6 Shows in Sicily Worth Booking

1.Sicilian Puppet Show with visit behind the scenes

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 49 reviews · 1.5 hours Our pick

See Syracuse’s dramatic Opera dei Pupi, explore the workshop, and try the wooden puppets in a 90-minute Sicilian culture experience.

“A very interesting and authentic experience! The show was dramatic with several different scenes featuring different puppets. The show itself was in Italian but we were presented with a brief overview of the plot in advance in English, which was helpful. The behind the scenes tour and discussion took place after the show, in English, and featured a fantastic and informative guide Pietro. He explained in detail all aspects of puppetry to us, and we even had a chance to try to navigate the puppets! It is not easy! Highly recommend this experience!”

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2.Sicilian puppets in Syracuse: show with behind-the-scenes visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.) · from $21Top rated

See Syracuse’s Sicilian puppet theater, then go behind the curtain to discover the puppets, costumes, and craft behind this old art.

“Bello lo spettacolo, ma il dietro le quinte è stata un' esperienza fantastica. Bravo il ragazzo che ci ha fatto da guida.”

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3.Museum Guided Tour with Sicilian Puppet show

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 27 reviews · 1.5 hours

See Syracuse’s Opera dei Pupi, tour its theatre, and watch dramatic Sicilian puppet battles with Roland, dragons, and alligators.

“Eigenlijk was alles leuk, origineel. De gids wist een heleboel de vertellen, de poppen in het museum zijn uniek, het poppentheater geweldig!”

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4.Dining Experience at a local’s Home in Campofelice di Roccella with Show Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Share a private Sicilian meal in Campofelice di Roccella with show cooking, family recipes, fresh pasta, dessert, and warm local hospitality.

“Rosa Maria in Cefalu was awesome and excellent. She was well prepared and very kind and pleasant. The food experience was excellent also!”

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5.Dining Experience at a local’s Home in Bagheria with Show Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Share a Sicilian home meal in Bagheria, make fresh pasta, watch show cooking, and enjoy four courses with a local host.

“This was a wonderful experience! My mom and I came to Rosalia's beautiful home and received the best authentic meal! 4 course meal with a bottle of wine and the dessert at the end was perfect. She made so much food, the two of us could not possibly eat all of it. Both her and her husband were lovely people.. They went above and beyond helping us after an awful taxi ride we had. Highly reccomend booking her if you are in Bagheria , we will definitely book again next time we are in town. You will not be disappointed!”

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6.Visit to the Museum and show of Sicilian puppets in Syracuse

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $18Best value

Meet Syracuse’s Vaccaro brothers, handle Sicilian puppets, tour a small museum, and watch an Italian Opera dei Pupi show.

“Très joli théâtre, nous sommes arrivées en retard, donc je ne peux rien dire sur le musée, mais le spectacle est prenant, même s'il était en italien. Très original . Les marionnettes sont extraordinaires et les manipulateurs aussi.”

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