"Taormina" Taormina by HELEN

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Sicily is beautiful and Taormina is a fabulous little town. It's a small town at the top of the mountain. Messina is the town right below at the beach. Hang out at the beach during the day and go into town at night. There's a gondola that runs between the two towns every 10 minutes.

The Beach

The beaches here are little coves. All are pretty much the same. You have an option of paying to rent a chair or just to lay out on the rocks for free. I recommend the chairs....

The town

There's one main street that goes through the town. There are lots of shops and bars and restaurants along. It crowded with people every day, day or night.

  • Last visit to Taormina: Jun 2004
  • Intro Written Jul 6, 2004
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  • BillNJ's Profile Photo
    Dec 16, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    Great page! If Sicily has the best gelato, that is reason enough to visit Taormina.

  • cachaseiro's Profile Photo
    Oct 22, 2008 at 11:46 AM

    that looks really really nice.

  • travelgourmet's Profile Photo
    Feb 6, 2008 at 2:50 PM

    I wrote "this" in 2004. You still state that the town below is Messina. BTW, your staircase pic is the spot of my Taormina pic, just different pots. "The beach below the town to Giardini-Naxos. BTW, Messina is 35 miles north of Taormina". Ciao

  • nyc10025's Profile Photo
    Apr 20, 2005 at 9:39 AM

    Helen, good tips and great pictures. I wish I has a digital camera when I was last there but they did not even exist. Ken

  • MURRA's Profile Photo
    Apr 19, 2005 at 6:34 AM

    pretty town

  • Christianne's Profile Photo
    Mar 10, 2005 at 10:14 PM

    Thanks for the nice tips for a place I would like to visit!

  • wifi_mx's Profile Photo
    Jan 11, 2005 at 5:20 PM

    Not much information but who cares, a blond never is wrong right?

  • Sjalen's Profile Photo
    Oct 18, 2004 at 2:16 AM

    Great photos. Messina is NOT the town below. That's Giardini-Naxos to the south, and Letojanni to the north. Messina is further north!

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