Eating out in Taormina is not cheap, and there is no point pretending otherwise, especially with a family in tow. But a local pointed us towards the right tables, and it changed the whole trip. We learnt that you can eat brilliantly here at almost any budget across the restaurants …
Somewhere between Catania airport and Taormina, our taxi driver Antonio took a hairpin bend at what felt like twice the speed limit, and the entire Ionian coastline opened up below us. Etna’s snow-capped peak filled the windscreen. The boys went quiet in the back seat, which never happens. That hour-long …
Yes, Taormina is worth visiting. But not in the way you might expect if your only reference point is The White Lotus or a perfectly filtered Instagram reel. This elegant hilltop town on Sicily’s east coast is beautiful, historic and full of incredible food – but it’s also touristy, expensive …