Taormina Archaeological Museum

Taormina Archaeological Museum is a museum in Taormina, Messina, Sicily. Taormina Archaeological Museum is situated near Palass Ciampoli, as well as near the square Piazza del Carmine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Town hall of Taormina and Palass Ciampoli.

Basilica of St. Nicholas of Bari

Church

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Basilica of St. Nicholas of Bari is a church, which is situated 120 metres south of Taormina Archaeological Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castelmola and Giardini Naxos.

Castelmola

Village

Photo: Simone.tinella, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castelmola is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres east of Palermo and about 40 kilometres southwest of Messina.

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

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. Naxos is situated 3½ km south of Taormina Archaeological Museum.

Taormina Archaeological Museum

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Badia Vecchia Archaeological Museum”, “Museo Archeologico”, “Museo archeologico di Badia Vecchia”, and “Museo di Badia Vecchia”
Categories: archaeological museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

37.85204° or 37° 51′ 7″ north

Longitude

15.28303° or 15° 16′ 59″ east

Open location code

8F9QV72M+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4143901203

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q124753612

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In Other Languages

“Taormina Archaeological Museum” goes by many names.

Italian: “Museo archeologico di Taormina”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Piazza del Carmine and Piazzetta Salvatore Leone.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Badia Vecchia and B&B Badia Vecchia.

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