Forza d'Agro Godfather tour: Where three films were shot

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Duration6h

GroupUp to 16

LanguagesEN · IT

PickupAt your hotel

The Godfather comes alive in two Sicilian villages

You're picked up at your hotel and driven to Savoca to visit the Vitelli bar and the wedding church from The Godfather, plus the Capuchin crypt with mummies. Then you move to Forza d'Agro, the second village featured in all three films, where your guide shows you the locations Coppola used. Transport and hotel pickup are included; dinner in Forza d'Agro is optional and not included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Godfather film locations in Sicily

Meet guide at hotel
Travel through Sant Alessio and Santa Teresa
Explore Savoca and Vitelli bar
Visit Santa Lucia church
See Capuchin crypt with mummies
Drive to Forza d'Agro
Tour Forza d'Agro film scenes
Optional lunch or dinner

The Experience

Your guide meets you at the hotel in Taormina and you head inland toward Savoca, a village so small it feels like the film crew just left. The drive crosses Sant Alessio and Santa Teresa first — both are quick passes, but they set the mood. Savoca itself is the real stop, and the first thing you see is the Vitelli bar, walls covered in stills from The Godfather. This is where Michael walks in, where the tension sits heavy. The bar still operates, still serves, and the owner has kept every photo, every clipping. You stand in the actual room where Coppola shot those scenes, and it's strange how small it is, how the camera had to work in that tight space.

From the bar you walk to the church of Santa Lucia, where Michael and Apollonia marry in the film. The wedding sequence — that quiet, formal moment before everything falls apart — happened right here. The church is still used for services, still holds that weight. After that comes the Capuchin crypt, a small catacomb filled with mummies dressed in robes and arranged in the walls. It's unsettling in a way the film never quite captures, but it's real Sicilian history, the kind of thing Coppola would have seen and thought: this belongs in the story. The mummies are there because this was how the Capuchins honored their dead centuries ago.

Then you move to Forza d'Agro, the second village featured across all three Godfather films. The town is built into a hillside, narrow streets and old stone, and almost every corner has a connection to a scene. Your guide walks you through the locations, pointing out where specific shots were framed, which building stood in for which house. Forza d'Agro is larger than Savoca but still feels untouched — it's not a theme park version of itself. Dinner is available in the town if the group wants to stay and eat, though it's not included in the tour price. Some groups do, some don't. It depends on how much time you want to spend sitting in a Sicilian piazza, talking about the film and the place at the same time.

The whole day is built around the drive and the stops, so you're moving between villages for hours. It's not a rushed pace, but it's not lingering either. You see what's there, you understand why Coppola chose these places, and you leave knowing the geography of the film in a way watching it at home never gives you.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup in Taormina, transport to and from Savoca and Forza d'Agro, entry to the Vitelli bar, the church of Santa Lucia, and the Capuchin crypt.
A guide leads you through both villages and explains the filming locations and Sicilian history.
Dinner in Forza d'Agro is available for an additional cost if you choose to stay and eat.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcome

Operated by Marcello Puglisi

Is this one for you?Right for travelers staying in Taormina who want to see The Godfather filming locations without arranging their own transport. The full day out — with two villages and the drive between them — is what lets you understand the geography of the film and the real places Coppola chose.