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Taormina and Castelmola Tour from Messina
6 h
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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Corso Umberto, Taormina, Sicily Italy
Corso Umberto is the main street of Taormina
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Castelmola, ME, 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
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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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Corso Umberto, Taormina, Sicily Italy
Corso Umberto is the main street of Taormina
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Castelmola, ME, 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
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
Included
- Transport by air-conditioned bus
- Professional guide
- Live commentary on board
- Entry/Admission - Corso Umberto
- Entry/Admission - Castelmola, ME
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Entrance ticket to the Greek Roman theatre
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- 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
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
75%
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Great cruse excursion from Messina's port. Pick up and tour was well organized. The bus ride up the mountains along winding two lane roads (with cars parked on sides) was an adventure in itself. Castelmola was a small mountaintop village with narrow walkways and a interesting church - but nothing special. Taormina was quite busy when we arrived (May 1st holiday weekend). Their cathedral and ancient Greek/Roman theater was worth the visit. We had enough time to have lunch and visit both after our guided tour. Great value compared to the cruise ship's cost for this excursion.
Very nice tour and we enjoy the entire trip. Great sites to see and enjoyable bus trip to get to the sites.Highly recommend.
Great tour. Had a bit of trouble tuning my 70 year old ears into the guide's Italian accent.
A really good excursion. Chiara was our guide and she was excellent. A few nice little extras in the coach. Well worth doing. A steep flight of steps to get over so not really good for any disabled clients. Wanted to put a review on trip advisor but couldnt get to do it.
To use the 3 routes is too lengthy for length of ship stay. We were able to do the orange route direct to blue route. Long distances but great commentary about the country. We might have done the red route as well but got off for lunch and realized the return to the ship would be too close to ship's departure time. They say they won't wait???
It was amazing tour. Highly recommend it.
Our tour guide Mariarita was very knowledgeable about the area and provided a lot of commentary during the day. We had guided tours of the cities and then had plenty of free time to explore and shop. We were shown a number of spectacular views. A great day.