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Top 10 Movie & TV Tours in Val di Noto, Sicily
Discover the best top things to do in Val di Noto, Italy including Godfather Tour, Private Tour The Godfather in Savoca and Forza D'Agro, COMMISSARIO MONTALBANO Tour, Montalbano TV Show Locations Tour, The Godfather, Il Commissiario Montalbano, The Godfather Tour from Catania, The Godfather Movie Tour from Giardini Naxos - Small Group Tour, The Godfather tour, Private Excursion to Taormina from Catania on the ways of the Godfather.
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1. Godfather Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
During this tour, we will admire the wonderful landscape and will walk through the peaceful streets and Churches of Savoca and Forza d'Agrò, both used in the shooting of the movie THE GODFATHER. You will really feel the atmosphere of this fascinating and touching movie. To make you get the most out of the atmosphere of the film, we will show you the main scenes shot in each place with the aid of audiovisual tools.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, WiFi on board
Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities, Entry Ticket for "Castello degli Schiavi" (Slaves Castle)
Reviewed By pibi1998
First off, I booked this tour December 30th at about 8:30pm via Viator fir Dec 31st tour. The operator emailed me right away to clarify things that made the tour go smoothly. When we arrived in Catania at 5:40 early in the morning, our driver Danilo was was waiting for us already. We had an early start, meaning our time was not wasted at all. When we reached in Taormina, I asked Danilo to check if we can add done of the Godfather places to check and he called his boss right away and was confirmed we can do it. I was happy and appreciated the flexibility. We were able to check the places that I wanted to go. Just a reminder, our driver is not a licensed tourist guide but he tells us where to go and drop us off and pick us up like “door to door”. I would suggest to google the best places to visit and tell the driver what you most like to visit and read all about it. You will appreciate more if you know the story behind that particular area. This tour works perfectly for us. Thank you Danilo for doing above and beyond of what you are doing. Cheers!
2. Private Tour The Godfather in Savoca and Forza D'Agro
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
These are two very suggestive medieval villages: this private tour allows you to recall many scenes from the trilogy of the masterpiece by Francis Ford Coppola, between enchanting panoramas. Between squares and sacred places, you will feel transported in an extraordinary setting.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation
Exclusions: Lunch, Entrance ticket to the Convent 12.00 euros
Reviewed By Lizette R
I highly recommend using Etna Sicily Tours if you want to see Sicily or going on an active volcano. I had the dream of my life, to came true with Roberto´s help. I walked on the top of Etna (3383 m) and seeing Stromboli. Roberto is the perfect guide - helpful, funny and a really great guy and friend <3 Grazie for everything Roberto ❤ See you next year when we come back :D <3
3. COMMISSARIO MONTALBANO Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Tour of the area where the fiction “Inspector Montalbano” is set. Are you ready to discover Vigata, Marinella and Montelusa? Do you want to walk in the same streets where Montalbano investigates? With our tour you will have a film holiday! With our tour you can visit Montalbano Sicily and discover the history and culture of Ragusa, Scicli, Modica, Punta Secca, Donnalucata and the Donnafugata Castle. We will accompany you among the most famous monuments, among splendid churches and baroque palaces, we will cross the Iblea countryside and arrive at the sea. We will be able to advise you on the tastiest typical specialties and experiences to live: it will be an unforgettable journey!
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, WiFi on board, Bottled water, Modica Chocolate tasting
Exclusions: Lunch, Entry Ticket for attractions, Gratuities, Specialized Guide
Reviewed By pibi1998
First off, I booked this tour December 30th at about 8:30pm via Viator fir Dec 31st tour. The operator emailed me right away to clarify things that made the tour go smoothly. When we arrived in Catania at 5:40 early in the morning, our driver Danilo was was waiting for us already. We had an early start, meaning our time was not wasted at all. When we reached in Taormina, I asked Danilo to check if we can add done of the Godfather places to check and he called his boss right away and was confirmed we can do it. I was happy and appreciated the flexibility. We were able to check the places that I wanted to go. Just a reminder, our driver is not a licensed tourist guide but he tells us where to go and drop us off and pick us up like “door to door”. I would suggest to google the best places to visit and tell the driver what you most like to visit and read all about it. You will appreciate more if you know the story behind that particular area. This tour works perfectly for us. Thank you Danilo for doing above and beyond of what you are doing. Cheers!
4. Montalbano TV Show Locations Tour
Overall Ratings
4.7 based on 3 reviews
Take a tour of Sicily to see all the most important locations of the famous TV series, 'Inspector Montalbano.' Visit the police station, Vigata, Marinella's beach, Montalbano's house, Don Balduccio's Palace, main church, restaurant on the beach, amazing countryside and sea spot.
Inclusions: Fuel surcharge, Local taxes, Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Exclusions: Entrance fees (Donnafugata castle € 8), Food and drinks, Lunch
Reviewed By Hugh H
We were recommended to Paulo by friends and they were right, we had an outstanding 2 weeks touring Sicily. Nothing was a problem, we saw all the sights, were accommodated in great hotels in ideal locations. Paulo had all the answers (and I had plenty of questions). His knowledge and abilty to explain was outstanding. The Merc was an ideal way to get around, Don't consider driving yourself it's hair raising, leave it to a professional. The agri stay was fantastic.
5. The Godfather
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
The first part of the tour takes us to Savoca. Here you can enjoy a brief walk around the historic centre, including the church where Apollonia and Michael Corleone got married, followed by a stop at Bar Vitelli. After our visit to Savoca we head to Forza D’Agrò where some of the scenes set in Sicily were filmed.
Inclusions: Pick-up/ drop-off from/to your accommodation in Catania city and surrounding area, Multilingual Guide, Transfer service
Exclusions: Lunch, Pick-up/ Drop-off outside the pick-up area
Reviewed By Oleg R
If you are sure that you will have the perfect conditions for your trip, you only need to know that the Taormina part in Etna+Taormina tour is not guided. You literally get dropped off at one point and picked up at another. However, this review is about this company's utter failure to put the customer first when facing less-than-perfect conditions. First and foremost, nothing bad to say about the guide / driver. He did an amazing job under the circumstances that he was in. The (bad) review is targeted towards the company itself. We went for the Etna + Taormina tour with my SO and paid 79€ per person, which included pick-up at the hotel at 8:30/9am, a tour of Etna, lunch, a tour of Taormina and drop-off at the hotel at 6pm, which sounded very reasonable. Due to bad weather, the tour was cancelled and rescheduled for the next day, if the weather would be better - again, very reasonable. Next day, the guide picks us up at 9.15 and we start going up to Etna facing more and more wind, fog and rain. After a while, our guide decided to call the agency and tell them that there is no way that we can go to Etna. Having consulted his agency, the guide tells us that we will change our plans. By then, we are all already soaked from the rain after getting out of the car for the few (interesting) points that the guide managed to make. Next, he takes us to a "local" shop, where we can sample and buy some local produce. Given the fact that the shop was filled with other tourists, I take it that it's a very popular shop for tour guides to take their customers to (if I had to guess, I would say that the tour agencies get either a cut of the revenue or get paid per person that they bring). Seemed a bit strange, as it felt like we were being "milked" for more money instead of being offered an experience... Next, we stopped at a local place for lunch (included in the tour price), that served "siciliana", which is kind of like a fried pizza (delicious!!) Great, the day got a bit better. Next, we drove to Taormina, where we would spend 2,5h instead of the usual 1,5h - presumably due to the fact that we skipped the Etna tour. "Sounds like a great change of plan", we thought. Until the guide told us, that he will drop us off at one gate and pick us up at the other once the time is up. No tour, no excursion, no nothing. Extremely disappointing. We made it work as Taormina is a beautiful city, where you can spend some more time by diving deeper into the history and architecture. So all in all, we were ok. 2,5h later our guide picks us up and we start heading back to Catania. Having agreed with my SO that we would not be paying full price, upon our arrival to our hotel at 17.15 (45min before originally stated) we started negotiating the price with our guide, and he said that we would get 8€(!!!) discount, which is ~5% of the total cost. As it didn't make sense for us to continue this discussion with the driver (as he even called back the agency), we paid 150€ in the end - and felt like we were ripped off!! In my mind, when - tour is not cancelled in the first place, even when people in charge are very well aware of the weather conditions (weather is not something that can be controlled - I understand that. But if you see that it's pouring in the morning and you know that you cannot give your customers a proper experience, wouldn't the decent thing to do be to cancel the tour instead of forcing it through?) - half of the promised tour does not happen - due to late start / early end, the tour is cut down by ~1h - there is no guided tour for the second half of the trip - the time is "made up" by letting customers wander by themselves for 1h longer than originally planned - nothing is offered to the customer to make up for under delivering on expectations ... anyone considering taking a tour with this company should be cautious. I'm sure that they do a great job when all the circumstances are great, but a truly great business should always put customer first instead of just trying to cash out (not a fact, just how the experience made us feel).
6. Il Commissiario Montalbano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
This tour offers the chance to visit: Ragusa Ibla, Punta Secca, Scicli. Places of Inspector Montalbano, the successful TV series’ main character, adapted from the best seller novels by the Sicilian writer Andrea Camilleri.
Inclusions: Pick-up/ drop-off from/to your accommodation in Catania city and surrounding area, Multilingual Guide, Transfer service
Exclusions: Lunch, Pick-up/ Drop-off outside the pick-up area
Reviewed By TravellerSL1
We were picked up by Theresa who was our fabulous guide. She was phenomenal and very accommodating. Her knowledge was spectacular and she made sure that we got to see everything. Would definitely hope to Come back again and use lemon tours and Theresa! Tour was great, Savoca was beautiful and the scenes were the movie was filmed still nostalgic. Fantastic tour experience.
7. The Godfather Tour from Catania
Overall Ratings
4.1 based on 7 reviews
A tour around the Sicilian locations of the famous film by Francis Ford Coppola, "The Godfather". For the avidest fans and for who want to discover traditional villages and suggestive monuments
Inclusions: Shuttle bus (return), Multilingual guide, INFANT - Baby seat
Exclusions: Authorized tourist guide in Taormina (on request), Optional visit of Greek Theatre € 10,00, All that is not specified under “the cost includes
Reviewed By Jololo37
Perfecto! Guide really friendly! Interesting tour with children. Etna is beautiful! If you are near Catania, do this tour!
8. The Godfather Movie Tour from Giardini Naxos - Small Group Tour
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
Private tour of The Godfather movie. Discover the movie places, walk through the tiny road that Francis Ford Coppola and Mike Corleone walked in 1971.
Inclusions: Driver/guide, Port pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Transport by private vehicle
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By ashlynharris2020
We engaged this company for our transport from Messina cruise port to Taormina. Booking service was seamless and the team at Sicily4you responded to all enquiries and clarifications promptly. Our driver was excellent and courteous. He shares insights about the different locations we passed through in the course of our trip. Sicily4you is really a great company.
9. The Godfather tour
Day of relaxation and culture through the locations of the film "The Godfather" by F.F.Coppola, in the typical Sicilian villages of Savoca and Forza d'Agrò that were used as a set of the town of Corleone (native village of Vito Angiolini a.k.a. Corleone). Stop also at Bar Vitelli to immerse yourself in the world of film.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Bottled water
Exclusions: Lunch
10. Private Excursion to Taormina from Catania on the ways of the Godfather
Taormina the most beautiful and fascinating place in eastern Sicily, combined with the places of the godfather cult film that has remained in history
Inclusions: Private Tour
Exclusions: Entrance to the Greek theater of Taormina
Reviewed By frequentsrtraveler
Valerie Rassino approached us at the port and sold herself as a licensed tour operator. She was an English speaking taxi driver by all accounts. She did not recommend an interesting itinerary and drove us to Syracuse after discussing options. She gave us two tour guide books from her trunk and we were reading in the car. She dropped us in Syracuse to find our on way to the Duomo where she would catch up with us. We thought she had left us it took her so long to find us. Walked us around the city to the parked car and drove us back. Then, dropped us off at the monastery in Catania for the tour and picked us up after and then back to port. Very nice taxi driver but definitely not the informed tour guide we anticipated.
