Mount Etna
On the horizon.
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The Ancient Theatre of Taormina is a Greek theatre in the town of Taormina on Sicily's east coast, about 42 km north of Catania in a straight line, on a cliff overlooking the Ionian Sea and Mount Etna. A Hellenistic theatre stood here from around the 3rd century BC and was rebuilt in Roman times, probably under Hadrian or Trajan. It measured 107 metres across and held about 10,000 spectators, and it is one of the oldest theatres in Magna Graecia with curved seating rather than the older trapezoid shape. Stone seating curves in a half-circle around the stage, and beyond the red-brick stage wall, with its surviving arches and columns, opens a view of the blue coast, with the volcanic cone of Etna on the horizon, often topped with snow or smoke. Visitors explore the seating and passages and stand at the top for the famous view. The theatre still hosts summer concerts and shows, including the Taormina Film Festival, and lies a few minutes' walk from the town's main street.
On the horizon.
A half-circle.
In summer.
Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy
From the top of the seating.
Yes, in summer.