5 Chocolate Tastings in Sicily Worth Your Day

1.Chocolatier for a day: raw bean to bar chocolate in Modica

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 3 hours · from $94Our pick

In Modica, master chocolatiers Giuseppe and Vincenzo guide a three-hour, small-group workshop from cacao selection through roasting, stone grinding and tasting. You choose ingredients for your own chocolate bar, then package it to take home. The class is taught in Italian, so check language needs before booking.

“Guides Giuseppe and Vincenzo exude passion and care for the art of chocolate making, and connect with genuine warmth. Highly recommended.”

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2.Ragusa, Noto and Chocolate Tasting – Day tour from Siracusa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $240

Travel from Siracusa in an air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver, visiting Ragusa Ibla, Modica and Noto independently. You’ll have time for Baroque churches and palaces, plus a tasting of Modica’s Aztec-style chocolate. Stops total about four hours; the full day runs roughly seven and a half, with a maximum of seven people.

“First of all, our guide Francesco was top of the class - knowledgeable, helpful and well organised. In my opinion, Ragusa & Modica should be rated as the top destinations in the Sicily. Not crowded, fantastic mountainous landscape and beautiful baroque monuments. It was a great experience in all aspects (local cuisine as well).”

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3.Become a chocolatier for a day, in Modica raw chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $68Best value

At i Sapori degli Iblei in Modica Alta, you’ll learn how cocoa beans become raw chocolate, taste the chocolate’s flavor notes, and make a personalized bar to take home. The private workshop lasts about three hours, with equipment, ingredients, protective clothing, and bottled water included. The start time is arranged with your group.

“We had such a fun time at the Modica Chocolate Factory, it’s like an actual Willy Wonka Factory! They were so nice and accommodating , they even set up a little party for one of my daughter’s birthday! It’s a fun, exciting and DELICIOUS experience, we would definitely go back again!”

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4.Ragusa, Noto and Chocolate Tasting – Day tour from Siracusa

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · from $220

Travel from Siracusa in an air-conditioned van with an English-speaking driver-escort and a group of no more than seven. You’ll have independent time in Ragusa Ibla and Noto, plus a tasting of Modica chocolate made using an Aztec-era recipe. The driver can share basic history but cannot guide you inside monuments.

“Francesco was so well informed on noth only Mt. Etna but the area. It was a memorable day and the best tour that we had during our 2 weeks in Italy!”

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5.Modica private tour: the chocolate town in Sicily

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

Spend two hours walking Modica Alta and Modica Bassa with a licensed English- or Italian-speaking guide. See the stairways of San Giorgio and San Pietro, the Castle of the Counts, and Salvatore Quasimodo’s birthplace. Chocolate is Modica’s signature treat, but food and drink are not included. Guides can vary; Giulia is one guide who has led the tour.

“Guide was very knowledgeable and we walked along all the important stops . Recommended”

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