At the foot of Mount Etna - hotel with pool near Taormina in Sicily

The town of Taormina with its ca. 11,000 inhabitants is located on the east coast of Sicily, about 50 km north of Catania, in the foothills of Mount Etna.

It is also called the balcony of Sicily as it clings to the mountain slopes high above the sea and opens upon a view of Mount Etna.

Lush Mediterranean vegetation, benefiting from fertile volcanic soil, and scintillating blue sea top off this spectacle, which always fills visitors with amazement.

Taormina enchants you not only as a panorama terrace above the Ionian Sea, but also with its well preserved façades, flower-bedecked squares and winding terraced alleys.

The town has Greek as well as Arabian origins. However, when destroyed by the Arabs, there was hardly anything left of the ancient town. Today’s Taormina dates from the Middle Ages, when it was – so to speak – newly founded.

The ancient theater, the panoramic view of Mount Etna and the Gulf of Giardini-Naxos from there and the small island Isola Bella off the coast at Taormina are particularly well-known and definitely must-sees.

At the sight of the famous Greco-Roman theater against the breathtaking scenic background even Goethe at the time was filled with amazement.