Villa Sant'Andrea was built in 1830
by a noble English family. In 1950 it became one of the most
exclusėve Taormina's hotel, keeping untėl now the charm of an
ancient and noble private residence. This hotel is enriched by
antiques, paintings and great care in details. From immemorial time,
this hotel has drawn artists, intellectuals and important people.
Even ėts geographic position is one of the most suggestive of the
Mediterranean Sea, surrounded with tropical gardens, that gently
slope down to the delicious private beach of Mazzaro' s Bay
(Taormina Mare).
St. Andrea Restaurant: it is placed in a sea-front
position and offers both typical and international food, it is
destination of many experts.
Oliviero's Restaurant: it has a
gorgeous panoramic view of the garden-terrace on Taormina's Bay, it
offers excellent meals. |
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In 1873, the Grand Hotel
Timeo, Taormina's first hotel, is born and a myth begins... Today,
after expert restoration which has wisely conserved its elegant style
whilst at the same time introducing the latest technology, it has
become one of the most resplendent realities of the Italian hotel
industry.
Completely unique, with its position amidst the most unforgettable
sceneries that pass one after the other, one glance can encompasse
the sunlit Bay of Naxos, the majestic volcano mount Etna and the
Greek-Roman Amphitheatre.
It is plunged in a centuries old park of cypresses and magnolias.
At the end of the 19° century, it becomes the favourite destination of
reigning monarchs, aristocrats, politicians, illustrious scholars and
famous artists: William II Kaiser of Germany, Umberto II, Marconi,
Gide, Guy de Maupassant, Liz Taylor, Richard Burton.
Its hospitality has its roots in the noble tradition of Sicily.
Guy de Maupassant said: Taormina is only a landscape, but a landscape,
where you seem to find everything created on the earth to seduce the
eyes, the spirit and the imagination. |
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