example of a course programm
| week 1 Aspra | ||
| Sunday | Arrival/ Preliminary Test | |
| Monday | 09:00 | Group formation; meeting |
| 10:00 | Language lesson | |
| Tuesday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 20:30 | Dinner in a typical trattoria in Bagheria | |
| Wednesday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 19:30 | Guided tour in Cefalù with wine tasting | |
| Thursday | 09:00 | Language lesson. |
| 18:00 | Cooking course with food and wine tasting of Sicilian choice dishes in a beautiful villa in Porticello | |
| Friday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 15:00 |
Guided tour of Palermo and its most important monuments |
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| Saturday | 08:00 | BusTour to Mount Etna and Taormina |
| week 2 | ||
| Sunday | free | |
| Monday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 20:30 | Together with your fellow participants watch the famous Italian movie "Cinema Paradiso" (Giuseppe Tornatore is from Bagheria!) | |
| Tuesday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 16:00 | Tour of Bagheria's famous baroque villas - the summer retreat of Sicilian nobility (optional, meet in front of Villa Cattolica ) | |
| Wednesday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 18:00 | Tour of a nearby Sicilian ceramics artistic workshop, famous for its gorgeous colours and designs. Meet the artist. | |
| Thuersday | 09:00 | Language lesson. |
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16:00 |
Tour of the Greek and Roman ruins in Solunto. |
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| Friday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 19:30 |
Social-cultural tour of the old town of Palermo. This guided tour is part of an anti-mafia project of Padre Cosimo Scordato and his team. Visit their "centro sociale" and some re-educational workshops and the world-famous market of the "Albergheria", one of the most pictoresque quarters of historical Palermo, afterwards there is the possibility to eat at one of Palermo's typical trattorias. |
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| Saturday | departure day | |
| week 1 Cefalù | ||
| Sunday | Day of arrival – check-in and level test. | |
| Monday |
09:00 |
Check of the level test and a short conversation with the teachers followed by the division of the groups.Presentation of the Solemar staff about the Italian classes and the program of the excursions. Start of the language lessons |
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17:00 |
A tour with Valerio to get to know the ins and outs of Cefalu. |
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| Tuesday | 09:00 | Language lessons |
| 20:00 | Cineforum | |
| Wednesday | 09:00 | Language lessons |
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11.30 |
Tour to the historic markets of Palermo: Vucciria, Ballarò and Capo! Our teacher Francesca who is an expert on the history, culture and the Sicilian food will guide you to discover this intriguing part of Palermo. |
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| Thursday | 09:00 | Language lessons |
| 15:00 | Coast to Coast in a boat with Fabrizio. Going snorkelling, having fun and getting a guaranteed sunburn! | |
| Friday | 09:00 | Language lessons |
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Saturday |
08:00 |
the unknown side Sicily! The discovery of the Madonie Park with our triathlete champion Dario. You will visit Gratteri, Castelbuono where you’ll taste Manna and Fiasconaro Panettone, the Castle, Geraci Siculus, the castle inside of the Rock of Sperlinga and swimming in the beautiful waters of the spectral Gorges of Tiberio. |
| week 2 Cefalù | ||
| Sunday | free | |
| Monday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 19:00 | Barbecue at Villa Caterina | |
| Tuesday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 16:00 | Tour to the ruins of Solunto | |
| Wednesday | 09:00 | Language lesson |
| 17:00 | Cooking class; learn to cook Sicilian dishes with Maria | |
| Thursday | 09:00 | Language lesson. |
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20:00 |
Palermo by night |
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| Friday | 09:00 | Language lessons |
| 15:00 | Guided tour to the Baroque Villas of Bagheria | |
| Saturday | 09:00 | Excursion by boat to the Eolic Islands Lipari and Vulcano! |
