Taormina sells the view. Syracuse sells the history.
Plan your trip →Greek Theatre + Etna backdrop. Corso Umberto. Glamorous, expensive, self-conscious. A resort town that was once Greek. 1 day is enough.
Ortigia island: 2,700 years of continuous habitation. Cathedral built into a Greek temple. Papyrus by the river. Archaeological park with a 15,000-seat theatre. A living city with Greek bones. 2–3 days feels right.
Taormina: the view, the theatre, an evening. Syracuse: the depth, the history, the real Sicily. If you can only pick one: Syracuse.