I continue my journey to this beautiful terrace by the sea. From Isola Bella, I go to Giardini Naxos. About ten minutes separate the wonderful Isola Bella from Giardini Naxos. We agreed with a group of friends to take a trip around this fascinating first Greek colony.

We found ourselves in one of the beaches of Giardini Naxos which, among other things, are characterized by being the longest in the Taormina area. Here, the beaches have stretches of fine sand and rocky parts and are divided into free and for a fee with umbrella and bar services. In short, they are equipped with every comfort.

In the group there were four, after a morning at sea, we went to the Archaeological Park to visit the remains of the ancient city of Naxos, which was built in 734 BC and destroyed by Syracuse in 403 BC. I recommend this itinerary: it is absolutely worth seeing! Then we headed for the National Archaeological Museum.

Here you can learn about the history of the Greek colony of Naxos and the testimonies from the territory (Cocolonazzo di Mola, Grotta Monaci, Fiumedenisi < ; /em>, Malvagna). The collections are made up of various finds from the excavations of the archaeological area. After this fantastic journey, some of us (including me) stayed in Naxos for an extra day, others left for Malta.

We stayed in a cozy bed & breakfast nestled in a green garden full of lemon trees. It was like being in the country. In this way, we took advantage of the natural beauty all day and we will continue our journey to reach the Etna volcano. But I'll leave this part for the next story...