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Castelbuono Tour: Discover Medieval Beauty and Indulge in Organic Wine Tasting
3.8
21 Ratings
Cefalù
Explore Castelbuono’s medieval charm and savor organic wines. Visit a historic vineyard and taste local delicacies in a picturesque setting.
Explore Castelbuono’s medieval charm and savor organic wines. Visit a historic vineyard and taste local delicacies in a picturesque setting.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cefalù - The Madonie Mountains is scattered with picturesque hilltop towns. One of the prettiest is Castelbuono. After stop at the Medieval abbey, you’ll stroll in the idyllic town center and visit the majestic castle donated to Sant’Anna. Literally a piece of heaven, the old abbey is now famous all over the world because of its…
- Cefalù - The Madonie Mountains is scattered with picturesque hilltop towns. One of the prettiest is Castelbuono. After stop at the Medieval abbey, you’ll stroll in the idyllic town center and visit the majestic castle donated to Sant’Anna. Literally a piece of heaven, the old abbey is now famous all over the world because of its gold-medals-awarded winery company. There you will taste some of their selected wines and typical appetizers, all without forgetting a visit of their cellar where you will enjoy the smell of their handcrafted oak barrels, manufactured in the department of Allier. Definitely a must for guests that come to this side of Sicily.
A typical day would be:
2:30pm - 3pm Depart from resort/meeting point
3:20pm ca. Visit the Abbey’s cellar to then enjoy the wine tasting
5:00pm ca. Arrive in Castelbuono Fiasconaro’s pastry tasting, stroll in the medieval streets of the town.
7:30pm ca. Leave Castelbuono and return to resort/pick up point
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Wine tasting
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional guide
- Wine tasting
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- entrance fees (optional)
- Anything else mentioned as “included”
- entrance fees (optional)
- Anything else mentioned as “included”
Meal Options
- Wine Tasting
- Wine Tasting
Additional Information
On this tour through the Madonie Mountains, you will visit two jewels of the area. The first is the stunning vineyard of a Medieval abbey, its organic wines, local cheeses, and the scenery to die for. Relax and soak up the surroundings as you enjoy a taste of the excellent wines and the tranquillity. You can also purchase wines on site. The second is…
On this tour through the Madonie Mountains, you will visit two jewels of the area. The first is the stunning vineyard of a Medieval abbey, its organic wines, local cheeses, and the scenery to die for. Relax and soak up the surroundings as you enjoy a taste of the excellent wines and the tranquillity. You can also purchase wines on site. The second is the Medieval town of Castelbuono, famous for its castle and its pastry shops, where you will have the chance to sample and taste the home-made local goodies.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Cefalu
Via Passafiume
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(21 Ratings)
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Mikegh5565pe
Jul 6, 2025
Good trip, great wine and snacks. - We enjoyed this trip, not too long. Vineyard talk was excellent, very entertaining from the vineyard host. Wine tasing and food snacks were very tasty.
Castelbuono is a lovely little town.
Good opportunty to see some of the countryside outside Cefalu.
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Jack_p
Jun 27, 2024
Lovely day in Sicily - Really lovely, relaxed tour with an informative guide. Was very easy, filled with lots of info about Sicily, Sicilian wine and the region.
Would highly recommend, beautiful way to see the countryside too.
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Simgav
Sep 28, 2023
Don't miss Castelbuono - Fantastic tour to difficult to reach places that are true gems. The wine tour and tasting in the beautiful abbazia was very professional and enjoyable. Castelbuono was a fairytale dream with the added bonus of the Fiasconaro tasting. Valeria our guide was fantastic, warm, friendly and fun and informative. Mille grazie. Highly recommend.
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Ulrike_s
Sep 14, 2023
Even in a very large... - Even in a very large group it was very nice and perfect to get an overview over the region and the wines. Very nice, uncomplicated and sympathetic guide! Very good experience for a „half-day“ trip!
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Gfogel1234
Jun 30, 2023
Lovely, but quite a big group - Great tour, slightly rushed and group was way over 15 people so felt a little like being in a seminar but wine was fab, and Castelbuono was gorgeous.
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Quest05353007030
Jul 11, 2024
All right. 50% of the trip is BYTUR...., had chosen another wine tour next time - Had not received notification of attendance where they had not sent it to me in advance, the guide asked me to download WhatsApp to send attendance space
Come on the trip. The guide was kind to pick us up on the other side of the road. Speaking a little broken, we have yet another insidejoke me and the cheresten where she told us that small olive trees are younger than the big ones. Big trees are older than small ones. Nosh*t
Gone quickly through the windstiller, short to fine to go well into the depth. Sitting us down later to have to taste the wine, it was nice. I personally got much less in the glass than the others on the first wine to feel a little cheated.
Got the opportunity to buy wine afterwards which was not so expensive actually! It tasted good. Very strict schedule.
For me, I would have looked forward to standing in the wine opener, or if the host had to take pictures of the vineyards... very disappointing not to do so.
After the winter when we were going home we randomly stopped in a town H or we got a taste of pannering and manna, and 40 min “free time” came out of the blue ... this was a “winter trip”????
Where is the wine, the vineyards.
Anyway... the guide to the distiller was super cool!
But had chosen another wine tour next time
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Paula_k
May 23, 2024
Interesting trip but group size too big - This trip is clearly sold stating a maximum group size of 15. The actual group size was well over 40, which is not what we would expect, and contrary to the booking information. The guide was very good, and the wine tasting and visit to Castelbuono were both interesting and to be recommended. But the tour around the winery, whilst interesting, was drawn out due to the large group size and the need to say everything in both English and French. It was therefore not really very easy to engage with the guide or ask questions, and I therefore didn’t feel like we came away with as good an understanding of the processes as we should have done. A shame because it marred what should have been an excellent trip. I also suspect that the group size resulted in less time at Castelbouno than should have been allowed. Viator should be careful how this trip is marketed !
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Annaahlin
Jul 3, 2025
Wrong pickup location! Missed almost the whole trip. - We got the wrong pickup pats! Hotel Tourist in Cefalù was in our ticket. Then the guide called. Then she said they were leaving without us from Central Station. We ran in 30 degree heat (I'm 61 years old!) to catch up. The guide doesn't seem to speak very good English. We got very little information in general. Hard to listen to.
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David
Jul 30, 2025
Dont bother. Worst tour ever. You get nothing on this amateur hour tour. Trip advisor should be ashamed to offer this to - This is the worst tour ever. No communication f Trip Advisor—amateur hour tour so crowded you could not hear a thing. One of the worst we have ever been on. Find an alternative.
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Pcsparky
Jul 8, 2024
Falsely advertised trip - False advertising. This is not a trip with a maximum of 15, there were around 50 people on the trip (see photos) , which affected the ability to hear the guide in the winery & meant you did not get long in the old town due to the queuing for the toilets & the wine shop earlier. The wine tasting was ok but nothing to write home about.
The coach (which was required for such a large group) was not air conditioned as advertised.
The tasting at the pastry shop in the old town is offered to any member of the public not just on this trip but the snacks & liquors were nice. Be ready to queue with the large group again though to purchase anything from them.
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