Taormina city
No holiday to Eastern Sicily would be complete without a visit to Taormina, Sicily’s most fashionable resort town. Taormina is a beautiful medieval hill town with stunning seaviews and more of Mount Etna. The Teatro Greco is Taormina’s top attraction. Today’s remains date from the 2nd century A.D.
Much of Taormina is planned as a pedestrian zone and its boutique-lined main street, Corso Umberto runs from Porta Messina to Porta Catania, past various churches and four main squares. Side streets, alleys and stairways wind below and above Corso Umberto and are lovely to walk through. Taormina’s Villa Comunale or Parco Duca di Cesarò on Via Bagnoli Croce, just off Corso Umberto I, is one among the most beautiful parks in the whole of. Taormina’s funivia (cable car) connects Taormina to Mazzarò and to the beaches below. Isola Bella is a particularly beautiful pebble beach.
Recommended accommodations
Charme Apartment Taormina
From €140/night
Charming self contained apartment with quality details and furnishings set in the historical centre of Taormina. The Greek theatre and the cathedral are at short walking distance.
Etna Suites
Best available rate guaranteed
Plain and stylish, within an authentic sicilian setting with spectacular views stretching from Mt. Etna to the sea...
Country B&B Etna Trekking
Rooms/Apartments: from €40/person
A lovely B&B in the country at the foothills of Mount Etna; a perfect place for peace and quiet lovers and trekking and hiking fans!
Luxury Etna Resort
From €180/person breakfast incl.
An exclusive property merged in the wonderful landscape between the Mt. Etna and the sea; a big pool, green lawns and a SPA within century-old vineyards.
Country stay Etna and sea
From €45/person Breakfast incl.
A rural farmhouse from the 1800s, set in an organic citrus plantation nestled between Mt. Etna and the sea.
Sea-Country apartments Catania Nord
From €37,50/person
A finely restored 19th century property turned into charming apartments surrounded by lush green lawns and citrus groves, a stone's throw from the seaside and a perfect starting point for all Etna routes.
Wine Resort Etna East
From €80/person breakfast incl.
A little luxury winery resort merged among woods and centuries-old wineyards, with view on the coast of Taormina.
Wine country stay Etna
From €72/person breakfast incl.
A superb wine estate surrounded by vineyards at the foothills of Mt. Etna with a great sea view.