ILMarranzano

The B&B “ Il Marranzano” is located in Giardini Naxos at only 30 Mt from the clear and crystalline sea and the well organized beaches in excellentes bathing facilities, the perfect location to start a trip to caratheristic sights such as: Taormina and the isola bella, unique pleaces renowded worldwide, the Alcantara gorges, the valley of the temples in Agrigento,the ancient theater of Syracus, Noto and its baroque, the Etna-Park and finally the beautiful Aeolian Islands,Pantelleria,Panarea and Lampedusa.

All this, together with the tipical sicilian delicacies, will make your sicilian holiday superb and unforgettable, a holiday made of odors and flavors.

“Il Marranzano” is pleased to offer to its guests spacious and bright rooms, elegantly furnished, all with balcony, private bathroom, tv led in room, air conditioning, mini bar and free internet Wi-Fi connection.

The bed and breakfast “Il Marranzano” offers two just renovated rooms to welcome you in the best way and ensure an unforgettable stay. The rooms are comfortable and furnished in a simple elegant way, in addition to the TV LCD (32''), frig-bar,safe,air conditioning system, phone, balcony with sea view, they offer private services.

Our rate vary from 30 to 45 Euros per Person per day depending on the season.

The bed and breakfast Il Marranzano is managed by a very professional and friendly staff which will be glad to give you all the information you need to visit and discover the local attractions, have dinner in the best restaurants and spend in Giardini Naxos a pleasant and relaxing stay.

Breakfast: Served every morning from 8:30 to 10:30 in the breakfast room.

Internet point & Wi-Fi connection: Our b&b offers free Wi-Fi connection in the whole b&b.

Transfer: from and to the airport of Catania, price about € 50,00 per way.

Parking: free parking places available in front of the hotel and nearby.

Reservation Service: Our staff will be glad to book for you excursions by bus, hotel and Restaurants, and further more car rentals, tennis courts and snorkelling.

Giardini Naxos (Messina) Sicily
Street: Consolare valeria 12

Lat: 37.828904 Long: 15.267858


By plane
From the airport Catania "Fontana Rossa" there are two possibilities to reach our b&b:

By suburban Bus you reach the Recanati Terminal Bus of Giardini Naxos in less then one hour
( cost of the bus ticket € 10,00). From here you take a bus direction Taormina and get off at the second bus stop.

By private Taxi you can reach our b&b directly. The distance between the airport of Catania and Giardini Naxos is about 45 km (the taxi reservation trough our b&b costs about 50 Euros).

By rental car you enter the Motorway A18 direction Messina and take the exit Giardini Naxos.
From here you follow the indications to Taormina driving through the "via consolare valeria"
(about 1 km).

By Train: the Trains arriving from Rome and from the northern Italy with destination Syracuse and Agrigento stop at the station "Taormina-Giardini Naxos" which is about 3 km far away from the
city center of Giardini Naxos.

By bus: the company "Interbus" connect Rome and the main Sicilian cities to Giardini Naxos.

By car: from Catania or Messina you take the Motorway A18 and take the exit Giardini Naxos.
You follow the indications to "centro" (city center, about 2km) and once you are here you drive further direction Taormina until you see our b&b signboard.

Giardini Naxos
Greece's first colony in Sicily, offers a very big archaeological area with its museum.
Not many landscapes, such as Giardini Naxos enclose the whole Sicilian beauty, the city is cot of ancient Mediterranean civilizations and modern tourist resort among the most famous tourist destinations of south Italy. Located midway between Messina and Catania, Giardini Naxos is reachable in less than one hour from the airport "Fontanarossa" of Catania.
From here is possible to do excursions to Taormina (only 5 km far away), Syracuse, Agrigento,Palermo, the Aeolian Islands,the Etna, the pine wood of Linguaglossa (an enchanting and unique sea-snow itinerary) and the Alcantara valley with the suggestive gorges.
Taormina
Taormina is located at 200 Mt above the sea level on the top of the mountainous relief that
extends up to the Ionic sea with the "Taormina Cap", northern from the Alcantara mouth.
In 357 BC the survivors of Nasso settled in this area and founded a flourishing Greek city.
that moment on Taormina gradually developed, beautiful buildings were built.
Some buildings of the Greek and Roman time are still to be seen today.
Among those some Greek and Roman buildings are preserved to nowadays, they are partially
to be seen and partially hidden between the modern buildings.
Most famous one is the Greek-Roman theatre, stage of cultural and musical summer shows and
the very famous Film Festival of Taormina.
Etna
The beauty of the Etna park is not only the grandeur of the eruptions and the incandescent Lava.
Around the big Volcano you can find a unique and incomparable environment, rich of sounds, fragrances and colours. An area with an enchanting landscape, protected by a natural park which
is a must see for everyone who is here on Holiday.
Agrigento
Founded in 581 BC from the Rhodian and Cretan settlers from the closer Gela, Akragas became shortly one of the most important city of the Magna Grecia, second in Sicily only after Syracuse.
The urban area had a width of 456 hectares and was surrounded by defensive walls with nine doors at the entrance.
The population was about 300.000 inhabitants and it was considered to be "mortals most beautiful city". In 210 BC it was sacked by the Roman and became part of the empire. In the following centuries it was settled and rebuilt by the Arabs, it was re-edified on the top of the hill where today we admire the old town characterized by the typical Arab structure with its small lanes and courtyards which converge to the "Via Atenea", the main street in town still today.
Syracuse
Founded by the Greeks in 743 BC, it grew and bloomed quickly after the occupation from Gelone who defeated the Carthaginian in Imera becoming the main Greece's town in Sicily.
With his successor Gerone became a cultural centre.
With the Roman occupation it began the decay of Syracuse which lasted also in the Middle Ages.
Catania
The city arose in 729 BC with the name of Katane that in Sicilian language means "grater"
"rendering plant" (from the lava ground on which it rises) and it was one of the first Greece Colony in Sicily. It was conquered by the Roman in 263 BC who left architectural remains from the Augusto time.
After the Byzantine domination there was the Arab domination and after the Norman one which brought many changes and innovation into the town, such as for examples, the build of the cathedral and of the several monasteries.
With the Aragon the city knew a recovery period and of cultural ferment. In this period the first Sicilian University was founded. The next Spanish domination and the devastating earthquake of 1693made this area plunge into a severe economic crisis. This period was followed by an important
reconstruction campaign which went on also after the Unification of Italy.
In the nineteenth century the city bloomed in the culture,worldliness, literature, music and theatre.
Caltagirone
After the earthquake of 1693 the city was rebuilt in baroque style. The Duomo is notable for the treasure and the pictorial works so well as other churches. Very interesting the scale of the mountain (112 steps) with local pottery decorations.
Gole dell'Alcantara
The Alcantara river, one of the first main Sicilian river, it flows around the northern slopes of Etna
and falls in Naxos,into the Ionian sea. It offers a breathtaking scenery,its waters are quiet with small lakes but also impetuous with suggestive waterfalls.