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Taormina: Visiting The White Lotus Location and Surviving the Crowds

Dec 26, 2025 1:14 PM

We said goodbye to Ortigia this morning and caught the local bus to the station for the 10:35 AM direct train to Taormina. Unfortunately, they were having some "train trouble," so we didn’t end up pulling away until around 10:50.

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Exploring Taormina: A Morning Plan of Attack and Hidden Garden Gems

Dec 27, 2025 7:19 AM

The plan of attack today: have breakfast and get into town early before the crowds descend—let’s just hope there are no cruise ships sitting out there!

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Castelmola & Isola Bella: Mountain Views and the Stairs to the Abyss

Dec 27, 2025 8:16 AM

The morning was as humid as they predicted; we planned to see the small town of “Castelmola" which sits above Taormina. It's an old, ancient town that was once a military stronghold for the Spanish.

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