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Hotel Villa Romana, Agrigento

The Hotel Villa Romana sits in a lovely bay, on one of the most beautiful beaches in Sicily. This accommodation is between Porto Empedocle and Punta Grande, just west of Agrigento and on the way to Realmonte. You are close to the Scala dei Turchi (the 'Turkish Steps' bay) here, 2km from the house of celebrated Sicilian playwright Luigi Pirandello (now a museum to the life and work of the Nobel Prize winning writer), and you are 5km from the Valley of the Temples. This astonishing monument to the power and importance of Agrigento as a capital of Classical Greece never fails to impress. Viewed from Agrigento at night, bathed in floodlighting, the Valle dei Templi, with the Mediterranean beyond, makes a stunning sight.

Set on the little beach at Punta Piccola (this is also the 'home' to Inspector Montalbano, in Andrea Camilleri's best-selling series of police novels), the Hotel Villa Romana is a charming and newly built four-star establishment facing the waters. This is a perfect spot to relax - the Mediterranean climate is reliably warm all year round. To make the most of this, rooms have private terraces with views of either the ocean or the gardens, and the broad, sandy beach is just a stroll away.

Service is everything here. There is a gourmet restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and you'll enjoy some delicious Sicilian specialities. All rooms have in-room safe, air conditioning, bathroom with shower, cable and satellite TV, refrigerated minibar, desk and lamp with direct-dial phone. The front desk is always open, and transfers can be arranged to the airport. There is free parking, a restaurant and lounge bar, and the hotel has internet access and meeting facilities.

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Double room from €80