5 things to do in Taormina
Visit the Greek TheatreThe Ancient Greek Theatre is one of the prized fixtures of the town of Taormina. The striking architecture and large spectator arena
Were a man to spend only one day in Sicily and ask, “What must one see?” I would answer him without hesitation, “Taormina.” It is only a landscape, but a landscape where you find everything on earth that seems made to seduce the eyes, the mind and the imagination.
[Guy de Maupassant]
Taormina is a charming town on the east coast of Sicily, and is one of the island’s main tourist resorts. The village of Taormina is perched on a cliff overlooking the Ionian Sea. Besides the ancient Greek theatre, it has many old churches, lively bars, fine restaurants, designer boutiques, and antique shops. Many exhibitions and events are organized during the summer in Taormina. The exceptional stage for pop and classical concerts, opera and important performances often recorded by television is the Ancient Theatre. Being set high up on the hillside, the town of Taormina enjoys dramatic views across the Straits of Messina to the Italian mainland and also across the Bay of Giardini Naxos to Mount Etna beyond
Visit the Greek TheatreThe Ancient Greek Theatre is one of the prized fixtures of the town of Taormina. The striking architecture and large spectator arena
Etna is the largest volcano in Europe and one of the most active volcano in the world. In Greek Mythology,the deadly monster Typhon was trapped
Isola Bella is a small island that was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region ofSicily, being turned into a
Located about 20 km from Taormina, the gorges are real canyons made of black lava walls up to 50 metershigh. Within the grooves, the toning
The cable car starting from Porta Messina carries you down to Mazzarò beach that is a typical Italian pebblebeach, ranked with umbrellas and chairs for
Around 1100 AD, when Sicily was ruled by the Moors, a beautiful girl was living in seclusion and spent herdays cultivating flowers on her balcony.
Florence Trevelyan, cousin to Queen Victoria, arrived to Taormina in 1884 at the age of 32. She bought IsolaBella in 1890, a rocky outcrop only
Cannoli, tubes of crunchy pastry filled with sweet ricotta cream, are a distinctly Sicilian specialty, datingback to the Arab occupation of the island in the
No place like Sicily can better evoke our mythic past. The Romans, the Greeks and the Phoenicians have leftin these places the trace of their
Tauromenium means residence on the Taurus, the mountain where the city was built by Greek people.According to legend, however, the place was inhabited by a