| | | Piazzetta Bastione - Via Roma, Taormina, 98039 |
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Villa Schuler Hotel is centrally located next to the delightful Botanical Gardens and just 2 minutes from Taormina's famous traffic free Corso Umberto. The ancient Greek-Roman theatre and the cable car to the beaches are just a 10 minutes' walk away. |
| By | Line / Type / Location | Exit / Stop / Distance | | Airports | 
| Catania CTA | 60 km |  | | Palermo PMO | 160 km | | | Reggio Calabria REG | 65 km |
| | Highways | 
| A18 Messina-Catania | Taormina |
| | Train Lines | 
| Messina - Catania - Siracusa | Taormina-Giardini |
| | Bus Lines | 
| Aerop. Catania-Giardini Naxos-Taormina | Terminal bus Via Pirandello |
| | National Road | 
| S.S. 114: Siracusa - Messina | Taormina |
| | Click on the links to visit the official webpage of the transport authority |
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Coming By Air:
The nearest airport is Catania (CTA) 34 miles.
From Catania airport the bus operator "Etna Trasporti" connects each hour to Taormina bus terminal (70 minutes drive) between 7am and 9.45pm. Or we can arrange a 50 minutes taxi-transfer to our hotel.
Coming By Train:
All major trains from northern Italy, starting in Milan or Rome with destination Syracuse or Agrigento, stop at Taromina-Giardini. From here you will find taxis to the town centre and directly to our Hotel (2.5 miles).
Coming By Car:
Coming from motorway A18 Catania-Messina, exit at Taormina. After having paid the toll, follow the sign Taormina uphill for about 2 miles. Immediately after the multi-storey parking "Lumbi" turn right entering the tunnel "Monte Tauro/Porta Catania"(1.093 meters/3.586 ft). Exiting at Taormina's south end drive uphill around the multi-storey parking "Porta Catania" till you reach a little square, Piazza Sant'Antonio. In front of you stands the medieval city-portal "Porta Catania" and, before it, the post-office to its right. Just before the post-office you have again the white hotel signs. Take the one-way road down to the right from the post office and follow it for about 1/4 mile till you will reach the panoramic "Via Roma". From there it's just one more quarter mile to the "Villa Schuler".
In front of the Hotel there is a small public parking and also our private parking (yellow lines) and our garages.
Parking in Taormina can be a problem. The limited number of outdoor parking areas are of 2 types:
White lines: for residents only and hotel guests with having a parking permit.
Blue lines: for all cars (no parking permit needed).
Parking in the town center:
1) Hotel Garage: if you prefer guaranteed parking you can reserve a parking space in our hotel garage, open from 6am to 10pm with valet parking (with daily extra charge). Vans need 2 spaces. Garage reservations can be cancelled free of charge until one day before.
2) Parking for Hotel Guests: two special parking spaces for our hotel-guests (yellow lines). Free of charge but cannot be reserved: first come first served. Car keys will need to be left at reception. No hotel-liability on this 2 parkings on rented public soil.
If these 2 spaces are taken you can use the following alternatives:
- 3 spaces Public Parking;
- 8 spaces in front of our Hotel (white lines for residents) and 8 spaces along the one way Via Roma, immediately after our parkings (white lines for residents).
Parking is free on both this areas, as well as on all other white line parking areas in town, but you need a parking permit "PASS". Our hotel has been assigned two parking permits that we lend our guests according to availability, first come first served. No hotel-liability on public parkings. |
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