The ancient Greeks built Taormina's theatre facing Mount Etna and the sea — the best set designers in history knew what they were doing. At dusk the volcano smoulders against an apricot sky while the Ionian darkens below. Watch from the theatre itself or from a terrace on Corso Umberto with a glass of Etna Rosso. Few backdrops make a question feel so inevitable.
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