Shore Excursions from Port of Messina
1)Taormina and Castelmola tour and best photo stops :
Our tour will start by picking you up from the port, we will enjoy a drive through a wonderful scenery with photo stops at the most beautiful locations. We will visit together the beautiful Piazza Belvedere (Lookout square) where you will have a breathtaking view of Isolabella (Beautiful island) and the Messina coast line. We will drive up to the charming medieval village of Castelmola with a stop at Madonna della Rocca where you will enjoy an extraordinary view of the Greek Theatre, the Church of Madonna della Rocca and the antique 13th century Arab castle, situated on the highest and most panoramic place in the area. We will explore in Castelmola picturesque streets with an amazing view of Mount Etna and we will stop at the famous Bar Turrisi where you can taste the sweet almond wine. Driving down to Taormina you will have free walking time in the town where you can admire the Greek Theatre from the 2nd century A.D. – Palazzo Corvaja , the most beautiful medieval building in town – Duomo di Taormina - the San Nicolò Cathedral square and Corso Umbero where you can do excellent shopping. We will take you back to your port at your most convenient time.
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2) Etna Experience and the charming town of Taormina
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Mt Etna Volcano is one of the world's most active volcanoes, and the most active one in Europe. It has been erupting for 600 million years. Mount Etna is one of the greatest and most beautiful volcano adventure tour destinations in Sicily. We will start by picking you up from the dock and drive to Mount Etna through some of the Etna villages with a stop in Zafferana Etnea with a visit of the church Santa Maria della Provvidenza than we will drive through the most recent huge eruption of Mount Etna from 1669 and different kinds of vegetation can be noted. We will reach 2.000 meters (7.000 ft) where we can admire and take a walk on the "Silvestri" craters (1892) and the latest new lava flows and craters from 2001/2002/2003. Driving down from Mount Etna through a wonderful scenery with photo stops at the most beautiful locations, we will visit together the Piazza Belvedere (Lookout square) where you will have a breathtaking view of Isolabella (Beautiful island) and the Messina coast line. We will then take you to the historical centre of Taormina where you will have free walking time in the town where you can admire the Greek Theatre from the 2nd century A.D. – Palazzo Corvaja , the most beautiful medieval building in town – Duomo di Taormina - the San Nicolò Cathedral square and Corso Umbero where you can do excellent shopping. We will take you back to your port at your most convenient time.
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3) The Godfather Tour and the wonderful town of Taormina
A full day True Sicilian Experience with a little touch of Hollywood - A Step Back in Time in Savoca ("THE GODFATHER LOCAL TOUR") and Forza D'Agrò. Starting from your port to arrive at and explore Savoca is almost like taking a step back in time. Although recorded with its present name in 1415 the town probably dates back to the first half of the 12th century when a Norman Fortress was built there. Savoca is not a tourist town, it is a simple every day "local" town. Here is where the movie Godfather was filmed. While in town "a must" is the stop for a Lemon Granita at the famous bar "VITELLI" on the corner of the town. Then make your way to the church of Santa Lucia where the scene of the wedding between Apollonia and Michael was shot! In town you can find fascinating catacombs of the Cappuccini convent. From Savoca we will visit Forza d'Agrò which is without a doubt one of the best examples of a typical village of the Province of Messina which still conserves its medieval street layout and on all sides of the town you have the most incredible views. Driving down from Forza d'Agrò through a wonderful coast line, we will visit together the Piazza Belvedere (Lookout square) where you will have a breathtaking view of Isolabella (Beautiful island) and the Messina coast line. We will then take you to the historical centre of Taormina where you will have free walking time in the town where you can admire the Greek Theatre from the 2nd century A.D. – Palazzo Corvaja , the most beautiful medieval building in town – Duomo di Taormina - the San Nicolò Cathedral square and Corso Umbero where you can do excellent shopping.We will take you back to your port at your most convenient time.
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4) Discover unknown Etna towns and the amazing Taormina
The Unknown Sicily around Etna is a different way to explore our mountain, through typical Sicilian villages on the slopes of Mt. Etna, while tasting several Sicilian products on the way. Our tour will start by picking you up from the port and drive through different local villages of the Alcantara Valley. Our first stop will be the Alcantara Gorges, Miles of years ago a lava eruption covered the bed of the river. The magma, cooling off, formed prism basaltic high walls and the erosion of the river transformed it in a canyon. Between the high and black lava walls, flow limpid small lakes, cascades and small beaches. We then continue the drive to Francavilla, and visit the most charming and unspoiled old Sicilian village of Castiglione di Sicilia and of course the several lemon, orange and olive groves as well as the Etna grapevines. We will have the chance to visit the famous old Greek fortress, situated on the highest part of Castiglione with a breathtaking view over the Alcantara valley. We will take the Red wine-route, literally traversing the lava of 1981, passing through the village of Linguaglossa, with its mass of Baroque churches and delicious Almond and nut pastries typical of the area. We will stop for a brunch in "Gambino" where you will enjoy a taste of the unique Etna wine, accompanied by a selection of local Sicilian products (optional). Driving down from Mount Etna through a wonderful scenery with photo stops at the most beautiful locations, we will visit together the Piazza Belvedere (Lookout square) where you will have a breathtaking view of Isolabella (Beautiful island) and the Messina coast line. We will then take you to the historical centre of Taormina. You will have free walking time in the town where you can admire the Greek Theatre from the 2nd century A.D. – Palazzo Corvaja , the most beautiful medieval building in town – Duomo di Taormina - the San Nicolò Cathedral square and Corso Umbero where you can do excellent shopping. We will take you back to your port at your most convenient time.
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5) Local Cooking Class and the highlights of Taormina
This tour will start by picking you up at the port and drive to Giardini Naxos. A beautiful fishers town with an amazing long sandy beach and boulevard with all kinds of local shops. Enjoy the view of all the little boats in the dock. Right in the middle of the boulevard you will find Ristorante Nettuno da Siciliano. Giardini’s finest fish restaurant since 1981. Angelo Siciliano, the chef of Ristorante Nettuno will make this cooking class an unforgettable experience. Starting by taking you to the fish shop to select the fish you will prepare and where you can see how they clean the fish. Even a nice photo moment with some of the strange looking huge fishes if you wish. A nice walk back down the boulevard and the class starts, so let’s get busy! You will learn from the best how to make four of the Sicilian traditions main dishes ‘Caponatina Siciliana’, ‘Maccheroni’s dough’, ‘Sarde alla Beccafico’ and ofcourse a delicious ‘Cannolo’. After all this cooking ofcourse a moment to sit back, relax and enjoy your self made meal with a good Sicilian wine. In the end you may bring home the nice cooking apron you have been wearing, as a souvenir of this wonderful day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjLLLVVgXOc
Afterwords we will visit together the beautiful Piazza Belvedere (Lookout square) where you will have a breathtaking view of the Isola Bella (Beautiful island) and the Messina coast line. We will then take you to the historical centre of Taormina where you will have free walking time in the town where you can admire the Greek Theatre from the 2nd century A.D. – Palazzo Corvaja , the most beautiful medieval building in town – Duomo di Taormina - the San Nicolò Cathedral square and Corso Umbero where you can do excellent shopping. We will take you back to your port at your most convenient time.
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You can personalize your own tour by choosing different destinations, your own timetable and the accompany of a private guide
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