Titan Travel
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Sicily, Jewel of the Mediterranean
The recent tour to Sicily we went on had a fantastic Titan guide (Jill), who looked after everyone very well. It was ‘full on’, which was great for us (packing in all the highlights of the island in one go) but was hard going for some of the party and many suggested inserting a ‘rest day’ or two. Some hotels were of better quality than others - the Mercure in Palermo were poor on customer service (waiting 50 min for bags to be brought to the room then having to get them myself, without any apology) and the hotel in Agrigento was not 4 star standard to our minds. The Noto and Naxos hotels, however, were lovely (although different) and ticked all the boxes in their own way. Some of the sites visited were spectacularly memorable (Palatine Chapel, Monreale, Valley of the Temples) and others such as Noto and Ragusa were lovely in their own way and very worthwhile. Others were of less value and could have been cut or reduced (visiting the chocolate shop in Modica was of little value as was the cake shop in Erice), while it was a shame that a town such as Enna was missed out completely. Overall a thoroughly worthwhile trip with lots of highlights and a group that was a pleasure to be with.