Villa dei Papiri

Syracuse (Syracuse)

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When one thinks of a protected natural area, one is imagining immediately natural areas far away from the populated city centers, you are picturing mountains, forests and swamps designed and costructed from the slow rhythms of the nature, more than from the achievements of the history of men. Instead, just at the doors of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy), a natural reserve is guarding a site at which the passing of the centuries is intimately interlaced with the history of a city, with its ancient legends and cultural traditions.

And only from middle of the 8th Century, in the description of the Ciane river, was first mentioned the presence of a fascinating plant : the papyrus, the very same papyrus used since the time of the ancient cultures for the preparation of those parchment rolls on which a great part of the history of men has been preserved on. And it is directly in this vast natural reserve where one finds the Villa dei Papiri, the Villa of the Papyrus.

Embedded in the green, equipped with every comfort, it offers its visitors the possibility to relax and savour in tranquillity the beauties of the place, either at the sea or with a diversity of activities like horseback-riding, mountain-biking, excursions etc. But only to the visitor these places will unveil the countless sensations of well-being that associated with them.

Structure and accommodation

Type: Villa, Relais
Setting: Seaside
Accommodation: Bedroom Suite
Type of accommodation:
  • Bed & Breakfast
beds: 55
Closed: Always Open
Services:
  • Pets allowed
  • Disabled facilities
  • Typical products on sale
  • Bike rental
  • Credit cards welcome
  • Internet

Villa dei Papiri is part of the Natural Reserve Ciane-Saline and it is surrounded by papyrus form Egypt, one in Europe, citrus plantation, palms, olive trees. This area, exalted in Ovid's poem "Metamorposis", is the Syracuse mythology origin. Villa dei Papiri is an old Sicilian farm house built in the 19 century extended for 13 hectares.

? N.8 Suites from two to five beds (45 to 65 s.m.)
? Common Living Room of 400 square metres
? Garden and SolariumEach suite is self-contained and with every comforts: air conditioning, kitchen, bathroom with shower. The suites are an open space structure on two levels (ground floor and balconied floor). It has a living area of 45 to 65 sq. metres divided in living and dining area with cooking area containing the necessary needs for serving food, a shelf, table and chairs, one or two single sofa/bed, bathroom complete with shower, bedroom on the intermediate floor with a queen-sized double bed, a single bed (only in the bigest suites), a wardrobe and two bedside cabinets. The furniture and decorations (beds, tables, chairs, ceramics) are hand-crafted and of the highest quality.The suites are centrally heated and has air conditioning.

There are many kind of Papyrus in the world, the variety that live in the Ciane's river, near Syracuse is named "Cyperus Papyrus Linneo" and is taller than 4 meters. Same students say that the plant was imported in the 250 B.C. and someone else suppose that the Arab people introduced the plant in Sicily. From the plant, people extract the natural fibre to made the Papyrus-Paper. Many artists use the papyrus-paper for painting.

How to reach us

How to reach us:

Address: Riserva Naturale Ciane & Saline - Contrada Cozzo Pantano - Fonte Ciane - Siracusa 96100 - Syracuse Syracuse

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