Taormina

Sicily's balcony over Etna

Nestled on Mount Tauro, Taormina unfolds natural terraces with postcard views: the smoky Mount Etna and the Bay of Naxos blending into the horizon. Its Greco-Roman Theatre, stage for the famous Taormina Festival, still echoes with classical verses beneath the Mediterranean sky. But its true magic pulses in the sun-drenched piazzas, cobbled alleys, and viewpoints that challenge the blue of the sea. Here, Truman Capote, Oscar Wilde, and Greta Garbo succumbed to the spell of a city where the ancient and the sublime embrace. Taormina is not described: it is lived among volcanoes, history, and the whisper of waves that tell eternal secrets.