Most trips from Giardini Naxos by boat turn north to Taormina. Head south instead and you get lava headlands, river mouths and Etna filling the sky.
Fishing Villages and Flavours of Sicily’s Ionian Coast
The fishing villages on the Ionian coast of Sicily and what they eat: swordfish, sardines, granita and Etna wine, and why it makes more sense from the water.
Sailing Trips from Giardini Naxos with a Local Skipper
Sailing trips from Giardini Naxos, just below Taormina: what a day under sail on the Ionian coast is really like, and how it compares to a motorboat.
Giardini Naxos: The Beach Town Just Below Taormina
Giardini Naxos is the beach town just below Taormina: Sicily's oldest Greek colony, a long grey-sand bay, and the best view of the coast from the sea.