Syracuse Tours
Tour of Montalbano
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Tour of Montalbano

By Giovanni Maltese
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Our cars are registered for public use, equipped with the required municipal authorizations and have free access to limited traffic areas and preferential lanes in all cities. Free bottled water wi fi. Our drivers are equipped with the qualifications required for driving public service vehicles. Guided tours of the itineraries are available on request. NB. THE LISTED EXCURSIONS INCLUDE A / R TRANSFER ONLY.
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Ages 0-99, max of 8 per group
Duration: 8h
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Audio guide: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
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  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
What's not included
  • Tourist Guide: available on request and to be paid extra on site
  • Lunch
  • Entry/Admission - Castello di Donnafugata


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      Port pickup offered
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
      • Parcheggio MSC Crociere - Porto di Siracusa, Piazzale Quattro Novembre, 1, 96100 Siracusa SR, Italy
      Additional pickup options
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included pickup points.
      • 96100 Syracuse, Free municipal consortium of Syracuse, Italy
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Infants must sit on laps
        • Infant seats available
        • Pushchair accessible
        • Wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 218384P8

        • Most travellers can participate
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers

        • All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 218384P8

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        • Giovanni Maltese
          213
          Syracuse, Italy
          Joined in November 2017
        • hylliw
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          An beautiful excursion to Pantalica
          We had a wonderful trip to the rock necropolis of Pantalica. Claudio was our driver and he also arranged a guide for the walk. Pantalica was fantastic! Beautiful nature and a very interesting history, told by our guide Nino. It was a great walk with some tough parts, so the trekking poles we got were very useful! On the way back to Siracusa we drove a beautiful route through the countryside (with a coffee stop). Claudio is a great guy and a very good driver, so you feel relaxed and safe. We enjoyed everything so much! Grazie mille Claudio & Nino! Marlena & Willy
          Written 2 December 2024
        • hylliw
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful Trip!!
          During this tour Claudio was our driver. He is a save driver, informative, kind and funny. We enjoyed the trip so much, driving through the countryside and seeing the three beautiful baroque cities!! And beside that, we started with a coffee at Ragusa Ibla, we tasted chocolate in Modica and we looked at the sunset in Noto. And thanks to Claudio we had a great lunch in a cave restaurant in Scicli. We had a wonderful day. Grazie mille Claudio! Pieter, Margriet, Willy
          Written 14 November 2024
        • johnhY5900XD
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Terrific, friendly, knowledgeable guide and driver
          Claudio was a terrific guide and driver! First class. He planned everything out really well and made an extra stop when I asked. Friendly and knowledgeable.
          Written 2 November 2024
        • N3476TZrebeccam
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful private and personalized day trip
          Absolutely wonderful day trip! Claudio was punctual and friendly! On the drive, he gave us background information about Sicily’s culture and history. If you want to see more of Sicily but don’t want to drive or deal with crowds, book a tour with Claudio. Grazie!
          Written 17 October 2024
        • RussAloha55
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful
          We had a wonderful day with Claudio driving. A not to be missed experience! We will book this the next time we return to Sicily…..
          Written 14 October 2024
        • stephenp985
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Fantastic day
          We had a great day, just the three of us. Claudio was a great driver, very friendly, funny and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful lunch in Modica at da Ignacio trattoria which was recommended by Claudio, lovely food typical of the area. The three towns were beautiful, great baroque architecture, very fine churches, but the best part of the day was just the scenery, both from the towns and the drive along the way. Highly recommended.
          Written 3 October 2024
        • rosalindt656
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          A good way to see some of the history and some current specialities of Sicily.
          Claudio was an excellent guide. We had a really interesting day. Claudio recommended good places for food, refreshment, and photos.
          Written 3 October 2024
        • Kimberly P
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great driver for your trip to Syracuse!
          Giovani was great! I got in touch with him about a week before our trip and he was very communicative and was able to accommodate our schedule, even with last minute changes. Giovani is very personable, has reasonable prices, and was an excellent driver. I would highly recommend!
          Written 21 September 2024
        • Getaway61361374273
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best Local Taxi Syracusa and Ortiga
          We used Claudio as a taxi +39 331 3084 364 He was wonderful, polite and totally reliable I recommend him very highly. You won’t be disappointed
          Written 17 September 2024
        • Graham A
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great Trip
          Very good tour with an excellent and informative driver Maltese Claudio. He parked close to all areas and stopped for great photo shots.
          Written 8 September 2024
        • MartyG10
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful day
          We had a wonderful day with Giovanni on our baroque tour. We booked at the last Minute and had concerns we would not be able to find a tour. Giovanni confirmed the night before by contacting me on What’s App We had a wonderful day! We only wish we knew about his company before hand as we would have used him for all our transportation needs including Ortigia, Catania and Taormina
          Written 26 August 2024
        • Escape04224298750
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Bespoke tour
          I returned to Sicily after nearly 3 years and wanted to visit a different part of the island. Giovanni kindly organised a fantastic tour to the Valley of the Temples and the surrounding area. Picked up promptly, great vehicle, comfortable and returned after a superb lunch. Grazie Mille Giovanni and Claudio!! Superb. Best in Sicily.
          Written 29 July 2024
        • paolasZ8308NZ
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour of 3 beautiful cities
          Giovanni was an exceptional driver, who was friendly, full of knowledge and was set upon making sure we had a wonderful and enjoyable day. It was a hot day and he made sure we were comfortable and kept us hydrated with fresh water. His lunch reccommendation was excellent and delicious! It was a pleasure to have met him and I am so glad I did the tour of these 3 beautiful cities. Grazie mille Giovanni.
          Written 13 July 2024
        • Sherpa07035741788
          0 contributions
          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          A WORTHWHILE TOUR
          We enjoyed this tour of the Baroque Towns. Giovanni is an excellent driver and we felt safe during the whole trip, both on busy highways and in traffic-congested towns. It was extremely hot on the day of our tour. Giovanni kept up a supply of chilled bottled water, which we appreciated. He clearly knows the region well and escorted us to an excellent lunch at Ricotta & Co in Modica.thanks, Giovanni, for a memorable day.
          Written 24 June 2024
        • BrianAK1947
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
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          This is an amazing trip with Giovanni who is so well informed, friendly and well organised. Our day didn’t miss a beat and Giovanni was so completely focused on our enjoyment of the day. A brilliant guide and a really great guy as well - thank you Giovanni.
          Written 11 June 2024
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        WillyH
        Veendam, The Netherlands382 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        We made this beautiful tour Montalbano with Giovanni. After visiting the interesting and nice Castello Donnafugata and pleasant Punta Secca, where the house of the commissario is, he arranged a lunch in a very good restaurant in Scicli. After the lunch we visited the office of the commissario. We had a very wonderful day! Grazie Giovanni! Evert Jan, Aukje and Willy.
        Written 12 January 2025
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        Hilary R
        Richmond, UK11 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Mar 2024 • Couples
        An excellent day out with Giovanni visiting the locations of the Inspector Montalbano TV series. We were picked up by Giovanni at 9am and while we drove to the first location we were kept entertained with an iPad presentation on Sicily. We visited Il Castello di Donnafugata (home of the Mafia boss), Punta Secca (his house) & Scicli Town Hall (the police station) where you can visit the set. Giovanni also dropped us off at an excellent restaurant where we had a lovely lunch. We were dropped back to our hotel at 5pm. Giovanni spoke good English and pointed out lots of things as we were driving from place to place. Highly recommended.
        Written 4 April 2024
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        Thank you very much and see you soon!!!
        Written 7 April 2024
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        mhtraveler
        6 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        Oct 2022
        When the tour we booked on Viator was cancelled at the last minute, we were able to get the Montalbano tour for almost 3 times the price of the Viator tour. It was over $300 for two people. For that price, we would have thought the price of admission for the sites would have been included which were 3 euros here and 3 euros there. The only thing he provided was the transportation. When he suggested we go to Modica and Noto (included on the other tour) we agreed so we could get our money"s worth. When we got back to our hotel, he said he wanted more money for Noto and Modica but a precise price was never discussed. He got upset when we refused to pay extra. His service is basically an expensive taxi. He tried to steer us toward places that seemed like he had an arrangement with. I didn"t like the menu at the place he chose for lunch and since we were paying, we went somewhere else.
        Written 12 October 2022
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        Nothing absolutely true! Fortunately, in life we ​​are not all the same and our reviews are evidence of the seriousness and professionalism of the company.
        Written 17 October 2022
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        *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

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