Sutrelia / Destinations / Taormina
Italy · Sicily · Ionian Coast
A Greek theatre with Etna smoking behind it, a cliff-top town of lemon trees and baroque churches, and Sicily's most glamorous summer since long before the television cameras arrived.
When to go
April to October; July and August are hot and busy. May, June and September are ideal. Etna is skiable in winter, when the town is quiet and cheap.
Getting there
Catania Fontanarossa airport 50 minutes by private chauffeur; Palermo 3h. Helicopter transfers from Catania take 15 minutes.
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Where to stay
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A former Dominican monastery on the cliff edge, restored by Four Seasons, with cloisters, Etna views and a great deal of recent fame.
EnquireA 19th-century private villa on the beach below town, with a cable car connecting it to Belmond's Grand Hotel Timeo above.
EnquireTaormina's oldest hotel, literally next to the ancient theatre, with a terrace bar that has hosted everyone since D.H. Lawrence.
EnquireWhere to eat
Belmond Timeo's starred dining room on a terrace above the bay, named for the painter who put Taormina on the map.
1 Michelin starThe San Domenico Palace's fine-dining table, Sicilian produce with French technique and Etna in the window.
1 Michelin starGranita and brioche the way Sicilians actually eat breakfast — almond, pistachio or lemon, standing at the counter.
Insider tableThings to do
The 3rd-century BC Greek theatre with Etna framed through the ruined stage — go at opening or for an evening concert.
Europe's most active volcano, up to the 2,900m craters with a volcanologist, finishing at an Etna DOC winery.
The tiny nature-reserve island below town, reached on foot at low tide or by boat for a swim off the rocks.
A day among the UNESCO-listed baroque towns of Noto, Modica and Ragusa, with chocolate at Modica and lunch at a starred table.
Insider note
Stay up in the town for the views and the theatre, or down at Mazzarò for the sea — the cable car links them in three minutes, so the choice is only about which you want on your doorstep.
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