Taormina

[ tah-awr-mee-nah ]

/ ˌtɑ ɔrˈmi nɑ /

a resort commune in Messina, in E Sicily, Italy: Roman remains.

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The height of Taormina is sufficient to keep it from fever, which is very prevalent at Giardini below.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.|Various
It is precise enough to say that Taormina began eighty years before the Trojan War.
Heart of Man|George Edward Woodberry
They sat together in the vast ruined theatre above magic Taormina, and gazed on the sunlit sea and Etna's snowy crest.
Pietro Ghisleri|F. (Francis) Marion Crawford
But we had hardly begun the ascent to Taormina before my wheel was in a state of collapse.
Vacation days in Greece|Rufus B. Richardson

A full view of the coast line is obtained from the Capo di Taormina on the north, to a point below Riposto on the south.
Etna|G. F. Rodwell