The medieval age in Taormina is well represented by the several "Palazzos" and churchs .
In the hear of the mean-street "Corso Umberto" in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele is the site of Palazzo Corvaja , built in the 14th century and decorated in local style with black lava and white pumice stone .
It takes the name of the Corvaja family , and it is the most important medieval palace of which the town boasts . It has an Arabic style and at the same time Gothic and Norman , turned out from trasformations brought from various dominations .
Off the Piazza Sant'Antonio , the Palazzo Duchi di S. Stefano , is one of the town's best looking Norman Palaces ; with its splendid sicilian garden is today site of important exhibitions and extensions of art .