Venue

 

SPEEDAM 2006 International Symposium will be held in Taormina, at the “Palazzo dei Congressi”.

Founded  in 358 B.C. by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, Taormina had changing fortunes throughout its thousand years of history. Its first Greek name Tauromenion means built up in Tauro area, the mountain upon which it rose but it is also linked to the legend of Minotaur, frequently represented in ancient coins. Under Romans, Tauromenium enjoyed a great period of splendour so that many famous noble families built luxurious villas to stay there permanently.  Another evidence of  its historical background is the famous "Ancient Theatre", built by the Greeks and restructured in the Roman age. During Middle Age the city was destroyed by the Arabs and in 1078 it was taken by the Normans, under whom it flourished and became the capital of Sicily. Today Taormina is famous all over the world not only for its ancient monuments and ruins of roman villas, but also for its irresistible fascination and the incomparable beauty of the landscape: eyes can space from the bay of Naxos to the Italian coast and to Etna, the most active volcano in Europe.

 

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How to reach the Venue

 

 

 

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BUS TIMETABLE

 

DEPARTURE	ARRIVAL
Catania Airport - Fontanarossa	Taormina - Via Pirandello
hour	hour
6.45	8.00
7.45	9.10
8.45	10.10
10.45	12.10
12.45	14.10
13.45	15.10
15.45	17.10
16.45	18.10
19.45	21.10