A Day in Your Life as a Volunteer in Sicily
A Day in Your Life as a Volunteer in Sicily
Itinerary
MORNING/AFTERNOON
Arrival. Upon arrival at Palermo Airport, you'll be met by a Global Volunteers representative, who will transport you to the hotel in Castelvetrano.
EVENING
Welcome Dinner. The team leader will join you and all the volunteers for dinner at Selinus Snack Pizza, with introductions and a description of the following day's orientation. A relaxed welcome dinner featuring a variety of Italian and Sicilian favorites, including pizza, pasta, risotto, meat, and seafood dishes.
MORNING
Breakfast. At the accommodations. Breakfast typically includes cereal, yogurt, bread, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, and juice.
Orientation. This day focuses on establishing the group of volunteers as a functioning team. Sessions include reviewing why Global Volunteers were invited to Sicily, our community partners, the community projects, cultural immersion activities, important policies, staying healthy, safety, meals, lodging, and transportation.
Orientation. This day focuses on establishing the group of volunteers as a functioning team. Sessions include reviewing why Global Volunteers were invited to Sicily, our community partners, the community projects, cultural immersion activities, important policies, staying healthy, safety, meals, lodging, and transportation.
AFTERNOON
Lunch. Enjoy lunch with your team at the accommodations. Lunch orders are generally made a day in advance and delivered to the guesthouse, where volunteers gather around the table with their teammates. After lunch, continue your orientation and review your service program assignments.
EVENING
Dinner at Pierrot Restaurant: A wide selection of Italian and Sicilian cuisine, typically including pizza, traditional pasta and risotto dishes, seafood, meat, salads, and grilled vegetables.
Free time. Volunteers have the opportunity to rest or explore the community.
Free time. Volunteers have the opportunity to rest or explore the community.
MORNING
Breakfast. At the accommodations.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
AFTERNOON
Lunch at the guest house.
Castelvetrano Orientation. The Team Leader accompanies volunteers to a local supermarket and provides an orientation to Castelvetrano, helping them become familiar with the town and useful locations.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
Castelvetrano Orientation. The Team Leader accompanies volunteers to a local supermarket and provides an orientation to Castelvetrano, helping them become familiar with the town and useful locations.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
EVENING
Evening Conversation. Time to reflect and report on the day.
Dinner at Losteria Restaurant. Italian and Sicilian cuisine featuring pasta, meat, and seafood specialties, vegetables, and fresh salads.
Dinner at Losteria Restaurant. Italian and Sicilian cuisine featuring pasta, meat, and seafood specialties, vegetables, and fresh salads.
MORNING
Breakfast. At the accommodations.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
AFTERNOON
Lunch. Lunch is delivered to the guest house.
Visit San Domenico. Volunteers may enjoy a guided visit to the beautiful Church of San Domenico, one of Castelvetrano’s most important artistic, historical, and religious treasures. This extraordinary church is called the “Sistine Chapel of Sicily” because of its amazing Baroque artwork and magnificent interior.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
Visit San Domenico. Volunteers may enjoy a guided visit to the beautiful Church of San Domenico, one of Castelvetrano’s most important artistic, historical, and religious treasures. This extraordinary church is called the “Sistine Chapel of Sicily” because of its amazing Baroque artwork and magnificent interior.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
EVENING
Evening Conversation. Time to reflect and report on the day.
Dinner at Pizzeria Il Tagliapizza. An authentic Italian pizza night at a highly regarded local pizzeria recognized by Eccellenze Italiane, with a wide variety of pizza options.
Table Talk. Patrick Cirincione, a lawyer by profession and former president of the City Council of Castelvetrano, Sicily, will present a lecture titled “Italy’s Political System.” Drawing on his legal background and firsthand experience in local government, Patrick will explain the roles of the President, Prime Minister, and Parliament, as well as the relationship between national, regional, and local authorities. You will gain a better understanding of how Italy is governed and how its political institutions shape everyday life in Sicily and throughout the country.
Dinner at Pizzeria Il Tagliapizza. An authentic Italian pizza night at a highly regarded local pizzeria recognized by Eccellenze Italiane, with a wide variety of pizza options.
Table Talk. Patrick Cirincione, a lawyer by profession and former president of the City Council of Castelvetrano, Sicily, will present a lecture titled “Italy’s Political System.” Drawing on his legal background and firsthand experience in local government, Patrick will explain the roles of the President, Prime Minister, and Parliament, as well as the relationship between national, regional, and local authorities. You will gain a better understanding of how Italy is governed and how its political institutions shape everyday life in Sicily and throughout the country.
MORNING
Breakfast. At the accommodations.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
AFTERNOON
Lunch. Lunch is delivered to the guest house.
Visit a pasta flour mill. The renowned Molini del Ponte flour mill is internationally recognized for producing some of Italy’s finest artisan flours using traditional stone milling methods. The mill has been featured three times in The New York Times for its commitment to preserving ancient Sicilian grains and sustainable farming practices. Learn about traditional flour production and take the opportunity to purchase locally made pasta and other specialty products.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
Visit a pasta flour mill. The renowned Molini del Ponte flour mill is internationally recognized for producing some of Italy’s finest artisan flours using traditional stone milling methods. The mill has been featured three times in The New York Times for its commitment to preserving ancient Sicilian grains and sustainable farming practices. Learn about traditional flour production and take the opportunity to purchase locally made pasta and other specialty products.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
EVENING
Evening Conversation. Time to reflect and report on the day.
Dinner by the Sea. Baffo’s Restaurant, Selinunte: A special evening near the Mediterranean featuring Italian and Sicilian favorites, with options such as seafood risotto, spaghetti with clams, pasta with swordfish and eggplant, Pasta alla Norma, pizza, and other dishes.
Dinner by the Sea. Baffo’s Restaurant, Selinunte: A special evening near the Mediterranean featuring Italian and Sicilian favorites, with options such as seafood risotto, spaghetti with clams, pasta with swordfish and eggplant, Pasta alla Norma, pizza, and other dishes.
MORNING
Breakfast. At the accommodations.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
AFTERNOON
Lunch. Lunch is delivered to the guest house.
Tour an olive oil mill. Discover how olives are transformed into world-class extra virgin olive oil, learn about centuries-old harvesting traditions, and sample some of Sicily’s finest olive oils and table olives. Experience a guided tour of a local olive mill, with particular attention to the Nocellara del Belice olive for which the area is famous.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
Tour an olive oil mill. Discover how olives are transformed into world-class extra virgin olive oil, learn about centuries-old harvesting traditions, and sample some of Sicily’s finest olive oils and table olives. Experience a guided tour of a local olive mill, with particular attention to the Nocellara del Belice olive for which the area is famous.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
EVENING
Evening Conversation. Time to reflect and report on the day.
Dinner at one of the selected restaurants. Enjoy a variety of Italian and Sicilian cuisine.
Dinner at one of the selected restaurants. Enjoy a variety of Italian and Sicilian cuisine.
MORNING
Breakfast. At the accommodations.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
Morning Meeting. Time to get ready for the day; this conversation includes the Message of the Day, Team Journal reading, Assignments, and Announcements. This is a daily opportunity to ask questions, learn about schedule changes, and prepare for your workday.
Transportation. Volunteers are walking to and from the community work project.
Work project. Work on your assigned community project.
AFTERNOON
Lunch. Lunch is delivered to the guest house.
Visit Selinunte Archaeological Park. Explore the island’s Greek heritage dating back more than 2,500 years. The magnificent Selinunte Archaeological Park is one of Europe’s largest and most impressive ancient Greek archaeological sites. Wander among majestic temple ruins overlooking the Mediterranean Sea while learning about its remarkable history.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
Visit Selinunte Archaeological Park. Explore the island’s Greek heritage dating back more than 2,500 years. The magnificent Selinunte Archaeological Park is one of Europe’s largest and most impressive ancient Greek archaeological sites. Wander among majestic temple ruins overlooking the Mediterranean Sea while learning about its remarkable history.
Lesson preparation time. Prepare for the next day’s lessons using the available resources, with support from your team members and team leader as needed.
Free time. Rest up before dinner.
EVENING
Evening Conversation. Time to reflect and report on the day.
Dinner and Final Celebration. All volunteers join together to celebrate the previous week over a meal. Dinner at one of the selected restaurants, where you’ll celebrate the week's experiences and say “Goodbye” to those volunteers departing after one week.
Dinner and Final Celebration. All volunteers join together to celebrate the previous week over a meal. Dinner at one of the selected restaurants, where you’ll celebrate the week's experiences and say “Goodbye” to those volunteers departing after one week.
MORNING
Breakfast. At the accommodations.
Departure. Those volunteers who are departing on Saturday will be driven to the airport.
Optional Cultural Immersion Excursion. Those volunteers who have chosen Global Volunteers’ optional cultural immersion excursion in Palermo and Monreal will be picked up on Saturday morning.
Free time on your own. Those not departing and not going to the cultural immersion excursion of the day will have free time on their own.
Departure. Those volunteers who are departing on Saturday will be driven to the airport.
Optional Cultural Immersion Excursion. Those volunteers who have chosen Global Volunteers’ optional cultural immersion excursion in Palermo and Monreal will be picked up on Saturday morning.
Free time on your own. Those not departing and not going to the cultural immersion excursion of the day will have free time on their own.
Breakfast. At the accommodations.
Optional Cultural Immersion Excursion. Those volunteers who have chosen Global Volunteers’ optional cultural immersion and want to explore Italy’s most beautiful medieval villages will be picked up on Saturday morning.
Free time on your own. Those not going on the cultural immersion excursion of the day will have free time on their own.
Optional Cultural Immersion Excursion. Those volunteers who have chosen Global Volunteers’ optional cultural immersion and want to explore Italy’s most beautiful medieval villages will be picked up on Saturday morning.
Free time on your own. Those not going on the cultural immersion excursion of the day will have free time on their own.