Mount Etna Sicily Italy
You just cannot escape the pull of Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe (3,350m). It takes just under half an hour to get to from Taormina by car or buses that run along easy to drive state highways, crossing over thriving citrus fruit plantations....

Taormina Mare Sicily Italy
The coast area so-called Taormina Mare , among the most beautiful and famous in the world, is at easy reach by walk , car or simply by an enjoyable cable car ride right from the town centre. Beaches like Spisone and Mazzarò, Capo Sant’Andrea, Capo Taormina where vast....

Palermo Sicily Italy
For those who do not want to miss out on the delights of the Mediterranean island’s capital, the wonderful city of Palermo is just a couple of hours away by car along an easy to drive highway. The city can offer a whole host of monuments, fabulous squares, quaint alleyways....

The Ancient Theatre Sicily Italy
The Ancient Theater is not only a piece of the archaeological patrimony in Taormina, but it is also a place of incomparable panoramic beauty. The view spaces from the bay of Naxos to Italy mainland coasts, Mount Etna and the village of Castelmola.

Medieval Palaces Sicily Italy
The medieval age in Taormina is well represented by the several "palazzos" and churchs . In the heart of the car-free area in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele is the site of Palazzo Corvaja, built in the 14th century and decorated in the local style with black lava and white...

Churchs Sicily Italy
Of course in Taormina there are several churchs. The fortress cathedral, "Il Duomo", built around 1400 onto the ruins of a little medieval church dedicated to St. Nicola from Bari, is considered the Taormina's main cathedral.

Sicilian Museum Sicily Italy
Situated into the famous "Palazzo Corvaja" the Sicilian Museum of Art and Popular Traditions is a permanent exhibition of the figurative culture and sicilian arts and crafts from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century. Its main purpose is to recover and make ...

Corso Umberto Sicily Italy
The Corso Umberto is the true heart of the vast pedestrian area in the old town of Taormina: fashionable boutiques, classy cafes to seat outside, panoramic public squares and piazzas, balconies rich of flowers, porches and angles in baroque style ollow one behind...

Villas Sicily Italy
Taormina ‘s greatest delights only a few tourists ever see is the presence of splendid villas; The Villa Comunale, a noble English woman ‘s private garden named Florence Trevelyan-Cacciola , is now one of the most beautiful parks anywhere...

Siracusa Sicily Italy
Situated in a wonderful position at the bottom of a charming bay and just 95km away from Taormina, Siracusa was one of the most important cities of Magna Grecia, proof of which can still be seen today in the city’s Greek monuments .....

Agrigento Sicily Italy
Wonderfully positioned on a slope that rolls down to the sea, Agrigento and its Valley of Temples are an absolute must on the list of classic itineraries (about 2 hours by car from Taormina). Ten odd temples stand out on the green hill where the ancient Greek city of Akragas was built in 580 BC...

Giardini-Naxos Sicily Italy
A group of daring travellers from Calcide landed at this port in 735 BC and decided to settle there, giving life to a city which was a happy, flourishing place if, as legend has it, it was the subject of envy for Siracusa that destroyed the city in 403 BC. Naxos is one of the few Greek colonies...

Piazza Armerina Sicily Italy
Piazza Armerina is approximately 130km from Taormina. This ancient medieval town, surrounded by greenery, is famous for its historic centre and the Aragonese Castle and Cathedral, its spectacular “Palio dei Normanni” and above all its breathtaking “Villa Romana del Casale”...

Aeolian Islands Sicily Italy
The Aeolian Islands, one of the Mediterranean’s most well-known and world famous paradises, can be easily visited from Taormina by going to the port of Milazzo (65 km away along the A 19) and taking the hydrofoil which will bring you there in about half an hour...