Live music for cruise passengers in Giardini Naxos and Taormina

Giardini Naxos is where the Greek history of Sicily began: Naxos, the island's first Greek colony, was founded here. Today cruise ships stop in its bay to bring passengers to the foot of Taormina.

The port and the town

Ships anchor in the bay and passengers come ashore by tender. From Giardini Naxos the road climbs to Taormina, with the Ancient Theatre, the main street, the Cathedral and the views of Etna and Isola Bella. Tender times shorten the day ashore, which is why a musical programme of about 45 minutes is just the right length.

What to offer the group

• The Italian music concert: about 45 minutes of Neapolitan classics, serenades, Sicilian music and Ilarion's own compositions, with voice and piano or, on request, more singers and musicians. The concert programme.
• Sacred music in church: the Ave Maria and sacred music with voice and organ, for pilgrimage groups and visitors; for Orthodox groups also the Akathistos Hymn to the Mother of God.
• A musical evening or aperitif for the group, in a hotel, a villa or on a terrace.

Ilarion knows this coast well: he has sung in the most prestigious hotels of Taormina and Giardini Naxos, such as the San Domenico Palace, the Mazzarò Sea Palace, the Atlantis Bay and La Plage Resort. Church music in Giardini Naxos and in Taormina; the town's places of faith are described in Spiritual Taormina.

Plan ahead

The venue is chosen with the organiser, and the available venues change with the dates. That is why it is best to write at least 6 months before the call, with the date, the ship's times, the number of people and the group's language. Ilarion sings in Italian, English, Spanish and Greek.

All the formats and the other ports are on the page live Italian music for cruise passengers and tour groups in Sicily. Other ports: Messina · Syracuse · Palermo.

Check availability for your group, at least 6 months before the date.