Messina 2026 Calendar of Events

Marisa Was Truly Exceptional! Our Isola Bella and Taormina experience was one of the highlights of our trip, and Marisa made it truly unforgettable. From the moment we met her, she was warm, charismatic, incredibly knowledgeable about Sicily, and genuinely invested in making our day special. What impressed us most was Marisa's ability to connect with every generation of our family. We had adults, four teenagers, and our 20-month-old baby niece—and everyone absolutely loved her. Even the teenagers were laughing, engaged, and having a wonderful time! Our little niece was completely fascinated with Marisa and absolutely adored her. Watching that connection was priceless. Throughout the day, Marisa shared her knowledge of Sicily in such a natural and engaging way. It never felt like we were simply listening to a tour guide. It felt like we were experiencing Sicily with someone who truly loves her home and wanted us to fall in love with it too. She also went above and beyond by taking photos of our entire family throughout the experience and then sharing all of them with us. Because of her, we have beautiful photographs of all of us together—not just pictures with someone always missing because they were behind the camera. That thoughtful gesture meant so much to us. And then came the perfect ending. On our way back to the port, we were all singing together in the car! By that point, it didn't feel like we were returning from a tour with our guide—it felt like we were ending an incredible day with a friend. There was laughter, music, singing, and such wonderful energy. It was one of those spontaneous moments you simply cannot plan, and it perfectly captured what made our day with Marisa so special. Marisa didn't just show us Isola Bella, Taormina, and the beauty of Sicily. She created an experience filled with warmth, laughter, connection, and memories that our family will talk about for years. There are good tour guides, there are excellent tour guides, and then there are those rare people who elevate an entire destination through their personality and passion. Marisa is one of those people. If you have the opportunity to experience Sicily with Marisa, book her. She exceeded every expectation and gave our family far more than a tour—she gave us an unforgettable Sicilian memory. Grazie mille, Marisa! Sicily was beautiful, but you made the day extraordinary. ❤️🇮🇹

Alex was the best guide. He was very knowledgeable and genuinely pleasant to talk to. The tour operator went above and beyond to accommodate our needs and Alex gave us an unforgettable experience.

The Lady Etna tour was a fantastic way to experience both the natural beauty and history of Mount Etna, combined with a wonderful visit to the local Gambino Winery.Alex was one of the best guides we’ve ever come across. His passion, enthusiasm, and knowledge of Etna really brought the experience to life, and he made the tour both informative and engaging.The food and wine tasting at Gambino Winery was another highlight — fantastic local food, excellent wines, and a lovely atmosphere. The small-group format made the experience feel personal and relaxed.Everything was extremely well organised, including a punctual pick-up and plenty of interesting information throughout the day.Highly recommended — a perfect combination of Etna, history, food, wine, and an outstanding guide!

What a fantastic day with Alessandro! I was on a Mediterranean cruise with friends and we booked this tour while in port, Alessandro met us exactly as noted and made for the perfect day. All of us had a great time, which is hard to please a group of 8! Start to finish he was fantastic and made sure we had a blast. 10/10 Would recommend and if I ever return this will be my first call!

Beautiful old towns and amazing views. Our tour guide Angelo was very knowledgeable and friendly. We really enjoyed him! We also had a great driver of our shuttle named Giuseppe who did not scare us at all on the hairpin turns and narrow roads.

Our day with Angelo was so perfect. We saw so many great spots with a good mix of free time to shop, have a cannoli etc. would recommend Angelo to my clients and family. Thank you!

Great experience lots of walking and shopping plus food very good driver was on time and well informed lots of information for us

Simona was a great tour guide, he was very informative. He gave us the freedom to explore without rushing but we were lucky enough to have just only us two on the tour!! We had a great day learning about Sicily 🫶

Alessandro and our tour guide Marissa were absolutely fantastic! They took great care of us. Brought us to amazing picture worthy spots. Explain the history along with local info of all the spots they were taking us to. We especially had fun eating at the restaurant with amazing Greek food! Not to mention the bar where Alessandro had a plate two drinks and some souvenirs because it was our 30th wedding anniversary. If you want a really amazing tour that is private and personal…. Plus you’re treated like a VIP …You will not be disappointed!

They did an excellent job! Kept the group together and the guides were clear and informative! My kids loved it! Very good choice!!!!!

We had an absolutely wonderful day with our guide Hana and driver Andrea. After a quick pick up from the cruise port we headed to our first stop - Mt Etna. Our visit coincided with the start of the activity there so we weren’t sure what we would be able to do.After visiting the cones at the bottom, we were able to take the cable car to nearly the top - around 2500m. During our visit we experienced sun, rain, fog and more sun. It was an incredible visit. From there we headed to Taormina and the Greek Theatre. This was a breathtaking sight.Rather than a sit down lunch we opted for street food - which was delicious.Throughout our guide was knowledgeable and informative and our driver knew all the spots to stop for great photos.Highly recommend!!

Rosella and Guiseppe were the best! This was such an amazing experience, sooo delicious. Rosella makes the best cannolis ever! Highly recommend!! Great people!

I just followed my mom's recommendation. It was true gem, thanks to team who managed our day efficiently and effectively. This is for the people who seek peace, vibe, mood, and an Italian vibe.

Great value for a cruise tour the price was more than decent & you really did receive great value & service. Highly recommend this to any traveler going out of Messina on a cruise ship. Excellent organization and driver, marvellous sites & on time to meet the cruise timetable.

The sole complaint, if any, is the desire for more time spent in Castelmola as it was relaxing that we did not want to depart. Rest the organization was perfect, the guide met us directly at harbor, and the transportation was comfortable. Which is very important to schedule tightly with the ship.

We had the most amazing day on the Godfather Tour, and that was all thanks to our guide, Fabrizio. His local knowledge was outstanding, and he brought every stop to life with fascinating stories and history.What really made the day special was how wonderful he was with our son, Ollie. He made him feel included throughout the tour, which meant so much to us.Fabrizio was friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about Sicily, and he truly made the whole experience unforgettable. If you’re thinking of booking this tour, we couldn’t recommend him highly enough. Thank you for giving us one of the highlights of our holiday!