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Taormina Food Tour: Sicilian Culinary Delights
4.6
179 Ratings
Taormina
Experience the best of Taormina on a walking tour that combines local food, wine, and culture. Explore the historic city center, taste delicious seafood and landfood, and indulge in Sicilian pastries and liquors.
Experience the best of Taormina on a walking tour that combines local food, wine, and culture. Explore the historic city center, taste delicious seafood and landfood, and indulge in Sicilian pastries and liquors.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Porta Messina - This will be our meeting point. Our Guide will wait You here. Tour will start from here.
- Taormina - Meet Sicilian traders and chefs in typical Sicilian Food & Wine bars and restaurant and hear recipe secrets from the people behind Sicilian’s oldest food traditions absorbed by the marvelous frame of Taormina’s old town! The…
- Porta Messina - This will be our meeting point. Our Guide will wait You here. Tour will start from here.
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Taormina - Meet Sicilian traders and chefs in typical Sicilian Food & Wine bars and restaurant and hear recipe secrets from the people behind Sicilian’s oldest food traditions absorbed by the marvelous frame of Taormina’s old town! The Tour takes you into the historic Taormina’s old city centre, and ideal place to get a real taste of Taormina. Savour its delicious food, soak in its vibrant culture, and meet the people who keep so many wonderful Food&Wine traditions alive.
3 Venues visited:
First Venue:
You will try different samples of fresh FISH accompanied by typical Sicilian White Wines.
Second Venue:
will be a Sicilian Wine bar where You will try some samples of Sicilian LANDFOOD accompanied by typical Sicilian Red Wines.
Third Venue:
will be a Typical Sicilian Patisserie for Sicilian pastries & liquors tasting.
Eat and Drink like locals do!
What's Included
- Welcome Prosecco
- Local Foodie guide
- Typical Sicilian desserts and Liquors
- Fresh Fish Food samples
- Authentic Sicilian Wine samples
- Fresh Land Food samples
- Welcome Prosecco
- Local Foodie guide
- Typical Sicilian desserts and Liquors
- Fresh Fish Food samples
- Authentic Sicilian Wine samples
- Fresh Land Food samples
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
To begin, choose between a shared small group tour or a private tour exclusively for your group.
The tour takes you through the historic center of Taormina, an ideal place to truly experience the essence of Taormina. Enjoy its delectable cuisine, immerse yourself in its lively culture, and meet the locals who uphold many wonderful food and wine…
To begin, choose between a shared small group tour or a private tour exclusively for your group.
The tour takes you through the historic center of Taormina, an ideal place to truly experience the essence of Taormina. Enjoy its delectable cuisine, immerse yourself in its lively culture, and meet the locals who uphold many wonderful food and wine traditions.
Starting at Porta Messina, the ancient gate entrance to Corso Umberto, discover the traditional food spots in town on this 2.5-hour tour! Guided by a local food and wine enthusiast, you will visit three different venues:
- At the first venue, you will be welcomed with a glass of Prosecco. Here, you will sample various fresh seafood dishes paired with typical Sicilian white wine.
- At the second venue, you will taste samples of Sicilian land food accompanied by typical Sicilian red wine.
- The third venue is a typical Sicilian patisserie offering Sicilian pastries and liquors.
Sample a variety of delicious regional specialties. Eat and drink like the locals do!
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please be aware that products could change according to seasonal availability and freshness
- SAFETY INFO FOR OUR TRAVELERS In accordance with ministerial guidelines on COVID 19, Sicily Activities guarantees for their travellers all the official safety measures: 1.Very small groups are limited up to 8 2.Social distances during the tour are kept at a distance of one meter 3.All minivans are frequently cleaned and ensure appropriate ventilation 4.All guides are provided with masks 5.All on-site partners are ensured to follow appropriate safety policy
Location
Corso Umberto, 1
Corso Umberto
Porta Messina Gate (main entrance of the main street Corso Umberto)
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
4.6
(179 Ratings)
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652jeanas
Sep 21, 2025
Wonderful afternoon of wine, food & company - My husband and I booked the food and wine tour to immerse ourselves in the culture of Taormina and Sicily, and what we received was so much more. Alfredo was our guide, and he shared not only his personal story of growing up in a town outside of Taormina, but also the rich history of the city itself. He masterfully wove the food and wine into the storytelling, making every stop feel meaningful and full of culture.
The afternoon was filled with laughter, great wine, and delicious food. Alfredo did a wonderful job as our host—his energy and passion made the experience unforgettable.
Avanti, Avanti, Avanti! Indietro, Indietro, Indietro! Salto, Salto, Salto! Alla salute vonostra!
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Kate
Sep 10, 2025
Tasting Sicily at its best - Great fun, plenty of delicious local food to accompany all the wines and liqueurs. Alfredo was the perfect guide, knowledgeable, funny and charismatic. Good value for money, lots of choice of dishes, nice informal group atmosphere. Definitely recommend!!
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Nickyb0565
Sep 4, 2025
A relaxed evening of food and wine - A very pleasant evening in the company of our guide Rosario who was excellent. He was friendly and had a good knowledge of food and wine and explained it well to us , but didn’t overload with information.
We stopped at three places near Corso Umberto. White wine red wine and liqueurs were the drinks. Appetisers and a meat and cheese platter and then pastry deserts. It was a great way to know more of the local food and wine so we can choose more knowledgeably when we are in restaurants. We really enjoyed the evening .
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Susan_n
Sep 1, 2025
Excellent food and wines - This was a very good tour. Our guide, Alfredo, is quite a talker (and a very good singer), and his English is fluent and easy to understand. I found him quite entertaining. We were provided with more food than we could eat, and then we went to a pasticceria for dessert. I do not eat meat and one of my friends does not eat fish or seafood, and I was pleased that they accommodated our food preferences. There was much more wine on this tour than others I have taken including 2 glasses of white wine at the first stop and 3 glasses of red at the second, and we were then given a selection of liqueurs to try at the last stop with dessert. This tour was a great introduction to Sicilian food that is not pizza or pasta.
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Christopher_l
Aug 4, 2025
Fun evening - Very easy paced walking with only 3 stops - but all with lots of different food to sample and lots of wine as well. Guiseppi was very friendly, easy to understand and able to explain all about the different foods. Great fun.
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Stephanie_c
Aug 3, 2025
Our guide Alfredo was... - Our guide Alfredo was excellent! He is so knowledgeable and personable. We learned so much about Sicilian food culture at each stop. The food and wine were abundant and delicious! What a great experience!
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Lauren_k
Jul 30, 2025
A great night!!! - Alfredo, our guide, was everything and more. The 3 restaurants were a great representation of Taormina and we thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend!!!
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Lorraine_h
Sep 14, 2025
The tour guide was... - The tour guide was friendly, entertaining and knowledgeable. The food was ok. There was no main entree. There were three restaurants. Don’t use this as a walking tour. It is a food tour with average food. It is good if you want to learn about Sicilian food
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Patrick
Sep 2, 2025
Go if you like desserts and wine. - Alfredo was a very entertaining guide. All of the food that was presented in the three stops were representative of Sicily and quite good. The wine as well. There is more drinking than eating. There needs to be another stop. The first. Appetizers, not appetizers with mains. The cheese is the second stop, but should be the second. The third should be the main but it was dolci. The dolci was too much, four pastries and three liquors.
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Mark_c
Sep 18, 2025
Grape Expectations - It was a beautiful night for a walking wine and food tour in historic Taormina. Our small group met at the gate to the old city and we had three stops on the tour. Our tour guide was Jerry who hosts this tour just once a week. Our first stop was just outside the gate to the old city. The wine and seafood were plentiful ...they even offered replacement food for those with shellfish allergies or with Celiac. Next stop was a lovely little wine bar in the heart of the city. Here we had three glasses of wine with a charcuterie board of salumi, cheese and garnishes. There were 8 of us on the tour and we all got along splendidly. Our next and final stop was at a cafe for pastries and liquors...plus a nightcap on our own dime with our new friends we met from the UK. All in all it was a good tour, our host did the basics but lacked the enthusiasm to take this tour to the next level. He delivered us to each location but then disappeared into his cellphone or with locals. It would have been a much better tour if our host was engaged with our group and helped us enjoy the spoils of our evening in the historic city.
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