Corte dei Medici - Palace, Catania
EARLY start — load both cars, coffee + cornetto to-go. ~1h15 winding drive up the south flank (SP92). Bring layers: it c
→ Mount Etna (Rifugio Sapienza / crater area)
driving · 55 min · 34.9 km
Mount Etna (Rifugio Sapienza / crater area)
Morning = clearest views. Options by energy: (a) free — walk the Silvestri craters by the parking; (b) cable car to 2,50
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walking · 0 min · 0.0 km
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Mountain-hut lunch at Rifugio Sapienza area (limited choice up here — if the picker finds nothing, it's panini/primi at
→ Taormina Ancient Greek Theatre
driving · 68 min · 53.9 km
Taormina Ancient Greek Theatre
Park at Porta Catania or Lumbi garage (Taormina centre is ZTL — do NOT drive in). The theatre frames Etna + the sea — th
→ Corso Umberto
walking · 7 min · 0.5 km
Corso Umberto, Taormina
The passeggiata: Porta Messina → Piazza IX Aprile (the terrace balcony over the sea) → Porta Catania. Granita stop at a
→ Isola Bella beach
walking · 28 min · 1.9 km
Isola Bella beach
ROXANA'S ASK — real beach time, not just the viewpoint. Cable car (funivia) from Via Pirandello down to Mazzarò, 5-min w
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walking · 32 min · 1.9 km
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Cable car back up, dinner in Taormina, 9 covers — book ahead. Drive back to Catania ~55 min after dinner (home ~23:00).