Renovation and Construction in Taormina

Taormina is built on the slopes of Monte Tauro, and almost every property shows it. In the old town along Corso Umberto, between Porta Messina and Porta Catania, apartments occupy medieval and later stone buildings with irregular rooms, thick walls, terraces and stairs cut into the hillside. Below and around the centre, villas from the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries step down the slope on several levels, with retaining walls, gardens and pools added over time, not always with the paperwork in order.

That terrain shapes the works. Retaining walls and terraces must be checked before any extension or pool is considered, rainwater has to be managed carefully on steep plots, and damp often comes from ground pressing against the uphill walls rather than from the roof. Sea facing elevations take salt air and strong sun, which wear out windows, railings and plaster faster than inland. We survey every level of the property, separate the original fabric from later additions and specify materials suited to a house on a cliff above the Ionian Sea.

The decisive question in Taormina is what will be approved, and it is best asked before you buy. Many buyers arrive from abroad with a view in mind and only a few days on the ground: we can inspect villas and apartments before you commit, explaining what the structure, terraces, impianti and documents involve and which changes are likely to be authorised. After purchase our architects handle the survey and design, submit the landscape and building applications and turn your brief into a detailed quote.

On site, a bilingual project manager coordinates the trades, sources finishes and fittings, and plans deliveries around the town's narrow lanes. Interior designers shape the spaces with you, from kitchens and bathrooms to terraces and outdoor lighting, so the house works for living, entertaining or letting. You follow progress through weekly photo and video updates and video calls, and receive the property turnkey: furnished if you wish, with the impianti certified and the documentation complete.