The stops
- Tour · Price: moderate Motya Island - Phoenician City Ruins & Whitaker Museum Visit the remarkably preserved Phoenician island city of Motya (Mozia), founded around 800 BC in the Stagnone Lagoon. The Whitaker Museum houses the famous "Boy of Motya" marble statue and extensive Phoenician artifacts. Explore the Tophet sanctuary, Kothon sacred pool, and submerged Phoenician road connecting the island to the mainland.
- Tour · Price: low Lilibeo Archaeological Park & Punic Ship Museum Explore the archaeological remains of Lilybaeum (founded 397 BC by Motya survivors) and view the world's only intact Phoenician-Punic warship. The museum, housed in a 19th-century Marsala wine factory (Baglio Anselmi), displays the ship sunk during the First Punic War (241 BC), plus Roman mosaics and Punic artifacts.
- Tasting · Price: moderate Cantine Florio - Historic Marsala Wine Cellars Tour the legendary Florio cellars, founded in 1833 and spanning 44,000 square meters with 104 arches. Walk through the majestic tufa-floored barrel rooms housing 1,400 caratelli and 600 casks. End on the Terrazza Florio overlooking the sea, tasting three Marsala wines paired with Sicilian delicacies.
- Tasting · Price: moderate Cantine Pellegrino - Marsala Heritage & Punic Ship Room Experience 145 years of Marsala tradition at Pellegrino, established 1880. Tour historic cellars with over 1,000 oak barrels aging various Marsala styles (Oro, Ambra, Rubino, Vergine). The Punic Ship Room and Master Cooper Museum add historical depth. Taste five wines with local pairings on the panoramic terrace overlooking the Egadi Islands.
- Tasting · Price: moderate Donnafugata - Marsala Cellars & Underground Barrique Cathedral Discover Donnafugata's 1851 family cellars in the heart of Marsala, featuring a Mediterranean "baglio" courtyard and an underground barrique cellar reminiscent of Istanbul's Basilica Cistern. Tour includes the Sala delle Botti and tasting of acclaimed wines including Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria.
- Tasting · Price: moderate Tasca d'Almerita Regaleali - 200 Years of Sicilian Wine Visit the 600-hectare Regaleali estate in Sicily's rural heartland, where Tasca d'Almerita has produced wine for 200 years. Tour vineyards at 450-850m altitude across six hills, explore the historic winery, and taste five wines from across their five Sicilian estates. Lunch available in the estate's beautiful dining room.
- Tasting · Price: moderate Planeta Buonivini - Nero d'Avola in Ancient Noto Experience Sicily's prince of grapes at Planeta's Buonivini estate in the baroque UNESCO town of Noto. The 2-hour tour explores vineyards and winery, followed by tasting of four Nero d'Avola expressions paired with Sicilian delicacies. Lunch options include olive oil tasting and local cuisine.