Explorer Giardini Naxos

Taormina Castle, also called the Castello di Monte Tauro, stands on the summit of Monte Tauro almost 400 metres above sea level, above the town. Its walls and keep go back to Byzantine and medieval fortifications on the site of the ancient lower acropolis. It belongs to the Naxos Taormina archaeological park, and the view reaches from the Strait of Messina to Etna.

The Ancient Theatre of Taormina is a Greek theatre of the third century BC, rebuilt under Roman rule in the second century AD on a slope above the sea. Its cavea, about 107 metres across, seated around 10,000 people, and the brick stage building frames the coast and Mount Etna. The Taormina Film Festival and summer concerts are held here.