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Villa Franca It’s a long, hard climb from the Villa Cimbrone In a romantic setting, this
beach back up to the Villa Franca, but it is worth enchanting 12th-century villa has splendid stone
it. Its position gives it stunning views over the fireplaces and stone floors, and is crammed with
town and along the Amalfi Coast. The bedrooms knick-knacks, books, oil paintings and antiques.
are charming, using traditional painted ceramics White Gothic doors lead to comfortable,
alongside crisp blue and white to mirror the sun exquisitely decorated bedrooms with the feel of a
and Mediterranean beyond. Roof terrace. private house.
N Via Pasitea 318, 84017 Positano, Salerno. N Via Santa Chiara 26, 84010 Ravello, Salerno. Map
Map p338 C2. § 089 87 56 55. ` 089 87 57 35. p338 C2. § 089 85 74 59/85 80 72. ` 089 85 77 77.
$ info@villafrancahotel.it 0 b,d. Rooms 38. z S÷ $ info@villacimbrone.it 0 b,d. Rooms 19. zS÷∂
¢ Nov-Mar. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡ ¢ Nov to Mar. / AE, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡
RAGUSA, SICILY SIRACUSA,SICILY

Eremo della Giubliana In tranquil rolling Grand Hotel This is a truly grand hotel, with
farmland, this 15th-century fortified convent now an imposing circular marble staircase, gracious
makes a glamorous hideaway hotel. It has been Art Deco rooms filled with fine art, Murano
beautifully modernized yet retains much of its glass chandeliers and antique furnishings. There
original structure, with splendid archways and is a luxuriant indoor garden, and a roof garden
pitch and limestone floors. Local produce and restaurant with fine views of the harbour and the
wines make up the bulk of the fine menu. old town. Some bedrooms have sea views.
N km 9, Contrada Giubiliana SP per Marina di Ragusa, N Viale Mazzini 12, 96100 Siracusa, Sicilia.
97100 Ragusa, Sicilia. Map p338 C5. § 0932 66 91 19. Map p338 C5. § 0931 46 46 00. ` 0931 46 46 11.
` 0932 66 91 29. $ info@eremodellagiubliana.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 58. z¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V.
0 b,l,d. Rooms 15. ¢ Never. / AE, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡

SAVELLETRI SELVA DI FASANO
Masseria San Domenico A fortified refuge- Sierra Silvana Comfortable country hotel
turned-country house, now a hotel with spa. consisting of a cluster of modern buildings
N Litoranea 379, 72010 Savelletri di Fasano, Brindisi. around an imposing four-room trulli.
Map p339 F2. § 080 482 77 69. ` 080 482 79 78. N Via D Bartolo Boggia 5, 72010 Selva di Fasano, Brindisi.
$ info@masseriasandomenico.com 0 b,l,d. Map p339 E2. § 080 433 13 22. ` 080 433 12 07.
Rooms 50. ¡¡¡¡ $ sierrasilvana@tin.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 120. ¡¡
SCANNO SIRACUSA,SICILY
Mille Pini This neat, simple, friendly chalet sits at Domus Mariae A former convent in a quiet
the foot of the chairlift up to Monte Rotondo, the quarter, still run by Ursuline nuns, with an ornate
highest point in the Apennines. chapel, modern furnishings and air of calm.
N Via Pescara 2, 67038 Scanno, L’Aquila. Map p337 E4, N Via Vittorio Veneto 76, 96100 Siracusa, Sicilia.
p338 B1. § 0864 74 72 64. ` 0864 74 98 18. 0 b,l,d. Map p338 C5. § 0931 248 54. ` 0931 248 58.
Rooms 23. ¡ $ htldomus@sistemia.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 12. ¡¡