Related BlogsMazzaro Taormina

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    Taormina shines

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    ... drive through the small towns along the way. This made the journey a bit longer but more interesting. As we drove into Taormina we had a perilous journey through astoundingly narrow lanes. We missed a crucial turn off which meant we basically had to ...

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    Isola Bella in the Rain

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    ... rain. In summer you can swim to a rocky outcropping and at low tide walk to a tiny rocky island. The adjacent beach (Mazzaro) is located between the Baia di Miazzaro and Baia (Bay) Odelle Sirene (Sirens). I dare Steve to ask the hotel receptionist where ...

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    Etna and Elton John

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    ... for hours. Not far from the Hotel Pensione Svizzera is the cable car (funivia) that takes you down from the heights of Taormina to the beaches of Mazzaro and the famous World Heritage sight of Isola Bella.  So suited up, I took the cable car down ...