The ancient hilltop city of Taormina is arguably the most famous and popular destination in Sicily. Backdropped by the smoldering force of Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, the city is a tapestry of winding cobblestone and marble streets.

Steep cliffs plunge down to coves with pebbled beaches surrounded by dense Mediterranean shrubs and sea grottos that dwell beneath the turquoise waves of the Ionian Sea. Numerous civilizations have left their imprint on Taormina over the millennia. As a result, traces of the ancient Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, and Spanish can still be seen and felt today.