Punta di Nettuno

Places of Interest

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.

Grotta Azzurra

Cave

Photo: Erik1980, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grotta Azzurra is a cave.

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.

Places in the Area

Taormina

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Taormina is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina, on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy. Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century.

Giardini Naxos

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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

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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. Naxos is situated 4 km southwest of Punta di Nettuno.

Punta di Nettuno

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Localities to Discover

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