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Giardini Victoria / Victoria Natural Gardens

Guided Tour and light refreshment

Tenuta Pietraperciata, via Fondaco D’accorso sn, 98039 Trappitello di Taormina, Sunday 4th June, 2023 @4.00pm

Entrance: € 15,00

 

The Garden, or rather the Victoria Gardens are an ornamental park nestled in the historic Pietraperciata agricultural estate in Taormina.

The activities are in full swing to allow the opening to the public in 2023.

The visitors from wherever they come will be able to admire collections of colourful and fragrant flowers, discover rare and less rare trees such as bergamots, chinotti, lemons of all type, carob, fig and prickly pear trees and so on. They will also enjoy the pathways up the hill past Mediterranean maquis and into olive groves, seeing ponds and perhaps spotting rare birds and insects.

 

The Victoria Gardens in Taormina join the Association Parchi e Giardini D’Italia (APGI) “Appuntamento in Giardino” event on:

June 3, 2023 @10.00am
June 4, 2023 @4.00pm

 

INFO and BOOKING
Ph. 0039 329 8343 562 – Whatsapp 0032 498 958386 – info@giardinivictoria.it

 

MORE INFO

www.giardinivictoria.it

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta 

 

Giardini Victoria / Victoria Natural Gardens

Guided Tour and light refreshment

Tenuta Pietraperciata, via Fondaco D’accorso sn, 98039 Trappitello di Taormina, Saturday 3rd June 2023 @10.00am

Entrance: € 15,00

 

The Garden, or rather the Victoria Gardens are an ornamental park nestled in the historic Pietraperciata agricultural estate in Taormina.

The activities are in full swing to allow the opening to the public in 2023.

The visitors from wherever they come will be able to admire collections of colourful and fragrant flowers, discover rare and less rare trees such as bergamots, chinotti, lemons of all type, carob, fig and prickly pear trees and so on. They will also enjoy the pathways up the hill past Mediterranean maquis and into olive groves, seeing ponds and perhaps spotting rare birds and insects.

 

The Victoria Gardens in Taormina join the Association Parchi e Giardini D’Italia (APGI) “Appuntamento in Giardino” event on:

June 3, 2023 @10.00am
June 4, 2023 @4.00pm

 

INFO and BOOKING
Ph. 0039 329 8343 562 – Whatsapp 0032 498 958386 – info@giardinivictoria.it

 

MORE INFO

www.giardinivictoria.it

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta 

 

Taormina International Music Festival, 5th ed.

Teatro Nazarena, via Fontana Vecchia n. 3 Taormina.
Every Saturday of June and July 2023 @ 9.15pm

 

TICKETS on Italian Opera Taormina

Standard ticket (including drink during interact) € 30,00 >> entrance at 08.45 pm

VIP ticket (early entrance with welcome drink, reserved seats in the VIP area) €50,00 >> entrance at 8.30 pm

– Admission free for children up to 6 years

 

 Program changes every night > click on the date!
(program is released few days before the date)

 

3 June 2023

“Regional to global”
RuyaTaner, piano
Kursat Basar, sax

Music by Ceyan, Debussy, Kodaly

Playlist

 

 

 

10 June 2023

“Il fascino dell’Opera e dell’Operetta”
Duo Metro-Foti, piano duo
Music by Puccini, Rossini, Strauss, Bizet

 

 

 

17 June 2023

“Ricordi di temi italiani e spagnoli per 88 tasti e 6 corde”
Torrigiani Luca, piano
Vannucci Lapo, guitar
Music by Carcassi, Tarrega, Procaccini

 

 

 

24 June 2023

“Trio Felix”
Peconio Flavio, piano
Marilena Gaudio, sopran
Giacomo Piepoli, clarinet
Music by Piazzolla, Puccini, Di Capua

 

 

1 July 2023

“Grandi autori all’Opera”
Sara Cianciullo, piano
Carmen Salamone, sopran
Antonio Gennaro, piano
Music by Mozart, Bach, Puccini, Chopin, Brahms

 

 

8 July 2023

“Viaggio musicale”
Ilaria Iaquinta, sopran
Giacomo Serra, piano
Music by Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti

 

15 July 2023

“Omaggio alla Callas” – “Tribute to Maria Callas”
Marianna Cappellani, sopran
Ester Ventura, sopran
Music by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Bellini

 

22 July 2023

Piano Recital “Espresso Roma-Parigi”
Gaia Caporiccio, piano
Music by Beethoven, Debussy, Schubert

 

 

29 Luglio 2023

“Omaggio a Sinatra”
Enrique Lleida, piano & bajo
Pablo Lleida, banjo & piano
Santiago Lleida, drums
Music by Frank Sinatra

 

 

MORE INFO

www.italianoperataormina.comwww.facebook.com/italianoperataorminawww.instagram.com/italianoperataormina

Info and booking: mobile 0039 340 6426230 – info@italianoperataormina.com

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

Eros Ramazzotti

Battito Infinito World Tour

Ancient Theatre, Thursday 3rd August 2023 @ 9.00pm

 

Eros Ramazzotti (1963) is an Italian pop singer, musician and songwriter. He is popular in Italy and most European countries, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish: 70 million records sold, 2 billion streams and almost 2 billion views on YouTube.

 

 

TICKETS on ticketone
Platea (parterre): € 207,00
Gallery (central): € 172.50
Gallery (lateral): € 126.50
Upper Circle (numbered seats): € 103,50
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 80,50


TICKETS FOR SPECIAL PACKAGES
on ticketone
– Front Row Experience: € 395,00
Includes:
● A seat in the front rows of the numbered stalls with an incredible view of the concert
● A special item of the official tour merchandising, not available for general sale
● Commemorative VIP lanyard
● Dedicated staff
● VIP express entrance to the venue
● Priority check-in
● Reserved access to the stand where you can buy official tour merchandise before the doors open to the public
● On-site telephone customer support

– Fan Package: € 295,00
● A seat in the numbered central grandstand (gallery)
● A special item of the official tour merchandising, not available for general sale
● Commemorative VIP lanyard
● Dedicated staff
● VIP express entrance to the venue
● Priority check-in
● Reserved access to the stand where you can buy official tour merchandise before the doors open to the public
● On-site telephone customer support

 

MORE INFO

https://ramazzotti.com

 

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

Modà & Orchestra

20 ANNI DI GRANDI SUCCESSI E 10 ANNI DI GIOIA

Taormina Ancient Theatre, Friday 2nd June 2023 @ 9.30pm

 

Modà is an Italian pop band from Milan. Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of lead singer Kekko Silvestre, guitarists Diego Arrigoni and Enrico Zapparoli, bass guitarist Stefano Forcella and drummer Claudio Dirani.

 

 

TICKETS on ticketone and boxol
Platea: € 89,00
Gallery: € 79,00
Upper Circle (numbered seats): € 69,00
Upper Circle (non numbered circle): 39,00

 

MORE INFO

https://rockmoda.com
https://www.facebook.com/rockmoda

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta

Ph. credit: Parco Archeologico Naxos Taormina, ph. Tordini

VISITING THE TAORMINA ANCIENT THEATRE

Season 2023

 

Usually the Ancient Theatre is open from 9.00am till one hour before sunset.
Click HERE to check the opening hours, according to the period of the year.


TICKETS on site and online @ Aditus aditusculture.com
Reduced ticket: € 5.00 (aged 18-25,  FAI members)
Free ticket: under 18, People with disabilities and helper , teachers and many other (see the above link)

 

NIGHT OPENING OF THE ANCIENT THEATRE (from 9.00am till 11.00pm) ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
  • June 4, 5, 6, 7,  11, 12, 13
  • July 3, 4, 5
  • August 12, 13, 14, 15, 29
FREE ENTRANCE TO THE ANCIENT THEATRE ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
  •  first Sunday of every month
  • June 2 (Festa della Repubblica, National Holiday)
  • November 4 (Festa delle Forze Armate, National Holiday)

 

MORE INFO

Parco Archeologico Naxos Taormina > www.parconaxostaormina.com – urp.parco.archeo.naxos@regione.sicilia.it
T. +39 0942 51.001 – +39 0942 628.738

Sicilia in Festa a Taormina

Taormina, Sunday 30th April 2023 @11.00am

 

From 11.00am to 2.00pm in “IX Aprile” square (the Belvedere) a Tarantella show with the Sicilian folk dance group Ciauru di Sicilia. Special Guest: Suonatori di Taormina.

From 5.00 to 8.00pm parade of typical Sicilian horse carts along the main street Cors Umberto, thank to the association Spiraglio.

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta 

Eruzione dell’Etna vista dal Santuario della Madonna della Rocca di Taormina (16 febbraio 2021). Foto di Saro Laganà. Source: https://www.facebook.com/saro.lagana

 

PHOTO EXHIBITION

Taormina, I love you

by Saro Laganà

Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, from April 27th 2023

 

MORE INFO

www.facebook.com/saro.lagana

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta 

EXHIBITION

Miss Mabel Hill, a Sicilian embroidery icon

Sala Giovanni Di Giovanni,piazza IX Aprile (Town Library), from April 22 to July 30, 2023

Opening Hours: from Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00am – 8.00pm

Free Entrance

 

 

 

MORE INFO

Associazione Serapide

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta 

Mimmo Cafiero Open Band

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY

Excelsior Palace Hotel Taormina, Sunday 30 April 2023 @

Entrance + Aperitiv: € 20,00

 

Stefano D’Anna > tenor sax
Giuseppe Mirabella > electric guitar
Sam Mortellaro > piano
Gabrio Bavilacqua > acoustic bass
Mimmo Cafiero > drums

 

MORE INFO
info@excelsiorpalacetaormina.it – Ph. 0039 0942 628968

 

 

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel La Pensione SvizzeraHotel Villa SchulerHotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta