Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Via Medaglia d'Oro Calabrò Giovanni, 5, 98030 Castelmola ME, Italy
This will be one of our two destinations of our tour.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Corso Umberto, Taormina, Sicily Italy
Corso Umberto is the main street of Taormina
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Piazza Duomo, Corso Umberto, 98039, Taormina, Sicily 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.
Pass By: Quattro Fontane di Taormina, Piazza Duomo 8-9, 98039, Taormina, Sicily Italy
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.
Pass By: Palazzo Ciampoli di Taormina, Salita Palazzo Ciampoli, 1, 98039, Taormina, Sicily Italy
Palazzo Ciampoli was a stately residence in Catalan style.
Stop At: Duomo di Taormina, Piazza Duomo, 98039, Taormina, Sicily 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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Torre dell'Orologio, Piazza IX Aprile, 98039, Taormina, Sicily 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'.
Pass By: Piazza IX Aprile, Piazza 9 Aprile, 6, 98039, Taormina, Sicily Italy
Piazza IX Aprile is Taormina's most elegant "living room".
Characteristic are the outdoor bars and artists who paint portraits and landscapes.
Pass By: Chiesa di San Giuseppe, Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily Italy
This church is situated close to the Torre dell'orologio, overlooking the IX April square.
Stop At: Chiesa di Santa Caterina, 98039, Taormina, Sicily Italy
The church rises on the ruins of Odeon, built also on the ruins of a Greek theatre dedicated to Aphrodite
Duration: 10 minutes
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1: Terminal Crociere, 98122 Messina, Metropolitan City of Messina, Italy
2: Via I Settembre, 110, 98122 Messina ME, Italy
3: Porto di Giardini Naxos, Via Schisò, 98035 Giardini Naxos ME, Italy
Traveler pickup is offered
THE PICKUP TIME IS SETTLED 30 MINUTES AFTER THE DISEMBARKATION. Example: if your ship arrives at 8:00 AM the pickup time will be 8:30 AM; if the ship arrives at 9:00 AM the pickup time will be 9:30 AM, and so on.
Ports
6 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Stroller accessible
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’
Near public transportation
Infant meals not included
Cellular number required
Departure times are set according to arrival of cruise ships
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
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
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : jasongL8283GL
This was my favorite day of our 12 day Mediterranean adventure! I am longing to come back to Sicily and spend a few months! Castelmola and Taormina are the two dreamiest places we visited in all of Italy and our small group tour guide Claudia was so sweet and accommodating. We just loved her.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Froilan_B
Coordination with their team was easy beforehand and Sofia with Rosy handled the tour excellently. Drive was good and safe and minimized the walking as much as possible, tour guide was very pleasant and knowledgeable and we learned a lot. Tour had earphones to make sure everyone could hear.
Both sites have great charm, good food, and lots of shops. Be ready for a good stroll. We had a lot of seniors with us and they managed fine.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Janet_S
Our guide Sofia was superb. We really enjoyed her descriptions of local culture and history. I was especially impressed with her use of an iPad to show graphic images of the things and places she described. I also liked the type of earphones used because they slipped over the ear and could be used without removing my hearing aids.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Elizabeth_M
Sofia is the best tour guide we have had on our very extensive trip. She knows a lot, she gave us water, cookies, and almond wine. She took very good care of us, and always made sure the group got all necessary information. Everyone was happy with her. She should teach other guides how to do their job!
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : FRANCOIS_L
Gabriella and Antonella were fantastic, they deserve an A+ for an excellent tour, answering all of our questions and more. Gabriella helped us find a restsurant in Toarmina (Bam Bar). She was always smiling and joking with us. Please ensure these comments are posted and they are rocognized for their excellent services.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Francine G
Outstanding day tour, well organized, comfortable mini bus, good audio equipment, and extremely informative guide (Sabrina). Probably one of the best guided tours of our trip.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : kathyv116
A beautiful bus tour, we were lucky to have a smallish bus, possibly 20 people. Our guide , Gabriella, was very inclusive and warm. Her suggestions for patronizing and sampling local foods and businesses were spot on on the walking tours.
The bus tour traveling up the hills to visit the villages was stunning with views of Mount Etna, which unfortunately had a white cloud shrouding the peak.
Gabriella was extremely easy to understand with her beautiful accent. I would say, the very best guide we have encountered.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Richard_L
The knowledge of the tour guide of Sicily and the two cities visited was fantastic!! The history of Sicily was brought to life by tour guide and scenery was fantastic!
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
Posted By : Q5946GGallisonm
We visited the most picturesque sites on our way to Taormina, and the town itself was beautiful. Castlemola was a quaint medieval city.
Sara was knowledgeable and could speak comfortably about history and architecture in a conversational way. Totally unscripted.
We had a lovely day!
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
Posted By : chrisandjackiem
We had a great trip to castle Mika and Taormina with very friendly and knowledgeable guide and driver. As we were only 2 booked we ended up with a private trip which was great.
Mariarita was a lovely guide and pointed out and explained all the best things, got a great view of Mount Etna .
They were very flexible in time we wanted in each place and had plenty of free time in Taormina.
Very easy to book and very clear instructions given, met us at cruise port exit as arranged and we were well away in comfortable Mercedes vehicle before coaches were even boarded fully.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
