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TAORMINA

THE CITY

Taormina the most beautiful town in Sicily, an old hilltop town full of history and culture and by the sea. Known as the "Pearl of the Mediterranean", Taormina is famous for its beauty , its incredible heritage in history , archaeology and architecture, as well as for its reputation in welcoming travellers. Taormina is perfectly situated to offer students easy access to the beautiful and historically important treasures of Sicily.

Taormina is like a treasure chest of history: walking along its main street, Corso Umberto, and the maze of narrow staircased streets and small beautiful squares, you find Theatres and Gymnasium from the Greek Age, Odeon and Baths from the Roman Age, beautiful buildings in which the Arab and the Norman cultures melt together in a memorable sense of beauty, traces of the Byzantine domination and beautiful villas which belonged to the European aristocracy in the XVIII and XIX centuries, all in the context of a small town on top of the hill of Monte Tauro, overlooking the coastline of the Ionian Sea.

Access to the beaches is very easy. From the center of Taormina, in 2 minutes, a cable-car connects Taormina to the beaches. Isola Bella', the Bay of Mazzarrò, the Bay of Giardini Naxos, the Beach of Spisone, those are among the most famous beaches in Italy.

Taormina plays a fundamental role as one of the most important archaeological locations in Italy. In fact, the Greeks, fathers of Italian and European culture, settled their first colony in Italy exactly here in the Bay of Naxos, in 735 BC. Taormina is home to one of the most famous Greek Theatres in the world.

THE SCHOOL

Our centre is situated in the heart of Taormina. The scuola is housed in a four storey IXX building which faces the community tennins court, the lush public gardens, the magnificent blue bay of Naxos and the coastline of the Ionian Sea as far as the impressive Mount Etna.

If, beyond learning Italian in Italy and a full immersion study abroad stay, you also want a fuller cultural experience in Sicily, you can choose our Italian plus culture courses and combine them with our Italian language courses:

· Learn Italian plus cooking courses: "Food & Wine of Sicily"
· Learn Italian plus pottery courses: "The Sicilian ceramics"
· Italian literature courses: "The Sicilian writers"
· Italian history courses: "The History of Sicily"
· Art history courses: "Art History in Sicily"

Or, maybe you prefer something more active, dynamic, sporty? Then choose from our Italian plus sport activities:

· Learn Italian plus hiking & trekking in Sicily
· Learn Italian plus diving in Sicily
· Learn Italian plus moutain biking in Sicily
· Learn Italian plus golf in Sicily

On the other hand, if you need Italian for specific purposes, we also offer:

· Italian courses plus business & executives courses
· Italian courses plus commercial correspondence