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bus terminal

The closest beaches to Taormina are the scintillating pebbled coves at MAZZARÒ,
which you can reach by cable car (funivia) from Via Luigi Pirandello in Taormina.

There’s also a steep path, which starts just below the cable-car station. Of the two
beaches, the southernmost is usually the most packed, fronting its much-photographed
islet, the Isola Bella, protected as a marine-life sanctuary. The waters are remarkably
clear, and you can rent boats, snorkelling and scuba gear down here.

FROM TOP TAORMINA; ISOLA BELLA

Spisone

Hourly buses from Taormina’s Piazza San Pancrazio run to Spisone, passing Isola Bella and Mazzarò on the way;