Valle dell'Etna Hotels - Sicily
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The Valle dell'Etna is an area of natural beauty quite unique in Italy. The Valle snakes round to the Parco dell'Etna and provides numerous trekking routes along which to explore the Volcano and its craters. For an update on the available routes it is advisable to contact the Parco dell'Etna authorities. An excursion across Etna can be done in several stages.
The first stage of the itinerary on the park is Fornazzo, Rifugio Vitelli, Piano Provenazana. The second: Piano Provenazana, Pista altomontana, Monte Maletto, Monte Scavo. The third stage: Monte Scavo, Piano Vetore, Area turistica Etna Sud. The fourth stage: Area turistica Etna Sud, area Sommatale, Valle del Bove; during this excursion, having arrived at the Torre del Filosofo, one reaches the craters edge.
Last stage: Valle del Bove, Val Calanna, Zafferana Etnea, this is the most beautiful and the most dangerous section and should not be attempted before having obtained all the latest information regarding crater activity. Those traveling through Sicily really should not miss the opportunity to visit the Valle dell'Etna.
Itineraries
Under the watchful eye of Etna
Hotels
San Domenico Palace
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- Acireale
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- Catania
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- Egadi Islands
- Enna
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- Gela
- Giardini Naxos
- Lampedusa
- Lipari
- Marsala
- Mazara del Vallo
- Messina
- Milazzo
- Monreale
- Nicosia
- Noto
- Palermo
- Pantelleria
- Pelagie Islands
- Piazza Armerina
- Ragusa
- Sciacca
- Siracusa
- Taormina
- Trapani
- Valley of the Temples
Valle dell'Etna Hotel Collection.
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Atlantis Bay Taormina Visit
Grand Hotel Atlantis Bay offers visitors to Sicily's much-loved coastal city of Taormina the opportunity to sojourn in one of Italy's finest 5 star establishments; in a quite unique luxury hotel...
Via Nazionale, 161
98039 Taormina (Messina)
Grand Hotel Mazzarò Sea Palace Taormina Visit
Grand Hotel Mazzarò Sea Palace occupies a fabulous position on the cliffs overlooking the bay of Taormina Mare. This outstanding 5 star hotel has a total of 88 guestrooms all exquisitely...
Via Nazionale, 147
98030 Taormina (Messina)
Grand Hotel San Pietro Taormina Visit
The origins of Grand Hotel San Pietro date back to the start of the 20th century, when it was known quite simply as Villa San Pietro. The villa was the labor of love of two Danish sisters, so...
Via Pirandello, 50
98039 Taormina (Messina)
Grand Hotel Timeo Taormina Visit
In the heart of one of the most sought-after destinations in the whole of Sicily, a magnificent patrician residence houses Taormina's exclusive Grand Hotel Timeo. Grand Hotel Timeo occupies an...
Via Teatro Greco, 59
98039 Taormina (Messina)
Excelsior Grand Hotel Catania Visit
In the center of Catania, right in the heart of this great old Sicilian city's beautiful historic center, one finds the Excelsior Grand Hotel. This elegant 5 star hotel has a total of 176 rooms...
Piazza Giovanni Verga, 39
95129 Catania (Catania)
La Plage Resort Taormina - Isola Bella Visit
Opening April 1st 2010 Hotel La Plage Resort is a superb resort located directly on the beach opposite Taormina's Isola Bella. Recent subject of an extensive renovation project, Hotel La Plage has...
Via Nazionale, 107/A
98039 Taormina - Isola Bella (Messina)
San Domenico Palace Hotel Taormina Visit
A reconverted monastery dating back to 1430. The original structures are still used. San Domenico Palace Hotel lies in a garden set against a background of rare beauty. The parchment and golden...
Piazza San Domenico, 5
98039 Taormina (Messina)
Castello di San Marco Calatabiano Visit
Castello San Marco occupies a superb position in Calatabiano; directly above the sea and within easy reach of the town of Taormina and Mount Etna. The castle dates back to the 17th century when it...
Via San Marco, 40
95011 Calatabiano (Catania)
Grand Hotel Miramare Taormina Visit
The Grand Hotel Miramare occupies an elegant villa dating back to 1922, when it was constructed as the sumptuous coastal residence of the Lo Turco family. Just a few years later, in 1926, the villa...
Via Guardiola Vecchia, 27
98039 Taormina (Messina)
Hotel Baia Taormina Marina d'Agrò Visit
Taormina Bay Hotel, fits perfectly into the natural environment thanks to its wide archways and bowers, its finishings made from local stone and its use of crafted Sicilian terracotta throughout....
via Nazionale, 39
98030 Marina d'Agrò (Messina)
Hotel Monte Tauro Taormina Visit
The Hotel Monte Tauro overlooks the Sicilian sea and offers a view that spans all the way from the coast of Taormina to the Gulf of Giardini Naxos and the Mt. Etna volcano. Built according to a...
Via Madonna delle Grazie 3
98039 Taormina (Messina)
Hotel Villa Carlotta Taormina Visit
The aristocratic "Villa Carlotta", built in 1896 has been completely renovated in 2007 with utmost care, in order to recapture the splendor of its historic past combining the warm...
Via Pirandello 81
98039 Taormina (Messina)
Russott Hotel Giardini Naxos Visit
The Russott Hotel is an elegant beachfront establishment just perfect for those wishing to enjoy a peaceful seaside vacation. Situated in the celebrated beach resort of Giardini Naxos, on Sicily's...
Viale Jannuzzo, 47
98035 Giardini Naxos (Messina)
Villa Ducale Taormina Visit
Set in the most exclusive and unspoiled part of Taormina,in Sicily, Villa Ducale is a small charming luxury hotel immersed in silence and offering breathtaking views over the sea and the...
Via Leonardo da Vinci, 60
Taormina (Taormina)
Villa Sant'Andrea Taormina Mazzarò Visit
In what is arguably one of the most beautiful places in the whole of Sicily, steps away from the sea and surrounded by a park brimming with lush, subtropical plants and flowers, Hotel Villa...
Via Nazionale, 137
98030 Taormina Mazzarò (Messina)
Donnacarmela Carruba di Riposto Visit
Occupying a magnificent position on Sicily's Cyclops Riviera, between the ancient coastal cities of Acireale and Taormina, and just moments away from some of Italy's most stunning beaches,...
Contrada Grotte, 5
95010 Carruba di Riposto (Catania)
Valle dell'Etna towns in the vicinity
Taormina
Just 40 kilometers away from Messina, perched 200 meters above the sea, one finds Taormina. Here...
Valle dell'Etna
The Valle dell'Etna is an area of natural beauty quite unique in Italy. The Valle snakes round to...
Acireale
Surrounded by citrus groves, at the feet of Mount Etna, Acireale greets its visitors dressed in...
Giardini Naxos
Between Messina and Catania, the town of Giardini Naxos is a fascinating mix of the ancient past,...
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Parco dell'Etna
Nicolosi
From the summit of Europe's most volatile volcano, to the destiny defying towns lying at its feet.
www.parcoetna.ct.it
Acireale carnival
Acireale
A parade of floats bearing allegorical figures and flowers, Sicily's oldest and best-loved carnival.
www.carnevaleacireale.com
