Tours under this banner will be based in a single good quality hotel, and will have direct flights, and these at kind times of day! And most importantly, field trips will be kept to a maximum of six or so hours, giving you plenty of time to relax before and after. Anemones, Irises and Asphodels are abundant in the abandoned fields and terraces above Syracusa but it will be the orchids that will steal the show.
A dozen or more species can be seen in some of these tiny fields. Sicily is a hotspot in the evolution of this group of orchids. Yellow-edged Ophrys biancae and both Ophrys lunulata and Ophrys panormitana are found nowhere else in the world and several others can only be seen here or on the nearby mainland. Download Trip Report Stefano Doglio , Alice Hunter.
All flights. All transport, meals and accommodation in Italy. Services of your leaders. Please note: drinks, tips and items of a personal nature, including insurance, are not included. Flower and bird checklists are available. The whole week will be spent at the delightful Feudo Bauly. Feudo Bauly is an ancient property from the s. In the 18th century, it was the noble residence of Baron Gabriele Judica, the archaeologist who started the excavations of the Greek Theater of Palazzolo.
Now owned by the Corsino family, Feudo Bauly has been converted into a welcoming 4-star hotel, with comfortable rooms, a restaurant and a swimming pool surrounded by nature and the natural splendour of the Iblean countryside.
The restaurant is exceptional and provides plenty of traditional Sicilian fare. All rooms on this tour have en-suite facilities. Relaxed and easy. Up to two or three miles a day and always at a slow pace, perfectly suited to flower photographers.
