Scoglio dell’Elefante

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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 1¼ km southwest of Scoglio dell’Elefante.

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 and turned into a nature reserve, initially administered by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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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 5 km southwest of Scoglio dell’Elefante.

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