The 5-star boutique hotel Palazzo Vecchio will reccomend what to do in and around Taormina during your stay, with exclusive tours through an area of timeless charm like Sicily.
Ancient villages rich in history, art, and culture have inspired famous films and TV series, localities touched by the 18th-century European Grand Tour, timeless destinations of modern worldliness, and romantic glimpses of a sea with depths to explore. The majestic profile of Mount Etna fuels the territory with legends and food and wine traditions appreciated all over the world.
Whatever the experience you choose, the staff of Palazzo Vecchio Taormina will be at your disposal to enrich it with unique services, allowing you to explore local destinations in the utmost comfort.
The 5-star boutique hotel Palazzo Vecchio invites you to discover Taormina from a new perspective, aboard an APE Calesse. This quaint, vintage-looking three-wheeled vehicle represents one of the icons of Sicily.
The Etna Jeep Tour, organized by Palazzo Vecchio Taormina, will take you on a fascinating journey to discover the mysteries of Europe's highest volcano.
Leaving from the Palazzo Vecchio Hotel in a 4x4 vehicle, an expert guide will take you up to an altitude of 3,000 meters to discover lava caves and craters in an impervious but evocative environment where endemic flora and fauna have evolved uniquely, adapting to even the most extreme living conditions.
Upon request, the tour can be accompanied by tastings of fine local food and wine products in one of the renowned wineries along Etna's slopes.
The Etna territory boasts a rich and renowned winemaking tradition appreciated all over the world, which you can discover with Palazzo Vecchio Taormina's "Etna walk and wine" tour.
The 5-star boutique hotel Palazzo Vecchio Taormina takes you to discover the "Wine Roads" on the Etna territory, aboard a FIAT 500, an icon of the Italian "Dolce Vita" with a charming vintage look.
Palazzo Vecchio Taormina takes you on a tour to discover Syracuse, the most important and most beautiful Greek colony in Sicily, according to Cicero, home of Archimedes and the site of the oldest Greek Theater in the West.
Palazzo Vecchio Taormina invites you to discover Noto, the Capital of Sicilian Baroque UNESCO World Heritage, just a few kilometers from Syracuse. The city, destroyed by a terrible earthquake in 1693, has been rebuilt in an enchanting Baroque style, characterized by the typical local honey-colored stone, which with the lights of sunset makes the facades of the churches and ancient noble palaces of the city shine. A spectacle that becomes more romantic when admired from the panoramic terrace of the former convent of the Clarisse.
In Noto, Baroque finds its greatest expression both in the richly decorated places of worship, such as the Cathedral of San Nicolò, and in the public buildings with wrought-iron balconies supported by grotesque figures carved in stone, as in the elegant example offered by Palazzo Nicolaci. A spectacle that becomes even more picturesque on the occasion of the traditional infiorata, celebrated every year on the third Sunday in May.
Catania is a multifaceted city built on Mount Etna’s feet. You can discover it leaving from Palazzo Vecchio, a 5-star boutique hotel in Taormina.
For those who love classical history and culture, Palazzo Vecchio Taormina suggests its tour of Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples, the most extensive and richest archaeological site of classical Greek civilization in the world. Its uniqueness earned its inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
The Caltagirone and Piazza Armerina tour will take you from Palazzo Vecchio Taormina to discover two of Sicily's inland UNESCO World Heritage treasures, aboard a private Mercedes Benz transfer.
For cine-tourism enthusiasts, Palazzo Vecchio Taormina boutique hotel recommends the "Godfather Tour" to discover the most iconic places in the towns of Savoca and Forza d'Agrò, made world-famous by Francis Ford Coppola's saga.
