Monte Tauro
Monte Tauro is a peak in Taormina, Messina, Sicily and has an elevation of 395 metres. Monte Tauro is situated nearby to the village Castelmola, as well as near the hamlet Villagonia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient theatre of Taormina and Isola Bella.
Ancient theatre of Taormina
Theater building
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ancient theatre of Taormina is an ancient Greek theatre in Taormina, Sicily, built in the third century BC.
Isola Bella
Peak
Photo: Michal Osmenda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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; it was a private property, for a time owned by Florence Trevelyan, until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administered by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Taormina–Giardini railway station
Railway station
Photo: VincentLR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taormina–Giardini railway station is a historic railway station in the Italian municipality of Taormina in Sicily. It is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giardini Naxos and Naxos.
Giardini Naxos
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giardini Naxos is a town in the Messina Province of Sicily. It lies on the east coast midway between Messina to the north and Catania to the south. Just above it is the mountain town of Taormina.
Naxos
Neighborhood
Photo: Alun Salt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naxos or Naxus was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina on the east coast of Sicily. Much of the site has never been built on and parts have been excavated in recent years.
Mongiuffi Melia
Village
Mongiuffi Melia is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres east of Palermo and about 40 kilometres southwest of Messina.
Monte Tauro
Latitude
37.8546° or 37° 51′ 16″ northLongitude
15.2846° or 15° 17′ 4″ eastElevation
395 metres (1,296 feet)Open location code
8F9QV73M+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 2391491160OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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