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Discover Taormina and Castelmola Tour: Explore Greek Theatre and UNESCO Heritage Sites from Messina
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322 Ratings
Messina
Explore the charming town of Taormina (52km distant from Messina), featuring attractions like the Greek Theater, Corso Umberto with its unique boutiques and well-known cafes. Gaze at the splendid scenery and Isola Bella, a Unesco Heritage nature reserve. The journey additionally encompasses a brief exploration of the scenic hamlet of Castelmola.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Castelmola, ME - This will be one of our two destinations of our tour.
- Corso Umberto - Corso Umberto is the main street of Taormina
- Piazza Duomo - 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.
- Quattro Fontane di Taormina - The fountain is built in Baroque style and takes its name “4 fountains” from the four small columns that are located at the four corners of the central body and which are surmounted by four seahorses from whose mouth came the water that ended in the trays below.
- Palazzo Ciampoli di Taormina - Palazzo Ciampoli was a stately residence in Catalan style.
- Duomo di Taormina - 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.
- Torre dell’Orologio - 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 - Piazza IX Aprile is Taormina’s most elegant “living room”.
Characteristic are the outdoor bars and artists who paint portraits and landscapes.
- Chiesa di San Giuseppe - This church is situated close to the Torre dell’orologio, overlooking the IX April square.
- Chiesa di Santa Caterina - The church rises on the ruins of Odeon, built also on the ruins of a Greek theatre dedicated to Aphrodite
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What's Included
- Professional guide
- Transport by air-conditioned bus
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Entrance ticket to the Greek Roman theatre
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multilingual guide
- Minimum number of 4 people per tour applies. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough total passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund’
- Infant meals not included
- Cellular number required
- Departure times are set according to arrival of cruise ships
Location
Terminal Crociere
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(322 Ratings)
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Barbaray695
Sep 2, 2024
Outstanding tour experience - This was one of the best excursion experiences that I have had. Our guide Elisa was excellent. What was even more impressive to me was how well organized the preparation for the tour was . Prior to the day of the trip I received a notice reiterating the meeting instructions and providing contact numbers. I also received a link to our guide’s profile. On the day of the excursion identifying the tour was easy, facilitated by having our names visible. Having struggled on many occasions to determine if we were in the correct location and to identify the tour representatives this was a wonderful relief. Kudos to Discover Messina for the quality of the tour provided and the well organized manner of connecting with their clients!
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Monica_a
Aug 26, 2024
Nice tour - Very nice tour and well organize
Our family enjoyed this tour
We Recommended it friendly tour guy was very friendly
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Chelsea_o
Aug 25, 2024
Excellent service and tour - Fantastic tour! We were on a cruise and did several tours through Viator from our ports. This was THE best regarding communication, transportation, and excellent service. They provided staff to guide you from the ship to the bus easily, Mariarita gave a great explanation of history and culture, tips for least expensive places to purchase certain souvenirs, as well as tips for local cuisine. They provided chilled water and almond cookies on the bus. I highly recommend this tour company for any tour - Discover Messina
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Navigator02230850085
Aug 23, 2024
A New Standard in Day Trips! - Honestly, hands down one of the BEST tour agencies from beginning to end! We got off a cruise ship and all their people were in bright fun orange shirts directing their guests to the right bus 🧡
Mariarita, our guide, was charming, funny and very knowledgeable! This agency was well-prepared, and competitively priced, but after visiting with others once back on board our ship, I assure you, we received a MUCH BETTER experience than others who chose a different excursion tour agency. A tour guide can make or break a tour or even your whole in-country experience, and Mariarita made Sicily shine bright! Loved the food, drinks and especially the people!
Do yourself a favor and go with Discover Messina, you will not regret it! 😊
I even got to join the fun orange 🧡 shirt team in the end! Joy! 🙌
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James_l
Aug 12, 2024
Wonderful day in Sicily - Fantastic tour with the wonderful Mariata who took us to Taormina and Castelmola...both absolutely gorgeous and she was full of great facts and anecdotes. Sicily is beautiful.
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905andrenef
Aug 7, 2024
A must book… - Great way to see some of the main sites in Sicily in a short period of time and at a leisurely pace. I would highly recommend it.
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Mackenzie_v
Aug 7, 2024
10/10 - I highly recommend booking this tour! Sabrina was an amazing tour guide - very personable and knowledgeable of not only Sicily but the other regions as well! This was our favorite excursion on our cruise!
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Tammywg939vo
Aug 2, 2024
Great experience - Our guide, Gabriella, was absolutely marvellous. She answered all relevant and stupid questions posed to her and our coach driver was very good. Her knowledge was vast and informative.
Highly recommended.
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Paul_m
Aug 2, 2024
Beautiful - Love, love, love this tour. Our tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. We even got to see mount Etna’s volcano eruption! Incredible, beautiful tour
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Robert_k
Aug 24, 2024
More scenic than interesting - This tour is a good way to visit two very scenic places, Taormina and Castelmola. Our guide was very friendly and quite knowledgeable. The tour was fun, but mostly just because of the views of the expansive coastal areas below. There wasn’t anything overly interesting to see or be told at either location aside from the landscape, and both were very touristy with large crowds and lots of expensive shops. If you do take this tour I would recommend visiting the gardens in Taormina for some very scenic views in a far less crowded and relaxing area. If not for the scenic views this tour would probably receive only 2 or 3 stars.
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