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Taormina

American  
[tah-awr-mee-nah] / ˌtɑ ɔrˈmi nɑ /

noun

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


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This is his huge reconstruction of the ancient Greco-Roman theater at Taormina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Bookings for Sicily tripled after Season 2, which was set in the town of Taormina, as travel came roaring back from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Many of them said that he never expressed any political ideology, with one of them, Vincent Taormina, testifying that he held both parties in equal disdain.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

Capote was in his mid-20s and a rising star when he moved from New York City to Taormina, Sicily, in 1950 and settled in a scenic villa named Fontana Vecchia, once occupied by D.H.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

“I went everywhere. Milan, Florence, Rome, Naples, Villa San Giovanni, Messina, Taormina ” “You talk like a time-table. Did you have any beautiful adventures?”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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