Louis Vuitton opens its first Sky Bar in Taormina

It is a beautiful terrace overlooking the sea, capable of simultaneously celebrating the atmospheres of the Mediterranean and the lifestyle of the iconic French maison, the one that Louis Vuitton is about to open in Taorminain the heart of the most glamorous and expressive Sicily.

The Louis Vuitton Barthe first Sky Bar signed by Louis Vuittonarrives in Taormina a year after the inauguration of the brand’s first store on the eastern coast of Sicily, in the pearl of the Ionian, and is already shaping up to be a place of worship for the summer season.

What Louis Vuitton’s first Sky Bar looks like

The view of the horizon, divided in half between two shades of the same blue, could be enough to make this place the space for a unique aperitif. But, as is obvious, the project built on the terrace on the top floor of the historic building that also houses the Louis Vuitton store, has been taken care of in every little detail. Starting with the colors, which tell from the first glance of the sea and its waves, the quiet and the beauty, gracefully and elegantly blending Louis Vuitton codes with typical Sicilian aesthetics. For example, guests are welcomed by a wallpaper of real shells that serves as a backdrop to the Anemona table from the Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades Collection, designed by Atelier Biagetti in blue leather, inspired by the waves of the sea.

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The nautical-style wooden and rope seats surround tables in lava stone enameled in blue glass, in a continuous homage to Sicily and its landscapes. Straw and metal lamps and typical plants of the area alternate with the Object Nomades furnishings, creating a sophisticated but at the same time welcoming and relaxing environment. Also there setting has as its common thread the tones of the sea and the Sicilian traditionwith the new Art de la Table table service in blue and beige Limoges porcelain, accompanied by the Twist glasses in Murano glass, hand-blown in Simone Cenedese’s Venetian atelier.

The menu signed by Roberto Toro

To take care of the gastronomic proposal of The Louis Vuitton Bar And Roberto Toro, Executive Chef of the Grand Hotel Timeo, A Belmond Hotel, Taormina. He too, in line with the entire project, wanted to celebrate the tradition of an extraordinary land like Sicily, exalting its sea and its raw materials.

Typical arancini, Favignana tuna tartare, but also oysters and raw fish accompany fresh mocktails and a selection of eight signature cocktails inspired purely by Taormina created by Claudio Adelfio, Bar Manager of the Grand Hotel Timeo.

Before or after the aperitif, by the way, a visit to the Louis Vuitton store is absolutely obligatory, which occupies the two floors below the terrace where, those on holiday in Taormina, will also find among the Maison’s summer novelties a special edition guide to discover unexpected places and unmissable destinations in the cityalso containing a collection of ten wonderful illustrated postcards with drawings signed by the French illustrator Audrey Spiry.