Taormina City Tour Excursion Reviews

Walking tour with lunch at a restaurant.

Provider: Celebrity Cruises

we actually docked in catania south of taormina. we had a private tour to siracusa which was excellent but it poured that day so we had to curtail it. did not go to downtown catania. many people went to taormina so see mt etna but it was covered by clouds because of the rain. need to go back in good weather but many excursions can be taken from these ports. the tour company was very good and i would recommend them, they procured the local guide who was excellent as well

Provider: Independent Operator

We had a very nice tour of Taormina and the Greek theater which was very impressive. We were lucky to have great views of Mt. Etna. A worthwhile tour. After the tour we visited Messina, which isn't a very pretty town, but had a wonderful fresh pizza near the port.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

Skipped out halfway and enjoyed a lunch at a piazza. Bought tangerines on the sidewalk, yum

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

Our driver gave us a map and we did the city on our own and met the driver at the end - you do not need a guded tour of the city -easy to do on your own - we found a great restaurant and had a good lunch with fellow cruisers

Provider: Independent Operator

Lovely place with nice shops and restaurant. Italian atmsophere mixed with a very csompolitan feel.

Provider: Celebrity Cruises

This tour took us to the little hilltop town of Savoca. This was the town featured in The Godfather movies. Our guide was well versed in its history. We enjoyed the town, and the bus drive through the Town of Taromina as well.

Provider: Regent Seven Seas Cruises

We docked in Catania & took the excursion to Taormina which has to be one of the most beautiful little towns in Italy/Scicily. Very upmarket, individual boutiques, lots of local oil, honey, wine, salt - great gifts. Fantastic cafes. Views of Mt. Etna. Truly spectacular.

Provider: Celebrity Cruises

Drive through the countryside up to the villages that the film the Godfather was filmed in. Tasted a traditional Sicilian breakfast of lemon ice and hard biscuit which you dip into the lemon ice before you eat.

Provider: Oceania Cruises

Taormina was nice.. cute little town. Ate pizza at a small place at the bottom of the hill when you enter the town on the right. Good food, mamma and papa smoking in the kitchen, then putting tomatoes on the pizza by hand... haha. Had to laugh, but it tasted good!

Provider: Celebrity Cruises

Private tour of Taormina and Castille Mola with lunch at a pretty outdoor cafe looking out at Mt Etna. plenty of time for walking around and shopping.

Provider: Independent Operator

Great day, seeing Mt Etna, the beautiful town of Taormina, and ending the day swimming at a private beach in the Med, with 3 other CC couples.

Provider: Independent Operator

We did the "Taormina on your own" Carnival tour and again if I had to do it over, I would have gotten to Taormina some other way to allow more time and done something more interesting than walk the touristy shops for 4 hours in the extreme heat. There are good sights in the area and it would have been fun to have had more time. For instance, The Greek Theater might have been a good sight to see but we didn't have time for it.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

We booked a van for 8 with Sicily Life Coop and were met at the pier by our driver, Luka. First we headed to Savoca, a very quaint village where Godfather was filmed. It was a very beautiful serene area, and at the time of our visit, we were the only group there, so it was very pleasant. We visited a church, walked uphill to explore the village and more churches, then finally returning to our starting point, a bar called "Viteli" where a scene from Godfather was filmed and is famous for its lemon granita. After a leisurely walk around another village, we visited the Church of St. Lucy, where the wedding scene was filmed. Afterwards, we headed to Castelmola for lunch. Again, this is a very beautiful area, with lots of restaurants and shops, plus a castle in ruins on the top of the mountain. From there, you get a bird's eyeview of the surrounding area. Lots of steps, slopes, cobblestone walkways, not very suitable for the mobility impaired. We had lunch, at the driver's suggestion, at a very interesting bar, called Cafe Bar Turisti. Not for the faint of heart, nor shy, as there are on display erotic paintings, male genital organs etc. etc. According to our driver, the bar, which is still in use, is 200 years old. Food was good, selection adequate, price okay. An experience not to be missed, I think. The last stop was the town of Taormina, a medieval walled village. Again, shops abound. It is a nice area to explore, with a Greek Theatre, which we didn't have enough time to visit, plus a view Baroque churches and palazzi.

Provider: Independent Operator

Take the Taormina day tour ... you will not be disappointed. Wonderful town full of old world charm and beauty.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

This was a self guided visit to a charming little town.

Provider: Regent Seven Seas Cruises