Taormina is a town in the Metropolitan City of Messina with a population of approx. 11,000 Patron Saint: Saint Pancras (San Pancrazio) – 9 July Nearest Airport: Catania (Fontanarossa) – (83 km, 01:03) Neighboring Cities: Gaggi, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni, Castelmola, Calatabiano, Castiglione di Sicilia Berthold Werner [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Attractions Archaeological site: Ancient Theatre of Taormina – built in the third century BC, it is the second largest ancient theater in Sicily – google maps Beaches: Isola Bella – google maps