Cesarine: Market Tour & Dining at a Local's Home in Messina

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Cesarine: Market Tour & Dining at a Local's Home in Messina

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
Reviews
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Duration
3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Vegetarian, Family-friendly, Private Experience
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Digital Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Messina through its markets and savor an exclusive meal in a local home. Enjoy authentic recipes, Italian hospitality, and a 4-course feast with regional wines. Book now for a unique taste of Sicily.

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10 meals

Experience Details

Visit the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a Cesarina's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes from Messina treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. 


Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee).


This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Sample Menu

STARTER
seasonal starter
MAIN
fresh pasta dish
sample fresh pasta dishes: ravioli or tagliatella
MAIN
second course with side dish
DESSERT
dessert
Sample dessert: biancomangiare or tiramisu or cannoli

What You Get

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Private 4-course dinner or 4-course lunch
Private show cooking

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Visit the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic Messina recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Messina, Italy, IT

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This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you by e-mail after you've booked to match you up with your ideal host based on what you are looking for.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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Reviews
5.0
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based on 6 reviews
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Pasta class in Sicily
January 28, 2026

The host was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable of the city and was a wonderful chef. Her home was very clean. My mother and I felt extremely comfortable. The food was we had was of the cult...read more

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A Day We Will Never Forget!
July 16, 2025

Maria was a wonderful host and we had the most amazing day visiting the local market and learning how to make authentic (and amazingly delicious) cannoli. Maria and her friend Dani made the day ex...read more

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Italian Meal Experience
May 16, 2025

We had a delicious Italian meal cooked by Rossella in her home and enjoyed great conversation with her Husband, Giuseppe as well. They picked us up, went to an outdoor market to buy the food and th...read more

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The best experience of our trip!
August 24, 2024

Mariella was wonderful and picked us up right near our port. She taught and fed us SO much; even beyond what was listed in the booking. We had caponata, focaccia, pasta, cannolis, fresh bread, home...read more

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Yummy cooking class!
July 10, 2023

We really loved learning how to cook Sicilian dishes with Rossella. She was an excellent host and cook. It was alot of Fun. We learned how to make eggplant parmesan, mushroom pasta and tiramusu. ...read more

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