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SICILIAN SPARKLE CELEBRATE YOUR SPECIAL DAY IN A SUBLIME LOCATION OVERLOOKING MAJESTIC MOUNT ETNA AND THE AZURE SEA. OUR TEAM WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERY DETAIL TO ENSURE YOUR EVENT IS SEAMLESS, FROM BESPOKE MENUS FEATURING SICILIAN DELICACIES TO SPECTACULAR FIREWORK DISPLAYS.
INCOMPARABLE ELEGANCE OUR SUBLIME VENUES, SET IN COLOURFUL GARDENS WITH THEIR OWN PRIVATE ENTRANCE, INCLUDE PALATIAL BALLROOMS AND OUTDOOR TERRACES BOASTING BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF THE GREEK THEATRE, MOUNT ETNA AND BAY OF NAXOS.
CEREMONIES RELIGIOUS WEDDINGS Non-residents can be married according to Catholic rites in a Catholic church. You will need to obtain the Nihil Obstat from your local diocese, signed by your bishop, in order to be married in an Italian parish.your wedding planners can also arrange a celebrant for Protestant, Jewish or Orthodox rites to marry you in a sacred location. WHERE DISTANCE FROM THE HOTEL NUMBER OF GUESTS DUOMO OF TAORMINA TAORMINA 700m 300 CHURCH OF SANTA CATERINA TAORMINA 100m 150 CHURCH OF VARÒ TAORMINA 300m 100 CIVIL WEDDINGS Civil ceremonies may be celebrated in town and city halls throughout Italy. WHERE DISTANCE FROM THE HOTEL NUMBER OF GUESTS PALAZZO DUCA DI SANTO STEFANO TAORMINA 800m 40
CEREMONIES BLESSINGS Blessings are ceremonies without legal or civil restrictions and are therefore performed by a Master of Ceremonies, rather than a clergyman or state official. The ceremony suits couples who have already had a civil or church ceremony, but is also perfect for those who wish to renew their wedding vows to mark an anniversary. NUMBER OF GUESTS GANIMEDE TERRACE with panoramic views of Mount Etna PRESIDENTIAL SUITE TERRACE dominating the hotel and the park 120 50 GREEK THEATRE TERRACE beside the ancient theatre 100
CAPACITIES COCKTAIL RECEPTIONS NUMBER OF GUESTS GANIMEDE TERRACE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE TERRACE AFRODITE ROOM AFRODITE TERRACE 180 50 200 250 BANQUETS NUMBER OF GUESTS GANIMEDE TERRACE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE TERRACE AFRODITE ROOM AFRODITE TERRACE 70 40 160 250
SPECIAL MENUS OUR CHEFS LOVE TO CREATE REAL MASTERPIECES AND WILL BE DELIGHTED TO CUSTOMISE A MENU FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY. FROM COCKTAIL PARTIES TO SIX-COURSE MENUS AND INSPIRING BUFFETS, THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE YOUR EVENT A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL OCCASION. APERITIFS TRADITIONAL DRINKS Sparkling, red and white Sicilian wines White, red and dry vermouth Fresh Sicilian fruit juices (orange and grapefruit) Assorted soft drinks (Coca-Cola, orangeade, Sprite, tonic water, lemonade) DELICACIES BATTERED FRITTERS Courgette flowers, breaded mozzarella balls, vegetable fritters, rice balls, crunchy sage DELICATESSEN Selection of sandwiches and canapés, skewers of white shrimp and melon pearls, tuna with leek and lemon marmalade SPOON CANAPÉS Diced ham and cucumber with cream cheese, fruity tomatoes, avocado and orange peel 22 Euro + 10% VAT per person (for 30 minutes) 11 Euro + 10% VAT (50% of the rate) will be charged per person for each additional 30 minutes
APERITIFS SUPER FRUIT DRINKS Rossini (strawberry purée, Prosecco) Mimosa (fresh orange juice, Prosecco) Bellini (peach purée, Prosecco) Panama (vodka, banana liqueur, fresh orange juice, passion fruit) Sant Andrea (fresh orange juice, peach purée, strawberry purée) Fresh fruit juices (Sicilian orange and grapefruit) Assorted soft drinks (Coca-Cola, orangeade, Sprite, tonic water, lemonade) DELICACIES Grana cheese morsels Tartlets with shrimp mousse FINGER FOOD SHOT GLASSES Diced fruity tomatoes, avocado and orange Watermelon and granatine gazpacho Salmon tartare, green apple and blackcurrant Diced cucumber, cream cheese and mint SMALL SANDWICHES AND CANAPÉS Smoked tuna and swordfish triangles Crispy bacon, Gorgonzola and pear rolls Dried beef with goat s cheese Wholemeal bread with raw ham and melon carpaccio SMOKED AND TARTARE FISH SPOONS Fish tartare spoon Smoked grouper with pineapple Orange and tomato marinated anchovies 28 Euro + 10% VAT per person (for 30 minutes) 14 Euro + 10% VAT (50% of the rate) will be charged per person for each additional 30 minutes
APERITIFS EVERLASTING DRINKS Rossini (strawberry purée, Prosecco) Bellini (peach purée, Prosecco) Americano (Campari, red vermouth, soda) Negroni (Campari, red vermouth, gin) Red Carpet (vodka, crème de cassis, lemonade) Midnight Sun (gin, peach liqueur, maraschino liqueur, lemonade) DELICACIES Sesame-coated breadsticks with lard and honey Crusty bread with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella balls Green lemon marinated fish BATTERED FRITTERS Courgette flowers Breaded mozzarella balls Vegetable fritters Rice balls Crunchy sage SKEWERS Shrimp tails with zucchini Smoked grouper with pineapple Cherry mozzarella, marinated raw ham and dried tomatoes FINGER FOOD SHOT GLASSES Dainty Niçoise Scallops with candied citrus Aubergine caviar, ricotta cheese and pork sausage 28 Euro + 10% VAT per person (for 30 minutes) 14 Euro + 10% VAT (50% of the rate) will be charged per person for each additional 30 minutes
APERITIFS THE SICILIANS DRINKS Sicilian red and white wines Etna Spritz (Campari, Amara Rossa, spumante brut, soda) Mimosa (fresh orange juice, Prosecco) Goodfellas (Amara Rossa, white vermouth, soda) Clementine (gin, tangerine liqueur, pineapple juice) Sant Andrea (fresh orange juice, peach purée, strawberry purée) DELICACIES CARVING STATION: SICILIAN COLD CUTS, CHEESES, CRUDITÉS Provola di Basicò, Ragusano DOP, baked ricotta, Vastedda del Belice, Piacentino Ennese, Pecorino Primo Sale, Sant Angelo di Brolo spicy salami, cured black-pig ham from the Nebrodi Mountains, honey and preserves from Etna, raw vegetables with a selection of dressings assorted breadsticks, flatbread, focaccia, croutons SMALL SANDWICHES AND CANAPÉS Rice balls, breaded mozzarella balls, sweet sesame sandwiches with chickpea fritters, fresh goat s cheese with sundried tomato wrapped in local Nebrodi raw ham, cottage cheese with tomato and black olive, mussels marinated in sweet herbs, fish tartare spoons, orange and tomato marinated anchovies, cherry mozzarella, raw ham and black olives 36 Euro + 10% VAT per person (for 30 minutes) 18 Euro + 10% VAT (50% of the rate) will be charged per person for each additional 30 minutes
APERITIFS CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS AND DRINKS Classic Champagne Cocktail (champagne, Angostura bitters, sugar) California Dreaming (champagne, kirsch, pineapple juice, lemon juice) Buck s Fizz (champagne, orange juice) Kir Royal (champagne, crème de cassis) Kir Imperial (champagne, raspberry cream) Fresh Sicilian fruit juices (orange and grapefruit) Assorted soft drinks (Coca-Cola, orangeade, Sprite, tonic water, lemonade) DELICACIES Oysters with lemon sauce (2 per person) Calvisius caviar and sour cream canapés Toasted black bread with lobster Parmesan cheese morsels and grapes Assorted fish tartare spoons Mini vegetable flans Tuna maki Spicy prawn tails Salmon tartare, green apple and blackcurrant Skewers of white shrimp and melon pearls 45 Euro + 10% VAT per person (for 30 minutes) 22.50 Euro + 10% VAT (50% of the rate) will be charged per person for each additional 30 minutes
APERITIFS SUMPTUOUS COCKTAILS DRINKS Sparkling, red and white Sicilian wines Assorted Italian vermouth and sparkling cocktails: Aperol Spritz (Aperol, Prosecco, soda), Etna Spritz (Campari, Amara blood orange liqueur, Prosecco, soda), Goodfellas (Amara blood orange liqueur, dry vermouth, soda), Americano (Campari, red vermouth, soda), Sant Andrea (fresh orange juice, peach purée, strawberry purée) Fresh Sicilian orange and grapefruit juice Assorted soft drinks (Coca-Cola, orangeade, Sprite, tonic water, lemonade) DELICACIES CARVING STATION: SICILIAN COLD CUTS, CHEESES, CRUDITÉS Provola di Basicò, Ragusano DOP, baked ricotta, Vastedda del Belice, Piacentino Ennese, Pecorino Primo Sale, Sant Angelo di Brolo spicy salami, cured black-pig ham from the Nebrodi Mountains, assorted breadsticks, flatbread, focaccia, croutons raw vegetables with a selection of dressings FRITTERS AND SICILIAN DELICACIES Battered courgette flowers, sliced breaded mozzarella with anchovies, vegetable fritters, rice balls with meat ragout, crunchy sage, baby fish fritters in cones, flatbread pizza with tomato, tuma cheese and onion sfinciuni, sweet sesame sandwiches with chickpea fritters bites of marinated swordfish served with traditional eggplant stew and almonds SMALL SANDWICHES AND CANAPÉS Smoked tuna and swordfish triangles, dried beef with goat s cheese, wholemeal bread with raw ham and melon carpaccio, gazpacho in a glass with buffalo mozzarella, skewer of cheese cubes with olives and sesame LOCAL FISH Octopus salad with celery, shot glasses of seafood and vegetable cream, tuna tartare spoons, green lemon marinated shrimps 60 Euro + 10% VAT per person (for 60 minutes) 30 Euro + 10% VAT (50% of the rate) will be charged per person for each additional 30 minutes
MENU SELECTION LET US DELIGHT YOUR GUESTS WITH OUR WEDDING MENUS. OUR EXPERT CHEFS WILL BE HAPPY TO CUSTOMISE ANY MENU TO CREATE A TAILOR-MADE LUNCH OR DINNER FOR YOUR CELEBRATION. ORFEO Shrimp, melon and celery salad with citronette dressing Fresh tortelli stuffed with eggplant and goat s cheese with sauce fines herbes Sea bass escalope coated with black olives, tomatoes and capers, with leek and potato sauce Seven Veils chocolate sphere with gold leaf Wedding cake 120 Euro + 10% VAT per person, excluding beverages
MENU SELECTION POSEIDON Pink pepper marinated grouper with vegetable couscous Risotto with red chicory and Nero D Avola wine sauce Fresh trofie pasta with king prawns and creamed pistachio nuts Breaded red snapper fillet served on eggplant purée with vegetables Etna apple tart with fruit compote and kefir ice cream Wedding cake 140 Euro + 10% VAT per person excluding beverages EURIDICE Sliced tuna coated with poppy seeds, avocado cream and dried cherry tomatoes Risotto with frutti di mare, citrus cream and black ink cuttlefish Asparagus-stuffed raviolo with cream of Ragusano DOP cheese Sliced porgy fish with Swiss chard on shallot and marjoram sauce Pistachio parfait Wedding cake 135 Euro + 10% VAT per person, excluding beverages
MENU SELECTION APOLLO Lobster, topinambur and mandarin served with sauté vegetables Veuve Clicquot risotto with smoked provola cheese and caviar Sea bass-stuffed tortelli with scampi sauce and dill Red snapper fillet with herbs, Nocellara olives and potatoes Coffee parfait with almond sablè and licorice jelly Wedding cake 160 Euro + 10% VAT per person, excluding beverages DAFNE Seafood salad with celeriac, green lemon and marjoram Lobster risotto with zucchini flowers and wild fennel sauce Sautéed swordfish with herb, raisin and orange sauce Pistachio-coated beef fillet in Nero d Avola red wine sauce Tasting of Sicilian desserts with cinnamon ice cream Wedding cake 170 Euro + 10% VAT per person, excluding beverages More menu options are available on request
BUFFET OPTIONS DESSERTS AND FRUITS Dainty Sicilian pastries Sicilian cassata Pastry rolls filled with ricotta cheese and chocolate Fruit tartlets Wild berry gâteau Seven Veils chocolate cake with gold leaf Chocolate mousse and caramel shots Rum babà Glazed strawberries Chocolate truffles and puff pastries Assorted sliced fruits Melon and cinnamon iced jellies Almond and pistachio iced parfaits 20 Euro + 10% VAT per person will be charged for the dessert buffet in addition to the chosen menu. With this option dessert will not be served at the table.
BUFFET OPTIONS LUNCH/DINNER MENU STARTERS Eggplant and sweet pepper ratatouille Green lemon marinated swordfish Selection of Sicilian cold cuts and cheeses with assorted honey and preserves Anchovies marinated in olive oil and chilli Citrus fruit salad with shallots and green olives Shrimp salad with rocket and parmesan shavings Pachino cherry tomatoes with buffalo mozzarella Grilled vegetables PASTA, RISOTTO Grouper and wild fennel risotto Fresh trofie pasta with creamed pistachios and king prawns Macaroni alla Norma with eggplant, tomato and salted ricotta cheese MAIN COURSES Red snapper baked in an aromatic salt crust Sea bass fillet coated with capers and cherry tomatoes Traditional swordfish rolls Breaded beef fillet Veal escalope in orange sauce Wedding cake DESSERTS AND FRUITS Millefeuille with wild strawberries Fruit tartlets Sicilian cassata Seven Veils chocolate spheres with gold leaf Small cannoli Melon and cinnamon iced jellies Assorted mousses Pistachio and almond iced parfaits Glazed strawberries Diced and sliced seasonal fruit 175 Euro + 10% VAT per person, excluding beverages
WINE SELECTION CLASSIC SICILIAN WINES DONNAFUGATA Prio (Catarratto) Sherazade (Nero d Avola and Syrah) FIRRIATO Altavilla della Corte Bianco (Grillo) Altavilla della Corte Rosso (Nero d Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon) FEUDO DEI PRINCIPI DI BUTERA Chardonnay (Chardonnay) CASTELLI DI SICILIA Efebo Bianco (Grillo) Efebo Rosso (Nero d Avola) CANTINE GULINO DAL 1973 Fania (Inzolia and Fiano) Fanus (Syrah and Nero d Avola) TASCA D ALMERITA Leone (Catarratto, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Traminer) Lamuri (Nero d Avola) COTTANERA Barbazzale Bianco (Inzolia) Barbazzale Rosso (Nerello Mascalese) VIVERA A mami Sicilia IGT (Chardonnay and Carricante) Terra dei sogni IGP (Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Nerello Cappuccio) 22 Euro + 10% VAT per person, including ½ bottle of wine, mineral water and coffee White wine by consumption: 35 Euro + 10% VAT per bottle Red wine by consumption: 40 Euro + 10% VAT per bottle Mineral water 6.50 Euro + 10% VAT More wine options are available on request
FINER DETAILS PRICES AND SERVICES In addition to the items already listed, the price of your wedding menu includes: Complimentary seaview room for bride and groom on the wedding night, provided event hosts minimum of 50 guests Choice of tablecloths and linen Complimentary standard floral centerpiece Printing of personalised menu and table plan Special diets menu Parking at the hotel for up to 30 cars Complimentary wardrobe service on request, for a minimum of 100 guests All rates apply to parties of 50 guests or more. For fewer than 50 guests the rate will change accordingly. A fee for the reserved area will also be charged. The exact number of guests should be confirmed 10 days prior to the event. Failure to do so means the original contracted number will be charged for. Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo may be able to provide service for up to 10% more than the contracted number of guests. Click here to browse our magazine and be inspired by dreamy celebrations at our hotels in Italy and Mallorca For a personalised proposal and to discuss the details of your wedding, please contact: SPECIAL EVENTS SALES OFFICE TEL. +39 0185 2678 438 EMAIL: ITA.SESO@BELMOND.COM Special thanks to Ami Elsius, Genivs Loci, Joee Wong Photography, Marco Ficili Fotografo, Ryan Gha and Tyson Sadlo for the use of their images.