Mazzeo Beach in Taormina

Brought to light only in 1943, the Naumachie is the remains of an old Roman wall, 130 meters long, with 18 niches that surrounded the Gymnasium. Built in the 1st Ct BC, it is, after the Greek theatre, the oldest structure in the town. The name Naumachie, meaning “the sea battle”, was wrongly given to the structure due to the big water basin found here. However, the basin wasn’t used to stage the big sea battles but was just a reservoir used as a water supply for the Gymnasium and the city…

Mazzarò beach is a pebble bech located in a beautiful and enchanting inlet. The water is immediately deep. From here you can take boat trips to explore the caves like the famous Grotta Azzurra. Mazzarò beach has always been among the most sought after beaches of Taormina and also the most elegant. Also, right across the beach, there is the cable car station that connects easily the center of Taormina to the beaches area. In the summer season you can rent umbrellas and sunchairs on the lidos of…

Located along the coast of Taormina, Isola Bella has become, with the Greek Theatre, the symbol of Taormina. Picturesque and charming, the island still maintains intact its beauty and charm. HISTORY In 1806 Ferdinand I of Bourbon, King of Sicily, gifted the island to the town of Taormina. The island was subsequently acquired in 1890 by a rich English noblewoman, Florence Trevelyan, for an amount of 14,000 Lire. Lady Florence Treveylan was exiled to Sicily from the British Queen Victoria beca…