Valley of the Temples and Villa Romana del Casale Day Trip from Taormina

Embark on a captivating day trip from Taormina to the Valley of the Temples and Villa Romana del Casale. Discover ancient Greek monuments and Roman mosaics with a knowledgeable local guide!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Valle dei Templi - Visit the Valley of the temples with a local guide
  • Villa Romana del Casale - Visit the Villa Romana del Casale
What's Included
  • Tour escort/host
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Local guide in Agrigento
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fee to the sites (approx 20 euros) - (free for EU citizens under 18 years with a valid ID)
Additional Information

Embark on a day journey from Taormina to two of Sicily’s premier UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Valley of the Temples and Villa Romana del Casale. Guided by a local expert, you’ll familiarize yourself with the remnants and relics of Ancient Greece in Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, followed by a town visit to Piazza Armerina. Here, marvel at an impressive assortment of Roman mosaics housed within Villa Romana del Casale, a historical hunting residence. Please note that all entrance charges are to be paid at the location.

  • Multilingual guide
  • During winter minimum of 12 people .There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Location
Via Luigi Pirandello, 38
Via Luigi Pirandello
The main Bus Terminal is located in Via Pirandello, getting out from the Porta Messina Gate, on the right after 500 meters.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Yvonne_h
Jul 5, 2024
Long but productive day - Informative visit to the Valley of the Temples and Villa Romana. Driver and guide were very friendly and the conversation was flowing through the long journey (in 3 languages)
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N157knjimmyc
Jun 18, 2024
Without compare, UNESCO Site - Spent two full hours with an excellent tour guide, Carmelido Fuca, exploring. She brought the rich history to life and made clear a multi-millennium drama, that luckily preserved one temple and many other partial temples and alters from 400 BC. Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans are all players in the long history.
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Robcg8423hy
May 31, 2024
Valley of the Temples and Villa del Casale Day Trip from Taormina, with Renate our Tour Guide. - We were so looking forward to this excursion and it did not disappoint! It’s a must if you don’t mind an early start! We had the pleasure of our lovely tour guide Renate. She was so knowledgeable and we felt safe in her hands that we boarded the right bus at the right time! She was so thoughtful and kind as my partner had injured her leg/foot earlier in the holiday and Renate was very patient with our slow walking! A really lovely leisurely lunch in a restaurant which offered traditional Sicilian food including Arancini. Hats off to our driver who covered the distance of 580 Kms from Taormina to Agrigento and Valley of the Temples and then on to Villa Romana del Casale ensuring our safety and comfort. It’s a longish day but well worth the journey. A special thank you to our special guide Renate x
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Alpenflieger
May 6, 2024
Very nice day tour with the best team - A perfectly organized day trip. The tour guide Renate was attentive to each guest, explained everything in detail in German, English and Italian and was immediately on hand if there was the slightest problem. It couldn't be better. Nino the bus driver was on time and drove us safely to the sights, thank you. I can fully recommend this tour from SAT!
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Cecilia
May 2, 2024
Nice hike - Beautiful places to see at least once in your life. Very well organized excursion, our driver Nino was fantastic and our guide Renate was excellent and accompanied us from morning to evening. Very knowledgeable and helpful, precise in the directions provided both throughout the trip and during the visits. We didn't wait a minute in line! For the lunch break we move to a small town by the sea, the restaurant that is proposed is suitable for a simple lunch, obviously you can choose to go elsewhere. For the visit to Piazza Armerina he provided us with all the explanations in the 40 minutes before arrival, also showing us images so we could then easily identify the mosaics. This is because it would be impossible to linger in each room as a group due to the shape of the route. We had no difficulty recognizing what was previously explained.
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Sharon_b
Oct 20, 2023
It's worth the long day - I'd read the reviews before booking this trip. Yes it's a long day, yes the guide speaks more than one language, yes lunch was at a restaurant that might not have been my first choice BUT so what?! It's a fabulous trip - the drive across the island is a treat. The temple remains are incredible to look at (I hope you don't have a miserable traveller, like I did, who moaned about being bored all day). Lunch was actually very good - food was fairly cheap, hot and more than sufficient. The Villa Romana blew my mind. Ignore all the negative reviews and book this trip - you won't regret it!
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T7838flireneg
Jun 4, 2024
Wonderful Sicily - We left Giardini Naxos early in the morning to discover the Valley of the Temples, our guide Renate was punctual, precise and very prepared. Then, after lunch we visited the farmhouse villa in Piazza Armerina with its splendid mosaics. The Sat group is a guarantee. We have done other trips with them many years ago and were satisfied and so again this year.
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Lien_t
Apr 26, 2024
Punctual tour with good guide. - Good tour, good guide. A little confusion about redemption of tout voucher. The instructions said we have to redeem the voucher at the bus station prior to departure. But when we got there, the ticket office told us to go to SAT agency. Then at SAT agency, we were told there was no need to redeem anything because their records showed that we have paid, so the voucher was “the tour ticket”
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Catherine_a
Apr 12, 2024
A great informative day out - Our Tour Guide Renata waa very knowledgeable and kept us informed ( in 3 languages) on the way to both of The archaeological sites . Valley of the Temples waa amazing but at the end there was almost no opportunity to buy a small souvenir as We were rushed into the bus and taken to a small pre-booked restaurant (So no choice and with only 1 toilet for such a large group. Add into your trip 20€ for Lunch & 24€ in entrance fees per person. The bus & driver were also very good. Overall it was a good, but long day. (13hours)
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Arielle_a
Jul 21, 2024
Worth it but lots of hiccups - This is a good tour but the guide was rude af. Bring cash to the tour or you’re going to be scrutinized. There’s also no guided tour for the mosiacs so it kind of sucked. I would recommend choosing a different tour to these sites.
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