SICILY

16
Terroir
WhERE TO EAT
AnD SLEEP
Shalai
via Marconi 25, Linguaglossa (CT)
www.shalai.it (also Hotel)
In Sicilian dialect Shalai means
“joy or satisfied wellbeing”.
This is one of the best appreciated
boutique hotels of Etna. Mediterranean
flavours dosed with lightness.
Donna Carmela
Contrada Grotte 5, Carruba di Riposto (CT)
www.donnacarmela.com (also Hotel)
An à la carte menu of typical local dishes
with which to discover the territory.
Savour the flavours and aromas of the
ancient Sicilian tradition.
The wine list enables you to choose from
the best labels of Etna and of Sicily.
Osteria Antica Marina
via Pardo 29, Catania – Zona Pescheria
tel. +39 095 348197
www.anticamarina.it
Situated in the Fishing Harbour Zone
of Catania, the Mediterranean backdrop
to throngs of citizens of Catania intent
on avoiding the fishmongers’ cries and in
search of gourmet products with the flavour
of the sea. Traditional and fish cuisine.
Ristorante Coria
via Infermeria 24, Caltagirone (CT)
www.ristorantecoria.it
mascalese or cappuccio and carricante
vines. If you opt for the seaward mountains
climbing from Riposto towards Sant’Alfio,
the orchards and olive groves will shelter
you in a regenerating atmosphere far from
the stress of daily city life, before allowing
you a refreshing stop at the Wine Cellars of
Viagrande and Trecastagni. If you want to
taste a drop of Etna as well as its wine you
should take the cable car to the Sapienza
Addresses
TP
PA
AG
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CT
ME
CL
SR
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CALTAGIROnE
The Ristorante Coria was born in 2008
in the picturesque old town centre of
Caltagirone – a UNESCO Heritage Site
– 200 metres from the famous steps of
Santa Maria del Monte.
Stella Michelin proposes Sicilian cuisine
varied with a certain emphasis on the sea.
hotel Paradiso dell’Etna
via per Viagrande 37, San Giov. La Punta (CT)
www.paradisoetna.it
A tiny jewel set in the soft, variegated
CASTIGLIOnE
DI SICILIA
SAnTA
VEnERInA
CATAnIA
LInGUAGLOSSA
CALATABIAnO
RIPOSTO
S. GIOVAnnI LA PUnTA
hillside landscape at the foot of Etna.
Equipped with every comfort
and period-style Sicilian furnishing,
the rooms all have a view over the park,
the swimming-pool or the volcano.
Azienda Agrituristica dell’Etna
via S. P .2 I/II 71, Riposto (CT)
www.agrietna.com
Located in the Archi zone of the
Municipality of Riposto. Specialized
in the cultivation and transformation
Tasting Sicily n.01/2013