Sicily’s east tells its story in layers: Catania’s Baroque streets and grand monasteries open during Le Vie dei Tesori, a heritage festival that turns the city into a walkable museum; on Etna’s lava terraces, centuries-old vine culture shaped Italy’s first Sicilian DOC (1968); and on the volcano’s west side, Bronte celebrates its Arab-era “green gold” at the Pistachio Festival along Corso Umberto. Across three days you glide from Catania’s opened palazzi and markets to Bronte’s harvest tastings, then select a finale - an Etna winery with historic palmento press house or the mythic Riviera dei Ciclopi coast of Aci Castello and Aci Trezza.

Designed for 50-plus premium travellers, the itinerary delivers depth without strain: late starts, short, level walks, and door-to-door private transfers; timed entries and seated tastings replace queues; cafés and scenic pauses are built in. You get curator-led access, harvest-season flavours, and comfortable pacing.