13 Godfather Tours in Messina to Build a Day Around

1.The Best Private Tour: Taormina, Castelmola, Savoca from Messina.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $211Our pick

Private tour from Messina to Taormina, Castelmola, and Savoca, with Godfather film stops, almond wine, Etna views, and Messina highlights.

“Friendly and intimate tour. Guide went out of her way to lead us into small businesses where we could sample products and meet the owners and, in one case, the Baker. Tour extremely well structured and very informative. We were given free time in Tarominia to have a nice lunch and browse some shops. Fillipo, our driver, was extremely good at navigating narrow winding roads. Felt very safe with him behind the wheel. Tonya, our guide is American born and has lived in Sicily for 22 years. Spoke fluent Italian to the people we interacted with yet so easy for us to understand what she was saying because she had…”

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2.Savoca,Taormina,Castelmola jewels of Sicily

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 82 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $211

Private shore excursion from Messina to Savoca, Castelmola, and Taormina, with The Godfather sites, cannoli and almond wine in Sicily.

“Fantastic time exploring Savoca, Castlemola and Taormina!! Paria and Alberto were wonderful guides tailoring the day to accommodate everything we wanted to see and do. From timing each stop to avoid the crowds to the extras like canollis and almond wine, we couldn’t have asked for a better day!!”

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3.Private Tour of Savoca, Castelmola, Taormina and Messina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $203

Private half-day Sicily tour visiting Savoca, Taormina, Messina, and Castelmola, with pickup, English guide, and Godfather scenes.

“Being Scammed by the tour guide at the luncheon restaurant. Took us to his restaurant where we were overcharged and when we noticed he said they will give you euros for the difference. How did he know that? because he has done it before. Why didn't the restaurant just credit us the mistake and then debit us the correct amount. Our supposition because that would raise consistent red flags. Plus, he ordered an expensive lunch which we paid for Don't use Coppola tours, His name was Alex./”

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4.Messina Private Excursion Savoca Taormina and Castelmola

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $203

Private Sicily day trip from Messina to Savoca, Castelmola, Taormina and Messina, with an English guide, Godfather spots, and Etna views.

“Our driver and tour guide were very knowledgeable, professional and personable, which made for a great experience!”

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5.From Messina Cruise Terminal: Private Godfather tour + Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 5 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $355

Private Godfather tour from Messina to Savoca and Forza d'Agro with lunch, sea-view stops, and movie locations, in English.

“What a fun tour experience with Bruno! He was waiting for us outside the cruise ship terminal for the drive to the small village of Savoca. The Sicilian scenes of The Godfather were filmed in Savoca, now a daytime tour destination in Italy. Here we visited the famous Bar Vitelli where Michael asked Apollonia's father to marry. We also ventured up the mountain to the Church of San Nicolò. Although no scenes were filmed inside the 13th century facade (church vs Mafia connection), we marveled at the beautiful scenery below as well as enjoyed allowance into the church with interesting displays. Afterwards, we had a little time to shop in…”

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6.Private Godfather and Taormina Tour with Luxury Van

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $214

Private Godfather and Taormina tour from Messina by luxury van, with pickup, filming-location walks, and free time in Taormina.

“We had a great day. We enjoyed going to the town and visiting where the film was made. Beautiful shops as well. Erika was fantastic and a pleasure to work with as well as Filippo. Would highly recommend with them.”

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7.Savoca and Taormina; history, cinema and dreamlike views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 4 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $192

Messina to Savoca and Taormina by car, with The Godfather filming stops, Greek Theater views, and an Isola Bella balcony photo break.

“We had The Best Time on this tour! Our guide, “Frank” was so accommodating and fun. We, all 8 of us, voted him and the tour, to be the best out of all our other tours from our 10 day cruise trip. Fell in love with Sicily.”

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8.Special Tour: Etna, Savoca and Taormina With Luxury Van

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $238

Luxury van day trip from Messina to Etna and Savoca, with Silvestri crater walk, Godfather filming spots, and free Sicilian tasting.

“What a wonderful day! Very informative with plenty of free time to explore on our own. The small towns were delightful.”

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9.The Godfather Movie Tour from Messina – PRIVATE

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $171Best value

Private Godfather film locations from Messina: Savoca wedding sites, Forza d’Agro square, Taormina views and shopping, port pickup included.

“Seeing the church where Pacino was married along with the bar vitiello. The scenery around the mountains was breathtaking”

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10.Private Godfather Tour with Sicilian Cannoli Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $215

Private Godfather tour from Messina with Savoca film stops, Taormina free time, Messina’s clock, and Sicilian cannoli tasting.

“It was a beautiful experience and the tour guide was well informed and patient. Erica and Filippo were great!”

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11.From Messina Cruise Terminal: Etna -Taormina-Godfather with food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $522

Private Etna, Taormina and Savoca day trip from Messina with Godfather sites, lunch, and tastings, led in English.

“I cannot adequately describe how much we loved this tour. From the beginning our driver, Marco, made us feel welcomed. Mr Etna had erupted 2 days prior. He showed us video of the eruption and was able to get us up to see some of the craters while many busses were stuck and unable. Our lunch was simply one of the best. The view was amazing. Then he showed us Savoca. If you are a Godfather fan, this is a must. Definitely opt for the ride to the church. You can thank me later! Again, Marco was top notch!”

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12.One day private tour in Savoca, Taormina and Castelmola

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $214

Private tour from Messina to Savoca, Taormina, Castelmola and Messina, mixing film sights, hill-town walking, viewpoints, and cannoli.

“Outstanding tour, great time seeing some beautiful towns and shopping. Guide and driver were the best!!!!”

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13.Private/Guided Godfather with Authentic Pizza Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $224

Private Godfather sights in Forza d’Agro and Savoca, ending with authentic pizza, bruschetta, lemon sorbet, plus wine or beer.

“Roberto is very professional and kind,with extensive and deep knowledge. It was pure pleasure . We will be his customers for ever.”

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