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  2. Taormina - Wikipedia

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    Taormina (UK: / ˌ t ɑː ɔːr ˈ m iː n ə / TAH-or-MEE-nə, [2] US: /-n ɑː /-⁠nah, also / t aʊər ˈ-/, [3] [4] Italian: [ta.orˈmiːna]; Sicilian: Taurmina) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina, on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy. Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century.

  3. Palazzo Corvaja - Wikipedia

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    Palazzo Corvaja. Palazzo Corvaja (sometimes spelt Palazzo Corvaia) is a medieval palace in Taormina, Sicily, Italy.It was principally built at the end of the 14th century and is named after one of the oldest and most famous families of Taormina, which owned it from 1538 to 1945.

  4. Walking tour - Wikipedia

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    Several cities now have employ dramatic spectacle to add interest to their tours. Usually guided by actors in costume, these walking tours create the feel of living history "in a non-academic, very accessible fashion." [10] These tours are a form of promenade theatre, as well as museum theatre in that it makes use of first person interpretation.

  5. History of Taormina - Wikipedia

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    The Duomo dates from the 13th century The tower of the 13th century Palazzo Corvaja showing the Gothic influence.. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Taormina continued to rank as one of the more important towns of Sicily, and because of the strength of its position was one of the last places that was retained by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperors; but it was taken by the Fatimids ...

  6. Siege of Taormina (962) - Wikipedia

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    The siege was led by the Kalbid cousins Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi and al-Hasan ibn Ammar and lasted for thirty weeks, until the city fell on Christmas Day 962. 1,570 of the inhabitants (approximately one-fifth of the population) went as slaves to the Fatimid Caliph al-Mu'izz; the town was renamed al-Mu'izziyya, and Muslim settlers were brought in. [citation needed]

  7. The Overdue, Under-Told Story Of The Clitoris

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    From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.

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