u/elsaturation

Most posts in here recommend Taormina but warn there are tourists, while saying to stay away from places like Catania… what a joke. Probably over 80% of the people in Taormina are international tourists, nearly every shop geared towards them. It’s pretty but not nearly worth it unless you are specifically looking for a Disneyified experience. At least Catania has real people that live there.

Edit: It is a bit nicer at night when the cruise people have left, but my point still stands imo.

Edit x2: Yes, it has been a popular destination for awhile but the people I have spoken to in Taormina say the massive crowd influx specifically started after it was featured in White Lotus…