Visit the real-life locations in those iconic scenes from ‘The Godfather’ during this coach tour of filming locations from Taormina or the province of Messina. There is a Sicilian town called Corleone, but the movies weren’t filmed there. Instead, the towns of Savoca and Forzà d'Agrò set the scene. See the famous Bar Vitelli, among other places you’ll recognize from the films, while your guide tells stories about the movies and Sicily.

Half-day movie sites tour of The Godfather filming locations in Sicily
Travel by coach to the traditional Sicilian villages of Savoca and Forzà d'Agrò
See where several scenes from The Godfather trilogy were filmed
Hear about the scenes, characters and story plots behind each location

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle

Gratuities
Food and drinks

Departure & Return

This operator has two meet-up options available. You can either meet at the departure point below or select a location for pick-up.

Departure Point

Via Luigi Pirandello, Via Luigi Pirandello, 98039 Taormina ME, Italy

Pickup Details

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Departure Time

2:25 PM

Return Details

This activity will end right where it started.

Please Note

Directions: Departure hotels and times: CAESAR PALACE 14.25 RECANATI 14.30 SPORTING BAIA 14.35 SAN GIOVANNI (LATO MARE) 14.39 CORALLO (SULLA STRADA) 14.43 TAORMINA (BUS TERMINAL) 14.55 TOMBE BIZANTINE 14.57 CAPOTAORMINA 15.03 LA PLAGE 15.04 FUNIVIA (cable car) 15.05 BAY PALACE (SULLA STRADA) 15.08 CAPARENA 15.12 LET ANTARES 15.15 LET BIVIO GALLODORO 15.17 LET DELLE PALME 15.19 LET 2° PASS A LIVELLO 15.20 LET MARMISTA 15.21 BAIA TAORMINA 15.25 ELI HOTEL 15.35 Return point: Returns to original departure point

What To Expect

Your tour begins in either Taormina or elsewhere in Messina province, where you’ll be picked up by your guide in an air-conditioned coach for this half-day Godfather tour.

When Francis Ford Coppola began work on filming his classic, The Godfather, he realized he couldn’t use the actual town in which the books are set—Corleone, Sicily. By the early 1970s, Corleone was too modern-looking to serve as the historic place of the novels. Instead, producers decided to use the towns of Savoca and Forzà d'Agrò near Taormina.

Savoca is your first stop. Visit the pretty Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Convent of the Frati Minori Cappuccini, where you can even explore the underground crypt. Godfather aficionados will instantly recognize Bar Vitelli, where Michael Corleone told Apollonia’s father of his intention to marry his daughter.

Enjoy free time to explore Savoca at your leisure, perhaps even to have a snack or drink (own expense) at the Bar Vitelli, before boarding the coach again to go to Forzà d'Agrò.

Many scenes of village life were filmed in Forzà d'Agrò, with its cobblestone streets and traditional houses. You may also recognize the church that features in both The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II. Here, too, you have some time to explore the town on your own before getting back on the coach for the trip back to your starting point in Taormina or Messina province.

Bar Vitelli

Famous Bar of the film

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

Operated by Noema Viaggi Srl

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

Q:What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during 'The Godfather' Movie Tour from Taormina?

A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas

Q:What is the policy on sanitisation during 'The Godfather' Movie Tour from Taormina?

A:The policies on sanitisation are:

Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Q:What is the social distancing policy during 'The Godfather' Movie Tour from Taormina?

A:The policy on social distancing is:

Social distancing enforced throughout experience

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Traveller Tips

don't know about second location of a church up a mountain for a scene of godfather 2 or 3 !

We chose this particular tour over the other Godfather tours because it was a shorter duration and offered in an afternoon.

For hardcore fans like me of the "Godfather" trilogy, this tour is a must-do.

Reviews

4.0

70 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

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Godfather

susiecottonsock, Nov 2019

Good fun, courier was pleasant and site of film was great. don't know about second location of a church up a mountain for a scene of godfather 2 or 3 ! Bit of a waste of time as there was nothing much else there so hanging around for those who wanted to see inside of church!

1 traveler found this review helpful

Very Good and Interesting Tour

Catherine_R, Oct 2019

Very good tour guide who gave an excellent review of the movie while touring. She had examples of the movie on her phone that would enable us to relate the current locations to the movie. As you might imagine, the locations have changed a bit since 1970. We were allowed free time to explore and sit down in the bar where some of the movie was filmed. I would highly recommend this fun and interesting tour.

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Dear Cathy R, Thank you from all the sicilyexcursions.com team for your review. We are very pleased that you had a great time doing our godfather excursion. It is a very nice experience for all the fans of the movie all around world. Vanvitelli bar it is also a must do if you take part in this excursion. We hope to have you again in your next trip to Sicily for one of ours other tours. Kind regards P.Lombardo The owner

Very interesting!

Cesar A, Oct 2019

The tour was great Alida the multilingual guide is fantastic. Shame that it is late and not every day

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Dear Cesar A, Thank you for you review from the sicilyexcursions.com team. We are pleased that you have enjoyed the godfather tour and Ms Alida as your tour leader. We hope to have you again in your next trip to Sicily Kind regards, P.Lombardo The owner

Amazing Experience!!

shadylongbeach, Sept 2019

This tour was absolutely incredible in so many ways! Our tour guide was super friendly and so knowledgeable about the Godfather films and history. She also told us great stories on the orgins of the Sicilian Mafia and history of Sicily. We actually got to meet one of the actors from the original film that lives in the town of Savoca. If you like the Godfather then definitely book this tour!

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Dear Shadylow Thank you for your enthusiastic review about our godfather tour from the sicilyexcursions.com team. It is important that our guides for the tour are fans of the movie so they can share their passion about the masterpiece to our guests. We hope to have you again in our tours in your next trip to Sicily. Kind regards P.Lombardo The owner

Beautiful locations but not the greatest of tour guide

lisatea1972, Aug 2019

Two beautiful locations but the guide was very brief as if he didn’t want to be working that day more info on the godfather the movie please if I didn’t know the film I wouldn’t of had a clue very disappointed more so if was gonna be wanna of the highlights I was looking forward too

Response from Host, Aug 2019

Dear Ms Lisatea1, We are truly sorry that you did not enjoy our godfather tour, which is one of the best sellers among all our excursion. After your review we have immediately contact all our representative tour operators that sell our excursions and on a group of 30 people, 27 was very happy about the excursion and only 3 were disappointed, so we contest your judgement. All our guides are experts in their field so maybe it was only your impression that he was not in his best shape and also said that a guide didn’t want to be working, your words, it is frankly defamatory Moreover, you wrote that if you didn’t know the movie you wouldn’t have a clue of the places that you see, but dear Ms Lisatea1 this excursion it has been created for the godfather fans so we know that our guests already know or at least recognize all the location of the scenes of the masterpiece of Mr Coppola. Kind regards Pino L. Owner

Pilgrimage to the movie Depiction of Corleone

DrNathan_S, Jul 2019

For hardcore fans like me of the "Godfather" trilogy, this tour is a must-do. To correct some misleading reviews, our tour guide spoke pretty good English, although with an accent, and the cites we visited were open despite it's being Sunday. The tour guide was not as knowledgeable concerning the films as she should have been. (She misidentified a scene from Part II as if it were from Part I, evidently not realizing that Part II is a prequel as well as a sequel to Part I.) But so what. The traffic jam heading back to Taormina was frustrating, but again, so what. The tour is a must for Godfather-philes..

1 traveler found this review helpful

Great!

Tour711248, Jul 2019

Great tour, 'even if you are not a godfather fan'..... Experienced driver and great tour guide :) ....

Response from Host, Jul 2019

Dear Tour711... All the team sicilyexcursions.com thank You for your comment. Very happy you have appreciated our services. I hope you will try our other tour next time you are coming to Taormina. Have a great Holidays. Pino L.

Good Experience

Gina M, Jul 2019

Nice tour! A 50 passenger bus picked up us from the bus terminal. We visited two towns where the Godfather was filmed. We chose this particular tour over the other Godfather tours because it was a shorter duration and offered in an afternoon. If anything, you get to see 2 beautiful Italian towns,

Response from Host, Jul 2019

Dear Gina, Thank you very much to have chosen our tour. on our website sicilyexcursions.com. and we appreciate your comment. I hope to have You as guest in your next trip to Taormina. Kind regards PIno L.

A BRILLIANT TOUR

julie h, Apr 2019

This was a brilliant and well organised tour from beginning to end everything ran smoothly and on time Our tour guide ( a lovely lady (knew so much about the area having lived in sicily for over 40 years so knowledgeable as for the god father films etc there was nothing she didn't know Beautiful scenery and points of interest We will definitely book via this your operator again Well done

A trip back in time

Stephen_M, Jul 2018

This is a wonderful tour of the two towns that scenes of The Godfather were shot in. Our guide Christy was knowledgeable and had may facts that made the trip even more interesting. Bar Vitelli, in Savoca, was charming. Be sure to try their special Lemon Granita with an extra shot of liquore . There was enough time to wander around both towns. A short trip from Taormina.

Godfather tour

Simon_T, Jun 2018

Very good day Worth it for the scenery alone The guide was informative and helpful Would recommend this tour

This was a very good tour and...

Eric M, May 2018

This was a very good tour and generally an excellent value for the cost. There are multiple companies offering Godfather Tour options. This tour was one of the more economically-priced ones, but I don't feel that it was inferior in any way to the more expensive options from other companies. The guide was very knowledgeable about Sicilian history and provided not only extensive details about the filming of The Godfather films in Sicily, but also Sicilian history in general. She also provided some history about Savoca and Forza d'Agro, which I appreciated. We spent much more time in Savoca than Forza d'Agro, so our time in the latter was exceptionally brief. Time goes by very quickly, however, and you do go through both towns at a brisk pace, with lots of walking.

Brilliant !!! Want to go back and do...

Tracey H, Mar 2018

Brilliant !!! Want to go back and do it again. Great scenery and wonderful to see the movie locations.

Our guide had a good knowledge of...

Russell W, Oct 2017

Our guide had a good knowledge of the area and the films. Ciuld have done with another 1/2 hour at Savoca but well worth a visit.

Fun tour. Tour guide spent too much...

John_C, Oct 2017

Fun tour. Tour guide spent too much time on her phone with personal phone calls. could have given more information.

1 traveler found this review helpful

Loved the hostess, great information...

Deirdre H, Oct 2017

Loved the hostess, great information and just like the Italian Mama perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon

It was a very organised and easy...

Elvan C, Oct 2017

It was a very organised and easy tour. They picked us up from the hotel which was great and we visited 2 villages. First village Savoca was great as we had enough time to get a drink, walk around and take photos but the second village Forza d'Agro we were rushed a little bit. We only had 30 minutes I guess and were shown a church which was in the film but there was another church that was in two films of Godfather and actually is more important and we saw that completely by chance and it was very last minute. I dont think anyone else had the chance to see that which was a shame. The guide was very nice and polite, the driver was very good. I would recommend it to my friends and family.

If I could give it more than 5 stars...

stephen_p, Sept 2017

If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. What the lady guide knows, not only about The Godfather tour, but about the area we travelled through, is very knowledge able. She really takes you into the atmosphere of old Sicily. The people of these villages are also very welcoming, and friendly. You see more than you should, and take in the history of these areas. If you can only do 1 tour, I suggest this one.

This tour was 2 hours out of our way...

Paul C, Sept 2017

This tour was 2 hours out of our way but as huge Godfather fans, we had to go - it was one of the reasons we chose to go to Sicily on our first trip to Italy. It was well worth the taxi ride and day-long plans, as we got to see beautiful Taormina. Very exciting to see where the few Sicily scenes were shot and visit inside the bar and church where Michael and Apolonia met/wed. Our tour guide, Alita, was knowledgeable about the Godfather scenes but not about filmmaking. As a filmmaker, I was disappointed. She does a great disservice to Marlon Brando by sharing that he was too lazy to come to Sicily. Wrong. Brando's character was not in the Sicily scenes the scenes were all about his son, Michael, hiding out. There was no reason for Brando to be in Sicily and Hollywood doesn't send every cast member to location shoots -- there are budgets. It's little insights into the filmmaking process that would make this a better tour. Alita also told the bus that the town doesn't celebrate/glorify its connection to the movie so souvenirs of the film would not be available. You could hear the disappointment on the bus. Again - wrong. As soon as we got off the bus, there were Godfather Tshirts, postcards, bobbleheads, photo ops, etc.

Really good tour, thoroughly explained...

Uroš Đ, Sept 2017

Really good tour, thoroughly explained and plenty of time for solo-time.

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