Taormina
in Sicily
is a popular and fashionable
tourist resort with famously
stunning views and a picturesque
Greco-Roman theatre, high above
the sea and facing Etna. An
attractive and
permanently-fashionable
destination, Taormina
is known as a delightful place to
stay.
Taormina
is a town on the island of
Sicily
in Italy,
and in ancient times was a Greek
colony dating from about 400 BC,
which submitted to Roman
authority in 212 BC during the
Second Punic War.
Taormina
is in the Province of Messina,
together with the beautiful
Aeolian Islands and the ancient
city of Milazzo.
It can be reached via highways
(autostradas) from Messina to the North
and Catania
to the South. Taormina has been a very
popular destination with tourists since
the 19th century. It has beautiful beaches
(accessible via a Funicular) by the Ionian
sea, which is remarkably warm and has a
high salt content.
During the
early 20th century the town became a
colony for expatriate artists, writers,
and intellectuals. D
H
Lawrence
stayed here at the Fontana Vecchia from
1920 to 1922, and wrote a number of his
poems, novels, short stories, and essays,
and a travel book, Sea and
Sardinia.
The Taormina
Film
Festival
has been held for over fifty years, with
international film stars viewing films on
a screen erected in the Greek
theatre.
