Stroll along Corso Umberto. It's a popular shopping street, with a relatively healthy mix of souvenir shops, quirky artisans, and fashion boutiques, as well as restaurants and cafes, so you can browse, dawdle, and spend to your heart's content. Whilst walking arch to arch, Corso Umberto will also take you to two of the prettiest spots in Taormina: Piazza IX Aprile and Duomo di Taormina.
In Taormina, there's one place you need to make a beeline for when the granita craving hits you: the famous Bam Bar.
The Taormina Public Gardens (known in Italian as Villa Comunale di Taormina), with exotic plants, shade, benches and curious constructions, offers up an oasis of calm if the crowds and the mid-afternoon heat of a Sicilian summer become a little too much.
Now, if you're rushing to Taormina because you've seen a picture of Isola Bella on Instagram, then we're just going to have to level with you. It certainly lives up to its name - beautiful island - but its photogenic appeal probably outweighs the direct experience of it.
The views from Taormina are amongst the most beloved in Sicily but this lesser visited dusty trail - it almost felt like a secret - affords the best views over Taormina itself. It's also a nice way to have a slightly different experience in town from many others.
Undeniably the most famous and a popular attraction in Taormina, the ancient theatre of Taormina is perhaps the finest testament on the island to the art, knowledge, and skill of the Greeks.
Must Go place for an amazing volcano experience.