TAORMINA WALKING TOUR AND
ITS WONDERFUL SURROUNDED AREA

Our tour will start, picking you up from your place and enjoying a wonderful introduction to the highlights of Taormina with your local expert guide. Our introduction today will take us around the beautiful town of Taormina, situated on a rocky plateau on the slopes of the steeply dropping Monte Tauro, dominating the Ionian coast from Capo Sant'Andrea to Capo Taormina with the Etna Volcano rising majestically in the background. The downtown centre represents a variety of historical periods, from the early Greek settlements and the Roman age, to the remains of Byzantine and Medieval constructions up to the 15th Century Catalan buildings and 17th Century Baroque churches and Palaces.

We will visit together the most panoramic square "Belvedere square" with its unique breathtaking view over the Messina coast line, all the Taormina bays, the
Catania coast line and our volcano Etna. We will then drive to the charming medieval village of Castelmola, just above Taormina. We will stroll several narrow picturesque streets with wonderful sea and Etna views.
We also visit the antique 13th century Arab castle, situated on the highest and most panoramic place in the area.
Together on foot, we will visit the Greek Theatre, one of the city highlights built in the 3rd Century by the Greeks and later on almost completely remodeled by the Romans. It is the second most important and largest theatre in Sicily, surpassed only by the Greek Theatre in Syracuse. We visit the court yard of Palazzo Corvaja which is the most important medieval palace in town. We stroll along the main street "Corso Umberto", arriving at the San Nicolò Cathedral square. We will also have time to wonder its twisting alleys or stroll in the Public Gardens, established in the 19th century, with its three hectares of flower-beds, hedges and thick vegetation. Entry to the gardens is free.
Good sturdy comfortable walking shoes are recommended for this 'Sicilian
Experience'.