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Travel guide · Italy
Taormina
For ancient history, coastal views and walks through a largely pedestrianised old town.
Taormina is best known for its ancient theatre, with views of Mount Etna and the Gulf of Giardini-Naxos. This town on Sicily’s east coast suits you if you enjoy historic sights, sea views and a hillside setting.
Walk along Corso Umberto I and across Piazza IX Aprile, visit the Ancient Theatre of Taormina, or climb the Via Crucis to Chiesa Madonna della Rocca. Isola Bella and the beaches at Mazzarò are also worth a visit; buses connect the old town with the coast.
Pleasant from April to June and from September to October
Orange means: 18 to 28 °C by day and rain on at most 3 days in 10. For the beach it may be warmer.
April: 13 to 18 °C, rain on 2 days in 10
All months as a table
| Month | Low to high | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10 – 14 °C | 3 in 10 |
| February | 10 – 14 °C | 2 in 10 |
| March | 11 – 15 °C | 3 in 10 |
| April | 13 – 18 °C | 2 in 10 |
| May | 16 – 22 °C | 2 in 10 |
| June | 20 – 27 °C | 1 in 10 |
| July | 24 – 31 °C | 1 in 10 |
| August | 25 – 30 °C | 1 in 10 |
| September | 22 – 27 °C | 2 in 10 |
| October | 19 – 23 °C | 3 in 10 |
| November | 15 – 19 °C | 4 in 10 |
| December | 12 – 16 °C | 3 in 10 |
Getting there
From Frankfurt about 2 hrs 30 min by schedule. You land in Catania (CTA), 47 km from the centre.
Where to stay in Taormina?
Well-known places to stay by town and how they are rated, on average out of 10.
- Taormina9.0
346 well-known places to stay
Stay in a hillside town with a partly pedestrianised centre, historic sights and coastal views.
- Giardini Naxos8.9
96 well-known places to stay
- Castelmola8.9
10 well-known places to stay
A walking path leads downhill from Castelmola to Taormina.
The best-known hotels
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8.3Hotel Ariston and Palazzo Santa Caterina★★★★ · 4,086 reviews
8.7Splendid Hotel Taormina★★★★ · 3,755 reviews
9.1Hotel Bel Soggiorno★★★ · 3,079 reviews
8.9UNA Hotels Capotaormina★★★★ · 3,071 reviews
8.6Hotel Pensione Cundari★ · 2,425 reviews
7.6Jonic Hotel Mazzarò★★★ · 2,366 reviews
9.0Hotel Continental★★★ · 2,081 reviews
8.2Eurostars Monte Tauro★★★★ · 2,013 reviews
Worth seeing
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What travellers ask
It is pleasant to be out from April to June and from September to October: 18 to 28 °C by day and rain on at most 3 days in 10. The warmest month is July at about 31 °C; it rains most often in November.
From Frankfurt about 2 hrs 30 min by schedule. You land in Catania (CTA), 47 km from the centre.
Most well-known places to stay are in Taormina (346, rated 9.0 out of 10 on average). The best rated are Taormina (9.0), Giardini Naxos (8.9), and Castelmola (8.9).
Start with Ancient theatre of Taormina, Isola Bella, Naxos, Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, and Villa comunale.
Yes. Walking is the easiest way to get around the partly pedestrianised old town.
The beaches are in Mazzarò. In summer a beach bus runs down there; as of March 2026 the cable car is out of service and a shuttle bus runs instead.
Yes, there is a path downhill from Castelmola to Taormina.
As of October 19, 2026. Climate: usual values from ten years, temperatures mostly from the nearest weather station (NOAA), rain from NASA POWER. Places to stay: tripbot’s hotel catalogue (LiteAPI). Places: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap and Wikivoyage. Text written by tripbot’s AI from the articles below; every number and every tip stands there.
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