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The Pearl of Sicily: Private Taormina Walking Tour

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At a Glance

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Activity: Taormina
Route: Porta Messina to the Ancient Theatre
Details: 2 to 3 hours

What's included

Private walking tour — only your group
Local guide, in English and four other languages
Ancient Theatre, Corso Umberto, and the town squares
About 2 to 3 hours
You choose the start time
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

What's Included

Ask Theresa for a quote for your date. The inclusion list and a question on the same page do not match.

Guiding service
The inclusion list also names gratuities
The inclusion list also names tickets to visit the theatre

Not included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
A question on the listing says gratuities and the theatre tickets are not included. Confirm that with Theresa

Overview

A private walking tour of Taormina, about 2 to 3 hours, with up to 5 travelers. Taormina Tourist Service runs it. The guide describes living in Taormina for more than 30 years and walks you off the busiest paths as well as along them. Only your group goes. You pick the start time. The listing shows daily departures between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm.

The walk is offered in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. You meet in the center and finish at the same place. The operator's sample booking meets at Porta Messina. The listing's map also marks Porta Catania and the Church of Saint Catherine. The confirmation email has the exact point. Hotel pickup is not included. If you are staying in town, the Hotel La Pensione Svizzera is on Via Luigi Pirandello.

Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, a checkerboard square with a stone clock tower and a baroque church

The guide takes you along Corso Umberto, the shopping street, through narrow lanes, the public garden, and the panoramic squares. The main monument is the Ancient Theatre, Greek and Roman, with the bay of Naxos and Mount Etna in view.

Mobile ticket
No minimum age
Infants sit on a lap
Strollers are allowed
Service animals are allowed
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels, as published with the ticket
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Public transportation is available nearby
Confirmation within 48 hours of booking, if the date is open
Cancel at least 24 hours before the start for a full refund, in local time

Itinerary

Times below are the published stop lengths. The whole walk is about 2 to 3 hours. The listing names more stops than the ones written out here. Ask Theresa for the rest of the route on your date.

Greek-Roman monument

About 45 minutes. The Greek-Roman theatre, with a view of the bay of Naxos and Mount Etna. The inclusion list names tickets for the theatre. A question on the same page says those tickets are not included. Ask Theresa which one applies before you book.

Theatre ruins in Taormina, looking toward snow-covered Mount Etna

Brick stage wall and columns of the Ancient Theatre, with Mount Etna across the bay

Piazza IX Aprile

About 15 minutes. The center of town, halfway along Corso Umberto.

Church of Saint Catherine

About 10 minutes at Chiesa di Santa Caterina, the baroque church built on the ancient Roman Odeon.

Palazzo Corvaja

About 10 minutes. The listing ties Palazzo Corvaja to Sicily's first parliament.

Piazza Duomo

About 20 minutes. The baroque fountain and the interior of the cathedral.

Odeon

About 15 minutes at the small ancient Roman theatre, the Odeon.

Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano

About 15 minutes. A medieval palace in the old Jewish quarter.