Taormina
and its surroundings

Discovering Taormina

Discover how to make your vacation in Taormina even more exciting during your stay in Palazzo Vecchio!
Excursions to Mount Etna volcano and exclusive wine tastings.
Tours of Sicily's most beautiful cities exploring the Baroque art of Val di Noto and the Roman mosaics of Villa del Casale.

History, fashion, and striking views of the Ionian Sea.
Palazzo Vecchio Taormina

The 5-star boutique hotel Palazzo Vecchio Taormina, in the heart of the historic center, is a prime starting point for discovering the charming Sicilian town

Situated on a ridge of Mount Tauro, 206 meters above sea level, Taormina takes on the conformation of a natural terrace on the Ionian Sea, with the solemn silhouette of Mount Etna against its sky.

Thanks to its particular geographic conformation and artistic and architectural features, Taormina earned the nickname "Pearl of the Ionian Sea", making it the favorite cultural destination for young European aristocrats during their Grand Tour since the late 1700s but also an iconic fashionable resort for international stars of show business since the Belle Époque.

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A few meters from the 5-star boutique hotel Palazzo Vecchio

Taormina is a concentration of scenic and cultural beauty

Taormina’s public and religious urban buildings were built using a mixture of styles, telling us a lot about all the dominations that passed through this part of Sicily. Important traces of the Greek and Roman periods can be found in the archaeological park that houses the ancient theater, the history museum, and the red-brick Naumachie. The Cathedral and the Castle of Monte Tauro, an ancient fortification that houses the Museum of the Sicilian Middle Ages, date from the medieval period.

The Municipal Villa is the most picturesque place in town, a true urban green lung built by Lady Florence Trevelyan, including a pine forest, an odor garden, a scenic avenue, water mirrors, and exotic pavilions, the "Beehives," built for bird watching and the tea ritual.

Strolling along Taormina's main street Corso Umberto I, will delight you with wonder: passing through craft stores, luxury boutiques, typical restaurants and bars where you can taste Sicily's best granitas, facades of countless churches, Baroque fountains, and historic palaces, such as Palazzo Corvaja is a beautiful everyday experience.

Taormina is also synonymous with nature and sea, with its coves of golden sand, protected by rocky promontories, where you can dive in crystal-clear waters or live some days of pure relaxation at the iconic Isola Bella, which is connected to the beach by a thin tongue of sand. With its rich Mediterranean and subtropical vegetation, it has been declared a nature reserve by the WWF and can be reached from the town on foot or by cable car.

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