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Discover Sicily with our...  TOURIST'S HANDBOOK


Tourist's Handbook for South Eastern Sicily

Consult our online handbook for self-made tourists in south eastern Sicily. The manual is regularly updated and is divided in several sections. WHERE TO SLEEP with reviews about hotels, B&B's, tourist villages in the area of Syracuse and Ragusa. WHAT TO SEE which contains a lot of itineraries for every taste. MOVING IN SICILY with tips about public transports and roads. WHAT TO EAT about typical sicilian food. Click on the banner to go to the manual.



Visit the places of the "commissario MONTALBANO"


Go to the Montalbano and Baroque Tour

Fans of the famous Commissario Montalbano are in the whole world today. The investigator was invented by the imagination of the Sicilian author Andrea Camilleri. The places described in the books and in the tv serials are invented but the Sicilian landscape and lifestyle are real. The "Commissario Montalbano" tour  is a trip through the area of Ragusa to discover the places and the locations of the popular tv serial. You will walk through the narrow streets of Ragusa Ibla and recognize the town of Vigata of Montalbano's stories. You will explore the beach of Punta Secca to discover the house of the "Commissario" in Marinella. Click on this link or on the banner for further informations.

In the month of July, August and September Hermes organizes weekly minitours "Montalbano and Baroque". The tour starts every Tuesday from Syracuse and includes a day trip (transfer and tourist guide also in english) to discovery the locations of Montalbano's films. Click on the banner or here for further informations



NOTO, the TELLARO MOSAICS and VENDICARI (Departures from Ragusa and Modica

Go to the Noto and Surroundings Tour

Visit the wondeful baroque town of Noto, Unesco world heritage, the ancient roman mosaics of the Tellaro Villa and the Vendicari nature reserve. Departures every Friday from Ragusa and Modica by minibus. Click here for further details.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Presentation

Hermes Archaeology and Tourism was born in 2005 from the ideas of some young people fond of Sicily and its history and artistic and naturalistic beauties. The name reminds the Greek protector of the travellers. Hermes Archaeology & Tourism wants to promote tourism and archaeology in south eastern Sicily. Some of the services we offer are: sightseeing tours and archaeological trips in the area of Syracuse and Ragusa. Informatic applications and webpages for archaeology, archaeological photography and royalty free photos about Sicily, books and guides about our island. In our webpages you can also find the Tourist's Handbook for south eastern Sicily with a lot of useful informations for travellers.     

Sightseeing Tours

In this section you can choose between a lot of guided tours in the area of Syracuse and Ragusa: discover the Sicilian art and baroque, visit the most famous archaeological monuments or take a thematic tour like the "Commissario Montalbano Tour" It doesn't matter if you are a group or you are alone... you will certainly find what you are searching for. We also organize special tours and projects for schools to discover sicily's past.

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Archaeological Tours

Go to the ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURS

Sicily has a very ancient history. Greek authors told that the cyclops were the first inhabitants of the island. Many others came after them, from Sikels to Greeks, Romans and Byzantins. In this area you can choose between a lot of archaeological excursions. Archaeological guides will bring you to sites and places which are outside the mass tourism routes but which are full of fascination. Discover the ruins of the ancient greek colonies, the prehistoric sicilian necropolis or forgotten byzantin frescoes in little stone churches in the Sicilian mountains...

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Photos & Books

Go to PHOTOS & BOOKS

This is our printing section about Sicily and archaeology. Discover the beauties of Sicily watching the online photogalleries, buy the royalty free photos. Read the reviews about books on history, art  and archaeology in Sicily or buy them online. Here you can also find the books published by Hermes' authors.

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Informatics

Go to INFORMATICS

You can find here webmasters specialized in tourism and archaeology who can create your website. In this section you will also find cd-roms and audioguides dedicated to Sicily. If you have a webpage about tourism or archaeology you can contact us for a banner exchange.

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Tourist's Handbook

Vai al MANUALE PER IL TURISTA

Read our online handbook for self-made tourists. Here you can find hundreds of tips and useful informations: lists of hotels, Bed and breakfasts and other accomodations, transports, monuments. Program your visit reading our reviews about places, food and Sicilian tradition.

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