Summer is not only the sea, but also the discovery of new places and flavours. For this reason, the trains of taste are about to restart in Sicily, but when and where?
If you've been waiting for this news, we can finally give it to you: in a few days the trains of taste will leave and you can visit Sicily far and wide.
Thanks to the FS Italiane Foundation, historic trains are back on the road with 4 appointments (only in August) to discover the beauties of Sicily. In total there will be 24, until December. The fifth season of the Historical Trains of Taste was presented in Palermo, at the regional tourism, sport and entertainment department.
The first appointment will be on Saturday 22 August with the first two journeys: "The train of the temples" from Palermo to Porto Empedocle and "The ceramic train" from Catania to Caltagirone.
The train of the temples: useful info
The train of the temples will leave from Palermo Centrale station at 1.50 pm and arrive in Agrigento Centrale at 4.16 pm: from here you can continue along the tourist railway of the temples , the only one in Europe to cross an archaeological site of international renown and included by UNESCO on the list of World Heritage Sites.
At the Tempio Vulcano stop , at 17.01, passengers will be able to choose whether to visit the Garden of Kolymbethra with a guided tour organized by FAI and an aperitif with music set up in the entertainment area or continue to the Porto Empedocle Branch station where a visit is scheduled free guided tour of Andrea Camilleri's places in the alleys of the Literary Vigata, organized by the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Porto Empedocle. From the station of Porto Empedocle Branch we leave at 18.35 with destination Tempio di Vulcano to attend the theatrical show "Al pace with the temples - Fragments at sunset" directed by Marco Savatteri. The tourist train will leave at 7.52 pm for Agrigento Centrale and Palermo Centrale.
The ceramic train: useful info
The second appointment with the trains of taste will leave from Catania at 4.55 pm directed to Caltagirone with expected arrival at 7.34 pm. Passengers will be able to visit the historic center of the city of Caltagirone , a world heritage site among "The Baroque cities of the Val di Noto", whose fame is linked to the production of glazed ceramics famous all over the world.
Saturday 29 August third and fourth appointment with "the train of the temples" departing from Caltanissetta Centrale to Porto Empedocle and "The Baroque train" from Syracuse to Noto.
Traveling on the Centoporte carriages from the 1930s, you will be able to admire the different Sicilian panoramas, far from the most inflated tourist itineraries: a sustainable and relaxing journey that will allow you to savor all the magnificence of the island with your eyes, savoring some typical Sicilian products, protected by almost 50 Slow Food presidia.
Obviously, interpersonal distance will be maintained on board according to anti-Covid regulations and you will be able to enjoy a journey in total safety.
Complete calendar with all the dates of the taste trains in Sicily
Below are the dates of all the appointments on the trains of taste. You can also download or view it in detail by clicking here .
- Saturday 22 August 2020 : Palermo - Porto Empedocle "the train of the temples"
- Saturday 22 August 2020 : Catania – Caltagirone "the ceramic train"
- Saturday 29 August 2020 : Syracuse - Noto "the baroque train"
- Saturday 29 August 2020: Caltanissetta - Porto Empedocle "the train of the temples"
- Saturday 5 September 2020 : Syracuse - Modica "the baroque train"
- Saturday 12 September 2020 : Palermo – Cefalù "the train of the Normans"
- Saturday 12 September 2020 : Messina – Taormina "the water train"
- Sunday 13 September 2020 : Messina – Alcantara (Castiglione di Sicilia) “the train of wines”
- Saturday 19 September 2020 : Trapani – Mazara del Vallo "the fish train"
- Sunday 20 September 2020 : Syracuse - Ispica - Ragusa "the baroque train"
- Saturday 26 September 2020 : Palermo – Alcamo Branch (Segesta) “the Elimi train”
- Sunday 4 October 2020 : Palermo - Porto Empedocle "the train of the temples"
- Sunday 11 October 2020 : Palermo – Tusa "the train of art"
- Sunday 18 October 2020 : Syracuse - Caltagirone "the train of ceramics"
- Sunday 18 October 2020 : Palermo – Roccapalumba Alia "the prickly pear train"
- Saturday 24 October 2020 : Syracuse - Giarre Riposto (Bronte - Randazzo) "the pistachio train"
- Sunday 8 November 2020 : Messina – Syracuse (Ortigia) “the baroque train”
- Saturday 14 November 2020 : Messina – Giarre Riposto (Bronte – Randazzo) “the pistachio train”
- Sunday 15 November 2020 : Palermo – Castelvetrano (Cave di Cusa) “the train of oil and black bread”
- Sunday 22 November 2020 : Palermo – Dittaino (Piazza Armerina – Villa del Casale) “the train of mosaics”
- Sunday 29 November 2020 : Palermo – Marsala “the Marsala train”
- Sunday 29 November 2020 : Caltanissetta - Porto Empedocle "the train of the temples"
- Sunday 6 December 2020 : Caltanissetta – Modica “the chocolate train”
- Sunday 6 December 2020 : Catania – Modica “The chocolate train”.
Tickets: where to buy them and prices
Tickets for traveling on board the historic Trains of Taste are on sale on the FS foundation website, in station ticket offices and self-service offices, authorized travel agencies and on trenitalia.com . The cost of tickets for historic trains of taste varies from around 5 to 20 euros based on the routes and services offered for individual dates. The child rate is intended for travelers between 4 and 12 years of age. Children between 0 and within 4 years of age travel free of charge, accompanied by at least one paying adult and without a guaranteed seat.
(photo credit: FS Italiane Foundation )
