Saracen Castle

Culture, Monuments
Via Madonna della Rocca - 98039 Taormina

    We give you an excellent reason to get up to the entrance of the castle: a beautiful view of the city.

    Taormina Saracen Castle is situated on the rock of Mount Taurus; of uncertain construction, the tradition dates it back to the Arab period.

    Characteristic of the fortress was the invincibility; this is the reason why the Normans, when in 1079 besieged the castle that was under the Saracens’ dominion, in order to avoid a long siege, decided to build 22 wood towers around the village, so that the Saracens could not receive any supply and have no contact with the outside, forcing the enemy to surrender.

    It is possible to get to the castle through a staircase carved in the rock.

    Although the castle is currently inaccessible, the view that can be admired thanks to its raised position is a excellent reason to get up to the entrance of the castle.