hotel · Taormina, Italy
San Domenico Palace
A filming location from The White Lotus in Taormina.
The scene
This former convent turned cliff-top hotel was the real 'White Lotus Sicily', its terraces, pool and sea views are the resort you watch the guests fall apart in.
How to visit
It's a working five-star hotel, so the grounds are for guests and rooms book up far ahead for summer. If you're not staying, you can often reserve a drink or lunch on the terrace, call ahead to check.
Address: Piazza San Domenico de Guzman 5, 98039 Taormina, Italy · Open in Google Maps
- The hotel sits steps from Corso Umberto, the town's pedestrian spine.
- The public gardens (Villa Comunale) nearby give similar views for free.
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Good to know
- What was filmed at San Domenico Palace?
- This former convent turned cliff-top hotel was the real 'White Lotus Sicily', its terraces, pool and sea views are the resort you watch the guests fall apart in.
- Can you visit San Domenico Palace?
- It's a working five-star hotel, so the grounds are for guests and rooms book up far ahead for summer. If you're not staying, you can often reserve a drink or lunch on the terrace, call ahead to check.
- Where is San Domenico Palace?
- San Domenico Palace is a real filming location in Taormina. Piazza San Domenico de Guzman 5, 98039 Taormina, Italy
More to film-spot in Taormina
Teatro Antico di Taormina
The ancient Greco-Roman theatre, with Mount Etna framed through its ruined back wall, anchors the establishing shots that set the season in Taormina.
Isola Bella
The tiny island reserve and the pebble beach below town feature in the season's boat and shoreline scenes, just under the cliffs the hotel sits on.