San Domenico Palace Taormina commands Sicily’s eastern coastline from a Dominican monastery established in 1374. This clifftop landmark—Sicily’s first grand hotel conversion in 1896—delivers volcanic panoramas, Renaissance-era cloisters, and oceanfront terraces where Europe’s aristocracy established Taormina as the Mediterranean’s elite retreat. Original vaulted chapels now frame spa suites, century-old gardens transition into infinity pools, and … Continue reading San Domenico Palace Taormina: Sicily’s 14th-Century Monastery Overlooking Mount Etna