Sicilian Street food tour: eat local in Messina
Description
Be ready to live a multisensory experience in the city center of Messina with an exclusive Sicilian street food tasting. Accompanied by your food expert tour guide, while visiting the best attractions of the city center, like the Cathedral and the Church of Catalans, you will enjoy the flavors, the smells, and the delicacies of the typical Sicilian food and sweets: arancini, focaccia, cannoli, granite are the best products you will have the opportunity to taste in the best local street food restaurants,pastry shops and bars. Food has always represented friendship, sharing, and lifestyle: when you come to Sicily, forget the diet and enjoy a delicious relationship with the territory! What about a Sicilian street food tasting accompanied by a local craft beer? Any Sicilian meal or snack is not complete without being served with excellent local beer, such as Birra dello Stretto. Let your senses decide and savor an authentic food experience!
Tour Options
Itinerary
The church, located in the historical center of the city of Messina, was built in byzantine times, probably on the remains of a pre-existing pagan temple.
The Duomo is the mother church of Messina, located in one of the most suggestive and important squares of the city. An example of architectural resilience as during the centuries passed many important destructive events such as earthquakes or wars.
Built between 1930-1933, the Bell tower's mechanism is the major attraction of the historical center of the city: each day at noon offers a unique show to all those that are stopping to admire it.
The palace is a town hall building and its construction dates back to 1924. The internal yard of the structure preserves different archeological remains of the ancient city.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
FOR CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: Our representatives will meet you INSIDE the port, at GATE 5. They will hold a sign with your name and a flag with our company logo: a LION HEAD. FOR GUESTS WHO ARE NOT CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: The meeting point is at our office DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY, located in Via I Settembre, 110, 45 minutes before the tour.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(142)
Roberto was so very nice and our group was great too. The food was delicious and the mechanical clock is not to be missed. Roberto was informative and so pleasant. We very much enjoyed this excursion and we would definitely recommend it.
This was an excellent excursion and I highly recommend doing it. Our tour guide Roberto was amazing, he started off by telling us some of the history behind some of the monuments in Sicily then he took us for a traditional summer Sicilian breakfast which was granita with cream and lemon flavored brioche. This was so amazing, then we did a little shopping in the town square, looked at the cathedral and then saw the bell tower at noon which was a 12 min show in the square. Then we did some more shopping, then headed for some amazing lunch at this awesome wholesome restaurant. Lastly we headed to a winery where we sampled delicious wines then we ate the best cannolis I have ever had. This is definitely worth the price for everything we got.
Emi was a fantastic tour guide and the overall experience was phenomenal. I highly recommend this tour! Come hungry as you eat quite a bit a local specialties. It was a perfect blend of history with a little walking and tasting local food and wine.
Great Tour of Messina's local food. The tour was in a small area, timed well and was enjoyed by all.
Great experience with Roberto! We walked around as he pointed out some important key factors in the town. Got to try several different foods, including the freshest cannolis ever! Great tour if you’re looking to experience Sicilian food!
Delicious way to discover Messina! Make sure you are hungry as you eat a full breakfast and lunch, followed by dessert! Our guide, Emi, was wonderful. She gave us such a detailed history of Messina while also filling our bellies with wonderful food. Highly recommend!
Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with us! Our team at Discover Messina Sicily is very proud of the Sicilian heritage, traditions, and culture, and constantly tries to share it with wonderful guests like you! Feel always welcome in Messina!
Had a great time with a lovely group of girls there for the weekend Very informative and food was great I recommend this tour
This was a great way to see the highlights of the city and also taste some of the local food. Come hungry because you get a ton of food. It was a great value! Our tour guide MariaGracia was awesome! Highly recommend this tour.
Roberto is the best! He was so funny and very knowledgable. The food was amazing and it was an unforgettable experience.
Mariagrazia was fun & energetic, and knows her city. I liked the use of headphones, made it easy to follow along with the commentary. Lots of surprises, like the lemon based fancy slushy (can’t remember the name) with bread (used to soak up the lemon juice) for breakfast, along with expected favorites like fresh cannolis. Seeing the famous mechanical clock at noon was fun as well.
