Rating : 3 Star
Size : 28 rooms - 4 floors
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Recreation
No recreation facilities are given at the hotel

Restaurent
The hotel is elegantly furnished and offers a restaurant with a wide choice of tasty Sicilian traditional recipes and an ample selection of wines.

• Parking
• Restaurant
• Laundry/Valet Services

• Pets Allowed

Hotel Poggio Ducale
Via Paolo Gaifami 5
Catania

The province of Catania offers an infinite variety of tourist attractions. The town at the foot of Mount Etna was named after a devastating 1963 earthquake almost completely re-built in Baroque style. Catania is one of the towns of the Val di Noto which stretches along the eastern coast of Sicily are. The province has an immense wealth of cultural goods monuments palaces churches and of course numerous coves and caves.1. The Castle of Palazzolo built on a rock dominating the Anapo Valley dates back to the Norman period. There are only a few ruins of this superb castle which was destroyed in the 1693 earthquake with most of the town and which was the home of the Alagona barons and other lords. The town was rebuilt in the 18th century and the late original Baroque style of architecture blends with 19th and early 20th century architecture. 2. The cathedral in Messina a Norman foundation dating from the time of Roger II was begun in 1160 and consecrated in 1197. During the reconstruction after the earthquake of 1908 a great effort was made from 1919 to 1929 to recapture the original form of the building. This involved refurbishing those parts which were preserved such as the sculptured portals dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. other parts had to be recreated as close as possible to the original such as the campanile. This 60m/197ft high bell-tower reconstructed using old designs contains one of the greatest of all astronomical clocks a work by the Strasbourg firm of Ungerer -1933-. every day at midday the figures are set in motion and show scenes from the history of Messina including the handing-over of the legendary letter of protection from the Madonna to Messina. According to tradition she gave a letter to Messinan diplomats in Nazareth in which she wrote We bless you and your city. 3. The Church Of San Giuseppe - built in the second half of the 18th century it has an interesting prospective with statues featuring the Saints and the Saints of the Benedettini order. The interior of an oval form in rococo style has a splendid wooden statue of San Giuseppe faced in silver.

Areas served : 1. Palazzo Acreide 54 km2. Dom von Messina 84 km 3. Basilika San Giuseppe 95 km

Direction : By plane The next international Airport located to the hotel is Catania Italy Catania/Sigonella supplying national and international carriers. Transfer to the hotel can be arranged -possibly charged-. By train Italy has a good railway network which is served on most routes at least every two hours. As almost everywhere a line follows the coastline the entire Italian coast is well developed. If you should plan a journey with the train we are to you gladly with information at the disposal. A Transport -possibly charged- from the station to the hotel can be arranged.By car The road network in Italy is perfectly developed. Italys road network is about 480000 kilometers in length 6000 kilometers of which are toll highways so-called highway. This puts Italy in an international comparison in the front midfield which the supply of highways is concerned. We suggest using Google maps to plan your car trip to our hotel. Car rentals are on many places or book the official Carrier to our hotel -taxi private Limousine- in the event that no transportation is available please contact us so we can help.

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