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Messina Food and Culture Walking Tour
Tour Times: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM
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Why people love this tour
Experiencing the beautiful Messina with wonderful tastings of local food with a great guide, amazing.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup and Dropoff at the Cruise Port Included
Overview
Meet your friendly local tour guide right at the Messina Cruise Port and get ready for an unforgettable journey through the city’s flavors and stories.
As you stroll through the streets of Messina, a city beautifully rebuilt after the devastating 1908 earthquake, you’ll discover its charm, resilience, and mouthwatering cuisine.
Your first stop offers a perfect introduction to Sicilian sweetness: granita messinese.
Sit at a traditional café and enjoy this refreshing iced dessert, invented right here in Messina.
Learn the Sicilian way to eat granita, always served with the soft, sweet brioche cu tuppu.
Your guide will even share the local custom of showing affection by sharing a piece of brioche with loved ones!
Try the city’s most traditional flavor, “menza ca panna”, coffee with whipped cream, or sample other favorites like strawberry, lemon, or pistachio.
Continue your walk through Antonello Square, dedicated to the famous Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina, and admire the elegant buildings around you, including the magnificent Gallery Vittorio Emanuele III.
At noon, prepare for one of Messina’s most famous spectacles: the Bell Tower Show in Cathedral Square.
Watch as the figures of the world’s largest and most complex astronomical clock come to life, accompanied by Schubert’s Ave Maria.
It’s a magical moment that captures the heart of the city.
After the show, it’s time to taste Messina’s savory side!
Enjoy lunch at a local bakery where you’ll try delicious Sicilian specialties such as arancino (crispy rice balls filled with ragù), pitone, or focaccia messinese, a local version of Sicilian pizza.
Your cultural journey continues with a visit to the Church of Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani, one of the few buildings that survived the 1908 earthquake, still standing at the original ground level of old Messina.
End your food adventure on a sweet note with Sicily’s most beloved desserts: a crunchy cannolo or a creamy gelato from a traditional pastry shop.
TYPICAL FOOD TASTINGS
- • Piccolo Cafè. (granita with brioche or cappuccino with croissant)
- • Panificio Doppio Zero (arancini, pitoni, focaccia, water, soft drinks, beer)
- • Pasticceria Gelateria Ragusa (Sicilian Cannolo or gelato)
- • Panificio Doppio Zero (arancini, pitoni, focaccia, water, soft drinks, beer)
What's Included
- English Speaking Guide
- Typical Sicilian Street Food Tastings
- Headsets to listen to guide
- Beer and Water included
- Wine and Spirits
- Entrance to the Museum Cathedral
- Entrance to the Bell Tower
- Crypth of The Cathedral
- Tips/Gratuities
- Personal Expenses
Itinerary
Meet and Greet at the Cruise Port
Tour Start
Walking 10 Minutes
To Palazza Zanca
Visit 30 Minutes
Local Cafe For Pasteries
Walking 10 Minutes
To Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III
Free Time 20 Minutes
Cathedral Square and Shopping
Bell Tower Show 20 Minutes
At Cathedral Square
Tastings 30 Minutes
Local Bakery
Walking 10 Minutes
Santissima Annunziata del Catalani Church
Tastings 15 Minutes
Local Deserts
Walk Back to Cruise Port
Tour End
Please note the itinerary timings are approximate timings
Considerations
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This tour is not suitable for walkers, wheelchair users or motorized scooters
Special Instructions
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Wear comfortable walking shoes
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Bring your sunscreen, sunglasses, sunhat, and water bottle
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Bring cash and/or credit card for any additional purchases on the day
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Bring your camera to capture wonderful memories of your time ashore!
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Maximum number of guests per group is 25 guests
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Price Info
Messina Food and Culture Walking Tour
Per Adult
USD $ 95.00
Per Child - Ages 4-12
USD $ 70.00
Per Infant - Ages 0-3
USD $ 15.00
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