GIARRE AND RESTORED
United during the fascist period under the name of 'Ionia', the municipalities of Giarre e Riposto they form a town that extends from the sea to the foot of the volcano Etna.
The centrality of their position, compared to the surrounding places of interest and the proximity and ease of access to means of transport – road, rail and air – they make it a point of reference and a fundamental hub for visiting the Etna area.
B&B Villa Maria it is the ideal starting point whether you want to visit the highest active volcano in Europe or want to enjoy the beaches of Fondachello or the lava cliff of Torre Archirafi.
Staying at B&B Villa Maria allows you to organize day trips to the gorges Alcantara, Taormina, Acireale, Etna, Randazzo, The argimusco.
Giarre and Riposto are not only a place of passage or rest; they are also two beautiful and picturesque villages of the Sicilian Ionian Riviera.
Giarre, located on the slopes of Mount Etna, presents an elegant architecture with several monuments and palaces in the Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s and in the Neoclassical style especially in the city center.
They are also present in Giarre: The crib museum, the Museum of Uses and Costumes of the Etna People and the Sicilian Puppet Theater-Museum.
Characteristic, common to other towns in the Etneo interland is to have the main roads paved with 15cm thick lava stone blocks with a size of 40×40.
Riposto, whose name - due to its origins – literally means 'closet', instead, it is one of the most fascinating seaside towns on the Ionian Riviera, boasting the enviable scenery of Etna in the background.
Along the coast stands the 'Port of Etna', modern and equipped tourist-commercial port among the largest in Eastern Sicily.
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GIARRE AND RIPOSTO
United during the fascist period under the name of ‘Ionia’, the municipalities of Giarre and Riposto form an urban pole that extends from the Ionian to the foot of Mount Etna. The centrality of their position in relation to the places of greatest interest around and the proximity and ease of access to means of transport – road, rail and air – make it a point of reference and a fundamental junction.
Giarre and Riposto are not just a place of passage or rest; they are also two wonderful and picturesque villages of the Sicilian Ionian coast: Giarre, situated on the slopes of Mount Etna, presents an elegant architecture with several monuments and buildings in Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s and in Neoclassical style especially in the city center, beyond to numerous characteristic museums such as: The Crib Museum, the Museum of the Uses and Costumes of the Etna Nations and the Sicilian Puppet Theater-Museum. Its main streets are paved with lava stone blocks of 15cm in size 40 × 40 – an example now very rare to find.
The ‘coastal’ Riposto, whose name – due to its origins – literally means ‘closet’, is instead a maritime country among the most fascinating of the Ionian coast, boasting the enviable scenery of Etna in the background. Along the coast stands the ‘Port of Etna’, a modern and equipped tourist-commercial port among the largest in Eastern Sicily.
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