Syracuse & Noto: Day Tour from Taormina with a visit to the Neapolis archaeological park

Embark on a day tour from Taormina to Syracuse and Noto. Explore the Neapolis archaeological park, Ortigia, and the ancient town of Noto, known for its baroque architecture.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Noto - The city of Noto
  • Ortigia - A stroll along the Foro Italico leads to the Fonte di Aretusa, a freshwater spring that creates a natural pool with papyrus plants, located on a spacious terrace overlooking the sea. Following this, visit the Cathedral Temple of Apollo and the magnificent baroque square where it stands. Free time available….
What's Included
  • Guided tour of Syracuse, Ortigia, and Noto
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Ingresso al parco archeologico non incluso
  • Ingresso alla cattedrale di Ortigia non incluso
Additional Information

Explore Sicily’s two most unique Baroque cities in just one day. Syracuse is known for its architecture featuring local white stone, while Noto is famous for its pink stone structures.
Begin your journey in Syracuse’s historic center, Ortigia. Enjoy a scenic walk through the city’s renowned landmarks, ending at its Cathedral, which includes the ancient…

Location
Naxos
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Eveline
Apr 17, 2026
Exciting - Good organization, exciting information through Christy, exciting stops in Noto, Syracuse Ortygia and Neapolis, dense program with enough free time
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Paulr3329
Apr 16, 2026
The history of Syracuse and Notto brought to life. - We had a wonderful day exploring the rich cultural and architectural history of Syracuse and Notto. Christy was an excellent guide who was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Sicilian culture. He provided detailed information regarding both locations and provided insights into the history and development of the island. The driver, Sebastian, was also excellent and negotiated the busy traffic with ease. This tour is highly recommended!
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Andreasmf6687pu
Apr 10, 2026
Very nice day - Great trip very informative competent tour guide
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Alessandrocj1186fb
Apr 8, 2026
Tourism Sicily - The guide explained everything very well
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A566dtnatashas
Oct 16, 2025
Going back in time - Christy is the best. Incredible wealth of knowledge and I was like a sponge soaking up his knowledge. I can’t fault anything with Christy. The only thing was I was a bit nervous finding the pick up point and being the only one there as pick up was on a highway and early in the morning. Google maps was more reliable than the seller.
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Bittared
Sep 25, 2025
Christy is a fountain of knowledge and a proud Sicilian - Despite the downpour and the slow traffic through Catania the locations visited were all interesting and completely brought to life by Christy’s excellent narrative. After visiting the lovely Noto and the multi-faceted Syracuse cathedral and kasbah, the highlight for me was the Archaeological Park and the Greek and Roman theatres quite close to each other. As with other reviews I would have preferred more time there at the expense of the earlier locations. There was a full bus load of about 60 and these split between Christy for English speakers and a local guide for French/German speakers. A great value excursion.
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Klara
Sep 25, 2025
Fantastic guide - I joined a tour from Taormina to Noto and Syracuse yesterday. Although the schedule was a bit rushed (there is so much to see and so little time), it was still a very pleasant experience, mostly thanks to our wonderful guide. He was patient, spoke several languages fluently, and made sure everyone felt included. I especially appreciated his patience when I got lost and arrived late — thank you again, Mr. Guide, for your kindness and professionalism!
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635albertinev
Oct 25, 2025
Too much in 1 day - The Sicilian guide Christie has a lot of experience and knew a lot to tell. Too bad that too much is crammed into one day so it went very quickly and we did not do everything that was announced. It is better to make it 2 separate tours. There was a lot of travel time
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Philippe
Sep 25, 2025
Disappointed by this visit at the pace - 3 hours by bus to reach the archaeological site of Syracuse visited at the pace of 1 hour. Then we take you to the island of Ortigia where we walked another 15min at the pace of charge to be able to visit the cathedral before closing at 12:30. Arrived in this one at 12:10 where a service was in progress (Sunday) and therefore no information could be given by the guide. In addition, the entire facade of the cathedral is hidden behind a scaffolding. Then we drop you without guide in Syracuse until 2pm before taking the bus back to Noto. In Noto, same scenario, we let you go 1h15 without guide who actually gives you all the information in the coach. Then 3 hours of bus back. So we decided to rent a car to redo this excursion our way.
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H6766sjmariac
Apr 9, 2026
Very long and exhausting - Unpleasant guide, we made run, to claim money, guide with borderline behavior
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From $76
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).