Castello di Monte Tauro
Castello di Monte Tauro is a castle in Taormina, Messina, Sicily. Castello di Monte Tauro is situated nearby to the church Santuario Madonna Della Rocca, as well as near the hotel NH Collection Taormina.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Taormina, Italy
- Also known as: “Castello di Taormina”, “Castello Saraceno”, and “Casteltauro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient theatre of Taormina and Palazzo Corvaja.
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 710 metres east of Castello di Monte Tauro.
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 350 metres east of Castello di Monte Tauro.
Town hall of Taormina
Town hall
Town hall of Taormina is situated 390 metres south of Castello di Monte Tauro.
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 south of Castello di Monte Tauro.
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 6 km north of Castello di Monte Tauro.
Castello di Monte Tauro
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.85448° or 37° 51′ 16″ northLongitude
15.28456° or 15° 17′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8F9QV73M+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 473229104OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q55831443
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castello di Monte Tauro” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castello di Monte Tauro”
- French: “Castello di Monte Tauro”
- German: “Castello di Monte Tauro”
- German: “Castello Saraceno”
- German: “Castello Taormina”
- Italian: “Castello di Monte Tauro”
- Italian: “Castello Saraceno”
- Turkish: “Monte Tauro Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monte Tauro and Santuario Madonna Della Rocca.
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