The Valeria road
(Corso Umberto I)

Porta Messina-Porta Catania
History and monuments (800 m.)
This is the most significant tract of the ancient via Valeria, the consular road that linked Messina to Catania. From the coast (Spisone) it twisted its way ...More


Piazza V . Emanuele -Theatre
Archeology & Nature (1,900 metres)
From Piazza Vittorio Emanuele take via Teatro Greco, then to the right along the three-lined steps of via Timoleone into via Jallia Bassia, via del Ginnasio and via Bagnoli Croce. On this last, to the right, is the town park...More

Porta Messina - Castelmola
North-eastern side of Mount Tauro (2Km)
Walking from Porta Messina along via Costantino Patricio and alongside the Inner city walls there is the Cappuccini fountain ...More

Porta Catania-South side of Castelmola
Natural beauty (1,300 metres)
From Porta Catania take via Apollo Arcageta and on the left is the Church of San Francesco di Paola, originally the cathedral of Taormina...More

Piazza IX Aprile-Castello Saraceno
Mostly natural beauty (850 metres)
From Piazza IX Aprile take vicolo Stretto (“Narrow Lane”, just 60 cm wide) towards Porta Messina. It leads to via Don Bosco and then continues upwards along...More

Piazza IX Aprile-Marina di Villagonia
Mostly natural beauty (850 metres)
From Piazza IX Aprile in the direction of Porta Messina go down via Teofane Cerameo and then via Bastione as far as via Roma where there is a short-cut leading...More

Porta Messina- Baia di Spisone(Km 1,4)
Nature on the eastern side of Mount Tauro
This represents the continuation of the via “Valeria”. From Porta Messina go downhill along via San Pancrazio along which are the remains of a Roman villa...More

Porta Messina-Mazzarò-Isola Bella
Mostly natural beauty (Km2)
Mostly natural beauty (southeastern side of the promontory of Taormina)...More