Messina Trip Overview
An opportunity to discover and visit Taormina (52 km away from Messina) with its Greek Theater, Corso Umberto and its exclusive shops and famous bars. You will admire the wonderful landscape and Isola Bella, a nature riserve-Unesco Heritage. The tour also includes a short visit to the picturesque village of Castelmola.
In the excursion you also have a lunch in a typical sicilian restaurant where you can eat some typical dishes of Sicily.
Additional Info
Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Messina, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Messina, Sicilia, Italy
An opportunity to discover and visit Taormina (52 km away from Messina) with its Greek Theater, Corso Umberto and its exclusive shops and famous bars. You will admire the wonderful landscape and Isola Bella, a nature riserve-Unesco Heritage. The tour also includes a short visit to the picturesque village of Castelmola.
In the excursion you also have a lunch in a typical sicilian restaurant where you can eat some typical dishes of Sicily.
Itinerary
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Pass By: La Madonnina del Porto, 98122, Messina, Sicily Italy
The Virgin of Letter is the Patron Saint of Messina.
Pass By: Fontana di Nettuno, Messina, Sicily Italy
This fountain represents the God of the seas: Neptune.
Pass By: Chiesa di S. Francesco all’Immacolata, Viale Boccetta incrocio Via XXIV, Messina, Sicily Italy
It is an impressive temple, the second in size for the churches of Messina
Stop At: Tempio Votivo di Cristo Re, Viale Principe Umberto, Messina, Sicily Italy
The Sanctuary of Cristo Re is situated in the panoramic point of the city where we will do a short stop at the end of our tour.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Castelmola, ME, Via Medaglia d’Oro Calabrò Giovanni, 5, 98030 Castelmola ME, Italy
An ancient and beautiful village situated on the top of Taormina.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Porta Catania di Taormina, Corso Umberto, 98039, Taormina, Sicily Italy
One of the two gateway of Taormina. Called in this way because is situated in front of Catania.
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: Porta Messina, Corso Umberto 1, 98039, Taormina, Sicily Italy
The second gateway of Taormina and in front of it you can see the city of Messina.
Pass By: Piazza Duomo, 98039 Taormina ME, 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
