What to see
Around Taormina
The Ancient Theater
The Ancient Theater, a piece of the archaeological patrimony in Taormina, is also a place of incomparable panoramic beauty. The eye spaces from the bay of Naxos to the calabrian coasts, the Etna, Castelmola. Is it Greek or Roman? Probably it was built by the Greeks and restructured and widened in the Roman age. A proof of that is given by the presence, under the scene, of stone blocks, which were used by the Greeks.
The ancient Theater is one of the principal attractions in Taormina. Perfectly fit and working, after having given hospitality to the Donatello’s David prize (one of the most important italian Cinema Festival), it is today center of Taormina Art, international festival which goes on for the whole summer period with theatrical and cinema reviews, ballet and symphonic music shows.