Name: Mount Etna and winery private tour from Messina
SKU: 16428
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 7 h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: 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

The Etna wine tour gives you the opportunity to explore all about Etna's wine and Mount Etna, the highest active volcano of Europe. Your guide will lead you to discover the enthralling volcanic phenomena, walking through ancient forests, on old craters, and unique lava formations.

What's included

Professional licensed guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation in a private vehicle
Entrance tickets
Wine tasting
All fees and taxes

Food and drinks

Highlights

Giarre town

Giarre is a tiny village in the province of Catania where it is possible to discoverer impressive cultural attractions. It was founded in the 16th century.

Messina

Messina is a harbor city in northeast Sicily, separated from mainland Italy by the Strait of Messina. It’s known for the Norman Messina Cathedral, with its Gothic portal, 15th-century windows and an astronomical clock on the bell tower. Nearby are marble fountains decorated with mythological figures, like the Fontana di Orione, with its carved inscriptions, and the Neptune Fountain, topped by a statue of the sea god.

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.

Itinerary

09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00

Departing from the cruise port exit gate or your hotel in Messina. Please be sure to wear comfortable shoes and clothes according to the weather.

Then you will have a picturesque seaside ride to Giarre town.

From Giarre town we will ride towards Mount Etna. The scenic route passing the villages of Santa Venerina and Zafferana Etnea as well as the memorable landscape of farms, vineyards, woods, dried lava flows, and volcanic cones. And of course, we will have stops to take photos.

If you will want we will have local food tasting in a restaurant at an altitude of 2000 meters.

After that, we will visit Silvestri Craters. Again time for photos before we head to one of the wineries of Mount Etna, a pleasant time dedicated to visiting the winery. The visit includes the history of the local grapes, the way of vinification, and of course tasting of different wines.

The tour ends with a pleasant trip back to Messina.

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Mount Etna and winery private tour from Messina