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By Sicilian Soul Experience
Free cancellation available
Price is S$489 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Discover Noto, a baroque masterpiece and a UNESCO World Heritage site in Sicily
    • Visit a historic winery among the vineyards of the Noto countryside
    • Guided tasting of 6 wines, Sicilia PGI oil, and local products
    • Authentic experience of Sicilian culture, landscapes, and tradition
    • Pick-up and drop-off service included from Taormina, Catania, Syracuse or Porto

Activity location

    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    The tour includes pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation or an agreed meeting point in Taormina, Catania, Syracuse, or the cruise port, with an English-speaking driver. The transfer takes place in an air-conditioned vehicle with Wi-Fi and water on board. The experience includes a visit to a historic winery with access to the cellar, the baglio, and the barrique room, as well as a guided tasting of 6 wines, accompanied by Sicilia PGI extra-virgin olive oil and typical local products.
  • Exclusions
    Anything not mentioned above is not included.

What you can expect

  • Departing from Taormina, Catania, Syracuse, or Porto, this private tour will take you on a journey to discover one of the most fascinating itineraries in Sicily, where the Baroque of Noto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, meets the local wine tradition.

    Travelling through the landscapes of Sicily, you will reach Noto, often called the “stone garden” for the harmony of its Baroque architecture. Strolling along the famous Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the monumental heart of the city, you will discover some of the most iconic places in the historic centre.

    During the visit, you will admire Palazzo Nicolaci, famous for its balconies decorated with mythological figures carved in stone, Palazzo Ducezio, the town hall with its impressive Hall of Mirrors and panoramic terrace overlooking the Cathedral, and the refined Teatro Tina Di Lorenzo, a historic 19th-century theatre.

    As a private tour, the experience can be tailored to your needs, allowing you to experience Noto with greater freedom among its squares, elegant historic buildings, and Baroque views.

    The journey continues through the hills of the Noto countryside, a Mediterranean landscape of vineyards, olive groves, and citrus orchards that tells the storey of Sicily's agricultural soul.

    Here you will reach a winery surrounded by nature, where tradition and innovation meet. You will be welcomed in a charming 18th-century baglio, the heart of the property, and you will discover the wine journey from vineyard to bottle by visiting the vineyards, the cellar and the barrique room, where the wines mature in oak barrels.

    The experience ends with a guided tasting of 6 wines, accompanied by Sicilia PGI extra-virgin olive oil and typical local products.

    Azisa – Grillo Sicilia DOC
    Azisa, from which the name Zisola is derived, means “splendid”: a white wine made from Grillo grapes.

    Contrada Zisola – Catarratto Terre Siciliane I.G.T.
    100% Catarratto, a historic Sicilian grape variety. Thanks to the estate's terroir and the alberello cultivation method, a fresh, balanced, and long-lasting wine is created.

    Zisola – Noto Red DOC
    The new style of Nero d'Avola: grapes grown using the Alberello method near Noto, where the sea and calcareous soils give the wine freshness and elegance.

    Achilles – Syrah Sicilia DOC
    A single-variety Syrah that expresses great personality thanks to the area's calcareous soils and dry climate.

    Effe Emme – Terre Siciliane I.G.T.
    A single-variety Petit Verdot born from the encounter between the terroir of Noto and a great international grape variety. A unique wine, made with great precision.

    Doppiozeta – Noto Rosso DOC
    A Sicilian icon and a “cru” of Nero d'Avola from the estate's best plots. It is the result of organic viticulture, natural fermentation, and no filtration.

    Zisola Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Sicily IGP
    Oil obtained from the Moresca, Ogliarola Messinese, Nocellara Etnea, and Biancolilla cultivars, encapsulating the most authentic flavours of Sicily.

    A journey through art, Mediterranean landscapes and great wines to discover the most authentic soul of Sicily.

Location

Activity location

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    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy