independence
as in Sicily. The Jews of Syracuse were very affluent and were obliged to contribute
an ounce of gold daily toward the expenses of the royal
table. Many of them
owned luxurious homes. Their professions ranged from doctors and tradesmen to
cloth merchants and goldsmiths.
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The tour
starts in Acradina, the site of the earliest Jewish settlement. We will
visit the catacombs of S. Giovanni and the crypt of S. Marciano,
who, according to the legend, was killed by the Jews of the city. Then, we'll
move to the island of Ortigia and walk in the narrow streets of the Giudecca
(the ancient Jewish quarter). See the site of the Synagogue and the Miqwè-
Jewish ritual bath, 11 metres below ground level, the most archaic that has ever
been found in all Europe.
The tour ends in the Bellomo Gallery, where
some of the tombstones from the Jewish medieval cemetery are displayed.. 
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Tour
type: private tour from Siracusa/Taormina/
Catania/ Messina hotel or a shore trip from Siracusa/ Messina/ Giardini Naxos/
Catania ports of call.
Chauffer- driven. On demand we can provide English
speaking driver/ guide and/or licensed tour guide. Time
duration: 7 hours Driving
time: from Giardini Naxos 1 hour 15 minutes, from Catania 50 minutes Departure
time: on demand Meeting
place for cruisers: Port of call pier: The guide/ driver will hold a sign
with clients' name.
Meeting place for travellers: your selected hotel
in Siracusa/ Taormina/Catania/ Messina Tour
cost: depends on the services requested (driver,
English speaking driver, licensed tour guide, driver/guide). Please ask for a
quote info@sicilytravel.net
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