Necropolis
Necropolis is an archaeological site in Taormina, Messina, Sicily. Necropolis is situated nearby to the cave Tombe Bizantine, as well as near the church Chiesa di San Pietro.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Ancient theatre of Taormina is situated 240 metres northwest of Necropolis.
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.
Palazzo Corvaja
Museum
Palazzo Corvaja is a medieval palace in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. It was principally built at the end of the 14th century and is named after one of the oldest and most prominent families of Taormina, which owned it from 1538 to 1945. Palazzo Corvaja is situated 600 metres northwest of Necropolis.
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. Naxos is situated 3½ km southwest of Necropolis.
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 Necropolis.
Necropolis
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.85092° or 37° 51′ 3″ northLongitude
15.29423° or 15° 17′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8F9QV72V+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 529428563OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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