{"id":45345,"date":"2025-10-19T16:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/cose-da-vedere-a-taormina\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T17:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:07:46","slug":"things-to-see-in-taormina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/en\/things-to-see-in-taormina\/","title":{"rendered":"Taormina &#8211; Top 10 things to see in Taormina"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45345\" class=\"elementor elementor-45345 elementor-45287\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ea15a6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"22722\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"ea15a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8609e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8609e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"1185\">Overlooking the Ionian Sea and protected by the shadow of <strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"497\">Mount Etna<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"511\">Taormina<\/strong> is a place where views, history and dolce vita intertwine. Its modern fame actually came about relatively recently: <strong data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"660\">in the 19th century<\/strong>, thanks to the new <strong data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"726\">Messina-Catania Bourbon coastal road<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"760\">Grand Tour<\/strong> travelers discovered this balcony of beauty and began to tell stories about it throughout Europe. Today, Taormina is a timeless classic of eastern Sicily: from the <strong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"933\">Greek Theater<\/strong> to <strong data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"951\">Isola Bella<\/strong>, from the <strong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"982\">Alcantara Gorges<\/strong> to the roof bars overlooking the sea, every nook and cranny offers a memory.<br data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1040\">Here is the definitive guide to <strong data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1099\">things to see in Taormina<\/strong>, with practical tips, schedules, prices and extra hints to make your trip memorable.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8b3d2cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"46233\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"8b3d2cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c45e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2c45e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1) Isola Bella - among the things to see in Taormina.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e8382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03e8382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taormina-Isola-Bella-swimming.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44238\" alt=\"Isola Bella Taormina \u2013 one of the most iconic sights to see\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taormina-Isola-Bella-swimming.webp 1200w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taormina-Isola-Bella-swimming-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b80257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b80257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Because it is worth<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17c677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b17c677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Called the <strong data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1280\">&#8220;pearl of the Mediterranean,&#8221;<\/strong> it is a nature reserve connected to the coast by a pebble isthmus. Transparent seabeds and vegetation make it perfect for snorkeling and photography. Its modern history is linked to <strong data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1488\">Lady Florence Trevelyan<\/strong>, an English aristocrat who helped enhance several gardens and bought the islet.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de63cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6de63cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting there and tips<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e855b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e855b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take the <strong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1631\">cable car<\/strong> down from downtown or from the <strong data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1682\">steps on Via Pirandello<\/strong>. Bring <strong data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1714\">rock shoes<\/strong>; arrive by 9:30 a.m. in summer. If you want a &#8220;feet in the water&#8221; lunch, make reservations in the Mazzar\u00f2 area (see Beaches section below).  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2b2020c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"13240\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"2b2020c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a5286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7a5286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2) Greek Theater of Taormina<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9363ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9363ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Teatro-Taormina-Panorama-Etna-1-1024x640.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43711\" alt=\"Teatro Greco di Taormina \u2013 vista sull\u2019Etna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Teatro-Taormina-Panorama-Etna-1-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Teatro-Taormina-Panorama-Etna-1-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Teatro-Taormina-Panorama-Etna-1-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Teatro-Taormina-Panorama-Etna-1.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d8df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3d8df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History + panorama<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4aff05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4aff05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2815\">Taormina&#8217;s Greek Theater<\/strong> is a <strong data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2884\">must-see<\/strong> on any list of <strong data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2884\">things to see in Taormina<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2888\">It offers one of the most spectacular views of the sea and Mount Etna.<br>Built in the Hellenistic period <strong data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"1960\">(3rd century B.C.)<\/strong> and later enlarged by the Romans, the <strong data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2009\">Greek Theater<\/strong> is the most scenic living room in the Mediterranean: horseshoe-shaped cavea, Ionian Sea and <strong data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2105\">Mount Etna<\/strong> in the background. It still hosts shows, concerts and the <a href=\"https:\/\/taorminafilmfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong data-start=\"2160\" data-end=\"2182\">Taormina Film Fest<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ac06f56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"49205\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"ac06f56\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb7bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fcb7bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-stopwatch-20\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-stopwatch\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Indicative hours:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2641\"><p>Jan-Feb 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tue until 5:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>Apr 9:00-18:30<\/p>\n<p>May-Aug 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 1-15 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. &#8211; Sept. 16-30 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Oct 1-15 9am-5:30pm &#8211; Oct 16-31 9am-5pm:<\/p>\n<p>Nov-Dec 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<br data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2579\"><em data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2585\">Tip:<\/em> At dusk the light is perfect and the rush smoother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182da27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"182da27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2531\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2531\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-ticket-alt\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tickets and schedules (updated)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2531\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2531\"><ul>\n<li data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2243\">\n<p data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2243\"><strong data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2233\">Full price:<\/strong> \u20ac 13.50<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2276\">\n<p data-start=\"2246\" data-end=\"2276\"><strong data-start=\"2246\" data-end=\"2267\">Reduced EU 18-25:<\/strong> \u20ac8.50<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2341\">\n<p data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2341\"><strong data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2290\">Free:<\/strong> under the age of 18; tenured teachers in Italy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2365\">\n<p data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2365\"><strong data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2359\">Audioguide:<\/strong> \u20ac 5<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-21ec381 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"5081\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"21ec381\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d69e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8d69e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3) Taormina Municipal Villa (Trevelyan Gardens).<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8aca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd8aca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/villa-cmunale-taormina-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45313\" alt=\"villa-comunale-di-taormina\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/villa-cmunale-taormina-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/villa-cmunale-taormina-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/villa-cmunale-taormina-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/villa-cmunale-taormina-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2715810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2715810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panoramic relaxation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a150a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a150a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"2986\" data-end=\"3016\">Taormina&#8217;s Villa Comunale<\/strong> is among the most charming and relaxing places to visit in the city.<br>An <strong data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2742\">English garden<\/strong> magnificently laid out by <strong data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2771\">Lady Trevelyan<\/strong>, who was a cousin of Queen Victoria: flower-lined paths winding among rare and fragrant essences, and panoramic terraces offering breathtaking views of <strong data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"2866\">Etna<\/strong> and the beautiful <strong data-start=\"2869\" data-end=\"2885\">Ionian Coast<\/strong>.<\/p><p>This is the ideal place to disconnect from the hustle and bustle of downtown, immersing yourself in the tranquility of nature and the beauty of flowers blooming throughout the seasons. <br data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2889\"><strong data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2910\">Approximate hours:<\/strong> 8 a.m.-6 p.m.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-974eca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"50092\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"974eca2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bc7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24bc7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4) Corso Umberto I and Piazza IX Aprile: the beating heart of Taormina.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c52fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36c52fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tour-taormina-belvedere.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43667\" alt=\"taormina-piazza-isola-bella\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tour-taormina-belvedere.webp 800w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tour-taormina-belvedere-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tour-taormina-belvedere-768x404.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867064c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"867064c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The heart of the city<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46a1e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f46a1e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ancient <strong data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3080\">Greco-Roman<\/strong> axis today presents itself as an elegant and lively <strong data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3108\">pedestrian street<\/strong> bordered by <strong data-start=\"3133\" data-end=\"3150\">Porta Messina<\/strong> (located to the north) and <strong data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3179\">Porta Catania<\/strong> (positioned to the south). Along this evocative route, charming boutiques, delightful pastry shops and imposing historic buildings follow one another in a unique experience, until you reach <strong data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3270\">Piazza IX Aprile<\/strong>, which is a real spectacular <strong data-start=\"3275\" data-end=\"3288\">belvedere<\/strong> that offers a breathtaking view of the sea and the magnificent volcano Etna. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2278b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca2278b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historical-artistic stages along the course<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8c34b40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"70430\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"8c34b40\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3acd32 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3acd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3359\" data-end=\"3400\"><p data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3400\"><strong data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3387\">Church of St. Joseph<\/strong> (Baroque),<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3401\" data-end=\"3438\"><p data-start=\"3403\" data-end=\"3438\"><strong data-start=\"3403\" data-end=\"3435\">Former Convent of St. Augustine<\/strong>,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3439\" data-end=\"3488\"><p data-start=\"3441\" data-end=\"3488\"><strong data-start=\"3441\" data-end=\"3464\">Clock Tower<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3467\" data-end=\"3485\">Middle Gate<\/strong>,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3489\" data-end=\"3584\"><p data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3584\"><strong data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3524\">Palazzo Duca di Santo Stefano<\/strong> (Sicilian Gothic masterpiece with Arab-Norman grafts),<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3585\" data-end=\"3753\"><p data-start=\"3587\" data-end=\"3753\"><strong data-start=\"3587\" data-end=\"3606\">Palazzo Corvaja<\/strong> (see next item).<br data-start=\"3629\" data-end=\"3632\">The ritual of the evening stroll is cultivated here: perfect for an <strong data-start=\"3705\" data-end=\"3728\">almond\/pistachio<\/strong> gelato or an &#8220;espresso&#8221; cannoli.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b2f22dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"28421\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"b2f22dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bd7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03bd7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5) Taormina Cathedral &amp; Piazza Duomo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4576a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b4576a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1477\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/piazza-duomo-taormina-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45310\" alt=\"piazza-d-man-taormina\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/piazza-duomo-taormina-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/piazza-duomo-taormina-768x443.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/piazza-duomo-taormina-1536x886.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/piazza-duomo-taormina-2048x1182.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a1081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84a1081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architecture and symbols<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b89541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b89541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"3829\" data-end=\"3852\">St. Nicholas Cathedral<\/strong> (13th cent.) has an almost &#8220;fortified&#8221; <strong data-start=\"3876\" data-end=\"3887\">crenellated<\/strong> profile. Opposite, the <strong data-start=\"3923\" data-end=\"3949\">Baroque fountain (1635)<\/strong> with the famous <strong data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"3988\">crowned centaur-the<\/strong> town emblem-frames the most authentic square. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37c6df elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a37c6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tip: Early morning, when the light kisses the facade.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9981d8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"28493\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"9981d8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2f90a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a2f90a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6) Palazzo Corvaja: history and art in the center of Taormina<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709038e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"709038e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/palazzo-taormina.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45316\" alt=\"corjava-taormina-palace\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/palazzo-taormina.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/palazzo-taormina-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b5535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7b5535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From agora to nobility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac2f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ac2f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rises in <strong data-start=\"4176\" data-end=\"4204\">Piazza Vittorio Emanuele<\/strong>, an area that was a Greek <strong data-start=\"4218\" data-end=\"4227\">agora<\/strong> and then a Roman <strong data-start=\"4240\" data-end=\"4248\">forum<\/strong>. Medieval core (11th cent.), cubic tower and loggias: in 1411 it housed the <strong data-start=\"4326\" data-end=\"4350\">Sicilian Parliament<\/strong>. Today it houses the tourist board and a <strong data-start=\"4388\" data-end=\"4427\">museum of folk arts and traditions.<\/strong> Stop to read its Gothic and Arab-Norman details before continuing to the theater.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9b32fad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"35606\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"9b32fad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e873fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e873fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7) Our Lady of the Rock &amp; Mount Taurus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d7414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34d7414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Downpic.cc-2670244047.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-45319\" alt=\"Church of the Virgin Mary of the Rock\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3860bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3860bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sanctuary in the stone and \"total\" view<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c06df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9c06df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <strong data-start=\"4613\" data-end=\"4635\">small rock church<\/strong> with views encompassing Taormina, the coast and Mount Etna. You get there by <strong data-start=\"4706\" data-end=\"4722\">~300 steps<\/strong> or by car along the ring road.<br data-start=\"4759\" data-end=\"4762\">If you love to walk, continue up <strong data-start=\"4793\" data-end=\"4808\">Mount Tauro<\/strong> to <strong data-start=\"4817\" data-end=\"4838\">Saracen Castle<\/strong> (12th cent.), heir to the ancient acropolis: the climb repays with the most complete view. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84cd400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84cd400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8) Alcantara Gorge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384fe33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"384fe33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gole-alcantara-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45304\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gole-alcantara-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gole-alcantara-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gole-alcantara-1536x768.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gole-alcantara-2048x1024.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610ba70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610ba70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The basalt canyon (45 min from Taormina)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c598f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23c598f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In ancient times a lava flow north of Etna <strong data-start=\"5058\" data-end=\"5096\">cooled into prismatic columns<\/strong>. The Alcantara River cut into these walls to create a <strong data-start=\"5158\" data-end=\"5182\">silvery-black canyon (<a href=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/en\/alcantara-gorge-sicily\/\">Alcantara gorges<\/a>)<\/strong> where the water flows freezing even in summer: an impressive natural set.<br>More information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/parcoalcantara.it\">official website<\/a>. <br><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5917f6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a5917f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-ticket-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ticket: \u20ac 1.50<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-door-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Open: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (approximate, subject to season\/weather)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d17a97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d17a97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended experiences: Etna and Alcantara Gorges tour with lunch inlcuded<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3413390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3413390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/en\/excursions\/etna-and-alcantara-gorges-excursion\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-19-ott-2025-12_24_25.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-45301\" alt=\"etna-tour-da-taormina\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-19-ott-2025-12_24_25.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-19-ott-2025-12_24_25-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-dbaef46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"66463\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"dbaef46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37f271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d37f271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9) Mount Etna - hike from the sea to the volcano<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3364e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3364e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mount-etna-snow-wall-1-1024x695.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41989\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mount-etna-snow-wall-1-1024x695.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mount-etna-snow-wall-1-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mount-etna-snow-wall-1-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mount-etna-snow-wall-1.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e3d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33e3d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why it is unmissable<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c0f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5c0f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At <strong data-start=\"6111\" data-end=\"6122\">3,357 m<\/strong>,<strong data-start=\"6126\" data-end=\"6134\">Etna<\/strong> is the highest <strong data-start=\"6140\" data-end=\"6158\">active volcano<\/strong> in Europe: craters, flows, &#8220;moonscapes,&#8221; and ancient forests. <strong data-start=\"6273\" data-end=\"6290\">Etna North\/South<\/strong> tours depart daily from Taormina, often combined with the <strong data-start=\"6316\" data-end=\"6334\">Alcantara Gorges<\/strong>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011577b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"011577b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Essential kit: hiking shoes, windbreaker even in summer (it's cool at altitude).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb262f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbb262f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended Tour: Etna tour from Taormina<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b902a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b902a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let yourself be transported on a fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/en\/excursions\/etna-trekking-tour-half-day\/\"><strong>Etna tour<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034a47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"034a47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/en\/excursions\/etna-trekking-tour-half-day\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4fff9b3f-0cec-4103-9b96-f16777fe75a4.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45298\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4fff9b3f-0cec-4103-9b96-f16777fe75a4.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4fff9b3f-0cec-4103-9b96-f16777fe75a4-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0e032e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"36934\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"0e032e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069e1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"069e1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10) VIP helicopter tour from Taormina<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965eb8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"965eb8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1463\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etna-heli_upscayl_1x_upscayl-standard-4x_cleanup_upscayl_3x_upscayl-standard-4x-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45331\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etna-heli_upscayl_1x_upscayl-standard-4x_cleanup_upscayl_3x_upscayl-standard-4x-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etna-heli_upscayl_1x_upscayl-standard-4x_cleanup_upscayl_3x_upscayl-standard-4x-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etna-heli_upscayl_1x_upscayl-standard-4x_cleanup_upscayl_3x_upscayl-standard-4x-1536x878.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etna-heli_upscayl_1x_upscayl-standard-4x_cleanup_upscayl_3x_upscayl-standard-4x-2048x1170.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c7ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02c7ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \"wow\" experience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8500b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8500b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overflight of <strong data-start=\"6689\" data-end=\"6704\">Isola Bella<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"6706\" data-end=\"6722\">Ionian Coast<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"6724\" data-end=\"6745\">Etna craters<\/strong>,<strong data-start=\"6724\" data-end=\"6745\"> Aeolian Islands<\/strong> and &#8211; on a clear day &#8211; up to the <strong data-start=\"6785\" data-end=\"6803\">Alcantara Gorges<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"6804\" data-end=\"6807\"><strong data-start=\"6807\" data-end=\"6824\">Average duration:<\/strong> 25-35&#8242; &#8211; <strong data-start=\"6834\" data-end=\"6863\">Reservation required<\/strong> &#8211; Best light: <strong data-start=\"6880\" data-end=\"6891\">morning<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"6894\" data-end=\"6906\">sunset<\/strong>. Perfect for anniversaries and special gifts.<br>More information <a href=\"https:\/\/dreamisland.it\/en\/excursions\/mount-etna-helicopter-tour\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-065c3af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"12335\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"065c3af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7dfbf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7dfbf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cultural Surroundings: Giardini Naxos &amp; Francavilla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8694d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8694d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"8194\" data-end=\"8405\"><p data-start=\"8196\" data-end=\"8405\"><strong data-start=\"8196\" data-end=\"8214\">Giardini Naxos<\/strong> &#8211; First <strong data-start=\"8223\" data-end=\"8251\">Greek colony in Sicily<\/strong> (734 BC, Chalcidans of Euboea). Archaeological area stretches between the <strong data-start=\"8334\" data-end=\"8344\">Schis\u00f2<\/strong> peninsula and land to the north: furnaces, archaic and classical materials. <\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"8406\" data-end=\"8578\"><p data-start=\"8408\" data-end=\"8578\"><strong data-start=\"8408\" data-end=\"8434\">Francavilla di Sicilia<\/strong> &#8211; Center of the valley; 15th-18th century churches, historic fountains, view from castle ruins. <strong data-start=\"8542\" data-end=\"8554\">Almond<\/strong> wines and authentic trattorias. <\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7db9da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7db9da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beaches near Taormina (bonus)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70a1a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f70a1a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li data-start=\"6993\" data-end=\"7064\"><p data-start=\"6995\" data-end=\"7064\"><strong data-start=\"6995\" data-end=\"7020\">Isola Bella (Mazzar\u00f2)<\/strong> &#8211; chic, pebbles, isthmus to the reserve.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"7065\" data-end=\"7167\"><p data-start=\"7067\" data-end=\"7167\"><strong data-start=\"7067\" data-end=\"7078\">Mazzar\u00f2<\/strong> &#8211; gravel under Taormina; boat rentals and seaside restaurants (e.g., <strong data-start=\"7147\" data-end=\"7163\">Il Barcaiolo<\/strong>).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"7168\" data-end=\"7246\"><p data-start=\"7170\" data-end=\"7246\"><strong data-start=\"7170\" data-end=\"7191\">Siren Bay<\/strong> &#8211; tiny cove among rocks, snorkeling paradise.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"7247\" data-end=\"7320\"><p data-start=\"7249\" data-end=\"7320\"><strong data-start=\"7249\" data-end=\"7260\">Spisone<\/strong> &#8211; gravel\/sand, free stretches and shores; north of Mazzaro.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"7321\" data-end=\"7520\"><p data-start=\"7323\" data-end=\"7520\"><strong data-start=\"7323\" data-end=\"7333\">Mazzeo-the<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"7346\" data-end=\"7362\">sandiest<\/strong> option, about 3 km north.<br data-start=\"7382\" data-end=\"7385\">For <strong data-start=\"7393\" data-end=\"7417\">dinner by the sea<\/strong>: <strong data-start=\"7419\" data-end=\"7442\">Mendolia Beach Club<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"7444\" data-end=\"7460\">Il Barcaiolo<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"7462\" data-end=\"7476\">Bell&#8217;Assai<\/strong> (reduced hours in winter: always book).<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b01a5f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"99329\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"b01a5f4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0e41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd0e41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c501417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"c501417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2061\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2061\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How many days does it take to visit Taormina?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2061\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2061\"><p>1-2 days for downtown; add 1 day for <strong data-start=\"9737\" data-end=\"9745\">Etna<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"9748\" data-end=\"9766\">Alcantara Gorges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2062\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2062\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do you visit the Greek Theater without crowds?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2062\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2062\"><p>Arrive by 9 a.m. or around sunset; buy tickets online when possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2063\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2063\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Best time to visit Taormina?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2063\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2063\"><p>spring and early fall (ideal weather, fewer lines).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2064\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2064\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to get around Taormina?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2064\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2064\"><p> <strong data-start=\"9288\" data-end=\"9300\">pedestrian<\/strong> center; main parking lots <strong data-start=\"9323\" data-end=\"9340\">Porta Catania<\/strong> \/ <strong data-start=\"9343\" data-end=\"9360\">Porta Messina<\/strong>; <strong data-start=\"9362\" data-end=\"9373\">cable car<\/strong> down to the sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2065\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2065\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where to sleep<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2065\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2065\"><p>within historic for charm and strolling; <strong data-start=\"9455\" data-end=\"9493\">Mazzar\u00f2, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni<\/strong> for friendlier budgets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2066\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2066\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are the Alcantara Gorges always accessible?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2066\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2066\"><p>The inland stretch depends on <strong data-start=\"9974\" data-end=\"10004\">water level and weather<\/strong>. Generally <strong data-start=\"10016\" data-end=\"10036\">May-September<\/strong> is the best time to walk in the creek. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2067\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2067\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Etna: do you need technical clothing?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2067\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2067\"><p>Yes: grip shoes and <strong data-start=\"10148\" data-end=\"10158\">jacket<\/strong> even in summer. At altitude it can be cold and windy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2068\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2068\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Sandy sea near Taormina?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2068\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2068\"><p>Go to <strong data-start=\"10261\" data-end=\"10271\">Mazzeo<\/strong> or sections of <strong data-start=\"10286\" data-end=\"10297\">Spisone<\/strong>; Isola Bella and Mazzaro are mostly pebbles\/gravel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How many days does it take to visit Taormina?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>1-2 days for downtown; add 1 day for <strong data-start=\\\"9737\\\" data-end=\\\"9745\\\">Etna<\\\/strong> or <strong data-start=\\\"9748\\\" data-end=\\\"9766\\\">Alcantara Gorges<\\\/strong>.<\\\/p>\\n\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How do you visit the Greek Theater without crowds?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Arrive by 9 a.m. or around sunset; buy tickets online when possible.<\\\/p>\\n\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Best time to visit Taormina?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>spring and early fall (ideal weather, fewer lines).<\\\/p>\\n\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How to get around Taormina?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p> <strong data-start=\\\"9288\\\" data-end=\\\"9300\\\">pedestrian<\\\/strong> center; main parking lots <strong data-start=\\\"9323\\\" data-end=\\\"9340\\\">Porta Catania<\\\/strong> \\\/ <strong data-start=\\\"9343\\\" data-end=\\\"9360\\\">Porta Messina<\\\/strong>; <strong data-start=\\\"9362\\\" data-end=\\\"9373\\\">cable car<\\\/strong> down to the sea.<\\\/p>\\n\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Where to sleep\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>within historic for charm and strolling; <strong data-start=\\\"9455\\\" data-end=\\\"9493\\\">Mazzar\\u00f2, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni<\\\/strong> for friendlier budgets.<\\\/p>\\n\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Are the Alcantara Gorges always accessible?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>The inland stretch depends on <strong data-start=\\\"9974\\\" data-end=\\\"10004\\\">water level and weather<\\\/strong>. 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