Taormina questions

[Samet822]

As anyone had any experience with Sicily Life? Do we need a private driver or can we do this on our own? The cruise brochure says there are limited taxis near where we tender and Taormina is 6 or 7 miles away. We want to see as much as we can. Leaving in four days, so would appreciate prompt responses.

Diane

[Hlitner]

The major problem will be getting up to Taromina (the cruise line should have arranged some kind of bus service and there are taxis). Once in Taormina, I would think anyone who paid for a guide or tour would feel somewhat ripped-off. Its a relatively small cliff-top resort town with only 1 main street (loaded with shops, restaurants, and some cafes) with a smaller 2nd street (off to your left from the square just inside the entrance) which leads up to the nearby AmphiTheatre. You can walk through the entire town in about 2 hours. This is a real resort village, and you will have no problem with language barriers. All the restaurants have English menus and many of the Sicilians speak and understand some English.

Hank