Tours of Messina, Sicily

Situated just three miles from the southwestern coast of mainland Italy, the province of Messina, Sicily, along with the capital city, also called Messina, serves as the gateway for visitors to Sicily. Occupying 3,247.34 square kilometers in the northeastern corner of Sicily, the province of Messina has survived natural disasters and wars. Today, visitors can enjoy historical attractions, the rocky coastline of the Strait of Messina and traditional Sicilian cuisine.
  1. Messina Taormina Jewish Tour

    • Messina Taormina Jewish Tour

      Sicily TravelNet offers you a Messina tour that includes the Jewish quarter in the city of Messina, along with the town of Taormina. The tour begins in the city of Messina's Jewish quarter, where you can enjoy highlights such as the 12th century Norman Cathedral, which contains the remains of Conrad, King of Germany and Sicily during the 13th century, and the Palazzo Penso, center of Messina's Jewish family heritage. After a 20-minute drive, the tour arrives in Taormina, where you can enjoy the sites of the the Greco-Roman Theatre, the most well-preserved and second largest ampitheater in Sicily, and the Convent of Santo Domenico. TravelNet offers pickup from your hotel or cruise ship, for this private seven-hour tour. You can choose an unguided tour, with only a private driver, or one with both a private driver and a tour guide.

      Sicily TravelNet
      Vicolo Dante, 35
      92100, Agrigento, Sicily
      011 (+39) 36 0397 930
      sicilytourguides.net

    Messina City Tour and Ancient Tindari

    • Messina City Tour and Ancient Tindari

      ShoreTrips invites you to come along for a seven-hour tour of the city of Messina and on to Tindari. The Messina City Tour includes such highlights as the Fountain of Neptune, which was created by the Italian sculptor Montorsoli after he left Florence in 1547, and the National Museum, where you can enjoy its collection of portraits and sculptures, including paintings by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, who was the most famous painter in Rome at the beginning of the 17th century. Traveling on to the 396 B.C. Greek colony of Tindari, you can enjoy views of the northeastern Sicilian coast along the way. Known as the home of the famous Black Madonna, an important icon to Catholics around the world, Tindari sits high upon a cliff for views of the Tyrrhenian Sea. ShoreTrips offers the tour as a private charter for one to three people, as well as a general public tour in groups of four to 14 people.

      ShoreTrips
      5205 North Ironwood Road, Suite 117
      Glendale, WI 53217
      (414) 964-2100
      shoretrips.com

    The Godfather Tour: Savoca and Forza d'Agro

    • The Godfather Tour: Savoca and Forza d'Agro plus Taormina

      With Well Arranged Travel, you can step back in time and onto the set of a classic movie at the same time. The Godfather Tour: Savoca and Forza D'Agro leaves from Catania, Taormina or the Port of Messina. In Savoca you can spend time enjoying the town made famous by “The Godfather” movie. From Savoca, the tour continues to Forza d'Agro, where you will have time to stroll along the Medieval streets and enjoy quaint local life. Moving on, the tour continues to Taormina; overshadowed by Mt. Etna, Taormina takes you back in time as you visit Greek and Roman settlements and Medieval ruins. This private tour includes a personal driver, who also acts as your personal guide during the eight-hour tour. Well Arranged Travel offers pickup from your hotel or cruise ship dock.

      Well Arranged Travel
      1036 Liberty Park Drive #39
      Austin, Texas 78746
      (512) 892-2747
      wellarrangedtravel.com

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