Explore Taormina in Italy
Taormina in the region of Sicily with its 10,780 inhabitants is a town in Italy - some 316 mi or ( 509 km ) South-East of Rome , the country's capital city .
Current time in Taormina is now 05:18 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Syracuse, Santa Teresa di Riva, Sant'Alfio, Riposto, and Reggio Calabria. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Syracuse . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Taormina ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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TAORMINA - La perla del Mediterraneo - Sicilia
www.taorminaweb.com - Incantevole e piena di angoli suggestivi, Taormina con la sua storia antichissima può essere a buon diritto considerata la perla del Mediterraneo. Taormina in Sicily. ..
Taormina, Sicily: Spectacular Resort
Sicily's most spectacular resort, Taormina, hangs high above the sea with handy cable car access to the beach. Taormina was a favorite aristocratic escape in the 19th century. Today its main drag is m ..
TAORMINA SICILY HOTEL VILLA SCHULER official video YOUR OASIS IN SICILY
HOTEL VILLA SCHULER TAORMINA SICILY official video YOUR OASIS IN SICLY camera and editing: Markus Belde, musics by Riccardo Buzzurro and Uli Maas. Special thanks to: Christine, Mery and Jan, Renate an ..
O mia bella Taormina
Taormina is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist des ..
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Isola Bella (Sicily)
Isola Bella is a small island near Taormina, Sicily, southern Italy. Also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea, it is located within a small bay on the Ionian Sea; it was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administrated by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. There is a narrow path that often connects the island to the mainland beach.
Located at 37.85 15.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Naxos (Sicily)
Naxos or Naxus, was an ancient city of Sicily, on the east coast of the island between Catana and Messana. It was situated on a low point of land at the mouth of the river Acesines, and at the foot of the hill on which was afterwards built the city of Tauromenium.
Located at 37.83 15.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Schisò Castle
Schisò Castle (in Italian Castello di Schisò) is a 16th century fortress on Cape Schisò in Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy.
Located at 37.82 15.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Alcantara (river)
The Alcantara is a river in Sicily. It has its source on the south side of Monti Nebrodi and its mouth in the Ionian Sea at Capo Schiso in Giardini-Naxos. The river is 52 km long. The name Alcantara is of Arabic origin and refers to a bridge from Roman times found by the Arabs. Thucydides called it Akesines Potamos while its Latin names were "Assinus or Assinos" and "Onobala". Cantera was another hydronym adopted by Normans.
Located at 37.82 15.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Hundred Horse Chestnut
The Hundred Horse Chestnut (Italian: Castagno dei Cento Cavalli; Sicilian: Castagnu dê Centu Cavaddi) is the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in the world. Located on Linguaglossa road in Sant'Alfio, on the eastern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily — only 8 km from the volcano's crater — it is generally believed to be 2,000 to 4,000 years old (4,000 according to the botanist Bruno Peyronel from Turin). It is a Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae).
Located at 37.75 15.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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