Travel guide for Taormina, Italy
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Taormina Travel Guide

Everything you need to know before visiting Taormina, Italy. From transportation and safety to local customs and practical tips.

EUR ()
Italian
High Safety

About Taormina

Taormina (Sicilian: Taurmina) is a town in the province of Messina on the east coast of Sicily.

Source: Wikipedia

Essential Information

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Symbol:

Language

Italian

Also: Catalan

Phone Code

+39

International dialing code for Italy

Driving

Drive on the right

Standard for Italy

Region

Europe

Southern Europe

How to Get to Taormina

Transportation options and arrival information

The nearest airport isCatania-Fontanarossa.Interbus[dead link]runs a direct bus between the airport and Taormina, roughly hourly 07:00-20:00. The journey takes about 90 min, fare €8.20 (€7.50 if bought online)

Getting Around Taormina

Local transportation and navigation tips

Most of the centre of Taormina is pedestrianised, making it easy to wander around by foot.

Safety in Taormina

High Safety (Global Peace Index: 1.643)

About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)

Source: Institute for Economics & Peace (2022)

Things to See in Taormina

7 landmarks and points of interest

Ancient theatre of Taormina

ancient Greek theatre

Corvaja Palace

building in Taormina, Italy

Naxos

human settlement in Italy

Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò

church building in Casalvecchio Siculo, Italy

Schisò Castle

Castle in Giardini Naxos, Italy

Synagogue of Savoca

building in Savoca, Italy

Castello di Villagonia

building in Taormina, Italy

Source: Wikidata

Travel information sourced from Wikivoyage

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