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(155)
Roberto and the tour were amazing!! Food was in abundance and outstanding!! Highly recommend this tour!!
Roberto was so fun, knowledgeable, and gave us a great day filled with history and food. He took us to the church to see the ringing of the bells and made sure we had a full day of food.
Come, hungry!. This was a great tour. It was a perfect amount of walking to historic sites, food, and wine tasting. Roberto was very informative and set just the right pace. Don’t miss it!
Brilliant! Roberto took us on a fantatsic food tour around Messina . We learnt so much about the history of the area as well as the local food and drink. The tour consisted of a breakfast, lunch, wine tasting and sampling other local dishes. Roberto was knowledgeable and obviously passionate about the local history. Could not fault this tour at all. Thank you.
Was our guide and he was EXCELLENT. The food stops were great and the historical background on sightseeing was perfect. Roberto was our tour guide and he did an OUTSTANDING job!
My husband, son and I took this tour with Antonella on Friday 7th August and it was one of the highlights of our cruise. Antonella greeted us at the port and was easily identifiable. She was bright and engaging , very welcoming and informative about her city. She introduced us to Granita and Arancini and other delicacies but most importantly we were given Cannolli which was fabulous. Messina looks like a beautiful city and I wish we were able to stay longer. It was very hot that day and I had to keep asking for breaks and she was very kind and understanding. Hopefully, we will be back in Messina and I will definitely engage Discover Messina again.
I had a fantastic experience today, led by Roberto. He was friendly, knowledgeable and engaging, and made the whole tour thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. As a partially sighted traveller, I can sometimes find tours challenging, particularly when navigating unfamiliar places. Roberto was incredibly considerate and attentive throughout. I felt very well looked after, without ever feeling that my visual impairment was a problem or limited my enjoyment of the experience. It was wonderful to be able to relax, enjoy the surroundings and get so much from the tour. Roberto’s knowledge and enthusiasm really added to the experience. A genuinely excellent tour and a particularly positive experience for me as a partially sighted traveller. Thank you, Roberto – highly recommended!
“Discover Messina” Street Food Tour with Roberto was fantastic! Messina history, visiting the city center, and AMAZING food!!! Traditional Sicilian breakfast with Granita (delicious drink) and brioche col tuppo (round sweet bun) at Ritrovo Tosca! Lunch at Comparello Bello Restaurant with excellent Arancini, Pitone (fried calzone) and pizza! Wine tasting and to finish with the BEST CANNOLI ON THE PLANET at Ragusa!!!! Highly recommend for any real foodie!!! Roberto was the BEST!
We had a great day touring with Roberto during our trip to Messina, Sicily. Roberto walked us around the city area explaining the cultural history and the people of Messina. We got to experience many great local foods and drinks. All of which were excellent and local to the island. Our group was smaller in size which made it easier to get around and to grab seats at each venue and it was easy to hear Roberto explain the locations and tastes. This was a great way to see and experience Sicily for our first visit. We definitely plan to visit again in the future.
We had a great time getting to enjoy all the varieties of local cuisine!!
