Published on Nov, 2024

Sara was a dream tour guide. She was friendly, knowledgeable and became part of our family while we explored the beautiful town of Taormina. We learned how to make pasta and were shown several different ways to roll macaroni. We then made pizza dough and added toppings to our pizzas. This was our favorite tour on our 9 day cruise. Sara, the town, the food and wine were all the highlights. We had 5 children with us 8,5,3,2 &1 and this was the perfect tour to keep them entertained and involved. We will be back!

Published on Oct, 2024

Outstanding adventure! We had a great time visiting Taormina and making pasta and pizza! Pepe met us at the ship in Messina and took us to Taormina. He guided us through the town and left us in the capable cooking class hands at Porta Messina. After class, we ate our creations with wine and drink. We had a little time for shopping, then back to the ship. A great excursion in Messina!

Published on Aug, 2024

This was a fantastic tour! Cecilia was so fun and shared many interesting tidbits about Sicilian life. My 2 tween daughters loved the pasta and pizza making and everything was delicious. We also enjoyed the free time to walk around the Main Street and do some shopping! Highly recommend.

Published on Jul, 2024

Our entire experience exceeded my expectations. There were 9 people in our group. Our guide was Alessandra and she was wonderful. She kept us organized but also really cared that we had a wonderful time. We walked through Taormina to the restaurant (Porta Messina). They gave us each an apron as a souvenir. They taught us how to make pasta (which was a surprise to us). Then we sat down at a beautifully set table with fruit, bread, cheese, meat, wine and water. After sampling these treats, we went back to the cooking space and they taught us to make pizza dough. There were many chefs/waiters helping our group. Then they taught us to make the crust and then we went into the kitchen in small groups and topped our pizza. We ate our pizza (amazing sauce, toppings and crust). After pizza they gave us each an amazing pistachio cannoli and lemoncello. After the class we had about an hour to wander around and shop before boarded the bus to go back to the port. The experience felt leisurely and fun but we also fit a lot in. Great experience!

Published on Jun, 2024

Andrea was great! Today was the best stop we have had thus far on our trip. Making pizza was fun and tasted even better!! The owner and chef at the restaurant was amazing as well. Definitely recommend!!