Surroundings

Syracuse and its island heart of Ortigia, just 15 minutes away by car, enchant every visitor with an elegant maze of streets and ancient Greek ruins.

From the hotel, you can set off to the Plemmirio marine reserve and the Vendicari wildlife reserve: two corners of unspoilt nature that can be reached in just a few minutes. Here, sea, sky and landscape merge into one, offering moments of peace, vivid colours and Mediterranean scents that are hard to find anywhere else.

Donna Coraly is also the perfect starting point for discovering Sicily's sea and the stunning white sandy beaches of Syracuse, or, for the more adventurous, the dramatic volcanic coastline around Catania.

The island's charming fishing villages of Marzamemi and Portopalo are just 45 minutes away: quaint towns where you can savour freshly caught fish in a traditional restaurant, wander through narrow alleys, breathe in the salty sea air and feel the Sicily of a bygone era. In these places, time seems to stand still.