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Volcanic Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea provide the cinema-worthy backdrop for Taormina, Sicily's legendary resort town. Twisting medieval streets and a second-century Greek theater add to its romantic air, which inspired the writings of D.H. Lawrence and Truman Capote. Take a cable-car to the nearby beaches or while away an afternoon on the car-free Corso Umberto I, the main shopping street. Panoramic views await those who stroll uphill behind the Church of St. Joseph to the village of... more » Volcanic Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea provide the cinema-worthy backdrop for Taormina, Sicily's legendary resort town. Twisting medieval streets and a second-century Greek theater add to its romantic air, which inspired the writings of D.H. Lawrence and Truman Capote. Take a cable-car to the nearby beaches or while away an afternoon on the car-free Corso Umberto I, the main shopping street. Panoramic views await those who stroll uphill behind the Church of St. Joseph to the village of Castelmola. « less
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A'Zammara

Nov 21, 2009

We enjoyed a relaxing meal here with well paced and friendly service. We took the waiter’s (owner’s?) advice both for one of our main courses (meatballs) and the wine and both turned out to be good...more

Al Giardino

Nov 21, 2009

This family run restaurant managed to have a good choice of food in a menu that was short enough for things to be done well. We both had difficult to do wrong starters which were fine, and then...more

Hotel Villa Carlotta

Nov 21, 2009

We paid a little extra for a de luxe room which lived up to its name being of a very good size (probably the largest room we have had in Europe for anything like this price) and well...more

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