Description
Adagio Tour is an
experience created in collaboration with Costa Crociere Foundation and Aism to
meet the needs of guests who would like a “slower” pace to better savour the
stops and their sights on itineraries with minimum architectural barriers. The 'Adagio Tour'
version of this excursion is available exclusively on Costa Smeralda. A
tour to enjoy from the comfort of our coach. We discover and appreciate the
main monuments and well-known attractions of historic, religious and tourist
value in the city of Palermo, committing them to memory for all time. What we will see
Palazzo Reale
Cattedrale
Piazza dell'Indipendenza and Palazzo Reale
The seafront of Foro Italico
Porta Felice
Parco della Favorita
Monte Pellegrino
Mondello
Piazza Massimo
What we will do
Our coach takes us on a panoramic tour of
the city, where we admire the main monuments: the Royal Palace, the Cathedral
and the main streets of the historic centre with their imposing churches and
façades.
We
make our way to Piazza dell'Indipendenza passing by Palazzo Reale
and continue to the Foro Italico to admire the city's seafront,
enriched with majestic palaces, the splendid park and the monumental gateway,
entrance to the old city: Porta
Felice. Our coach then takes us to Parco della Favorita before
heading to Monte Pellegrino, the sacred mount of the Palermo people.
This is where
the Santuario di Santa Rosalia is located, where the city's patron
saint went to pray in solitude. It is also accessible via taxi or minivan. Toilets accessible via
two ramps are found just before the courtyard.
From the fortress on Monte
Pellegrino, we can enjoy one of the most enchanting promontories in the world.
A quick stop enables us admire the incomparable panoramic views.
We return to the
coach and head to Mondello beach where we enjoy a panoramic coach tour.On the
way back, we make a final photo stop in Piazza Verdi, alternatively
named Piazza Massimo after the Theatre that is located there. Teatro
Massimo is accessible via the ramps on the side entrance. It features
accessible toilets, a lift to access the first floor and another lift for the
other floors.
What you need to know
Disable guests need to be
escorted by an accompanying person.
For
those guests with wheel chair, the reservation of the Adagio tour
need to be done exclusively through your cruise reservation agent.