COMMISSARIO MONTALBANO Tour

Recommended by 90% of travelers

Catania, Italy

9 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the fictional areas of Vigata, Montelusa, and Marinella from the hit detective show “Inspector Montalbano” on this exciting tour in Catania. Alongside a private guide, walk the same streets the inspector does as you explore the Sicilian towns of Ragusa, Scicli, Modica, Punta Secca, and Donnalucata. While you explore, your guide sheds light on the history of each location and its relation to the show.

See filming locations from “Inspector Montalbano”
Discover several landmarks like cathedrals and palaces
Stay connected between stops with onboard Wi-Fi
A private tour means a personalized experience

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Private transportation
WiFi on board
Bottled water
Modica Chocolate tasting

Lunch
Entry Ticket for attractions
Gratuities
Specialized Guide

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

WE WILL PICK YOU UP FROM ANY PLACE! The price refers to the departure with pick up from the Catania area or Siracusa area. Please enter the name of the property you are staying at and its address in the booking details. For pick up in the Taormina area select the option "Departure from Taormia".

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

Castello di Donnafugata

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

La Casa del Commissario Montalbano

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Donnalucata

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Centro storico di Scicli - World Heritage Site

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Antica Dolceria Bonajuto

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ragusa Ibla

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews

4.7

based on 20 reviews

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Excellent Tour Highly Recommended

James_M, Aug 2025

Excellent tour. Anyone that enjoyed the Montalbano television series should take this tour. Ricardo was friendly, polite, and fluent in English, in addition to being extremely knowledgeable about the places where the series was filmed.

A must do trip for all Inspector Montalbano fans

Andy_S, Jun 2025

Ricardo was an excellent knowledgable guide, couldn’t have been more helpful and considerate This trip is a must do for all Inspector Montalbano fans , the highlight being able to visit the actual film sets that are still in Scicli town hall which doubled as the police station

A great tour if you’re a fan of the Montalbano tv series.

Patricia_J, May 2025

A comprehensive tour of Montalbano’s filming locations with a knowledgeable/driver guide. A very interesting day.

Absolutely brilliant day -highly recommended

Sue_C, Aug 2024

This was the most brilliant experience and a wonderful way to celebrate my birthday with my friends. Riccardo and Annalisa were the most thoughtful, attentive, interesting and informative guides and made sure we saw Montalbano’s house, ate at his table in the restaurant at Punta Secca and toured the police station in Scicli-even getting photos in his office ! It was so much more than we could’ve wished for and I highly recommend the trip. Not only did we see more of the Sicily but we learned so much about it too! Many, many thanks Riccardo and Annalisa for making my birthday a truly special and most memorable one -we had the best time ! Sue, Angie, Allyson and Cath

Excellent value

Shirley_F, May 2024

We had a superb day We booked a private tour for 3. Our guide Ricardo was friendly, knowledgeable and extremely helpful especially in accommodating my elderly mother. This was a full day's outing and we saw everything we’d hoped to see, all in great comfort. More than happy to recommend and thank you again, Ricardo.

Wonderful experience

Reginald_I, Sep 2023

Our guide was excellent. This was a very memorable experience. Our guide was helpful very informative and knowlegeable. Nothing was too much trouble. He showed us many of the film locations for Commissario Montalbano, including the wonderful view of his house. Full marks to our guide who we would highly recommend. We'll done. BRAVISSIMO!

A perfect day out for any Inspector Montalbano fan!

Jonathan_B, Sep 2023

A brilliant excursion with an amazing and safe driver (thanks Giuseppe!) who was friendly, knowledgeable about the locations and great company for the day. We had a fantastic experience - the highlight has to be the set of the Police Station in Scicli's city hall which we weren't expecting to be accessible. Montalbano's house in Punta Secca is a close second however and we loved the seafront in Donnalucata that all fans will recognise. Thank you!

Montalbano tour locations are great, the tour company is trash.

Selim_M, Jun 2023

Montalbano tour and the locations visited are great especially for the series fans. Our tour car was not the expected one. It was the second time in three days that they took us with the same emergency car. First Syracuse tour and secondly Montalbano tour. We asked for partial refund because we were not happy with the car. The owner of the tour company said that the type of the car was not written in the booking and therefore we didn’t had the right for refund. We accepted his remarks and still told him that this was not our expectation. The tour guide Riccardo was OK. Later on the tour company owner approached us while he was servicing other customers in the same tour route with a luxury car and started to shouting at us and stating that he is preferring American tourists and not tourists like us without knowing even our nationality. We said to him that we are still in disagreement with him about our the car type and we will continue the tour since we didn’t had any other option. The tour owner continued angrily shouting. I think this tour company should be deleted from Viator system and the owner should pass an anger management course and stop discriminating people because of their nationalities.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

First of all I wasn't shouting, but I was talking animatedly because I got nervous after trying to explain to you for the umpteenth time that your complaints had no basis, and you were also asking for a refund! In the product description it is not written anywhere that the service is provided with luxury cars, but despite this, our entire fleet is made up of Mercedes cars except the emergency car which is a Volkswagen Passat, a car that falls into the category standard sedan. Therefore, you had no reason to complain and even ask for even a partial refund! You have had the emergency car for 2 excursions in 3 days, but this is because the engine of one of our Mercedes E-classes has failed, and fixing a heavily compromised engine Is expensive and takes quite a long time. So, rather than canceling your reservations, we have provided you with emergency vehicle, which, I repeat, is a standard sedan, therefore a large, comfortable and reliable vehicle! You complained that you paid a lot and therefore had to have a luxury car. The price you paid is not for the luxury car but for the type of service offered, infact it is a private tour, with a car and an English-speaking driver entirely dedicated to you! But you didn't understand or didn't want to understand and you persisted with your unfounded complaints and to request a refund, which is why I got annoyed and nervous. Furthermore I never discriminated against you, just because i didn't even know what your nationality was, just like you said... I just said I was tired of people like you complaining and asking for refunds without any reason to do so!

exceptional guide and trip

Camilla_F, May 2023

Big fan of the series. I saw his house, ate in his restaurant of choice and visited his place of work together with breathtaking scenery and towns in between. As an oldie, alone with limited walking ability my guide was exceptional and he excelled in his ability to enable access to everywhere and was very patient and informative, if i could give more stars I would.

A tour for the fans

Tsze_C, Sep 2022

Great tour for Montalbano fans. We visited the police station, the towns from the opening scenes, Montalbano's apartment, the castle where he met with the crime boss, and ate at the restaurant that was Montalbano's favorite! All in a day - a quite a long day. Our guide Giuseppe was courteous, professional and knowledgeable, and thanks for picking us up in Taormina. It was a long drive! Highly recommended.