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20130106_NYT_Taormina 45 images Created 24 May 2013

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  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Women of Taormina participate at the religious Epiphany procession  in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_0053.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Women of Taormina participate at the religious Epiphany procession  in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_0062.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Children play with a smart phone by the Duomo before the start of the Epiphany mass in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_0064.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: An elderly man talks to a crepes seller in Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_0094.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: A mother walks with her baby in a stroller by the Largo Santa Caterina in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_0117.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: A granita with cream is served at the Bar Bar, a cafe specialized in granitas, in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. The granita is a typical  Sicilian semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water and various flavorings. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_0178.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Children eat a granita at the Bam Bar, a cafe specialized in granitas in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. The granita is a typical  Sicilian semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water and various flavorings. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_0183.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Francesco Buzzurro (30, center), owner of the Daiquiri Lounge Cafe, prepares  cocktails for customers sitting outside, in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna (about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_0279.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Tourists and residents of Taormina gather in Piazza Duomo in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9459.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Tourists and residents of Taormina gather in Piazza Duomo in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9471.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Fulvio Lo Giudice cuts a broccoli pie at "Da Cristina", a 30 years old pizzeria that sells also the "Arancine", typical Sicilian fried rice balls,  in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9527.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: (L-R) Fulvio Lo Giudice and Maria Sciuto joke in the kitchen of "Da Cristina", a 30 years old pizzeria that sells also the "arancine", the typical Sicilian fried rice balls, in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9581.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Cristina Murabito, owner of the 30 years old "Da Cristina" pizzeria, is ready to put a pizza in the oven behind her, in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9611.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: The "arancine", typical Sicilian fried rice balls, are sold at the 30 years old "Da Cristina" pizzeria in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9622.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: A girl runs in the Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9670.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: 3 girls play in the Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9685.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: A typical Sicilian ceramic vase is seen here on the balcony of the Metropole hotel in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9693.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013:  A couple of tourists sits at a cafe in the Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9697.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Typical sicilian sweets (orange frutta candita on the left, and chocolate and white torrone in the center and on the right) in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9730.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013:  Typical "teste di moro" vases are seen here  on the right and the left of a balcony of a hourse in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9738.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: (L-R) Giuseppe Scionti, 24, and Domenico Maressa, 27, play typical Sicilian music with their accordion and tambourine the "La Botte" restaurant during a family lunch to celebrate the Epiphany in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. "La Botte" restaurant was founded in 1972 by owner Mimma Pellegrino's grandmother Angela. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9748.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: A family gathers for lunch at the "La Botte" restaurant to celebrate the Epiphany, in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. "La Botte" restaurant was founded in 1972 by owner Mimma Pellegrino's grandmother Angela. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9778.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: (L-R) Giuseppe Scionti, 24, and Domenico Maressa, 27, play typical Sicilian music with their accordion and tambourine the "La Botte" restaurant during a family lunch to celebrate the Epiphany in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. "La Botte" restaurant was founded in 1972 by owner Mimma Pellegrino's grandmother Angela. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9801.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 6 January, 2013: Tourists and residents of Taormina walk in Piazza IX Aprile by the clock tower in Taormina, Italy, on 6 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130106_NYT_Taormina__MG_9986.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013:  A man walks by the Sant'Agostino church in Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0387.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: The clock tower and the Sant'Agostino church as seen from Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0408.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: An elderly woman walks in Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0419.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: Ruins of the Ancient Theatre (or Greek Theatre) are here in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. With a diameter of 109 metres (after an expansion in the 2nd century), this theatre is the second largest of its kind in Sicily (after that of Syracuse); it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0621.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: Anna Bink, PR of the Hotel Timeo and Villa Sant'Andrea, poses for a picture by walking on the terrace of the Timeo hotel overlooking the Etna and the Gulf of Taormina, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0668.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: A priest enters  the Sant'Agostino church in Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0705.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: A Fiat 500 is parked in Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0760.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: "Costanza Antichità" is an antique store founded in 1902 by Donna Concetta (called "a cuttunara", because she sold gold and cotton) and now owned by Pancrazio Cacopardo after 3 generations,  in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0763.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: A view of the Ancient Theatre (or Greek Theatre) with Mount Etna in the background, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. The Ancient Theatre, with a diameter of 109 metres (after an expansion in the 2nd century), is the second largest of its kind in Sicily (after that of Syracuse); it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts...Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0810.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: Two women walk by Piazza IX Aprile overlooking the Gulf of Taormina, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0925.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013:  A man walks by Piazza IX Aprile, overlloking the Ionian Sea, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_0931.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: Two tourists walk in the public gardens, known as Villa Comunale, located steps.from the terrace .of the Grand Hotel Timeo, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1021.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: The public gardens known as Villa Comunale, located steps.from the terrace .of the Grand Hotel Timeo, are seen here  in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Once the park belonged to the eccentric Lady Trevelyan, who built the unusual pavilion for her animals.   Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1047.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: A boy gets is an excursion boat at the Mazzarò beach in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1170.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: An excursion boat sails out of the Mazzarò beach towards the Gulf of Taormina, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1186.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: An excursion boat sails out of the Mazzarò beach towards the Gulf of Taormina, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1188.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: A staircase leads to the Isola Bella, a small island island located within a small bay in the Ionian Sea, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Isola Bella is also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea; it was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administrated by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. ..Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1229.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: Isola Bella is a small island island located within a small bay in the Ionian Sea, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Isola Bella is also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea; it was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administrated by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. ..Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1237.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: Isola Bella is a small island island located within a small bay in the Ionian Sea, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Isola Bella is also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea; it was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administrated by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. ..Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1261.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: Isola Bella is a small island island located within a small bay in the Ionian Sea, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Isola Bella is also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea; it was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administrated by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. ..Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1291.jpg
  • Taormina, Italy - 7 January, 2013: Taormina as seen from the church of Madonna della Rocca overlooking the town, in Taormina, Italy, on 7 January, 2013. Located about 30 miles north of Catania on the eastern coast of Sicily, Taormina .is a gorgeous seaside town perched on a hilltop with a medieval layout; ancient .ruins; belle époque villas; and sweeping views of the glittering Ionian.Sea, the  Sicilian coastline and, on clear days, the smoking crest of Mount Etna.(about 20  miles away).
    CIPG_20130107_NYT_Taormina__MG_1378.jpg