With the only English-speaking conference team in Sicily, you're guaranteed efficient, pleasant service in one of Europe's favorite destinations. Think about Sicily, where people have been planning successful international meetings for three thousand years. (Shown here is the ancient Greek amphitheatre at Taormina, with Mount Etna in the background, and a more modern facility.)

From scenic mountaintop resorts like Taormina and Erice to seaside retreats, as well as bustling cities like Palermo and Catania, Sicily offers enough interesting attractions and entertainment to rival any other destination, and the service and infrastructure for conferences are excellent. Our island in the sun has two international airports and one of Italy's most hospitable climates, offering year-round opportunities for conventions. In February, while northern Europe, Japan and most of the United States (and most parts of Italy) are still cool, Sicily is enjoying the first fruits of Spring --the blossoming of the almond trees. If you're thinking about a different kind of place for your group's next conference, think about Sicily!

You'll find our audio-visual facilities, support staff and accomodations exceptional. That includes full interpreting services and infrastructure for everything from PowerPoint presentations to state-of-the-art video.

Don't forget that you're in Sicily. Your group will love Sicilian food, a unique cuisine influenced by Italian, Spanish and Arabic culinary cultures. Banquet and catering services in Sicily are unsurpassed for quality and service. But a successful conference is about more than food. It's our attention to service that spells the difference. And you can expect costs that are remarkably competitive with those of other facilities around the world, and in fact lower than those in many other parts of Europe.

Sicily is the place where northern Italians go on holiday (vacation). Apart from the climate, the beaches and the conference itself, there's plenty to see and experience in Sicily. That's what makes our island perfect for excursions, as well as corporate incentive vacations, even for smaller business groups. It's a great place for sophisticated visitors who appreciate thirty centuries of history and culture bathed in Mediterranean sunshine. Compared to Sicily, everything else is in the shade.

For conference events, Sicily offers some exceptional settings. Imagine a gala dinner in an aristocratic palace or castle, or an informal luncheon on a rural estate in the mountains.

Sicily is closer than you think. We're just a fifty minute flight from Rome, slightly over an hour from Milan, and not much farther from London, Paris and Berlin. Getting here is easy.

To get started, simply email us with your requirements (dates, programme, number of participants) and one of our representatives will let you know how Sicily can fit into your group's conference planning schedule.

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