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Things to see in Taormina

Every monument worth your time in Taormina, photographed, described, and matched to its tours.

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The monuments

All the monuments in Taormina

The landmarks and masterpieces worth planning a day around.

Taormina's ancient theatre opening toward Etna through its broken scaenaTeatro Antico di TaorminaAncient Theatre of TaorminaGreek theatre framing Etna, sea-and-volcano backdrop, summer festival stage, brick Roman scaenaThe Greeks aimed this theatre at Etna and the sea, and no stage set since has matched the view through its broken scaena. Concerts and film festivals still play to the horseshoe each summer.Plan the visit
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Tours worth booking in Taormina

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  1. Viator

    Mt. Etna & Taormina: Private Day Trip from Catania

    • 5h
    • 5.0★ · 2 reviews
    from €196Book this tour

  2. Viator

    Etna and Taormina Private Tour from Giardini Naxos

    • 7h
    • 5.0★ · 1 reviews
    from €190Book this tour

  3. Viator

    Cruise in the Taormina Bay - 4 hours - with Skipper

    • 4h
    • 5.0★ · 1 reviews
    from €250Book this tour

  4. Viator

    Taormina The Sicilian Colors and Flavors of the White Lotus

    • 5h
    • 5.0★ · 10 reviews
    from €750Book this tour

  5. Viator

    Taormina Tour with Greek Theater Ticket from Giardini Naxos port

    • 4h
    • 5.0★ · 2 reviews
    from €325Book this tour

  6. Viator

    Taormina and Etna Full Day Tour from Giardini Naxos cruise port

    • 8h
    • 5.0★ · 3 reviews
    from €507Book this tour

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Monuments a day trip away, elsewhere in Sicily.

  1. The cinder craters on Mount Etna's flank, Europe's great volcanoCataniaUNESCOMount EtnaEurope's tallest active volcano, summit craters, lava-built slopes, Etna wine country
  2. Stromboli's smoking cone rising sheer from the TyrrhenianStromboliUNESCOStromboliLighthouse of the Mediterranean, constant eruptions, Sciara del Fuoco, night boat watching
  3. Modica's Baroque houses stacked up its gorge at golden hourModicaModicaTwo-level Baroque town, San Giorgio's staircase, Aztec-method chocolate, gorge-side stacking
  4. Erice's stone lanes and rooftops 750 meters above the Sicilian coastEriceEriceMountaintop medieval triangle, Venus Castle, cloud-wrapped lanes, Genovese pastries
  5. Lipari's coast with the Aeolian sisters on the horizonLipariLipariAeolian main island, citadel acropolis, obsidian and pumice coasts, archaeological museum
  6. The bikini athletes mosaic at Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza ArmerinaPiazza ArmerinaUNESCOVilla Romana del Casale3500 square meters of Roman mosaic, bikini girls, Great Hunt corridor, mudslide preservation
  7. Temple E of Selinunte against the African light of southern SicilyCastelvetranoSelinunteVast Greek temple ruins, Temple E by the sea, acropolis over the dunes, one of Europe's largest archaeological parks
  8. The Temple of Concordia on Agrigento's sacred ridge at golden hourAgrigentoValley of the TemplesTemple of Concordia, ridge of Doric temples, almond blossom season, Greek Akragas
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