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Taormina & Castelmola With Lunch

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This is one of our day trips from Messina port. The tour starts with a visit to Castelmola Sicily, a picturesque village just above Taormina. Here you can enjoy a beautiful landscape, with a wonderful terrace overlooking Mount Etna, the highest volcano in Europe, and the magnificent bay of Giardini Naxos, the first Greek colony in Sicily. After a stroll in the medieval village of Castelmola Sicily, we will get to the beautiful Taormina. We will go along Corso Umberto, the ancient Roman Street Valeria. You can enjoy typical things to do in Taormina: the historic center with a tour guide or on your own, the Greek-roman theatre (the ancient theatre of Taormina, optional), the old churches and monuments, the most exclusive shops, the pastries, and ice cream shops to taste local products and treats. This Taormina excursion also includes lunch in one of the typical restaurants, to try the specialties of Sicilian cooking.
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  • Local guide
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Driver/ Guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance ticket to the Greek Roman theatre
Departure Point

Via Schisò, 98035 Giardini Naxos ME, Italy The travellers will meet the guide in front of the small three columns temple, located in front of the port of Giardini Naxos.

Departure Point

Via I Settembre, 110, 98122 Messina ME, Italy FOR GUESTS THAT ARE NOT CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: The meeting point at our office DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY, located in Via I Settembre, 110, 45 minutes before the tour.

Departure Point

Terminal Crociere, 98122 Messina ME, Italy FOR CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: Our representatives will meet you inside the port, at GATE 5. They will hold a sign with your name and a flag with our company logo: a LION HEAD.

Our representatives will meet you inside the port, at GATE 5. They will hold a sign with your name and a flag with our company logo: a LION HEAD.

FOR GUESTS THAT ARE NOT CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS:
The meeting point at our office DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY, located in Via I Settembre, 110, 45 minutes before the tour.

Traveler pickup
  • GIARDINI NAXOS PORT
  • Messina PORT
Return Details

Via Schisò, 98035 Giardini Naxos ME, Italy The travellers will meet the guide in front of the small three columns temple, located in front of the port of Giardini Naxos.

Return Details

Via I Settembre, 110, 98122 Messina ME, Italy FOR GUESTS THAT ARE NOT CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: The meeting point at our office DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY, located in Via I Settembre, 110, 45 minutes before the tour.

Return Details

Terminal Crociere, 98122 Messina ME, Italy FOR CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: Our representatives will meet you inside the port, at GATE 5. They will hold a sign with your name and a flag with our company logo: a LION HEAD.

  • La Madonnina del Porto, Messina, Italy
    The Virgin of Letter is the Patron Saint of Messina.
  • Fontana di Nettuno, Messina, Italy
    This fountain represents the God of the seas: Neptune.
  • Chiesa di S. Francesco all'Immacolata, Messina, Italy
    It is an impressive temple, the second in size for the churches of Messina
  • Castelmola, Castelmola, Italy
    An ancient and beautiful village situated on the top of Taormina.
    60 minutes
  • Porta Catania di Taormina, Taormina, Italy
    One of the two gateway of Taormina. Called in this way because is situated in front of Catania.
  • Duomo di Taormina, Taormina, Italy
    The Cathedral Fortress, as the Cathedral of Taormina was defined, was built around 1400 on the ruins of a small church from the Middle Ages and dedicated to San Nicola di Bari.
    15 minutes
  • Torre dell'Orologio, Taormina, Italy
    Together with the third wall, whose remains are still visible on the right side up to the castle, it delimited the part of the city defined as 'fifteenth-century village'.
  • Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Italy
    Piazza IX Aprile is Taormina's most elegant "living room". Characteristic are the outdoor bars and artists who paint portraits and landscapes.
  • Porta Messina, Taormina, Italy
    The second gateway of Taormina and in front of it you can see the city of Messina.
  • Piazza Duomo, 98039 Taormina ME, Italy
    Piazza Duomo is situated in the historical centre of Taormina and is the meeting point from where the visit of Corso Umberto I, the main street, starts
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Kyle_A
27 Aug 2023
Not worth the time or money. The tour description is deceptive. We thought it would be ancient sites/architecture but you spend the entire Taormina in a packed city with the occasional church you see from the outside. Castelmola was a cute village on a hill but the Roman ruins are not included in the tour. The tour guide gave virtually no information on ancient history, architectural knowledge, or actual knowledge of the history of the sites. Her accent was so thick it was truly hard to understand her plus you’re in a crowded city half the time with poor quality speaker/headphones that I could not hear anything she said once we arrived in Taormina. You basically pay for a ride to and from the port. You’re much better of getting a private driver or staying closer to the port.
trinkaberry
31 Jul 2023
We did Castelmola and Taormina + the Greek theater (without the included lunch) as a cruise excursion, and ended up going to the same restaurant since others in our tour were already going there. Both towns are beautiful! There was a good balance between the guided tour and free time in both places. Mariarita was a great guide, making accommodations for people and herding the kittens quite well. ???? If you’re doing the included lunch, just note that the restaurant does cooking lessons so it was busy and quite slow (especially if you order pizza) - but it was really tasty. Also I don’t think the Greek theater was particularly great - if the weather is right you’ll get a really cool view of Mount Etna, but otherwise it’s not as interesting as any other Greek or Roman theater you can see in other places (they still host shows there so they had these ugly white plastic chairs covering the lower levels), and definitely not worth it if you’re there on a super hot day when you can’t even enjoy yourself and take your time wandering the premises.
danilzav
01 Jun 2023
La vista espectacular. El tour guide habla inglés y español si lo deseas. Los views la gente súper linda.
This tour in Sicily is organized by DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY

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