Taormina events
Italian Opera Taormina
2020
San Giorgio Theatre (via Don Bosco, behind piazza IX April) @ 9.15 pm
April > every Saturday @ 9.15pm
from May to October > every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday @9.00pm
November > every Wednesday @ 9.15pm
December > on 2nd, 8th, 16th, 26th and 30th December @ 9.15pm
January 2021 > on 2nd January @ 9.15pm
Do you love Opera music? The artists of the Italian Opera Taormina perform every week in Taormina. One hour and 30 mins of timeless arias from some of the most famous Italian operas.
An extraordinary journey with the most famous arias from great “Italian Operas” interpreted by professional singers who have performed in the most important Italian and international theatres, and accompanied by virtuous pianists.
The event takes place at the Cine Teatro ‘San Giorgio’ (see city map) During the break, a drink is offered on the magnificent panoramic terrace overlooking the bay of the Perla dello Ionio.
TICKETS
> Standard Tickets. Unassigned seats*, free drink between the first and second time.
* it’s convenient to arrive 30 minutes before the show
> VIP Tickets: Entrance fast line, Reserved seat**, free drink between first and second time and Aperitive at the end of the show.
**For the VIP ticket you can choose your seat. If the seat is not chosen, it will be decided automatically, always in the VIP area
Info and booking: mobile 0039 340 6426230 – info@italianoperataormina.com – www.italianoperataormina.com/contacts
Online tickets >> www.italianoperataormina.com/tickets
Program changes every night.
Here you can have a look at the program of each evening:
APRIL
Sat 4 – Sat 11 – Sat 18 – Sat 25
MAY
Fri 1 – Sat 2 – Mon 4 – Wed 6 – Fri 8 – Sat 9 – Mon 11 – Wed 13 – Fri 15 – Sat 16 – Mon 18 – Wed 20 – Fri 22 – Sat 23 – Mon 25 – Wed 27 – Fri 29 – Sat 30
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY 2021
MORE INFO
www.italianoperataormina.com
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
Alberto Urso
Tour 2020
Ancient Theatre, July 24th 2020 @ 9.00pm
Alberto Urso (born 1997) is an Italian tenor.
He won the eighteenth edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi in May 2019. His debut album Solo was released on 10 May 2019.
TICKETS on ticketone.it
Stalls (Parterre): €SOLD OUT
Gallery: € 65,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 49,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 30,00
MORE INFO
www.facebook.com/albertoursoofficial
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
Da Guarene all’Etna 2019- Boiling Projects
Photo Exhibition
ex Church Del Carmine and Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, February 22 to April 26 2020
The Foundation Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (of Guarene, a little town in north Italy) celebrates its 20 years with an exhibition of contemporary photography.
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
Art House Cinema
Organised by Fondazione Taormina Arte and Regione Siciliana
Casa del Cinema (Corso Umberto n. 61) from February 20th to April 19th
Films are in Italian
Entrance: € 7,00 – Reduced (residents): € 5,00
A selection of films (in Italian) aiming to spread the cinematographic culture. Rare films, films reflecting the strong personality of their directors, intense and emotional films.
CALENDAR
February 20, Thursday @ 4.30pm – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità”
February 21, Friday @ 6.30pm – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità”
February 22, Saturday @ 8.30pm – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità”
February 28, Friday @ 4.30pm – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro”
February 29, Saturday @ 6.30pm – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro”
March 1, Sunday @ 8.30pm – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro”
March 6, Friday @ 4.30pm – “Cold War”
March 7, Saturday @ 6.30pm – “Cold War”
March 8, Sunday @ 8.30pm – “Cold War”
March 13, Friday @ 4.30pm – “Perfetti conosciuti”
March 14, Saturday @ 6.30pm – “Perfetti conosciuti”
March 15, Sunday @ 8.30pm – “Perfetti conosciuti”
March 20, Friday @ 4.15pm – “Tutti lo sanno”
March 21, Saturday @ 6.30pm – “Tutti lo sanno”
March 22, Sunday @ 9.00pm – “Tutti lo sanno”
March 27, Friday @ 4.30pm – “Indivisibili”
March 28, Saturday @ 6.30pm – “Indivisibili”
March 29, Sunday @ 8.30pm – “Indivisibili”
April 3, Friday @ 4.15pm – “Se la strada potesse parlare”
April 4, Saturday @ 6.30pm – “Se la strada potesse parlare”
April 5, Sunday @ 8.45pm – “Se la strada potesse parlare”
April 17, Friday @ 4.15pm – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli”
April 18, Saturday @ 6.30pm – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli”
April 19, Sunday @ 8.45pm – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli”
View the press release (in Italian)
MORE INFO
Fondazione Taormina Arte > info@taoarte.it – T +39 391 746 2146
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
REGULARLY HELD MARKETS
M0nday to Saturday (8.00am – 1.00pm)
Via Don Giovanni Minzoni – Taormina
Small market hall with stands of fruit, meat, fish, cheese and flowers
Every Wednesday (8.00am – 1.00pm)
Via Leonardo Da Vinci and via Wilhelm Von Gloeden – Taormina
eekly market with stands of shoes, clothes, households items, fruit, vegetables and more.
Monday to Saturday (5.00am – 12.00pm)
Behind Piazza Duomo – Catania
Famous fish market located in a pictoresque setting. Fish, meet, cheese and veg presented by enthusiastic market criers. Good restaurants all around.
PERMANENT MUSEUMS
Casa del Cinema
Museum that hosts posters and photographs of the film shot in Taormina. It is open every day from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00am to 10.00pm. Free entrance
It hosts the ticket office of the Fondazione Taormina Arte, where it is possible to purchase the tickets for most of the events held at the Ancient Theatre and at the Odeon
Address: Corso Umberto I n. 63 – Mobile: 0039 391 746 2146 – www.facebook.com/casadelcinemataormina
EVENTS 2020
JANUARY
January 1 – Bagpipers along the streets of the town centre
January 1 – New Year Concert by the Taormina Plectrum Orchestra – Congress Hall @7.30pm
January 1/8 – Exhibition “White Noise” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
January 1/15 – Exhibition “Von Gloeden, Taormina e il Mediterraneo” – ex Del Carmine Church
January 1 / March 8 – Exhibition “The stars of Taormina” – Casa del Cinema
January 1 / April 18 – Exhibition “Icons. Tradition/Contemporariness” – ex Church of Sant’Agostino
January 1 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 2 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 3 – Music performance by Sandro di Bernardo & RainFaces – Congress Hall @6.30pm
January 4 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 5 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 6 – Bagpipers along the streets of the town centre
January 6 – Living Nativity Scene of Trappitello – Trappitello
January 24 – Taormina meets the Sicilian Photography – Suddenly by Peppe Gambino
FEBRUARY
February 11 / March 8 – Exhibition “The stars of Taormina” – Casa del Cinema
February 1 / April 18 – Icons. Tradition/Contemporariness – ex Church of Sant’Agostino
February 1 – Meet Jazz: The piano – Excelsior Palace Hotel
February 15 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “Teorema Sicilia”
February 20 – Art house cinema – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità” – Casa del Cinema
February 21 / April 26 – Ehibition “Da Guarene all’Etna” – ex church Del Carmine and Palazzo Duchi
February 21 – Taormina meets the Sicilian Photography – Antologia in bianco e nero Enrico Borrometi
February 21 – Art house cinema – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità” – Casa del Cinema
February 22 – Meet Jazz: The guitar – Excelsior Palace Hotel
February 22 – Art house cinema – “Van Gogh – sulla soglia dell’eternità” – Casa del Cinema
February 28 – Art house cinema – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro” – Casa del Cinema
February 29 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “L’uomo senza inverno”
February 29 – Art house cinema – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro” – Casa del Cinema
MARCH
March 1/8 – Exhibition “The stars of Taormina” – Casa del Cinema
March 1 / April 18 – Exhibition “Icons. Tradition/Contemporariness” – ex Church of Sant’Agostino
March 1 – Art house cinema – “Il sacrificio del cervo sacro” – Casa del Cinema
March 6 – Art house cinema – “Cold War” – Casa del Cinema
March 7 – Art house cinema – “Cold War” – Casa del Cinema
March 8 – Art house cinema – “Cold War” – Casa del Cinema
March 13 – Art house cinema – “Perfetti conosciuti” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 14 – Meet Jazz: The bass – Casa Cuseni – CANCELLED
March 14 – Art house cinema – “Perfetti conosciuti” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 15 – Art house cinema – “Perfetti conosciuti” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 20 – Art house cinema – “Tutti lo sanno” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 21 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “Vita sognata e Sogni vissuti” – CANCELLED
March 21 – Art house cinema – “Tutti lo sanno” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 22 – Art house cinema – “Tutti lo sanno” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 27 – Art house cinema – “Indivisibili” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 28 – Art house cinema – “Indivisibili” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
March 29 – Art house cinema – “Indivisibili” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
APRIL
April 1/18 – Icons. Tradition/Contemporariness – ex Church of Sant’Agostino – CANCELLED
April 1/26 – Ehibition “Da Guarene all’Etna” – ex church Del Carmine – CANCELLED
April 3 – Art house cinema – “Se la strada potesse parlare” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 4 – Meet Jazz: The sax – Casa Cuseni – CANCELLED
April 4 – Art house cinema – “Se la strada potesse parlare” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
April 5 – Art house cinema – “Se la strada potesse parlare” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
April 17 – Art house cinema – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 18 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “La Storia dei Siculi fin dalla loro origine” – CANCELLED
April 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
April 18 – Art house cinema – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 19 – Art house cinema – “Cafarnao – Caos e miracoli” – Casa del Cinema – CANCELLED
April 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
MAY
May 1 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 2 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 4 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 6 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 8 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 9 – Spazio al Sud – Book launch of “Il pozzo delle Tre Lune” – CANCELLED
May 9 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 11 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 13 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 14 – Giro d’Italia – Stage of the Giro d’Italia in Chianchitta (periferical part of Taormina and Giardini Naxos) – CANCELLED
May 15 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 16 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 18 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 20 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 22 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 23 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 25 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 27- Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 29 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
May 30 – Italian Opera Taormina – San Giorgio Theatre – CANCELLED
JUNE
June 18/22 – TAOBUK – Taormina Book Festival – 10° edition “L’entusiasmo” – POSTPONED > date to be set
June 28 / July 4 – Taormina Film Fest – POSTPONED to July 11
JULY
July 4 – Jazz in Sicily > Dino Rubino Trio – Excelsior Palace Hotel
July 11 – Jazz in Sicily > Raffaele Genovese Trio – Excelsior Palace Hotel
July 11-19 – Taormina Film Fest – On streaming, Town Congress Hall and Ancient Theatre
July 18 – Simple Minds – Ancient Theatre – POSTPONED TO July 17, 2021
July 20 – Beethoven Concert (including Symphony n. 5) – Ancient Theatre
July 21 – Beethoven Concert (including Symphony n. 6) – Ancient Theatre
July 22 – Beethoven Concert (including Symphony n. 3) – Ancient Theatre
July 23 – Beethoven Concert (including Symphony n. 7) – Ancient Theatre
July 23 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 24 – Beethoven Concert, Symphony n. 9 – Ancient Theatre
July 24 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 24 – Alberto Urso – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED and POSTPONED > date to be set
July 25 – American Movies Tribute – Ancient Theatre
July 25 – Jazz in Sicily > Urban Fabula – Excelsior Palace Hotel
July 25 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 25 – Coez – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED and POSTPONED > date to be set
July 26 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 30 – Opera “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi – Ancient Theatre
July 30 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
July 31 – Ficarra e Picone – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
July 31 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
AUGUST
August 1 – Cavalleria Rusticana – Ancient Theatre
August 1 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 2 – Di Stefano Award – Ancient Theatre
August 2 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 1 – Ficarra e Picone – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
August 2 – Ficarra e Picone – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
August 4 – Mika – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
August 5 – Diodato – Ancient Theatre
August 6 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 7 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 8 – Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals – CANCELLED AND POSTPONED to August 7th 2021
August 8 – “Medea”, a tragedy by Euripide – Ancient Theatre
August 8 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 9 – “Il Sogno di un uomo ridicolo”, a storu by Dostoevskij – Ancient Theatre
August 9 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 10 – Music meets Literarture – Ancient Theatre
August 11 – Aida by G. Verdi – Ancient Theatre
August 12 – “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff – Ancient Theatre
August 13 – Edoardo Bennato in “Sono solo Canzonette” – Ancient Theatre
August 13 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges – CANCELLED
August 14 – Taormina Lyric Summer Concert – Ancient Theatre
August 14 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges – CANCELLED
August 15 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges – CANCELLED
August 16 – International Guitar night – Ancient Theatre
August 16 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges – CANCELLED
August 19 – Alba al Teatro Antico – Ancient Theatre
August 20 – Puccini and Verdi Opera Gala – Ancient Theatre
August 20 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 21 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 22 – Ballet Company “Les Italiens de l’Opéra de Paris” – Ancient Theatre
August 22 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 23 – Ballet Company “Les Italiens de l’Opéra de Paris” – Ancient Theatre
August 23 – Odissea – Alcantara Gorges
August 25 – “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi – Ancient Theatre
August 26 – Lirica Made in Sicily – Ancient Theatre
August 27 – I tre tenori – Ancient Theatre
August 27 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
August 28 – Night Opening of the Ancient Theatre
August 28 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
August 29 – Daniele Silvestri – Ancient Theatre
August 29 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
August 30 – Night Opening of the Ancient Theatre
August 30 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
August 31 – Aida by G. Verdi – Ancient Theatre
SEPTEMBER
September 2 – Ballet Company “Eleonora Abbagnato” – Ancient Theatre
September 3 – Requiem by G. Verdi – Ancient Theatre
September 3 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
September 4 – “Emozioni, viaggio tra le canzoni di Lucio Battisti” – Ancient Theatre
September 4 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
September 4 – Il Volo – Ancient Theatre – POSTPONED to September 4th 2021
September 5 – “Oltre lo spazio” with Valentina Tereshkova – Ancient Theatre
September 5 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
September 5 – Il Volo – Ancient Theatre – POSTPONED to September 5th 2021
September 6 – “Oltre lo spazio” with Valentina Tereshkova – Ancient Theatre
September 6 – Inferno – Alcantara Gorges
September 7 – Cavalleria Rusticana by P. Mascagni
September 8 – Cavalleria Rusticana by P. Mascagni – CANCELLED
September 10 – Francesco Gabbani – Ancient Theatre
September 15/30 – Exhibition “Chamber of Art” – Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano
September 19 – Pintus – Ancient Theatre – CANCELLED
September 20 – Gershwin & Bernstein – Ancient Theatre
OCTOBER
October 1/5 – TAOBUK Taormina Book Festival
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera (reopening in 2021) – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
Natale… e dintorni
Church of Santa Caterina, Saturday December 28th @7.00pm
Free entrance
Christmas concert with:
Laura Lo Re > voice
Antonello Tonna > piano
Dario Miano > Sax
The trio will perform traditional Christmas melodies and other songs filled with the themes of love friendship and peace. Here some titles: Let it snow, Jingle bells, White Christmas, The Christmas song, Imagine, That’s what friend are for, The Greatest Love of All, and many others
MORE INFO
Laura Lo Re – www.facebook.com/laura.l.re
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
BAZ
alias Roberto Bazzoni
in “La verità rende single”
(EVENT IN ITALIAN)
Taormina Congress Hall, Saturday 28th December 2019 @8.30pm
Entrance: € 22,00
Tickets (numbered seats) online on boxol.it
Marco “BAZ” Bazzoni (born 1979) is an Italian comedian, actor, singer and popular radio host.
MORE INFO
www.baz.it – www.facebook.com/BAZmarcobazzoni
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
“Alligrativi Pastura”
Sounds, melodies and verses of the Sicilian Christmas
Odeon of Taormina on 27th and 28th December 2019 @11.30am
Free entrance
A special concert organised by Taormina Arte Foundation and Kiklos Association
Click HERE to view the Italian press release
DUO ANTIQUO
Pinello Drago: voice, guitar and flutes
Benjamin Pouzadoux: hurdy-gurdy (ghironda) >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurdy-gurdy
• PASTORALE (Bernardo Storace, 17° century)
• PASTUREDDA (traditional, Nebrodi area in north-east Sicily)
• I TRI RE DI L’URIENTI (traditional, Nebrodi area in north-east Sicily)
• SUITE DE SCOTTICH (traditional, French area)
• LI PAZZI SENSI MEI (lyrics of Tommaso Aversa – 17° cent., music by Pinello Drago, not registered)
• SUITE DE BOUREE’ (traditional, French area)
I MANDOLINI DEI NEBRODI
Aurelio Indaimo: voice and guitar
Calogero Emanuele: mandolin and mandola
Franco Montagna: mandolin and clarinet
Sebastiano Montagna: guitar
Nino Milia: guitar
Daniela Giaimo: transverse flute
Billy Nocifora: accordion
• NINNAREDDA (traditional, Nebrodi area in north-east Sicily)
• PASTORALE NASCIU LU BMBINEDDU (Francesco Paolo Frontini, 19th cent.)
• CONTRODDANZA (traditional, Nebrodi area in north-east Sicily)
• A CASTANIOTA (traditional, Nebrodi area in north-east Sicily)
• A LA NOTTI DI NATALI (traditional, Nebrodi area in north-east Sicily)
• SUSI PASTURI (traditional, Nebrodi area in north-east Sicily)
• NATU GIA’ LU GRAN MISSIA (traditional, Nebrodi area in north-east Sicily)
• NUVENA DI MISSINA (traditional, Peloritani area in east Sicily)
DUO FREE
Santi Scarcella: voice and piano
Gemino Calà: flutes
• NUVENA (traditional, Peloritani area in east Sicily, arrangement by Gemino Calà)
• PASTORALE MESSINESE (traditional, Peloritani area in east Sicily, arrangement by Gemino Calà)
• TORTORICIANA (traditional, Tortorici area in north-east Sicily, arrangement by Gemino Calà)
• BLUES (Santi Scarcella)
• TRAMONTI DI SICILIA (Santi Scarcella)
• CIURI CIURI JAZZ (Santi Scarcella)
MORE INFO
Fondazione Taormina Arte > Infoline (mobile) + 0039 391 746 2146
www.taormina-arte.com – info@taormina-arte.com
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
Living Presepe – Living Nativity Scene
… e la Luce brillò… Venite e vedete!
16th edition – 2019
From December 26th 2019 to January 6th 2020
Parrocchia Sacro Cuore di Gesù –Trappitello, Taormina (ME)
FREE ENTRANCE
The presepe will be held in case of rain too.
During Christmas time in Italy, you are bound to come across cribs in homes and piazzas all over the country. Many cities also have a living crib, or a living nativity scene. It is thought that St. Francis hosted the first living nativity scene in 1223, sparking a tradition that continues in Italy to this day. Beginning on Christmas day, and running until January 6th, towns throughout Italy hold pageants to re-act the night of Jesus’ birth. Actors portray Mary, Joseph, the three Magi and other biblical figures from the gospel.
In Trappitello, peripherical area of Taormina, every year in Chrismas time, a Living Crib with more than 200 “actors” and “walk-ons” is organised. It is one of the most appreciated living cribs of Sicily counting 22.000/25.000 people visiting the event every year.
The location set is the huge garden of the old small church of Santa Venera with impressive old buildings such as an oil mill, a millstone, a mallet and a windmill. While in a secluded and evocative place the Capanna della Natività is located, where the Holy Child is welcomed and warmed by the love of his parents, Maria and Giuseppe, and by a docile ox and a tender donkey.
In fact there are many and various animals “working” as extras in the crib – among which a majestic camel stands out.
On January 6th, according to tradition, the Three Wise Men (the Three Kings) will enter “Bethlehem”, bringing their gifts to Baby Jesus: gold, frankincense and myrrh.
At the exit of the Living Nativity there is the possibility to visit the ancient Church of S. Venera, admire a rich exhibition of Holy Jesus and taste typical products of our tradition.
Opening hours:
– 26 December – 5.00pm / 9.00pm
– 27 Dicembre – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 29 Dicembre – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 30 Dicembre – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 1 January – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 2 January – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 4 January – 6.00pm / 9.00pm
– 5 January – 5.00pm / 9.00pm
– 6 January – 5.00pm / 9.00pm
How to get there: Motorway A18 Messina/Catania, exit Taormina, Direction SS. 185 (statal road, blu sign), 500 metres from the motorway exit.
More info: T. +39 0942/50210 – M. +39 339/8320324 and +39 349/4289961 – presepetrappitello@gmail.com
FB: Presepe Vivente di Trappitello
#presepetrappitello
Where to stay
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
