Taormina Self-Guided Walking Tour, Taormina, Italy

If you want to get to know Taormina, you need to walk around. Here’s my self-guided walking tour of the sights you should not miss.

Taormina is a charming Sicilian town perched on a cliff overlooking the sea. Its narrow streets wind around ancient buildings and charming cafes, perfumed by the scent of sweet citrus and the salty ocean breeze. Despite its idyllic location, Taormina is not immune to misfortune. The town has been visited by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and invasions throughout history. But, like a noble protagonist in a tragic tale, Taormina endures with stoic resilience, a beautiful and proud survivor of life’s many calamities.

Taormina is small enough to walk past almost all of the sights of interest in an hour so it’s a great idea to start off with a walking a tour before deciding what you want to explore more deeply. That said, I do have some recommendations on where you might want to spend your time in Taormina.

Here’s more information about how to get to Taormina, getting around Taormina, where to stay, where to eat, and what else to do in Taormina.

Once you’ve made it to Taormina, dropped off your luggage, and maybe had a good sleep and/or something to eat, make your way to Porta Messina to officially start your tour. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).