Visit Eastern Sicily Offer
Syracuse is the ideal base for visiting the Sicily of the baroque and of the Magna Graecia without having to repack your bags.
Syracuse is the center of gravity among the attractions of eastern Sicily; in addition to Syracuse itself, within 30 to 75 km (i.e. 18 to 43 miles) there are as many as nine other locations included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites, as well as numerous nature reserves and a seaside of great natural beauty.
Every season here is very beautiful (the province of Syracuse is the one with the highest number of sunny days in Italy) and this offer, which is a further reduction on our Best Internet Rate, allows you to save doubly on the prices in low season, which are already reduced from the high season.
Making the Algilà Ortigia Charme Hotel your base, don’t waste time repacking bags, and every evening you will be greeted as though at home, in the most beautiful historic center of Sicily, the only one that combines the charm of the baroque, the Magna Graecia, and the Normans with the sight and smell of the sea!
You can arrive in Syracuse even without a car to spend at least three days in Ortigia, with its palaces and Greek temples, museums, paintings by Caravaggio and Antonello da Messina, Maniace Castle as well as the Archaeological Park, the Latomie, the Euryalus Castle and 2800-year-old Great Greek Wall.
Visit Syracuse,
spend a day with a car or with organized excursions between Noto
(38 km / 24 miles, all highway), Noto Antica,
the Vendìcari
nature reserve with the tonnara and several of the
most beautiful beaches in Sicily (Calamosche, Eloro) and the Ancient Roman
mosaics of Villa
Romana del Tellaro, the village of Marzamemi and its tonnara
(an ideal stop for dinner) or the Cavagrande reserve on the Cassibile
river.
Otherwise Scicli, if you want to
focus on cultural destinations.
You will need another day to visit Ragusa Ibla, Scicli, Modica, and Palazzolo Acreide, a loop of 150 km / 93 miles round trip, among the roads and beautiful countryside inland.
The next day you should visit the prehistoric necropolis of Pantalica (30 km away) immersed in the natural reserve of the Anapo valley and the historic center of Catania, otherwise Mount Etna and Taormina if you do not want to break away from nature.
Do you have additional days at your disposal? A slightly longer trip will take you to Caltagirone, Piazza Armerina (with its unique Ancient Roman mosaics) and Militello Val di Catania.
Or enjoy the nature, beaches, and coves, some of which, like those of the Plemmìrio marine reserve or the Ciane river reserve, can be reached by boats that depart 500 meters / yards from the hotel.
If traveling by car, we will be happy to lend a TomTom navigator to guide you to the most secluded beaches or within the historic city centers.
UNESCO
World Heritage sites: Siracusa-Ortigia,
Pantalica,
Caltagirone, Militello Val
di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto,
Palazzolo, Ragusa
and Scicli.
The offer includes discounts on the room rate and/or complimentary dinner in our restaurant.
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On request we can book airport transfers, car or bicycle rental with delivery to the hotel, boats, excursions.
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