Sicily, Italy hotel booking from ahotelinitaly.com

Set in the heart of the countryside outside Ragusa, this hotel in Sicily offers modern four-star luxury in wonderful surroundings of rugged hills and olive trees. Only 10 minutes from the sea, the original country villa has been luxuriously restored and houses three luxury suites.

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.

The Hotel Capo Rossello is in Realmonte, a few miles west along the southern Sicilian coast from Agrigento. Furnished with all the originality and style typical of the Sicilians, it is dressed in the warm colours of the earth - there are 45 lovely rooms and eight suites.

This four-star Sicily hotel is wonderfully located in the heart of the old part of Ragusa, the provincial capital of this south-eastern region. Ragusa Ibla, the lower town, was destroyed in the 1693 earthquake, completely rebuilt in Sicilian Baroque style.

This hotel is the perfect place for a tranquil, relaxing getaway due to its location in the quiet fishing village of Acitrezza. This ancient bay is at the foot of Mount Etna and close to Sicily's second largest city, Catania.