Beach Club
Meridien Beach Lounge
Meridien Beach Lounge is a chic beach club and nightlife spot in Taormina, known for its glossy all-white décor, leather lounges and direct views of the Ionian Sea.
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Places
Beach Club
Caravella restaurant & beach club
Caravella restaurant & beach club offers the rare pleasure of sipping champagne or tasting seasonal fruit beneath your sunshade near Taormina’s Isola Bella. Its attentive service recalls the discreet, zealous helpfulness of an old-fashioned hotel concierge.
Food & Drink
Lido Tao Beach Club
Lido Tao Beach Club is one of Taormina’s most exclusive corners, with a private sandy beach overlooking the emerald Ionian Sea. The Sicilian sun appears in spectacular sunrises framed by the vastness of the Mediterranean and the magnificence of Etna.
Beaches
Lido Villeggiatura
At Lido Villeggiatura, start the day with sunrise yoga, continue with paddle boarding or snorkelling, then savour an exclusive candlelit dinner or enjoy classic Italian cinema under the stars.
History
Teatro Antico di Taormina
Ancient Theatre of Taormina (Teatro antico di Taormina) is a 3rd-century BC Hellenistic theatre located in Sicily, Italy, renowned as the second-largest in the region after Syracuse and celebrated for its horseshoe shape and dramatic views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
Shopping
Corso Umberto
The main street of Taormina is dedicated to Umberto I of Savoy, king of Italy from 1878 to 1900. The Corso Umberto I was part of the ancient Via Valeria which, crossing the city before falling down towards the sea, was connecting Messina to Catania. Bordered to the north by Porta Messina and to the south from Porta Catania, the Corso shows facilities and buildings belonging to styles from different eras, from the Arabic to the Norman, from the Gothic to the Baroque. With its charming Corso Umberto, the town transforms into an open-air shopping promenade, where luxury fashion houses, local artisans, and historic ateliers blend into the fabric of its architectural beauty.
Beaches
Isola Bella
Isola Bella is a small island near Taormina, Sicily, southern Italy. Also known as the Pearl of the Ionian Sea, it is located within a small bay on the Ionian Sea.
Stay
Villa Sant’Andrea, A Belmond Hotel, Taormina Mare
Step into a warm and elegant Sicilian home that has been enchanting guests since the 1950’s. In Taormina, Villa Sant’Andrea is a place where languid days are best spent by the sea.
Stay
Grand Hotel Timeo
When Grand Hotel Timeo, A Belmond Hotel, opened its doors in 1873, it not only became Taormina’s very first hotel, but also quickly rose to fame as a pioneer in putting Sicily on the map.
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San Domenico Palace
Perched on a cliff above Taormina, the San Domenico Palace blends six centuries of Sicilian history with one of Europe’s most spectacular coastal settings. Once a Dominican monastery and now a Four Seasons hotel, it has hosted royalty, writers and film stars while overlooking Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.