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 GIUSEPPE TRINGALI'S TAXI by travelgourmet
My wife and I found a wonderful taxi driver, Giuseppe Tringali, while in Messina. He travels between Messina and Taormina all the time and knows english as well as time schedules of the many cruise ships that spend the day in the port. He drove us to Taormina via many local sites in Messina and dropped us off in Taormina to spend the day. He was waiting for us at the appointed time and place to pick us up and return to the docks of Messina. All done in perfect time and in a new Taxi van. Just my wife and I, no crowded buses, and no large bill. Think, if you arrive at any port, is the tour less expensive than a taxi. If two or more of you, I doubt it. If you use Giuseppe while in the Messina area, say hello from travelgourmet in California, a grateful customer. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor HomePhone: cell:338 6527670Other Contact: fax: 0942 232617
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 MESSINA, SICILY BY SEA by travelgourmetLeave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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To Messina train or bus from Catania or Palermo.
To Milazzo for Aeolians train from Palermo; or train or bus from Messina.
From Milazzo aliscafi fastest, navi freer to walk around and cheaper. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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We flew with a charter company from Stockhol. My god, remind me not to fly charters anymore... who cares about the lottery and what you can buy on the plane.
Beside of that, the seats are far too small especially for a big men like my boyfriend.
We rented a car in Catania at a minor renting place. Yep, that's what we got. A FIAT 600. I got cramps after 30 min. of driving, coz. the gas pedal was so high. Beside of that the pedals were to close from another so that it was easy to step on gas and break at the same time. Fun he??
Be careful getting around. Sicilians are crazy drivers. The red light....it's there only to show that you should look for once but you pass it anyway.
Adapt your rythm to the italian one, if not your are f...... Rules?? There are no rules. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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 by isolina_it
BY TRAIN: from all the other Italian cities you can arrive by train at Villa San Giovanni (Calabria) and then get the ferry. You can cross the strait by train on the ferry too, but it will take longer for the wagons have to be dismantled and properly arranged on the ferry. The ferry’s very cheap for walking passengers ( $1 about). There’re a few of ferry-boat companies: the public one lands just on the centre of the city, you can easily reach the shopping centre; the private ones lands not properly on the centre but you can reach it easily by bus. (10-15 minutes). The ferry takes about 20-30 minutes to cross the sea.
If you happen to be in Reggio Calabria you can cross the sea getting several ferry-companies newly born (45 minutes about).
There’re links by bus to the other sicilian towns.
In Messina you can easily move by car or bus, though in this very last period the town is slightly “in a mess” as there’re works for the new tram-line. Theme: Ship/Boat
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Once docked at port, easy short walk to the train station to get a ticket to Taormina. Just a few blocks to the station. It's about an hour ride on the train to the destination, easy to buy a RT ticket. Once in Taormina, don't think you can walk into the center of the town, it's too far, and straight up. You need to either wait on the bus at the station, or catch a taxi. We caught a taxi and it was 20 Euro. Caught another one back down when we were ready to go. Caught the train back and got there in plenty of time. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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I visited Mt Etna as part of a 3 day Italy cruise from Malta through Louise Cruiseline which stopped there for the day. Although I am not a "cruise person" it was quite nice and reasonably priced. If you would like to get there directly from Malta without taking a cruise, there is a highspeed catamaran (virtuferries)which takes only 90 minutes and you can book a day tour to visit Mt Etna. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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If you get the chance to cross Lo Stretto, as the Italians call it, the channel between Sicily and MainLand Italy, there are two companies operating ferries.
Avoid at all costs, the public one. Go for the private one called CARONTE & TOURIST.
The ferries are modern , nice and clean with good catering on them. And the price is the same , so choose this one !
You can see signs in Messina pointing to the embarkation point of this ferry. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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