Day tour: Taormina walking tour with Greek Theatre and Castelmola from Messina
From 6 to 7 Hours We will operate a slighlty shorter tour if your cruise ship time in port doesn't allow a 7 hrs tour
Min People: 4 The minimum number is the total number of people that we require the operate the tour (e.g. you can book the tour for 2 people)
Max People: private tour - small group 16 people - group tour 35 people You can choose the group size you prefer at the check out: private tour, small group (max 16 people) or group tour (max 35 people)
Pick-up / Drop-off: Cruise port, Discover Messina Office or accommodation
Jan 01’ - Dec 31'
Return to port on time 100% guarantee

Taormina walking tour with Greek Theater is one of the most requested Sicily day tours among our Messina shore excursions and tours from Messina port. It will let you experience the history of one of the Sicilian Greek colonies and its astonishing ancient Theatre, used as film set of many movies and TV series, such as the recent White Lotus Sicily show.

The day tour starts with a visit to Castelmola Sicily, a picturesque village situated just above Taormina. This tiny town is the perfect place to enjoy a beautiful setting and a wonderful outlook over the magnificent bay of Giardini Naxos and Mount Etna rising in the distance.

Then our journey continues with a Taormina walking tour, seeing the Aragonese style Porta Catania before a guided tour along the Corso Umberto, once part of the ancient Roman street Via Valeria. Stroll along this pretty, traffic-free street and enjoy a Taormina walking tour to the oldest churches and monuments of the town, as well as the most exclusive shops, restaurants and hotels, such as the famous San Domenico Palace and the newest White Lotus Sicily location.

Taste some typical Sicilian specialties and sweets at pastry and ice cream shops. The Taormina walking tour will end with the highlight: the ancient theatre of Taormina, the second-largest in Sicily, built by Greeks and Romans in the 3rd century BC, the seat of many cultural events every year, and location of the G7 Summit in May 2017

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Itinerary

As our other tours from Messina, the Taormina walking tour & Greek theatre starts from Messina Cruise Port or from Travel Agency Discover Messina Sicily, located in the city center. On request, a departure from your accommodation located in Messina area.
We are going to have a panoramic tour of the city. We will see the famous statue of the Virgin Mary of the Letter, the Fountain of Neptune, the St. Francis Church and the Palace of Culture.
The first stop of our Taormina walking tour & Greek theatre is the beautiful village of Castelmola Sicily. Here we will spend about 1 hour visiting this medieval village where you will enjoy Piazza Sant’Antonio, the Cathedral, and the Castle, then our tour guide will let you taste the traditional almond wine in a local cafè.
During a guided Taormina walking tour in the main street Corso Umberto, you will visit Porta Catania the Cathedral of Taormina, April IX Square, and the clock tower, Corvaja Palace and Porta Messina, which marks the end of Corso Umberto. The final part of the Taormina walking tour will be the visit of the fascinating ancient theatre of Taormina, a masterpiece realized by Greeks and Roman in the beautiful panoramic scenery. At the end of the guided visit, you will have enough free time to visit the exclusive shops or to have lunch.
The day tour will end at the starting point. We share a goodbye, hoping to meet our guests back in Sicily soon.

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Private Tour Option

Private Tour Option

If you book this excursion as private for a group of maximum 6 people, you will be comfortably transported by our luxury car. Please, contact us and we will be happy to provide you with further information.

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If your ship docks a bit later than expected, or if for any reason clearance procedures take longer, we will wait for you until the disembarking procedures are complete, and you will be allowed off the ship. If for any personal reasons you are running late, your guide can wait for you no more than 10 minutes before leaving.
We are happy to welcome people with mobility issues and special needs. Foldable walkers and wheelchairs can be accommodated on most of our vehicles if the guest can get on and off the bus. Castelmola Castelmola is a small medieval village, and there are steps to reach the Mother Church. People who can’t walk too far can wait at the little square where the bus drops the group off, and enjoy a coffee or a gelato with a view. Taormina Once in Taormina, if you bus will enter the parking station, elevators are available to reach the city center from the parking. Other than that, the historic center develops along Corso Umberto, the main street of Taormina, which is flat with no steps. The Greek-Roman Amphitheater Visit to the Greek Theater will be the last portion of the guided visit. To reach the Greek-Roman Theater there is a little extra walking involved, along an uphill street. Moreover, to fully appreciate the view from the Theater it is necessary to walk a lot of steps inside the monument to reach the highest point. If you are travelling in the summer time with elderly people, this may not be ideal for you. In this case, consider booking our basic Taormina and Castelmola tour. Entry tickets are not included, but your tour guide will be happy to bring you there in your free time to buy the tickets and help you to skip the line. Kindly note that accessibility to the monument is guaranteed to people with mobility issues through a ramp to visit the lowest part of the Theater, but not the point of view on top of it.
The distance from Messina till Taormina is almost 55 km and the duration is almost 45-50 minutes.
You can choose the group size of your tour at the check-out: Regular group tour (max 35 people) Small group (min 8 – max 16 people) Private tour (minum 4 people per booking required)
Yes, the entrance ticket and the visit to the Greek-Roman Theatre is included in the price of this tour.
The free time included in this tour is almost 2 hrs. Free time can vary depending on traffic conditions and other unpredictable situations. Our #1 priority is to bring you back on time to the port before the departure of your ship. For private tours we are flexible and, upon request, we can add some extra time at the destination if the ship time in port allows without extra charge.