It is a charming village located above Taormina. The most amazing thing of Castelmola consists in the breathtaking views of the whole surrounding area, that you will be able to enjoy from up there.

 

In the village of Maniace, on the west side of Mount Etna, there is Castel Maniace, once an abbey, founded by Margaret of Navarre in 1173, on the place where the Byzantine general George Maniaces defeated the Saracens in 1040.