8 Wine Tours & Tastings in Messina That You Shouldn't Miss

Explore this amazing old city rich of history and beautiful sights with your personal tour leader. During this private walking tour you will also enjoy food and wine tasting at one of the most charming wine bars of Messina. This is a private tour in a small group (from 2 persons), made exclusively for your party, and you can always step down to make some shopping, drink coffee or make some photos, etc.

Inclusions: Driver/guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle, Food and wine tasting

Exclusions: Souvenir photos (available to purchase), Gratuities

During this private tour by comfortable air-conditioned car, you will visit Etna - the highest active volcano in Europe. This tour is private - only for your party, nobody else to ensure the highest standards for our clients. Your friendly private knowledgeable guide will pick you up at your port or hotel in Messina and by comfortable car he will chauffeur you to Etna along the Ionian coastline and small authentic mountain villages. You will visit local honey farm and taste the produce of fertile volcano land, and reach “Rifugio Sapienza” at 2000mt. Here you can visit Silvestri Craters, admire unforgettable panoramas, visit souvenir shops, and trattorias. Optional ascent with cable car and jeep with the authorized Alpine Guide to 3000mt. Optionally - visit to one of the best Etna wineries and tasting of the best Sicilian wines and food.

Inclusions: Private tour only for your party by comfortable air-conditioned car, Private local tour leader, Private driver/guide, Guided tour of Etna, Visit to local honey farm and tasting of honey, jams, olives, olive oils, wines and liquors, Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off in Messina, Round-trip transportation by private comfortable car, Bottled water, Visit of one of the best Etna wineries and food and wine tasting (if option is selected), Bottled water

Exclusions: Souvenir photos (available to purchase), Cable car to an altitude of 2500 m (65 Euro for 1 person), Gratuities

Private tour from Messina by comfortable car with personal tour leader to the must-see Sicilian hill towns world-known thanks to F.F. Coppola, who filmed his legendary "The Godfather" here, Top 3 of the Greatest American Movies. Get the friendly and informative insight into the filming process and interesting trivia, learn the real Sicilian Mafia story, its structure, rise and development, and anti-Mafia fight. Discover the history and culture of the movie locations and Sicily itself, and feel the romantically rustic atmosphere of old Sicily. Walk along the authentic streets of Savoca and Forza d’Agro remained unchanged since the movie was made, visit ancient churches, Bar Vitelli where Michael spoke to Apollonia’s father, and other locations. Optionally, you may have food and wine tasting on a terrace with a breathtaking view of the sea and surrounding countryside at one of the best wine bars in Savoca, and have traditional fish dinner at a fine fish restaurant in Forza D'Agro.

Inclusions: Private tour exclusively for your party – nobody else, to ensure the highest standards for our guests., Hotel/port pickup and drop-off in Messina by private comfortable air-conditioned car, Round trip transportation by private air-conditioned car that operates only for you, Personal local English speaking driver/guide, Walking tour of Savoca and Forza d'Agro, Explanation of The Godfather movie and the real Mafia history, Food and wine tasting at panoramic terrace (if option selected), Dinner at a fish restaurant with a panoramic view (if option selected), Bottled water

Exclusions: Souvenir photos (available to purchase), Gratuities

During the private tour by comfortable air-conditioned car, you will visit Etna - the highest active volcano in Europe. This tour is private - only for your party, nobody else to ensure the highest standards for our clients. Your friendly private guide will tell you history of volcano creation, about eruptions, culture, myths, and folklore of "Mamma Etna" and Sicily itself. Driving by private car through authentic mountain villages, you will visit local honey farm and taste the produce of the fertile volcano terrain, and finally reach “Rifugio Sapienza” at 2000mt. Here you can visit famous Silvestri Craters, admire unforgettable panoramas, visit shops with souvenirs of lava, refresh yourself at some restaurant or bar. Optional ascent with cable car and jeep with the authorized Alpine Guide to 3000mt. Then you will visit one of the best Etna wineries and have lunch of fresh local food with fine red and white Sicilian wines.

Inclusions: Private tour only for your party by comfortable air-conditioned car, Private local tour leader, Private driver/guide, Guided tour of Etna, Visit to local honey farm and tasting of honey, jams, olives, olive oils, wines and liquors, Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off in Messina, Round-trip transportation by private comfortable car, Visit of one of the best Etna wineries and food and wine tasting, Lunch, Bottled water, Coffee and/or Tea, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Souvenir photos (available to purchase), Cable car to an altitude of 3000 m (65 Euro for 1 person), Gratuities

This 5 hour tour starts in an air conditioned coach (seats no more than 30 passengers) towards the Tyrrhenian coast to reach Capo Peloro,  the northen part of the Messina. Here you can enjoy the beach and swim in the sea after which, you will continue with the visit in a local winery. There you will meet the winegrower and with him you will visit the vineyards and taste wines and other typical Sicilian products.

Inclusions: Food and wine tasting, Driver, Live commentary on board, Guided visit of the winery, Local guide, Port pickup and drop-off

Exclusions: Gratuities

Through a comfortable private transfer from Taormina, in less than 70 minutes you will reach the winery where the whole experience will take place. You will discover a unique estate that covers over ten hectares on the wonderful and unspoilt headland of Capo Rasocolmo in Messina, dominated by a lighthouse and located just in front of the Aeolian Islands. In this fairy tale location, you will enjoy a unique experience walking through the 'Faro' Doc vineyards and have the chance to taste different varieties of wines (Faro Doc, Inzolia and Idromele).  All of this while you admire the beautiful natural scenery all around you.

Inclusions: Tour of the estate, vineyard and olive grove, Wine tasting session – DOC Faro, Inzolia, Idromele, Sampling of local products and Organic Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

Exclusions: Anything not listed above

This experience start at the designated location (port, railway station, hotels) with a transfer to Linguaglossa. You will enjoy a guided tour of the modern winery and then a tasting with a guide that give to you all the informations about the typical products. (The tasting is included in the price).

Inclusions: Fuel surcharge, Local taxes, Wine tasting, Driver/guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Bottled water

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified

The tour will be carried out only for you who will choose to live and taste the flavors of Sicily by calmly living a day first immersed in the greenery of one of the most famous wineries in Sicily and then experiencing some Greek Roman history by visiting Taormina in full autonomy spending a couple of hours between monuments and shops that attract the attention of tourists from all over the world.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, Wine tasting, Speaking Driver or Hostess one of the languages chosen for the tour, Each booking requires a minimum number of 2 participants

Exclusions: Authorized tour guide, Entrance Theaters, museums, restaurants and tips (optional)