7AM : Wake up to a Sicilian-style breakfast with a delicious granita di mandorle (almond granita) and a piping-hot double espresso at Bam Bar.

8AM : Book a clay court at the Taormina tennis club to start the day with an ace, alongside a few early-bird VIPs.

10AM : Stroll through Radicepura, a botanical park filled with art installations, cultivated by the Faro family in Giarre.

12PM : Visit the Casa Cuseni, an artistic and literary hotel-museum, once home to the British painter Robert Hawthorn Kitson, which preserves the memory of the many artists and writers who sojourned there.

1PM : Tuck into a Lobster Club sandwich at the bar of the Grand Hotel Timeo, washed down with a shakerato iced coffee.

3PM : Head down to Mazzarò and relax at the Lido Villeggiatura, the Villa Sant’Andrea beach club, all with your very own beach kit.

7PM : Choose an antique jewel from the charming selection at Galleria Novelli, run by Concetta Consoli.

8PM : Savour a Sicilian gin cocktail at the Blue Sky Bar, the new place to be at the Palazzo Vecchio hotel.

9PM : Return to Mazzarò to dine at Il Barcaiolo, an authentic beachside cabin serving fish and pasta.

11PM : Pop into the nearby Tao Beach Club for a final drink, swaying in the moonlight to the rhythm of Sicilian movida.