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Corso Umberto

The town's main street, from gate to gate, past palaces and churches to a terrace square over the sea.

Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Corso Umberto, 98039 TaorminaDirections
Getting There
In the center; the bus terminal is a short walk below Porta Messina.

Why Go

The street runs from Porta Messina to Porta Catania, lined with shops, cafés and the Palazzo Corvaja. Halfway along, Piazza IX Aprile opens onto a balcony with a sweeping view of the coast and Etna.

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