Etna and Taormina

Description

Etna and Taormina – Excursions from Port

The tour will start picking you up from Messina port. We take the highway Messina / Catania; we leave the sea level and start to climb towards the summit of Mount Etna, the highest volcano in Europe.

Before we reach our destination, we will cross some Sicilian villages like Santa Venerina and Zafferana; then, we will get to the Silvestri craters (7000 ft.). The landscape of the big craters is fantastic, and you will admire the large lava flows created from past eruptions. On the road, we enjoy the great vineyards of Etna and the farms overlooking the coast of Catania.

The tour continues to Taormina, an ancient Greek colony with its excellent pedestrian path, the Greek theatre, monuments, shops, famous restaurants and pubs, and much more. The last stop in Messina is the Cathedral, with its unique and spectacular clock astrological/astronomical (the largest in the world).