Taormina is a gorgeous mountainside town on the Ionian coast and in the Messina province. It’s north of Mount Etna.
Finished? Got your coat and hiking boots? Head on up the largest and most active volcano in all of Europe!
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- Left Siracusa, now on the way back through Catania on our way to Taormina. Mount Etna looms in the distance
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- Messina province straight ahead!
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- Taormina ahead!
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- Taormina to the right, city of Messina straight ahead!
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- Benvenuti a Taormina!
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- In the center of Taormina!
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- The Italian mainland province of Calabria in the far distance.
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- The ancient Greek theatre of Taormina
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- The sea is out to the left…. Mount Etna is barely visible in the far, right background
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- Quite a beautiful view from the theatre
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- Drinking a Messina beer
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- A restaurant we ate at in Taormina which gave us excellent service
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- The wonderful wine of Corleone!
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- An Angelo Poretti Splügen beer, from Induno Olona, Lombardy region in north Italhy
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- Our view on the hotel’s terrace as we ate breakfast