LODGING, MEALS & FIELDTRIPS

The program begins on June 3, 2008. Please be sure to make your flight arrangement to arrive in Catania, Sicily on June 4th by 2:00 pm. Most flights to Sicily require you to fly overnight, so you will need to look at departure times on June 3rd. A bus will take all students back to the University of Messina. This bus will leave the airport promptly at 2:00 pm. Transportation is provided for all program-related field trips and excursions.

The program ends June 28, 2008. Transportation will be provided from the University of Messina to Catania Airport. The bus will leave very early in the morning. All students must vacate the Sicily program housing accommodations at that time.

Lodging
Students will be housed at Hotel St. Elia, which is a 3-star hotel located blocks from the university. All rooms are spacious and tastily furnished. Each room has a bathroom, telephone, television and air conditioning. There is also a breakfast buffet. Accommodations are based on double and triple occupancy. There is an additional charge for single room occupancy, if available. The hotel will provide clean sheets, pillowcases and towels, but students should bring extra towels, face-cloths and toiletries. Lodging is provided during the overnight excursions. The hotel's contact information is as follows:
Hotel Sant'Elia
Via I° Settembre - Messina
Tel.++39 090 6010082 / ++39 090 6783750
http://www.hotelsantelia.com/

Meals
There will be a kick-off welcoming reception shortly after our arrival in Messina. There will also be a farewell celebration at the end of the program. Included in the total cost are two meals daily while at the University of Messina. Meals are not provided on fieldtrips away from the University of Messina. During those times, you will have the opportunity to explore the many cafes and restaurants of Sicily's diverse regions.

Fieldtrips
Visit the Calendar of Events page, to view photographs of fieldtrips. During our time in Sicily, we will visit various historical monuments such as Sicily's first Greek colony established at Giardini-Naxos; the Roman Villa del Casale at Piazza Armerina replete with late third-century mosaics; the Greek theatres at Taormina and Siracusa; the magnificent Greek ruins of Agrigento and Segesta; the Byzanto-Norman Cathedrals of Palermo, Monreale; and Cefalù; and Frederick II's imposing medieval fortress at Enna. We will also cross the Straits of Messina, gateway of the Mediterranean, to see the world famous Riace bronzes of Greek antiquity.

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