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.

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. Ancient theatre of Taormina is situated 1 km west of Grotta di Sant’Andrea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giardini Naxos and Naxos.

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 4½ km southwest of Grotta di Sant’Andrea.

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. Mongiuffi Melia is situated 7 km north of Grotta di Sant’Andrea.

Grotta di Sant’Andrea

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

37.85316° or 37° 51′ 11″ north

Longitude

15.30488° or 15° 18′ 18″ east

Open location code

8F9QV833+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5053375125

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gorgonie di Capo Sant’Andrea (scuba) and Piscinette naturali Capo Sant’Andrea.

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