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Photo: John Menard from Phoenix, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0Things to do in Taormina
105 places selected among attractions, museums, squares and viewpoints
Taormina is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina, on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy. Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century. Its beaches on the Ionian Sea, including that of Isola Bella, are accessible via an aerial tramway built in 1992, and via highways from Messina in the north and Catania in the south.
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Must-see in Taormina
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1. 🏺 archaeology
Naxos
Naxos or Naxus (Ancient Greek: Νάξος) was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina on the east coast of Sicily. Much of the site has never been built on and parts have been excavated in recent years. Its remains are open to the public and an on-site museum contains many finds. (Wikipedia)
2. 🏺 archaeology
Ancient theatre of Taormina
The ancient theatre of Taormina (Italian: Teatro antico di Taormina) is an ancient Greek theatre in Taormina, Sicily, built in the third century BC. (Wikipedia)
3. ⛪ place of worship
Basilica of St. Nicholas of Bari
Church building in Taormina, Italy
4. 👑 palace
Corvaja Palace
Palazzo Corvaja (sometimes spelt Palazzo Corvaia) is a medieval palace in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. It was principally built at the end of the 14th century and is named after one of the oldest and most prominent families of Taormina, which owned it from 1538 to 1945. On four main floors and constructed around a courtyard, the Catalan Gothic palazzo is crenellated. (Wikipedia)
5. 👑 palace
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
Building in Taormina, Italy
6. 🏰 castle
Schisò Castle
Schisò Castle (in Italian Castello di Schisò) is a 16th-century fortress on Cape Schisò in Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy. (Wikipedia)
🏛️ Museums in Taormina
Casa Cuseni
Museum in Taormina, Italy
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Taormina Archaeological Museum
🏰 Castles and fortresses in Taormina
Vignazza Tower
Vignazza Tower (Italian: Torre Vignazza) is a 16th-century coastal watchtower in Giardini Naxos, Sicily, southern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Castello di Monte Tauro
Castle in Taormina, Italy
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Castello di Mola
Castle in Castelmola, Italy
👑 Palaces in Taormina
Palass Ciampoli
⛪ Churches and places of worship in Taormina
San Pancrazio
Church building in Taormina, Italy
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Sant'Agostino
Church building in Taormina, Italy
Santa Caterina church
Church building in Taormina, Italy
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Sant'Antonio di Padova
Church building in Taormina, Italy
San Giuseppe
Church building in Taormina, Italy
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San Nicolò
Church building in Castelmola, Italy
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Visitazione
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former church of San Giovanni di Malta
Former church in Taormina, Italy
San Giorgio
Religious building in Castelmola, Italy
Chiesa di Santa Maria Raccomandata
Religious building in Giardini-Naxos, Italy
San Michele
Religious building in Taormina, Italy
Santa Domenica Vergine e Martire church
Church in Taormina
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Sant'Antonio Abate
Religious building in Taormina, Italy
former monastery of San Domenico
Former religious complex in Taormina, Italy
chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmelo
chiesa di Sant'Agata
Church building in Taormina, Italy
ex chiesa di Santa Maria del Piliere
Church closed for worship in the early 1800s, Taormina, Italy
🎭 Theatres in Taormina
Roman Odeum of Taormina
Small Roman odeum (concert hall, theatre) in Taormina, Sicily
🏖️ Beaches in Taormina
Lido Comunale Zerbi
📍 44 km from Taormina
🌳 Parks and gardens in Taormina
Villa comunale
Garden in Taormina, Italy
🗿 Monuments and fountains in Taormina
Fontana del Minotauro
🏔️ Nature around Taormina
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Mount Etna
📍 28 km from Taormina
Mount Etna, or simply Etna, is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. (Wikipedia)
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Isola Bella
Isola Bella (Sicilian: Ìsula Bedda) is a small island near Taormina, Sicily, southern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Gole dell'Alcantara
📍 10 km from Taormina
Valley
Etna Park
📍 27 km from Taormina
Protected area
Rocca di Novara
📍 20 km from Taormina
The Rocca di Novara (also called “Rocca di Salvatesta” and “Cervino di Sicilia”) is a peak in the Peloritani mountains, situated in the northeastern part of Sicily, between the territories of Novara di Sicilia and Fondachelli-Fantina from where trails start to its top. (Wikipedia)
Grotta Azzurra
Monti Rossi
📍 35 km from Taormina
Mountain in Italy
Monte Scuderi
📍 26 km from Taormina
Monte Scuderi (1,254 m (4,114 ft) high) is a mountain of the Peloritani range located in northeast Sicily. (Wikipedia)
Grotta del Gelo
📍 27 km from Taormina
Grotta del Gelo ("Cave of Frost") is a volcanic cave of Mount Etna which is known for the presence of a large amount of ice. (Wikipedia)
Lago Trearie
📍 41 km from Taormina
Lago Trearie is a small lake in the Parco Naturale del Nebrodi in the Province of Catania, northeast of Sicily island, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Monte Zoccolaro
📍 25 km from Taormina
Mountain in Italy
Isola Lachea
📍 34 km from Taormina
Island in Italy
Riserva naturale orientata La Timpa
📍 27 km from Taormina
Protected area in Italy (EUAP1111)
Montagna Grande
📍 12 km from Taormina
Mountain in Italy
Monte Silvestri
📍 30 km from Taormina
Monte Ilice
📍 27 km from Taormina
Mountain in Italy
Riserva naturale orientata Bosco di Malabotta
📍 24 km from Taormina
Protected area in Italy (EUAP1126)
Riserva naturale orientata Laghetti di Marinello
📍 37 km from Taormina
Protected area in Italy (EUAP1108)
Scoglio dello Zio Gennaro
Capo Taormina
Protected area in Italy
Pentedattilo
📍 44 km from Taormina
Mountain in Calabria, Italy
Le Pietre Nere
📍 5 km from Taormina
Riserva naturale Fiume Fiumefreddo
📍 8 km from Taormina
Protected area in Italy (EUAP0374)
Gole Ranciara
📍 12 km from Taormina
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Monte Kalfa
📍 9 km from Taormina
Mountain in Sicily, Italy
🥾 Hiking trails near Taormina
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Letojanni Piano Margi
Easy · 9.5 km · ↑ 655 m · ~3 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Letojanni to Piano Margi
Postoleone Mongiuffi scala saracena santuario della Catena
Easy · 7.3 km · ↑ 564 m · ~2 h 45 min
Hiking trail from Postoleone Mongiuffi to Santuario Madonna della Catena
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Graniti Madonna della Catena
Easy · 8.3 km · ↑ 555 m · ~3 h
Hiking trail from Graniti to Santuario Madonna della Catena
Madonna della catena Roccafiorita monte Kalfa
Easy · 6.1 km · ↑ 470 m · ~2 h 15 min
Hiking trail from Variante per Roccafiorita to Monte Kalfa
Madonna della Catena monte Kalfa
Easy · 6.2 km · ↑ 645 m · ~3 h
Hiking trail from Santuario Madonna della Catena to Monte Kalfa
Sentiero del Pellegrino
Easy · 12 km · ↑ 240 m · ~3 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Linguaglossa to Calatabiano
Bafia Pizzo Scapola
Moderate · 7.8 km · ↑ 570 m · ~3 h
Hiking trail from Bafia to Pizzo Scapola
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Val Calanna
Moderate · 4.2 km · ↑ 535 m · ~2 h 15 min
Hiking trail from Piano dell'Acqua to Monte Calanna
Sciammoru del Lupo
Moderate · 5.8 km · ↑ 530 m · ~2 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Monte Cicirello (Casa della Capinera) to Piano del Vescovo
Canalone della Montagnola
Moderate · 4.7 km · ↑ 60 m · ~1 h 15 min
Hiking trail from La Montagnola to Cresta Serra del Salifizio Sentiero 704
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Rifugio Monte La Nave - Grotta del Gelo
Hard · 4.8 km · ↑ 585 m · ~2 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Bosco di Maletto to Grotta del Gelo
731 - Sentiero delle Ginestre - parte Sud
Moderate · 18 km · ↑ 540 m · ~5 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Nicolosi - Sede del Parco dell'Etna to Ballo
Sentiero Silvestri
Hard · 13 km · ↑ 1155 m · ~5 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Nicolosi to Monti Silvestri
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Monte La Nave Pista Altomontana
Moderate · 6.1 km · ↑ 465 m · ~2 h 15 min
Hiking trail from Strada Statale Occidentale Etnea to Pista Altomontana 701
Piano Vetore – Piano dell'Acqua
Hard · 14 km · ↑ 390 m · ~4 h 15 min
Hiking trail from Piano Vetore to Piano dell'Acqua
🧭 Worth seeing around Taormina
Hundred Horse Chestnut
📍 18 km from Taormina
The Hundred-Horse Chestnut (Italian: Castagno dei Cento Cavalli; Sicilian: Castagnu dî Centu Cavaḍḍi) is the largest and oldest known sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae) in the world. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo dei Principi Natoli
📍 17 km from Taormina
Baroque palace in Torre Archirafi, Sicily
Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
📍 11 km from Taormina
Santi Pietro e Paolo d’Agrò is a church in Casalvecchio Siculo, in the Metropolitan City of Messina on Sicily (Italy). (Wikipedia)
San Pietro
📍 15 km from Taormina
Minor basilica in Riposto, Italy
Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara
📍 10 km from Taormina
Protected area in Italy (EUAP0859)
Castello degli Schiavi
📍 8 km from Taormina
Castle in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Italy
Castello di Pentefur
📍 12 km from Taormina
Castle in Savoca, Italy
Santa Maria in Cielo Assunta
📍 12 km from Taormina
Church in Savoca, Italy
Castello di Sant'Alessio Siculo
📍 9 km from Taormina
Building in Sant'Alessio Siculo, Italy
parco letterario Salvatore Quasimodo
📍 17 km from Taormina
Museum in Italy
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Santissima Annunziata
📍 15 km from Taormina
Building in Italy
Castle in Forza d'Agrò
📍 8 km from Taormina
Castle in Forza d'Agrò, Italy
Santi Antonio e Vito
📍 13 km from Taormina
Church building in Linguaglossa, Italy
Calvario
📍 12 km from Taormina
Church building in Savoca, Italy
Museo di storia francescana e contadina
📍 14 km from Taormina
Museum in Francavilla di Sicilia, Italy
Chiesa di San Michele
📍 13 km from Taormina
Church building in Savoca, Italy
San Nicolò
📍 13 km from Taormina
Church building in Savoca, Italy
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Castello Belvedere
📍 20 km from Taormina
Castle in Fiumedinisi, Italy
Duomo di Sant'Isidoro
📍 16 km from Taormina
Church building in Giarre, Italy
cuba di Santa Domenica
📍 16 km from Taormina
Norman or Paleochristian rural chapel in Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Italy
Sant'Egidio
📍 13 km from Taormina
Church building in Linguaglossa, Italy
Santa Maria del Carmelo
📍 14 km from Taormina
Church building in Santa Teresa di Riva, Italy
San Nicola
📍 12 km from Taormina
Church building in Linguaglossa, Italy
Castiglione di Sicilia town hall
📍 15 km from Taormina
Municipal hall in Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Italy
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Photo credits
- Mount Etna — Photo: Jacopo Werther, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naxos — Photo: Alun Salt from Derby and Leicester, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ancient theatre of Taormina — Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Isola Bella — Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hundred Horse Chestnut — Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Basilica of St. Nicholas of Bari — Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Corvaja Palace — Photo: Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano — Photo: LeZibou, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schisò Castle — Photo: Jeanne boleyn, Public domain
- Vignazza Tower — Photo: Jeanne boleyn, Public domain
- San Pancrazio — Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo dei Principi Natoli — Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gole dell'Alcantara — Photo: Eleassar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sant'Agostino — Photo: Jerome Bon from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò — Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castello di Monte Tauro — Photo: Michael E, CC BY 3.0
- Etna Park — Photo: Giglio Domenico Mirko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rocca di Novara — Photo: Shifegu, Public domain
- Grotta Azzurra — Photo: Erik1980, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roman Odeum of Taormina — Photo: Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- Palass Ciampoli — Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Caterina church — Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sant'Antonio di Padova — Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa Cuseni — Photo: Casa Cuseni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Giuseppe — Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Nicolò — Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castello di Mola — Photo: José Luiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Visitazione — Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monti Rossi — Photo: Boris Behncke from Tremestieri Etneo, Italy, CC BY 2.0
- Monte Scuderi — Photo: Girtompir, CC0
- Grotta del Gelo — Photo: Enrico Zappala', CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lago Trearie — Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monte Zoccolaro — Photo: Lelezaff at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain
- Isola Lachea — Photo: Andretna AndreaFiore (www.andreafiore.com), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Riserva naturale orientata La Timpa — Photo: Pannucci Stfano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Pietro — Photo: Alqasar, Public domain
- Montagna Grande — Photo: Fediona, Public domain
- Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara — Photo: Massimo Salmeri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monte Silvestri — Photo: Dror Feitelson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monte Ilice — Photo: Giuseppe ME, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lido Comunale Zerbi — Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Riserva naturale orientata Bosco di Malabotta — Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Riserva naturale orientata Laghetti di Marinello — Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castello degli Schiavi — Photo: Andrej Antipin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castello di Pentefur — Photo: Eugenio Nicola Scarcella, Public domain
- Santa Maria in Cielo Assunta — Photo: Eugenio Nicola Scarcella, Public domain
- Castello di Sant'Alessio Siculo — Photo: Jeanne Griffin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- former church of San Giovanni di Malta — Photo: Giovanni Dall'Orto ., Attribution
- Villa comunale — Photo: Patrick Giraud., CC BY-SA 2.5
- San Giorgio — Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chiesa di Santa Maria Raccomandata — Photo: Veniamainblu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Taormina Archaeological Museum — Photo: Giovanni Dall'Orto ., Attribution
- San Michele — Photo: Michael E, CC BY 3.0
- Santa Domenica Vergine e Martire church — Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fontana del Minotauro — Photo: Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- Sant'Antonio Abate — Photo: Jerome Bon from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- former monastery of San Domenico — Photo: Michael E, CC BY 3.0
- Scoglio dello Zio Gennaro — Photo: gnuckx, CC BY 2.0
- chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmelo — Photo: Veniamainblu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Capo Taormina — Photo: Jeanne Griffin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ex chiesa di Santa Maria del Piliere — Photo: sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Pentedattilo — Photo: Vincenzo Crea, CC BY 2.0
- parco letterario Salvatore Quasimodo — Photo: GualtieroP, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Santissima Annunziata — Photo: Gabrimgr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castle in Forza d'Agrò — Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santi Antonio e Vito — Photo: Soniafrassati, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Calvario — Photo: Eugenio Nicola Scarcella, Public domain
- Museo di storia francescana e contadina — Photo: Alex3, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chiesa di San Michele — Photo: Pinodario, Public domain
- San Nicolò — Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Castello Belvedere — Photo: Stefano Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Duomo di Sant'Isidoro — Photo: User:Emme17, Public domain
- cuba di Santa Domenica — Photo: Michaela Ponticello, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sant'Egidio — Photo: Graziano Micioso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Maria del Carmelo — Photo: Eugenio Nicola Scarcella, Public domain
- San Nicola — Photo: Panormus2015, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castiglione di Sicilia town hall — Photo: User:Dantadd, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Lauria's Castle — Photo: ValeriaCamarda, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Francavilla Antiquarium — Photo: Alex3, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Le Pietre Nere — Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Riserva naturale Fiume Fiumefreddo — Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castello di Francavilla di Sicilia — Photo: trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Castle, Nizza di Sicilia — Photo: Albatrox045, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre Sollima — Photo: Mariaceleste Arena, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gole Ranciara — Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monte Kalfa — Photo: Giovanni Crupi, Public domain
- Pozzo di Ruggero — Photo: Vallelerio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- U Cannizzu — Photo: Alfredo Magnanti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Greek Fortress or Castelluccio — Photo: Alessia Saccone, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Letojanni Piano Margi — Photo: gnuckx, CC BY 2.0
- Postoleone Mongiuffi scala saracena santuario della Catena — Photo: Soniafrassati, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Graniti Madonna della Catena — Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sentiero del Pellegrino — Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Val Calanna — Photo: Angelo Puglisi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Canalone della Montagnola — Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rifugio Monte La Nave - Grotta del Gelo — Photo: Salvo Cannizzaro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monte La Nave Pista Altomontana — Photo: gnuckx, CC BY 2.0
- Piano Vetore – Piano dell'Acqua — Photo: Helerniaber, CC BY-SA 4.0