Hotel Cambiocavallo, Modica, Ragusa; Modica hotel

Hotel Cambiocavallo, Modica, Ragusa

The Hotel Cambiocavallo, Modica. This marvellous four-star accommodation is set in beautiful countryside outside the UNESCO World Heritage listed town of Modica, in south eastern Sicily. Its full and rather unwieldy name, in fact is the Cambiocavallo Unesco Area & Resort, Modica, and this is a superb setting. You are just four kilometres from the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean here, and within easy reach of the town of Modica itself.

This Modica hotel has a fascinating history. It was once a staging post, a resting place for people travelling across the island on horseback. Today, it's a beautifully realised modern structure set among Mediterranean-Arabic gardens, which provide a beautifully relaxing place to spend a few hours. The main building may be modern, but the greatest care has been taken to maintain the traditional fabric of this Modica hotel - chestnut beams, exposed stone walls, woven cane ceilings are just some of the design features. The lobby of the hotel is set out with comfortable modern armchairs, and the reading-conference room has bare stone walls and gives views onto the Mediterranean gardens.

And this Modica hotel is exclusive accommodation. There are just eight airy and peaceful rooms, including two suites. Each artfully blends modern comforts with 'artistic and architectonic design'. Each has a centralised internet connection, satellite television, phone, fax and hydromassage bath tub. All are air conditioned, with radio, work desk, patio or balcony, safe and hairdryer.

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Double room from €54