Savor the flavors of the volcanic Mount Etna area on a 5-hour food and wine tasting tour with a native guide. Visit typical family wineries and farmhouses to learn more about the produce of the lava terrain.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Small group
- Limited to 15 participants
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 6 hours
- Starting time 10:00 AM
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English
- Pickup included
- Pick-up possible from accommodations in Taormina, Letojanni or Giardini Naxos.
Experience
Highlights
- Learn more about the food and wines produced on the lava terrain of Etna
- See amazing houses built of lava stone and groves of lemon, olive and other trees
- Sample 5 glasses of wine at a winery
- Savor local, seasonal produce, such as artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes
- Have an organic lunch with an Etna product in a farmhouse
Full description
Benefit from pick-up at your accommodation and journey with an authorized local guide through the typical villages of Sicily's west coast. Pass houses made from lava stone and marvel at groves of orange, olive and almond trees.
Listen to tales of local traditions and learn about the food and wines produced in the volcanic landscape of Mount Etna. Stop at a family-run winery and get a glass of rosé prosecco as a welcome. Visit the cellars before a wine tasting with cold appetizers in a lava stone open-air amphitheater. Sample a glass of white and red wine with locally produced cheeses, salamis, artichokes and more.
Continue to a farmhouse to savor more food and wine on an open-air terrace overlooking the vineyards. Try various dishes, including ricotta cheese with marmalade and 2 different pastas made with seasonal ingredients, such as black pork sauce.
Finish your tour, tasting a home made Limoncello and be dropped off at your accommodation.
Includes
- Pick-up and drop off at your accommodation
- Transportation by air conditioned Mercedes minivan
- Authorized local guide
- Guided visit of the winery
- Wine tasting (5 different glasses)
- Glass of prosecco
- All food samples
- Lunch of organic produce from Etna
- Pastries and liquors
- Water
- Tips
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
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Important information
Know before you go
- Vegetarian and other dietary options are available on request
- This is a guaranteed small group tour
