Guests will spend a weekend in Sicily exploring Mount Etna. On Friday, they will take an excursion on the historic Circumetnea train from Randazzo to discover Etna in an unconventional way. The tour includes a stop at a cosy bar for a handmade granita demonstration and a wine tasting at a winery along old lava flows. On Saturday night, there will be a wine tasting dinner pairing food by chef Roberto Toro with Etna wines while meeting the winemaker. The weekend is based at the Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo with breakfast each morning and days at leisure by the hotel.

1. CIRCUMETNEA WEEKEND IN SICILY
8-11 OCTOBER 2021
THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER
• Arrival and check in @Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo (3 pm)
• Afternoon and night at leisure
FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER
• Breakfast @Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo
• 10.00 – 17.00: excursion to Etna aperitiv on board of the Circumetnea
Guests will discover Etna from an unconventional point of view: on board of the historical train called
Circumetnea. Starting the tour from the Medieval town of Randazzo, here guests will meet Giovanna in
her cosy bar showing the method of the ancient handmade granita. Leaving from Randazzo station,
guests will then be on board of the Circumetnea red train (the "Cafittera" - coffee pot in Sicilian dialect-
as the old steam train was used to be called by Sicilians) taking guests through old lava flows till Fischetti
winery where a wine tasting awaits.
• Night at leisure
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER
• Breakfast and day at leisure @Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo
• 20.00: Wine night - tasting menu at Otto Geleng by chef Roberto Toro pairing with Etna wines and
meeting the winemaker
SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER
Day at leisure @Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo and check out (12 am)