Private Tour
Etna Food and Wine Tour from Taormina
Overview
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7 hours
Mobile ticket
Discover a piece of authentic Sicily with local people. Meet the nicest people in Sicily and get ready to taste the best Sicilian excellences.
This is the perfect experience if you want to step into the life of a local. This is not the tour for you if you are looking for a tour built for tourists. On this tour you will be guests and you will become part of our small but big family. Made of people we have always known, since we were children. This is the perfect tour if you want to discover authentic, quality food and wine, made in small, family-run businesses, outside of mass distribution.
We, Chris and Barabra will guide you on this tour. Real locals who love their villages and will give you an authentic experience a stone's throw from Taormina, but where you will see the quiet life of the Sicilians. We are waiting for you with open arms for a fun day together. We can't tell you everything, otherwise where would the magic end up?
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Food and wine tour from Taormina Hi we are Chris and Barbara, Sicilian husband and wife. We created this tour to help you discover the food and wine traditions of our small villages at the foot of Etna, about 30 minutes from Taormina. The tour will last 7 hours and starting from Taormina the first stop will be in Linguaglossa and then in Randazzo, these two locations will be the protagonists of this tour. These are still authentic places far from the usual tourist itineraries, where you can get to know a piece of real Sicily by meeting some local people and producers of Sicilian excellence. On this tour you will be able to: - Meet real locals. - Taste olive oil from Etna, in Linguaglossa. - Taste the typical Etna hazelnuts and some hazelnut creams. These two tastings will both take place on a small farm, immersed in a forest of centuries-old hazelnut trees. -Meet a shepherd and taste the hot ricotta and the typical cheese from the Nebrodi Mountains in a family dairy. - Taste the real Sicilian artisan granita and the ricotta cannoli in an artisan pastry shop. - Have a typical lunch in a farmhouse or in a Etna Winery. Depending on the period, there may be some variations.
Sample Menu
starter
Extra virgin olive oil tasting
Olive oil tasting with homemade bread
starter
Halzenut and halzenut cream Tasting
starter
Cheese Tasting in a little Dairy
Provola Dop of Nebrodi and Ricotta Tasting
dessert
Sicilian Granita Tasting
Artisanal Sicilian granita tasting with a typical "Brioscia"
dessert
Sicilian Cannolo Tasting
starter
Several courses of typical Sicilian appetizers in a farmhouse
main
Typical Etna Sausage
What‘s Included
Private transportation
For lunch, a glass of wine per person is included. The wine that will be ordered separately will have an extra cost.
Lunch
All tastings are included in the price
The wine ordered extra with the glass of wine included, will have an extra cost
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
!WITHOUT TRANSPORT!
Transport not included
TRANSPORT WITH SUV
Chevrolet Captiva
Pickup included
TRANSPORT WITH VINTAGE CAR
FIAT 1100 from 1961
Pickup included
Reviews
23 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Family experiences the real Sicily
503melissae,,Oct 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is it. This is the experience you're looking for, the door to Sicily as a local. To experience community, friendship and flavours as they know it. Book it. Any experience. Chris and Barbera care so much about Sicily, and you that you can’t go wrong. It’s 11/10.
Incredible day with Barbara and Chris!
Rachel S,,Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the most amazing experience with Barbara and Chris! It was an absolute pleasure to spend the day with this delightful couple and experience Sicily the way that they do. Our stops included a local bakery, hazelnut farm, where we also tasted several olive oils, a dairy farm, small town exploration with granite, and an incredible lunch. We counted that we had 24 different items to taste and sample! All of this at the foot of Mount Etna and hearing all of their stories. We highly recommend this tour!
Don’t Miss This Experience
George R,,May 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The best possible experience in the hillside towns outside if Taormina. Chris and Barbara were fantastic guides and we had several one of a kind stops for great food.
Wonderful Real Sicily tour
M8935ETjanineg,,Nov 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We (two couples) had an amazing time with Chris and Barbara on this tour. They promptly picked us up at our airbnb in Taormina and then we set off for an entire day of adventures together. We did so many things- bakery, dairy farm to taste cheese, traditional eastern Sicilian breakfast of granita and brioche, olive farm and tasting, lunch at a winery. We visited beautiful towns and learned interesting things about Sicily. Chris and Barbara were wonderful hosts and would highly recommend this tour. It was a hi-light of our two week trip.
Wonderful experience in Sicily!
David M,,Oct 18, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Chris and Barbara could not have been nicer or more accommodating. We needed to do the trip on an abbreviated schedule, and they were gracious and kind. We visited a cheese maker and an olive vineyard, with lovely tastings at both. We then had lunch at an authentic country restaurant, where we sampled many local specialties. Unfortunately we had to miss a wine vineyard visit due to our schedule. We did visit the towns where each of them are from, and we even learned a little of the Sicilian language! We would recommend them highly for a truly enjoyable introduction to real Sicilian culture.
This is the real Sicily!
TamPinelloFamily,,Oct 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My niece and I had the best day on this tour with Barbara and Chris. We were introduced to local food artisans who shared the passion of their crafts with us. They taught us how to buy the bread, the proper way to sample olive oils, showed us how hazelnuts are grown and gathered, immersed us in the making of cheese, the delights of granita, and fed us with the most amazing foods and wines. Chris and Barbara are warm and truly seemed to enjoy showing us the real side of their beloved homelands.
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Ken P,,Sep 13, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Barbara and Chris are wonderful hosts and we thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with them. They took us for tastings to small, family producers of hazelnuts, cheese, olive oil, granita and wine. Places where tourists (or most Sicilian residents) would never have access. Highly recommend this tour!
Best Tour Guides in Sicily
Nancy L,,Sep 5, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The entire experience was excellent. Chris and Barbara are true professionals and their love of Sicily shows . From the start, they communicated promptly and clearly . The tour was one of our favorite days of our vacation. It was not only interesting but fun! All of the stops of the day were excellent. The farms , vineyard granita , bakery are all hidden gems . I wouldn’t change a thing about the day Don’t hesitate to book this tour with the adorable Chris and Barbara . It is totally worth the price .
travel through the senses
763kid,,Jul 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00participation in the Taormina food and wine tour was a great way to explore Sicily's rich culinary and wine traditions. The scenic beauty, combined with the authentic flavors and fine wines,created a unique experience .Thank you Chris and Barbara
Fantastic place
lellol398,,Jun 29, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was wonderful to meet small local companies and learn about Etna products. I recommend it, Chris and Barbara were very kind.
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