Hotel Eremo della Giubiliana, Ragusa Sicily - Alitours Italy holiday travel


Eremo della Giubiliana, a charming hotel set in a historical residence, a few kilometers south of Ragusa, to the south of Tunisi, in the Eastern Lands of a different Sicily, the one of the Hyblean plateau and pristine nature, among carob forests and stone walls. Very old thick white stone walls surround and protect the courtyards and inner structure.Its white tower stands tall and overlooks the plateau that gently slopes towards the sea and there are miles and miles of coast as far as the eye can see. Across, on clear days, which are common in these latitudes, you can see the island of Malta and the African Coast, a never-ending horizon steeped in mystique and history.

The central part of the fortified Eremo was restored keeping strictly as it was in the past, also in it’s original materials, its ancient pitch stone and limestone floorings and its furnishings have been maintained. The type of warm welcome is the one expected for an old Sicilian countryside residence, with its simple but refined ceremonial. It will get you involved by immediately making you feel at home. This is also due to the land owners direct management supported by a caring and professional staff, which guarantees the guests a discreet familiarity. The rooms have been converted from the friars' cells, and have all the comforts, telephone, TV, air conditioning and private bathrooms, furnished with old Sicilian style furniture and original household goods which make them quite different from the usual hotel bedrooms.

The Eremo has standard double rooms, spacious superior rooms, deluxe rooms, suites and stone cottages belonging to the estate.The cuisine, tended personally by the owners is based solely on biological products from the ancient garden, the cheeses, pasta’s and bread made with only hard grain flour and focacce made with the mushrooms and wild greens of which you can collect personally. Moreover, You will be able to taste the best Sicilian wines directly from the wine cellar prepared in a medieval crypt.