Etna Wineries Tour

Just food & wine to enjoy the beauty of Mount Etna

• Pick-up (Taormina and Nearby Area)

  We will pick you up outside/nearby your accommodation in Taormina or in its close vicinity (depending on the accommodation’s location, we will organize a convenient meeting point) at about 9.00 AM. Each of our vehicles can accommodate up to 8 participants.

 

•  Visit of the medieval village of Castiglione

  It takes about one hour to get to Castiglione di Sicilia, framed in the beautiful valley of the Alcantara: this village, strategically located on a hill northwards of Etna, ranked among Italy’s most beautiful borghi. During the free visit of the city you will see the Castelluccio, an ancient byzantine castle, the “ U Cannizzu” tower, the cobblestone alleys and the several old churches, which are typical of these medieval villages. Not to be missed is the view from the Belvedere, where you will be delighted at the magnificent panorama of the Alcantara and its basaltic rocks.

 

• Stop at the first winery

  At about 11.00/11.30 AM you will get to the first winery of the day, where you will taste some locally-produced Etnean wines paired an aperitif based on local products. You will moreover have the chance to walk along the vineyards and see first-hand the winegrapes that originate the wines, and you will learn about their production.

 

• Stop at the second winery

  At lunchtime (about 1/.1.30 PM), you will stop for about 2 hours by the second winery where you will taste more DOP Etnean wines (white, red and rosé), paired with a complete lunch based on traditional products. In there, you will have the possibility of walking in the winery, looking at the barrels where the wine you have just tasted is stored and learn more about its production.

 

• Drop-off

  At the end of the trip, at around 5.00/5.30 PM, the guide will drop you off at the starting point.