Isola Bella

Taormina, Sicily · 🇮🇹 Italy

A pebble spit links the mainland to a miniature island reserve beneath clifftop Taormina.

Sea temperature

~26°C in the warm season

Water

Clear blue-green

Sand

Grey pebbles and shingle

Swimming

Deepens quickly, good snorkelling

Best time to visit

May-Oct

Setting

Tiny nature-reserve islet below Taormina's cliffs

Beach type

City & resort

Region

Europe

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Photo: Solomonn Levi (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source