Italy in Puzzle - Sicily - Taormina -

When to go: Sicily has a typically Mediterranean climate with long hot and dry summers and short, mostly mild winters. In the internal highlands and in the mountains, however, the beneficial influence of the Mediterranean climate is significantly reduced. Each season of the year is suitable for a trip to Sicily. The most suitable months for a trip, however, are those between April and October. TAORMINA To know: Suspended between sky and sea, Taormina is inserted in a landscape setting of incomparable beauty, on the top of a green promontory that juts out now gently now sheer towards waters with turquoise reflections. Taormina has been chosen as the ideal tourist destination by millions of visitors from all over the world, who come here at any time of the year and who have always appreciated its sun-kissed beaches, ancient monuments, lush gardens and typical cuisine. Etna seen from Taormina Taormina therefore remains "a small corner of paradise on earth", as Goethe defined it over two centuries ago, enchanted by its colors, scents, flavors and extraordinary panoramic views dominated by the majestic bulk of Etna. CEFALU 'is an ancient fishing village and important tourist center of the metropolitan city of Palermo in Sicily. To know: It is one of the major seaside resorts in the whole region; despite its size, every year it attracts a significant flow of local, national and foreign tourists who, in the summer, triple the population, making the main squares and the most important streets of the country crowded. It is part of the most beautiful villages in Italy and is the gateway to the entire Madonie area and also the starting point for the Aeolian islands.