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Address: Via Teatro Greco 59, 98039 Taormina (messina), Italy

Phone: +39 09 4223801

Fax: +39 09 42628501

Category: 5 Star

Rooms: 83

Floors: 4

General Description: The Grand Hotel Timeo in Taormina boasts an excellent location in front of the Roman-Greek theatre. This first-class hotel, dating back to 1873, perfectly blends with the Framon hotel chain style. Surrounded by a beautiful park of 25000 sqm, the hotel hosts the famous literary terrace, boasting magnificent views, where renowned guests used since then to meet together. The hotel offers a restaurant, outdoor swimming pool and Health & Fitness Centre. A multifunctional conference room is available for meetings, gala dinners and fashion shows, providing an exclusive atmosphere and excellent service. This is the first Hotel in Taormina, in front of the Roman-Greek Theatre; it dates back to 1873 and represents the major expression of Framon style. In a park of 25.000 m, populated by numerous typical floral species, the historical Hotel contains the famous literary terrace. Surrounded by a spectacular panorama, the terrace represents the ideal meeting place for well-known guests. From Catania Airport:Follow car park around to the left, to the exit. Turn right and continue straight on uphill to the flyover, following large green signs for TANGENZIALE OVEST and A18A19 AUTOSTRADE. Keep left at first fork on flyover, following the same green signs for approximately 5kms. At large junction for TANGENZIALE (ring road), go to the right following green signs A18 MESSINA. Continue for 17kms to the end of the ring road and the CATANIA NORD tollbooth of A18 motorway.Collect ticket at the booth and proceed on the motorway for approximately 40kms. Leave at the exit for TAORMINA, paying toll.After the tollbooth, where the road forks, keep left for TAORMINA (large white sign). Follow this winding uphill road, keeping in the right lane. Approaching the town centre, it narrows and becomes very steep. Keep right at fork in Via San Pancrazio (compulsory one-way traffic) and continue uphill. At the top of this road you will see an archway leading to a traffic free Corso directly in front. When you arrive at ?Porta Messina Archway? turn right, going uphill, then turn immediately left, where you will find a limited access sign: please, do not worry and go on as Grand Hotel Timeo guests are allowed to enter with no time limit. At the end of the road, where it forks, please keep the left and follow the signs for Grand Hotel Timeo and Teatro Greco (Greek Theatre), they are next to each other.From Palermo, Cefalu, Agrigento or Siracusa via Catania. Approaching Catania from other areas of Sicily, the A19 Palermo Catania motorway and the SS114 from Siracusa Ragusa both lead onto the toll-free superstrada ring road around Catania TANGENZIALE OVEST (green signs). Follow these and A18 MESSINA signs to the end of the ring road can CATANIA NORD tollbooth of the A18 motorway. Continue from

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