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Taormina
Italy · Sicily
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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Things to do in Taormina
- Etna and Wine an experience between nature and aromas with taste. · 8 h · from $181.53 · 5.0/5 (46 reviews)
- Mt. Etna and Taormina village full day tour from Catania · 9 h · from $111.89 · 4.8/5 (1,327 reviews)
- Etna Jeep OffRoad Tour: Lava Flows,Etna Wines,Lunch at 6,561 ft · 5 h · from $147.28 · 4.8/5 (111 reviews)
- Taormina: Sicilian Street Food & Wine Tour by Do Eat Better · 3 h · from $73.07 · 4.9/5 (200 reviews)
- Etna Countryside Food & Wine Lovers Tour (Small Group or Private) · 6 h · from $192.95 · 4.9/5 (267 reviews)
- Sea View Sicilian Cooking Class & Taormina Market with Chef Mimmo · 4 h · from $125.59 · 4.9/5 (780 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Sicily
- Main language
- Italian
- On the map
- 37.85° N, 15.29° E
Near Taormina
- Catania · 43 km away
- Messina · 44 km away
- Isola Vulcano · 66 km away
- Aeolian Islands · 75 km away
- Syracuse · 87 km away
- Isola di Ortigia · 88 km away
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Where to stay
Villa Fiorita Boutique Hotel
10/10 · 892 reviews
Hotel Villa Taormina
10/10 · 533 reviews
Hotel Casa Adele
9.8/10 · 843 reviews
Hotel Villa Ducale
9.8/10 · 340 reviews
La Malandrina - Apartments & Suites
9.7/10 · 723 reviews
Grand Hotel Timeo, A Belmond Hotel, Taormina
9.7/10 · 308 reviews
Casa Aricò & Shatulle Suites
9.7/10 · 156 reviews
Nautilus Hotel
9.6/10 · 1388 reviews
Hotel Villa Schuler
9.6/10 · 1060 reviews
Hotel Villa Belvedere
9.6/10 · 685 reviews