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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.
Foto sulla sua tomba al cimitero di Taormina, gennaio 2006 (foto Giovanni Dall'Orto - User:G.dallorto). Buciunì fu per decenni assistente del fotografo Wilhelm von Gloeden ed erede del suo studio. English: Pancrazio Buciunì aka "Il Moro" (28/june/1879 - 30/jan/1963).
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 ...
In Taormina, his long-time companion was the Sicilian painter Carlo Siligato (1875-1959) [10] A series of photographs of Siligato by Wilhelm von Gloeden, ca. 1890/93, survives. [ 11 ] People in Taormina called Kitson the "crazy Englishman" for his appearance.
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 prominent families of Taormina, which owned it from 1538 to 1945.
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The ancient theatre of Taormina is featured extensively in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite, starring Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, and F. Murray Abraham. [4] Abraham in particular is shown repeatedly onstage as the leader of a Greek chorus. The theatre is also featured in season 2, episode 2, of the HBO series The White Lotus ...