SICILY
182 Tours Reviewed
Blue water, great wine, and caves without the hassle. From the Spisone beach near Lido Re del Sole, this 3-hour Taormina boat trip is built for daydreaming: bays, caves, and swimming in the Ionian Sea with snorkeling gear included. What…
Sicily pours wine with a volcano backdrop. This small-group day from Catania combines a Zafferana Etnea farm tasting with a three-course winery lunch and pours of Etna DOC red and white wines. I love the hassle-free minibus pickup and drop-off,…
Sicily tastes better from a moving boat. This Taormina coastal cruise pairs seaside caves and coves with an on-board spread of Sicilian wines, liqueurs, cheeses, and meats, with stories from guides who clearly love the Etna area. I especially like…
Palermo is faster on two wheels. This guided bike tour takes you through the historic center and mixes in a small stop for street food so you taste what you’re learning. It’s a fun way to connect monuments, neighborhoods, and…
Ten bites beat ten hours of guessing. On this private 3-hour Palermo tour, you follow a local host through street-food shops and markets, with short church visits woven in so the city makes sense as you eat. It’s built for…
Palermo feels different when you pedal through it. I love the small-group pace and the street-food tasting worked right into the route. One thing to plan for: two big landmarks you’ll see from the outside, not inside. This is a…
Etna feels like another planet—just a few hours from Catania. This private day trip strings together the volcano views, a hands-on honey stop, and a sit-down winery lunch with wine pairing. It’s the kind of outing where you get big…
Follow your nose into Catania’s fish market. This is a 2.5-hour walking tour that pairs the morning buzz of the Pescheria with classic Catania street food and city-centre stories from a licensed, English-speaking guide. I love how the food keeps…
Sicily tastes better from the family table. This Balestrate olive grove tour is built around Francesco and his family’s work, from a stroll among the trees to a sit-down tasting at their house. I love how you learn olive oil…
Volcanic wine tastes like science and Sicily. In Piazza Scammacca, Catania’s first metropolitan market, you get a guided tasting built around Sicilian four glasses of volcanic wine, plus bite-sized pairings. The whole point is simple: volcanoes didn’t just shape the…
Palermo on a plate is the fastest way to eat your way through old-town. I love the serious food-and-wine lineup and the way guides stitch city stories into the walk. One heads-up: this is a hands-on walking tour, so it’s…
A street-food walk through Messina starts fast and tastes better. You’ll pair Sicilian snacks with landmark stops, then catch the Duomo bell tower’s daily noon show. It’s a 3 to 4 hour plan that works great when you want real…
Four wines, one tiny Palermo balcony. This tasting at 26mq Urban Winery turns an everyday walk into a real look at what Sicilian winemaking tastes like in the historic center—right down to the church-view balcony and the stories shared by…
Your hands knead Sicilian pizza dough. In downtown Taormina, a chef teaches you pizza with real technique, not just a demo. I love the hands-on dough instruction and the full meal you eat afterward: pizza, homemade pasta, and typical starters…
Catania tastes better when you follow a local. This street food walk strings together classic old-town landmarks and serious food stops, so you get both the sights and the bites without playing guess-the-best-kiosk all day. You start in baroque territory…
