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Taormina
A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Sicily, Italy · Europe
Itala works well as a base: 10 minutes from Alì Terme, 30km from Gole dell'Alcantara.
Itala is a town located in Sicily, Italy. With a population of 483, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Itala sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Itala to your route.
Guidomandri was a comune (municipality) in Sicily; in 1928, it was incorporated as a frazione into the modern-day comune Scaletta Zanclea. During the 2009 Messina floods and mudslides, Guidomandri was particularly affected.
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Itala is located in Sicily, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 38.0514 latitude, 15.4371 longitude.
Itala has a population of approximately 483 people, making it a town in Italy.
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landmark
A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
26 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
A Greek-Roman theatre framing Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, Sicily's most spectacular ancient stage.
26 km · about 30 min drive
beach
The site of the first Greek colony in Sicily, now a beach resort at the foot of Taormina with views of Mount Etna.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Basalt gorge near Etna where the cold Alcantara river cuts between 25-m walls of prismatic lava columns, like a Giant's Causeway turned canyon. Wade the icy river from the Motta Camastra entrance or view it from the free stairway.
30 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Fishermen's quarter of Scilla where houses rise straight out of the Strait of Messina, earning it the name 'little Venice of the South'. Swordfish boats with their towering lookout masts still land catches beneath Ruffo Castle.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's tallest and most active volcano, rising 3,357 meters above eastern Sicily with frequent dramatic eruptions.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.
52 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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