For cine-tourism enthusiasts, Palazzo Vecchio Taormina boutique hotel recommends the "Godfather Tour" to discover the most iconic places in the towns of Savoca and Forza d'Agrò, made world-famous by Francis Ford Coppola's saga.
On board a Mercedes Benz with a private driver you will travel along the Ionian coast that connects Taormina to Savoca, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. During the first stop, you will taste Bar Vitelli's famous lemon granitas with Zibibbo, counted among the best in Sicily, to be accompanied by the typical cookie "A zuccarata." The exteriors of the 18th-century building that houses the bar, in Coppola's cult, are the backdrop for some scenes of the love story between Mike Corleone and Apollonia, daughter of the bar's owner. After this refreshing break, you will visit the 13th-century Church of San Nicolò where the wedding between the two protagonists of the film is set.
The tour will continue to the nearby medieval village of Forza d'Agrò, a true concentration of authentic Sicilian beauty, with its lookout over Mount Etna and the Ionian coast, its olive and almond groves, ravines, and winding streets. Its streets fascinated Coppola, who filmed here the scene of young Vito Corleone's nighttime escape on a donkey. To give the experience a retro touch you can conduct the tour independently by renting a FIAT 500.
