Many famous visitors have sung of its charms, from Goethe to Maupassant who insisted: "If someone had only one day to spend in Sicily, I would answer without hesitation, Taormina. "The village has a double reputation: jewel for some, overrated place for others. It is one of those places, like Mykonos or Saint-Tropez, which exert an undeniable attraction on the traveller. Those who swear by the silence and quietness of cities lost in the hills should move on: every day in high season, thousands of visitors crowd along the streets - or rather THE street - of this charming little town. Proudly installed on a terrace of the Monte Tauro, the village is magnificent and superbly preserved. Romantic as can be. Taormina looks out over the sea and is home to prestigious palaces. Clinging to its cliffs, this village rises from the sea to the dizzy heights of Castelmola, which is an integral part of the visit, even if it is another locality. It was also the setting for the film The Big Blue. This is where the world freediving championships take place in the fiction. It is also where the scene in the restaurant where Johanna, Jacques and Enzo eat the famous pasta from the mamma was filmed.

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