Taormina - Italian Movie Trips

Taormina is an exceptionally busy and provocative vacation destination. It has an stunning Greek theater facing Mt. Etna, justifiably famous beaches and excellent panoramic views of the sea. In the town itself you are surrounded by colorful gardens and crenellated Moorish architecture (from long occupations of the past). You might also take a guided trip from Taormina to the base of the volcanic Mt. Etna or higher.
region name: Sicily

Movies Filmed On Location In Taormina Italy:

Le Grand Bleu

Two childhood friends who have dedicated their lives to dolphin life and deep blue ocean take up a friendly competition to see who can stay under the water longest, while the rest of the world tries to understand just how they do it.

Malena

An adolescent boy on the Sicilian shore develops an obsession with a stunning young woman, played by model Monica Bellucci, whose husband has gone to war. By the director of Nuevo Cinema Paradiso.

Mighty Aphrodite

Woody Allen is a writer who decides to meet the mother of his adopted son, as it turns out, a prostitute whose raw honesty teaches him more than he expected. The Greek chorus dramatizing the tragedy throughout makes appearances at the Greek theater in Taormina.

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Having recently been appointed Don of the mildly criminal Corleone family, once idealistic young Michael faces increasingly savage decisions as he negotiates dangerous political allegiances inside and outside the family. His choices begin to parallel those of his father, whose criminal reputation is remembered in long flashbacks of a placid but mafia-ridden Sicily.

Tours and links:
Taormina Film Festival