NH Villa San Mauro

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Hotel Facilities

Hotel information

Totally rebuilt and now holding four-star classification, the hotel shows itself to the public in a new and elegant version.
Its 91 rooms, elegantly furnished, are spacious and equipped with every comfort: almost all rooms have balconies with panoramic views and one floor of the hotel is set aside for non smokers. In the restaurant Il Borgo dei Calatini, one can rediscover the ancient recipes of traditional Sicilian cuisine as well as sampling international gastronomic specialities. The warm and cosy bar area lightens guests’ evenings in an informal and welcoming atmosphere.

Room information

Rooms, elegantly furnished, are spacious and equipped with every comfort.

Food & beverage

In the restaurant Il Borgo dei Calatini, one can rediscover the ancient recipes of traditional Sicilian cuisine as well as sampling international gastronomic specialities. The warm and cosy bar area lightens guests’ evenings in an informal and welcoming atmosphere.

Area information

Caltagirone, located in the heart of Sicily, in a picturesque position surrounded by the Iblei mountains on one side and by the Erei mountains on the other, in a landscape characterised by white calcareous rocks, the town of Caltagirone has been famous since ancient times for its valuable majolica industry, examples of which can be seen just about everywhere as one wanders through the old streets of the town centre amid the numerous craft shops.
The town’s vocation for ceramics is shown in its old name, derived from the Arab Qal’at Ghirân which means “Hill of vessels”. This Arab naming marks a crucial period in the history of the town. It was then that its shape was set out, with the narrow streets which still survive today, and it was thanks to the Arabs that the local ceramicists learned and refined new techniques such as the making of polychromatic ceramics glazed on glass. Caltagirone, which owed a great deal of its splendour and importance to the Arabs, held out for a long time as the last stronghold of the Islamic world, so much so that it gained the name of oppidulum Saracenum (town of Saracens). Once handed back to “western history”, the little town developed independently of the other Sicilian areas: “a town of kings” and never of barons, for several centuries it enjoyed a different statute, which gave it a spirit of independence and a strong tradition of political and social commitment. The characteristic Baroque face which Caltagirone shows to visitors is fruit of the reconstruction carried out in the 18th century after the devastating earthquake of 1693. Not to be missed is the Corte Capitanale, built between the 16th and 17th centuries, the Cathedral dating from the 19th century in late Baroque style, the famous Scalinata (Steps), interwoven with intricate decorations, and the Church of S. Giorgio.

Travel information

Situated 60 km. From Catania airport and 194 from Palermo, the Grand Hotel Villa San Mauro is easily reached from the A19 Palermo-Catania motorway.

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