Considering the Excelsior Palace Hotel in Taormina?
A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting Taormina:
Gruta Azzurra by Ritac
This is a cave with an atonishing electric blue water. The water there is so salty that you will smell it from far away when you're entering. To go there you should take a boat in any beach.The cave is located near Isola Bela, to the left when you're facing the sea.