Venice - The perfect base for your vacation in La Serenissima, this is one of the most historically fascinating hotels in Venice, Italy. Villa delle Palme. Villa delle Palme, Venice
The Jolly Hotel dello Stretto Messina is a charming four-star hotel in the heart of downtown Messina, in eastern Sicily, and lies just metres away from the harbour. Hotel dello Stretto, Messina
Hotel des Etrangers et Miramare, Syracuse, is a luxurious five-star hotel with its own private beach in the ancient Isle of Ortigia, Syracuse. There are 80 beautifully decorated, spacious rooms, many with fabulous sea views and each with en-suite facilities, air-conditioning, telephone, satellite TV and minibar. Hotel Des Etrangers et Miramare, Syracuse
A lovely four-star Sicily hotel, La Rosa sul Mare is on the most beautiful hillside of the Plemmirio nature park in Siracusa, with its cliffs of white rock and its flowered terraces gently sloping down to the Ionian Sea. La Rosa sul Mare, Syracuse
Hotel Savona is a comfortable, three-star hotel in downtown Catania on the east coast of Sicily. A family-run establishment and completely refurbished in 2001, this hotel has 30 good-sized rooms, each with air conditioning, satellite TV, minibar, private bathroom and internet connection. Hotel Savona, Catania
This four-star Italian hotel lies near the town of Trapani, Sicily. Below the little village of Erice, on the side of Mount Venere, this is a lovely choice among hotels in Sicily, Italy. Hotel Baia dei Mulini, Trapani
Hotel Tre Torri is handsome three star hotel set a short distance outside Agrigento. There are 118 spacious rooms, all with modern en-suite facilities as well as satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, personal safe and hairdryer. The hotel has a fine restaurant, an elegant piano bar and a discotheque. Hotel Tre Torri, Agrigento
La Svizzera is a delightful family-run bed & breakfast-style hotel in the centre of Taormina, Sicily. There are 22 quiet rooms, all with en-suite shower facilities, satellite television and safety deposit box. Most rooms have a balcony with views out to sea. Hotel La Pensione Svizzera, Messina
