Name: Full-day tour to Mt. Etna and Taormina from Giardini Naxos
SKU: 40366
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 7h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Adventure, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Mount Etna and Taormina are two beautiful areas of Sicily. This private full-day tour will allow you to explore both, getting to know their history with your friendly tour guide. You will enjoy a scenic coastal drive, photo stops and a free time before your adventure will come to an end. The local history and culture will tell you their secrets, during your visit to Taormina. Comfortable transportation right from the port of Giardini Naxos will make the tour even more enjoyable.

What's included

English-speaking guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation

Food and drinks
Personal expenses

Pick-up and drop-off from/to Giardini-Naxos port
Comfortable walking shoes required

Highlights

Cathedral of Taormina

Opposite the Town Hall, the street widens out into Piazza del Duomo, with the Cathedral of San Nicola. Founded by the Hohenstaufens in the 13th century and altered several times in the 15th to 17th centuries, it combines medieval and more recent features. The unplastered exterior, with its crenellations, is original, whereas the Baroque main door was added in 1636 and matches the 1635 Baroque fountain in the middle of the square. The three aisles of the basilica are separated by large pillars supporting pointed arches. The interior is decorated with a number of works dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, including the 15th-century Visitation of the Virgin Mary by Antonio Giuffrè and Madonna and Child with Saints by Antonello da Saliba, painted in 1504.

Giardini Naxos

The lively seaside resort at the foot of Taormina, Giardini Naxos is one of the most popular sites among young people; not only for its long beaches, which are well equipped, but for its nightlife. The clubs, bars, and seashore, the many businesses that ensure every type of accommodation, as well as the archaeological sites of the first Greek settlements and also the close proximity to many other beautiful beaches and coves on the east coast of Sicily, are only a few of the reasons why Giardini Naxos is so desirable.

Greek Theatre of Taormina

The ancient theatre is without question the most important feature for sight-seers in Taormina, also because of its very fortunate natural setting, with a splendid view toward the Calabrian coast, the Ionian coast of Sicily and the spectacular cone of Etna.

Mount Etna

Mount Etna on Sicily, locally called "Mongibello", is Europe's largest and most active volcano. Its frequent eruptions are often accompanied by large lava flows, but rarely pose danger to inhabited areas. Etna is one of the volcanoes with the longest historic records of eruptions, going back more than 2000 years.

Silvestri Craters

The Monti Silvestri are two inactive craters formed as a result of the Mount Etna eruption of 1892. Situated just a few steps from the Rifugio Sapienza in Nicolosi at about 1,900 m above sea level, the craters are named after Prof. Orazio Silvestri. Half of all visitors of Mount Etna travel via Nicolosi on the southern slopes to see this highest active volcano in Europe. A walk up and around the Silvestri craters is a good solution for all those who have problems with their heart or lungs and cannot go further up to the summit. The volcanic landscape around the craters is impressive and of a rare natural beauty.

Taormina

Taormina is a hilltop town on the east coast of Sicily. It sits near Mount Etna, an active volcano with trails leading to the summit. The town is known for the Teatro Antico di Taormina, an ancient Greco-Roman theater still used today. Near the theater, cliffs drop to the sea forming coves with sandy beaches. A narrow stretch of sand connects to Isola Bella, a tiny island and nature reserve.

Itinerary

09:00

You will be met at the and guided you to your transportation .

The tour will commence with a drive on the outskirts of Giardini-Naxos, your guide will be pointing out all of the main landmarks for your interest before the tour will continue with a beautiful scenic journey toward the famous Mount Etna National Park. The drive will continue, making our way up to the National Park, the scenery during the drive is impressive. Your guide will be giving you information along the journey, explaining about the Etna eruptions over the years. Disembarking the transportation, you will be taken on a guided walk of one of the many craters the National Park has to offer. If you do not wish to embark on the walking part of the tour, there are plenty of café/bars boasting amazing views from their open terraces, just simply relax and enjoy. After the walking tour the guide will allow you some free time before you get back onto the transportation before heading to the beautiful town of Taormina. The journey will take you on a scenic coastal drive before embarking on a drive up to this beautiful town. At the parking area, when you disembark the transportation, you take a lift up to the road entrance to this pedestrianised town. There is an incline of around 50 yards before the entrance. Once in Taormina you embark on a short walking tour of around 1 hour. Those who wish to experience Taormina on their own may advise the guide, your guide will then point out the meeting time and place for everybody to meet at the end. The walking tour will take you through the quaint Sicilian streets full of vibrance and shops and restaurants in abundance. The first stop will be the Cathedral Square, your guide will give the history and all of the information about the Cathedral situated within the square before continuing with the tour. A viewing point from the town is the next stop, be prepared to be amazed by the incredible views of the coast down below. After taking your photographs from the viewing point the tour will continue. There is an option to visit the Greek Roman Theatre during your hour free time at the end. If you wish to do this please inform your guide, who will take you to the entrance (entrance fee not included).

After the free time you will meet back up with the guide who will lead you back to your transportation ready to take you back to the port in plenty of time for your cruise ships departure.

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Full-day tour to Mt. Etna and Taormina from Giardini Naxos