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2-Hour Messina Walking Tour
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2-Hour Messina Walking Tour
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- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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What you can expect during your visit
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Safety precautions are provided by the tour operator and are not checked by Viator for accuracy
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(888) 651-9785
2 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English and 2 more
Overview
Explore the historic city of Messina on a walking tour with a local guide that’s a great overview and orientation for first-time visitors. Learn about Sicily’s Arab-Norman heritage as you make your way from Cathedral Square to a series of churches, landmarks, and artwork, and hear stories from Messina’s fascinating past. Multiple departures are available throughout the day.
- Messina walking tour with a local guide
- Meet your guide at a centrally-located point, or at your hotel
- Learn about local history and culture
- Departures available throughout the day
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What's Included
Professional guide
Tasting of typical Sicilian products
Food and Drinks
Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Departure & Return
This operator has two meet-up options available. You can either meet at the departure point below or select a location for pick-up.
The guide will meet you OUT OF THE EXIT GATE of the ship terminal wearing an orange scarf and a signboard with our logo: A LION HEAD.
FOR THE GUESTS THAT ARE NOT CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: The meeting point at our office DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY, located in Via I Settembre, 110.
The tour will end in Via Garibaldi only 2 minutes away from the original departure point.
What To Expect
Make your way to a meeting point or arrange pickup at your accommodation. Join a local guide and group for a tour of the city’s key sites. Starting with Cathedral Square, you see a bell tower with the largest astronomical clock in the world, a complex mechanism built by a pair of brothers from Strasbourg.
Duck into the cathedral to see Byzantine mosaics, then continue to the nearby Annunziata dei Catalani Church, an exquisite example of Norman-Arab architecture. See the Mountain of Mercy and the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the oldest churches in Messina, dating back to the year 1254.
Enjoy other stops including the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III, the Votive Temple of Christ the King, the Sanctuary of Madonna of Montalto, the Four Fountains.
Your Messina walking tour concludes in the heart of the historic city.
Duck into the cathedral to see Byzantine mosaics, then continue to the nearby Annunziata dei Catalani Church, an exquisite example of Norman-Arab architecture. See the Mountain of Mercy and the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the oldest churches in Messina, dating back to the year 1254.
Enjoy other stops including the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III, the Votive Temple of Christ the King, the Sanctuary of Madonna of Montalto, the Four Fountains.
Your Messina walking tour concludes in the heart of the historic city.
Itinerary
Stop At:
Duomo di Messina
Stop At:
Annunziata dei Catalani Church
Stop At:
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III
Pass By:
Tempio Votivo di Cristo Re
Stop At:
Santuario della Madonna di Montalto
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please provide contact details in Special Requirements field at time of booking (e.g. cellular number)
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- OPERATED BY DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Learn more about cancellations.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during 2-Hour Messina Walking Tour?
A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during 2-Hour Messina Walking Tour?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Q:
What is the social distancing policy during 2-Hour Messina Walking Tour?
A:The policy on social distancing is:
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during 2-Hour Messina Walking Tour?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
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Messina in a nutshell
Christine_B
, Aug 2022
Great Pace and Treats
TerriL_O
, Jul 2022
I really the walking tour of Messina. Our guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. Finding my guide at the port was very easy. The directions were clear and precise. The walking level was moderate and paced so that anyone could do. He found places in the shade when he needed to talk more. Water was provided at the beginning and a granita at the end. We even got to enter an ancient church with his special key that other groups were unable to access. I learned a lot about Messina ina two hour time frame.
Not worth it
Arthur_D
, Jul 2022
Highly recommend - great tour, good value
Krista_R
, Jun 2022
This was a great tour. There was an option to pick us up from our cruise ship at the Messina port. Sabine did a great job educating us on the area and taking us to the church for the noon clock show.
Our family of 5 enjoyed it and we had time after the tour to get some lunch on our own and walk around before we had to get back to our ship.
Great tour!!!
sanja_r
, May 2022
Great tour, everything is beautiful and professionally done, Kiara is very kind and full of knowledge about the history of Messina. All recommendations for this guiding tour.
Noise ruins excursion
Marian_H
, May 2022
First of all, let me say that our guide was very knowledgeable and even though she had a bit of the her accent, she was understandable and dedicated to telling us about her city. However we were not provided the voice box for hearing the guide and as a result, the overwhelming noise of traffic and the wind blowing in from the waterfront, which was part of the tour we were taking part in, was nearly impossible to hear. I
While i'm sure there was a good reason that the company could not provide them
( even though this was supposed to be provided according to the advertisement for the tour) and I'm sure our guide believed that she could deliver a quality tour without the use of the hearing devices, many of my fellow attendants also complained during the tour about the inability to hear the guide. For these reasons I would not encourage anyone to take this tour unless there was a guarantee of the provision of the hearing devices.
Great Sicilian experience
Gabriel_P
, May 2022
We had an excellent experience with Ciara Todaro, she was extremely knowledgeable, professional good sense of humor and we received a lot of information from her. Overall it was a perfect day.
Learned a Lot - Glad WeTook It!
BNiner
, May 2022
Chiara was an excellent guide. Very good explanation of everything all along the walk. we were in the right place at the right time to watch the 12-noon clock tower technology in action. We now have a good understanding of the history of Messina. Our stop at the local Gelateria (included) at th end of the tour was a bonus.. thank you Chiara.
History of Messina
Martin_D
, May 2022
Chiara, our Discovery Messina guide met us at the gates to the cruise terminal. Very personable, knowledgeable and obviously loves her city. She certainly brings the history of Messina to life. Highly recommend this tour. Finished with a stop at one of the oldest cafes, a nice touch. Thank you.
Chiara was knowledgeable...
David_M
, Dec 2021
Very good
Barbara_H
, Jan 2020
very informative and vivid. We appreciate our guide. we got the history of Messina and enjoyed the marvellous view on the Street of Messina from above. Thank you!
what a wonderful guide
Harriet_D
, Dec 2019
Chiara was our guide and she was full of personality and information! She showed us so much that
we never would have discovered on our own! She was especially great in answering our questions and
giving everyone time to get to the many places we visited.We will never forget that amazing bell tower
and the wild lion roar! We heard that her company's van had been destroyed by fire and we hope that
the culprits are caught and that Chiara and her colleagues are able to continue with their fine work!
Messina Walking Tour
Brian_H
, Oct 2018
The tour guide was amazing taking us...
Chas_H
, Jun 2018
Our guide was enthusiastic and...
Marie G
, Apr 2018
Our tour guide was wonderful...
dalewilson
, Dec 2017
EXCELLENT! The tour guide was very...
Ronald_W
, Oct 2017
Carlotta of Discover Messina was the...
Peter A
, Oct 2017
Carlotta was very friendly and...
Kirsten D
, Oct 2017
We were able to see the important...
Shirley F
, Sep 2017
We were able to see the important sites in central Messina at a comfortable pace and stop in to an authentic local food purveyor to sample some locally grown foods. Our tour guide also showed us a piazza not listed in most guide books but we found a treasure in walking through the Piazza Municipio. She lead us to the Cathedral Piazza in time to see the noon astronomical clock performance. Afterwards, she directed us to some shopping areas, although many of them were closed for siesta.
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