Grand Hotel Miramare, Taormina; Taormina hotel

Grand Hotel Miramare, Taormina

The Grand Hotel Miramare, Taormina. This four-star hotel makes a great starting point for exploring this ancient Sicilian city. Lying just 400 metres from the centre of the town, this Taormina hotel is in an old villa, set within a beautiful green park, and with superb views down onto the Strait of Messina and the Italian mainland and Calabria beyond.

This Taormina hotel lies close to the town's main beach, accessible via the nearby cable car (which drops you swiftly from clifftop downtown Taormina to the sea. Nearby too is the spectacular Teatro Greco, the open amphitheatre which has hosted entertainments for thousands of years and still has concerts today. The view from here is amazing, down over the Bay of Naxos and to smouldering Mount Etna. Other sights in Taormina include the 13th century Duomo (cathedral), the tenth century Palazzo Corvaja, the Church of San Domenico, and most of all the charming fabric of the city itself, with its narrow winding streets. You'll find terrific restaurants, bars and shops, and simply strolling is a real pleasure.

The hotel sits within a patrician villa, built in 1922 and converted into an hotel in 1926. All the charm of its early years survives, but with the latest modern comforts making this a superb base for your vacation in Taormina. Rooms at this Taormina hotel have pay and satellite TV, minibar, safe, radio, phone, air conditioning, work desk, and bathroom with shower. The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, tour desk and tickets service. The front desk will arrange car rental, currency exchange and internet access for you.

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Double room from €105