Catania: Guided Street Food Tour with Tastings Discovering Catania's street food

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ID: GYG421348-763281
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Country: Italy

Duration: 03:00 hours


Description

Discover a new side of Catania on this guided street food tour. See city highlights and tour the fish market, visit the historic Bar Savia and the Chiosco Costa kiosk, and taste local delicacies.
You will start the tour by visiting the Cathedral, in the heart of Piazza Duomo, accompanied by a local guide. After that, you will enter Catania's fish market, where you will taste typical products and the best fried fish in town.

The next stop will take you to Via Crociferi, famous for its churches, followed by Via Etnea, Catania's main street, and Piazza Stesicoro, where the splendid Amphitheater is located.

Nearby, you'll find the historic Bar Savia, where you can taste the best arancini in town, and next you'll go to Panetteria Pacini, where you can taste the famous "cipollina," a unique specialty of Catania cuisine.

The next destination is to Catania's most important kiosk, Chiosco Costa, where you will drink the typical Sicilian fizzy drink made with Selz and syrups.

Opposite the harbor, the penultimate stop of the tour awaits you, where you will enjoy a mixed meat dish with horse meatballs and "Cipollata."

At the last stop you will have reserved a delicious dessert, the famous Sicilian ricotta cannolo, cassatella and almond paste or Sicilian granita, depending on the time of year.
To conclude this guided street food discovery tour, you will receive a souvenir postcard "The Elephant's Way," where all the stops and different foods tasted during the tour will be marked.

Highlights

  • You will visit Catania in a unique way
  • You will taste all the local culinary specialties
  • You will be accompanied by a local guide

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
When booking it is important to specify any allergies or intolerances
Gluten free dishes are not available
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
The giude will wait for you in front of Gulien - Cucina al Centro
INCLUDED
  • Walking tour with local guide
  • Variety of street food samples, from meat to fish, including desserts
  • Local soft drinks
NOT INCLUDED
  • Anything not listed under "Includes"

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.