Sicily : Taormina
May 2007
We just came back from Taormina. May is a perfect time to go, not so busy, warm, lush nature. The cherry on the cake : the Etna was erupting, actually we where able to see it this time and we saw smoke coming out of the top.
We stayed up town, in San Domenico palace, in Suite overlooking the see with a fantastic terrace. The palace is nested in a lush colored garden of red , fuschia, purple, yellow flowers and trees. San Domenico Palace is a former monastery, you have a feel of it in the construction of the building which surround two manificient inside courts and the furniture in the lobby and corridors.
The service is as is should be in a Palace of this standing.
The breakfast is one of the best we had so far.
Where to eat for diner: in general the cuisine is excellent and the service is very old school, professional, efficient, polite. It is delightful.
La Giara, they just refurblish all the restaurant in a trendy white atmosphere, the cuisine is axcellent as well as the service.
Bougainvilliers, Italien gourmet cuisine at San Domenico Palace. Baronessa, a new open restaurant. Casa Grugno. Maffei's.
For a drink after diner, all the nice bar a on the same place : Q loung Bar, White Bar, Dèja Vu.
Shopping: Parisi, man, woman, junior they own 4 to 5 shops with the best fashion designers brand.
For more information have a look at a previous post.