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Isola Bella (Sicilian: Ìsula Bedda) is a small island near Taormina, Sicily, southern Italy. Also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea, it is located within a small bay on the Ionian Sea; it was a private property, for a time owned by Florence Trevelyan, until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administrated by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. There is a narrow path that often connects the island to the mainland beach. The island is surrounded by sea grottos and has a small and rather rocky beach which is a popular destination for sunbathers.

History

King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies gifted the island to the nearby town of Taormina in 1806. The island was in 1890 bought from the town by Trevelyan, who built a small house facing the sea and imported exotic plants, which thrived in the Mediterranean climate. Subsequent owners kept up the island, until the owner went bankrupt, and auctioned the island in 1990. The island had been noted by conservationists as early as 1983, and it was quickly obtained by the region and designated as a protected natural site. The island is home to several species of birds, and a few types of lizards.

References

See also

• History of Taormina

На других языках

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[de] Isola Bella (Sizilien)

Die Isola Bella ist eine kleine Insel im Ionischen Meer vor der Ostküste Siziliens. Sie gehört zu dem Ortsteil Mazzarò der Stadt Taormina in der Metropolitanstadt Messina und ist durch eine Sandbank mit dem Strand von Mazzarò verbunden.

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- [en] Isola Bella (Sicily)

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[it] Isola Bella (Sicilia)

L'isola Bella (isula Bedda in siciliano) è un'isola dell'Italia sita nel mar Ionio, in Sicilia, a Taormina, comune italiano della città metropolitana di Messina.

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[ru] Изола-Белла (Сицилия)

И́зола-Бе́лла (итал. Isola Bella, сиц. Ìsula Bedda) — небольшой остров на восточном побережье Сицилии, недалеко от Таормины. Также известен, как La perla del Mediterraneo (рус. Жемчужина Средиземного моря). Находится в небольшой бухте, на Ионическом море. Остров является частью коммуны Таормина в провинции Мессина региона Сицилия. До 1990 года был частной собственностью. Затем Сицилия выкупила его и устроила там природный заповедник. Находится под управлением итальянского филиала всемирного фонда дикой природы. Существует узкий путь, которой соединяет остров с материковым пляжем. На острове есть маленький каменистый пляж, который является популярным местом для загорания.

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