SICILY · FOOD & DRINK
Every itinerary has one free day too few. These 15 food & drink experiences justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Small-group Mount Etna day trip from Catania with hotel pickup, guided crater walk near 2,000m, lava cave visit, and cantucci wine tasting.
“We had a really nice trip with a great guide. The tour was perfectly planned and we had some really nice views.”
A 3-hour small-group Palermo street food walk with markets, classic fried snacks like panelle and arancine, plus drinks and dessert.
“Dario was an excellent guide to the wonderful history of Palermo’s street food. He was knowledgeable, funny, and really loves what he does. The food was amazing and we enjoyed walking the streets of this fascinating place.”
Palermo street food and history walk with five tastings, Capo Market, and a Cathedral visit. 3 hours with a local foodie guide.
“Tour was absolutely wonderfully and despite the rain, our guide made sure we all had a wonderful experience!”
Mount Etna sunset tour from Catania with Silvestri crater views, optional lava cave visit, and an Enoteca tasting of local oils and honey.
“Salvi was a great, knowledgeable guide. Wonderful tastings of local foods and drinks. Beautiful vistas of and around Etna. Highly recommend!”
Catania morning tour of Mount Etna with Silvestri Craters walking, a lava cave visit, and honey, olive oil, and wine tastings, with pickup.
“First of all, I have to thank Simone for his amazing guiding throughout all the tour: his english is excellent, he is extremely knowledgeable, very charismatic and even offered me an apple because I was feeling a bit dizzy. It’s also important to note that he was on time. Grazie mille Simone! The views were breathtaking and the excursion wasn’t a real hike, but more of a semi-challenging walk. If you have no health problems it is extremely doable. I can’t recommend this tour enough, give it a try!!”
Palermo street food walking tour with a local English guide, Capo Market tastings, classic Sicilian bites, and a sweet dessert finish.
“We loved it!!! The food was unreal and our guide was great”
3-hour Palermo walking tour with street food tastings, included cathedral entry, and historic landmarks. Small group, English guide.
“Excellent tour of Palermo from cruise ship. Easy pick up. Drop off in central location. We enjoyed the combination of food and history.”
A 3-hour small-group night walk in Palermo with Sicilian beer or wine, real street food off the tourist path, and a sweet finish.
“Simona was a great guide, with lots of nice stories about the food, Palermo and the world. Totally recommend!”
Palermo’s 3-hour street food and market tasting with a local guide, Capo and Vucciria stops, original arancini, drinks, and dessert.
“Absolutely excellent tour of the street food in Palermo. The guide, Angelo I believe, was brilliant and gave us a great historic introduction to Palermo’s history/food history. Delicious food (especially the arancini) and I even tried the spleen sandwich which was actually tasty!”
Catania’s Etna nature tour hikes to Silvestri craters, enters a lava cave with helmet and headlamp, then tastes honey, olive oil, and wine.
“Giuseppe (out tour guide) was very knowledgeable, friendly, and made the trip absolutely amazing. He was prompt at the pickup point. We also had choices as to how far we wanted to go up Mt Etna. He made the arrangements for us. He then took us to a fabulous restaurant/winery after. I highly recommend this experience. We had two other couples from other parts of the world that we spent the day getting to know as well.”
Sunset street food walking tour in Palermo with a local guide. Try panelle, arancine, sfincione, and finish with Sicilian dessert.
“Really enjoyable. Our host Frederico, was great. He gave us lots of interesting information about the history of Palermo, and ideas of places to go. The food was very good.”
3-hour Palermo night street food tour with a local: Teatro Massimo to La Vucciria, arancini, dessert, beer or wine.
“The guide was charming and wonderful. The food was terrible and cheep. Organ meat and multiple examples of room temperature fried bread. Nobody seemed to like the food and people were pretending to be full. I’m upset that this is described as a tour for foodies. Kind of a scam.”
Bike through Palermo’s neighborhoods, stop at iconic squares and churches, then taste classic Sicilian street food with Chiara.
“on our tour it poured down rain and we had an absolute blast riding around Palermo in the rain... once in a lifetime experience.”
Taste five Sicilian wines with paired antipasti at Bottega Monteleone, a cozy Palermo wine bar led by an English-speaking host.
“Fantastic tasting, great selections of wines that are paired with delicious snacks. A great taste of Sicily!”
From Taormina to Etna, taste four Gambino wines with Sicilian cheeses and aperitivo, plus village time, on a 5-hour tour.
“The tour was informative. A beautiful part of Sicily. We tried 4 different types of wine. 2 Etna and 2 from their winery in another part of Sicily. They were generous with the wine tasting. The food pairing of cheese and antipasti was also good. Really good value for money and would definitely recommend- a must do excursion.”
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