San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel
- Piazza San Domenico, 5, Taormina, Sicily, 98039, Italy
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OPENING DATE:
July 2021
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GENERAL MANAGER:
Lorenzo Maraviglia
Total Number of Rooms: 111
- Rooms: 68
- Suites: 43
Design Aesthetic:
- One of the world’s most famous hotels, composed of the Ancient Convent Wing built on the site of a 14th-century convent, and the Grand Hotel Wing, a Liberty-style structure added in 1896
- Chic contemporary style, balanced with historical architecture, frescoes, and original relics from the convent
Lead architects: Valentina Pisani
Art Curator: James Robertson
Landscape Architect : Marco Bay
Chief Restorer: Rosaria Catania
Location:
- On Sicily’s east coast in the charming seaside town of Taormina
- Just off the main street – an easy walk to shops and restaurants
- Ideal for exploring eastern Sicily, including the historic cities of Modica, Noto and Siracusa, and the tiny island of Ortigia
- 60 minutes from Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)
Executive Chef: Massimo Mantarro
Restaurant: Principe Cerami
- Cuisine: Michelin-starred restaurant, for quintessential Sicilian cuisine by Chef Massimo Mantarro, with sweeping vistas of Mount Etna and Taormina Bay
Restaurant: Anciovi
- Cuisine: Mediterranean cuisine and innovative cocktails, al fresco on the pool terrace
Lounge: Bar & Chiostro
- On the Menu: Sophisticated drinks, serving appetizing nibbles
Total Event Space: More than 1,700 sq.m. (18,299 sq. ft.) of indoor-outdoor event space, including a ballroom, cloistered courtyards, gardens and terraces
Botanica Spa
- 5 treatment rooms, indoor pool, and separate women’s and men’s sauna and steam bath
Gym
- State-of-the-art fitness centre
- Lush Italian gardens for romantic strolls and quiet contemplation
- La Sala della Grande Madia, displaying artefacts dating from the 16th to the 18th century, following the Sicilian and Neapolitan school, which belonged to the San Domenico Monastery