Placed in the heart of a nursery specialised in Mediterranean plants, Donnacarmela is ready to welcome you in a 19th century Sicilian house that has been refurbished in full respect of the original but given all the modern comforts. Elegantly refined, the building dominates the ten thousand square metre nursery garden. Here you may enjoy a guided tour to discover the hundreds of scents and varieties of Mediterranean plants. It is also possible to admire a private collection of subtropical plants. The courtyards in lavic paving, the ancient cistern and river pebbles, the well-stocked wine cellar and the swimming surrounded by secular olive trees, the comfortable spaces designed to relax and the quiet reading room, the wide halls and ample dining room: all this has been designed to make your stay exceptional.

At the back of the hotel there is the tallest active volcano in Europe, covered with green woods, fiery red lava and white winter snow. Opposite us there is the eastern coast of Sicily that reaches out towards the blue Ionian Sea, from the black rocks of Catania to the sandy beaches of Taormina. This is Carruba di Riposto, the area Donnacarmela is in. It is an ideal position that allows you to easily explore the important cultural and natural sites to be found in eastern Sicily: Siracuse’s remains, Acireale’s baroque, Piazza Armerina’s mystery, Catania’s history, Taormina’s charm, mount Etna’s beauty, just to mention a few. Besides, Donnacarmela is just 25 minutes away from Castiglione di Sicilia, where the hotel’s own Doc wine, ‘Archineri - Montedolce’, is produced.