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The dramatic resort town of Taormina - high on Monte Tauro - boasts Mount Etna as its backdrop and an ancient Greek theatre as part of the scenery, and has been likened to a Sicilian Monte Carlo.

The views from the town have inspired visitors for centuries, including DH Lawrence, who lived here between 1920 and 1923. One of the charming things about Taormina as a long-weekend destination is that there's no real need to sightsee once you've seen the Greek theatre, and despite the proliferation of tourists, the town retains much of its late medieval character, dotted with intimate piazzas and 15-century palazzi. (See also our guide to Sicily)
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