The Best Hotels in Italy: 33. Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo, Taormina, SicilyThis villa-style hotel is said to have been the select escape of aristocrats and Hollywood royals like Catherine Deneuve and Robert De Niro. Not that we’re surprised—it’s highly secluded, perched high in the rocky hills on the eastern coast of Sicily, offering the island’s finest vistas. Inside, there are 70 Sicilian Baroque-style rooms with private terraces overlooking the Bay of Naxos,