Sicily hotel, Brucoli - between Catanai and Syracuse

Hotel Venus Sea Garden, Brucoli

Sicily's Hotel Venus Sea Garden is in a perfect location in between the two cities of Catania and Siracusa (Syracuse), set in the charming fishing village of Brucoli. With a recently restored castle and a handful of pleasant bars and restaurants, Brucoli is worthy of a couple of days' exploring in itself, but it serves best as a base from which to comfortably reach the other east coast cities. Siracusa and Catania are only half an hour from here by car, and though public transport is adequate, the hotel has free car parking where guests can safely leave a hire car. The Venus Sea Garden is an attractive hotel looking out over the bay. Each of the 59 rooms is fully equipped with satellite TV, air conditioning, safety deposit box and hairdryer. This Siracusa hotel has two separate swimming pools, each surrounded by a smart, tiled terrace and neatly kept gardens overlooking the sea. The hotel's own restaurant serves outstanding local cuisine, including freshly caught fish, while guests can enjoy the panoramic views over to Mount Etna.

The eastern coast of Sicily, with its lush green landscape and beautiful beaches on the Ionian coast, offers some of the island's most interesting destinations. Catania, though Sicily's second-largest city, is much more spacious and open than the capital Palermo in the north west. The name derives from the Sicilian word Katane, meaning 'flaying knife' or 'grater', because the city is built on spiky lava stone land. Mount Etna is the biggest crowd-puller in the province, and looms over much of the coast on this part of the island. And further south lies the town of Siracusa or Syracuse, an important power base for the ancient Greeks and home to fascinating Greek fortifications and temples. There are a host of fascinating historic sights within easy reach of this hotel in eastern Sicily.

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Double room from €91