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.
Its unique historic center is developed on the islet of Ortigia, where it is possible to recognize significant traces of its Greek past in the Arethusa Spring, a small lake where the only papyrus specimens in Europe grow, and in the Temple of Apollo.
On the island, it is also possible to admire some examples of medieval and Renaissance palaces, such as Palazzo Bellomo and Palazzo Migliaccio, as well as more recent Baroque-style buildings such as the Cathedral, built on the remains of a 5th-century B.C.E. Doric temple, and Palazzo del Vermexio, whose facade is made of the typical white or beige stone of the Iblei.
The historic center is also the area where the city's evening movida takes place, with pubs and lounge bars enlivening its alleys until late at night, and from where it is possible to access the small beach of Cala Rossa, for unforgettable sunsets over the small bay.
