A charming tourist destination Located in a magnificent setting, between sea and mountain, on a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea from 200 metres above, and dominated by the majestic Etna volcano, Taormina is undoubtedly the most famous Sicilian seaside resort.Thanks to its beauty and its heritage, Taormina was mentioned by Goethe in his Italian Journey […]
Novara di Sicilia is a picturesque village in Sicily, listed among the “most beautiful villages in Italy”, thanks to its medieval historic centre, and its location in the heart of a wooded region of the Peloritani Mountains, at 650 metres above sea level. It is built on the side of the mountain Rocca Salvatesta, from […]
Together with Forza d’Agrò, a remarkable stop north of Taormina, known in particular for having served as the setting for several scenes of Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather, is the medieval village of Savoca. It is listed among the “most beautiful villages in Italy”, and a few kilometres away lies an Arab-Norman abbey full of charm, […]
Naxos, today the locality of Giardini-Naxos on the Ionian coast of Sicily, is the site of one of the oldest Greek colonies in Sicily. Founded in the 8th century BC, it was gradually ruined, moved inland towards Taormina, but retains archaeological remains and a local museum. Giardini-Naxos is above all a seaside resort, with developed […]
