Nature walks, at the discretion of the guest, can be organised with nature guide Daniele Valvo.
Services included
Available free of charge on request
Around Aretè
Free parking
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The free and unguarded parking is located outside the structure, available in the Santa Lucia marina, just a few metres from the property. It is not possible to use the condominium parking.
Beauty centre
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Centro Estetico New Dea, via dell’Arsenale 26.
Ideal for treating yourself to moments of well-being and care for your body.
Cycle and pedestrian path
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The cycle path of Syracuse runs along the sea, offering cyclists the opportunity to enjoy splendid sea views.
It starts near the Monument to the fallen of Africa, 24 metres above sea level, and goes as far as the Tonnara di Santa Panagia, where it ends.
Bars and restaurants
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Sbarcadero Restaurant
Il Pontile Restaurant
Dakoki Japanese Restaurant
Lido Zen
Red Moon Fish Restaurant
Il Forestiero” family restaurant
Excursions
Available on request
The Plemmirio and Pillirina
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Plemmirio is a marine protected area located on the east coast of Syracuse and was established in 2004. The area is of great importance from the point of view of flora and fauna, but also from a historical point of view. A crossroads for the passage of ships and vessels of the Carthaginians, Romans and Greeks, the Plemmirio area is home to historical traces from various eras, including those of the last world war.
Duration
4 hours, including snorkelling
Price
50 euros per person (min. 2 people)
With transport 12 euros for person, transport time 20 minutes per trip
Language
English, French and Spanish
The Vendicari Nature Reserve
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The Vendicari Oriented Nature Reserve is a protected natural area between Noto and Marzamemi. It is particularly important for the presence of marshes that serve as a resting place for migrating birds.
There are several archaeological and architectural settlements that testify to the life of man in these places since Greek times. The Swabian Tower, built in the 18th century, is also famous for nesting Caretta caretta turtles.
Why visit it?
Because the sea, the beach, the birds, the uncontaminated nature, the tuna fishery, the Swabian tower and the archaeological remains will make you live a unique experience!
Duration
5 hours
Price
60 euros per person + entrance to reserve 2 euros per person (to be paid by the client)
With transport 12 euros for person, transport time 20 minutes per trip
Language
English
Pantalica
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UNESCO World Heritage Site for its high historical, archaeological, speleological and landscape profile.
It is one of Sicily’s most important protohistoric sites, useful for understanding the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age on the island.
Pantalica is an evocative place for excursions or simple nature walks. However, in addition to the naturalistic aspect, a past of millennia appears through the 5000 characteristic cave tombs with which many walls are studded.
Why visit?
Because here nature, landscape and history will remain with you forever.
Duration
5 hours
Price
55 euros per person
With transport 20 euros per person, transport time 35 minutes per trip
Language
English, French and Spanish
River Ciane
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The Fiume Ciane e Saline di Siracusa Oriented Nature Reserve is a protected area established by the Region of Sicily that includes the course of the River Ciane and the wetlands of the Saline on the outskirts of the city of Syracuse.
The name Ciane derives from the Greek cyanos, κυανός, meaning “blue-green”, and refers to the particular colour of the water and papyrus in these areas.
Inside the reserve, there is a ring-shaped foot and cycle path of about 12 km.
Why visit?
Its fame is mainly due to the presence of papyrus, which grows wild on the banks. It seems that the presence of papyrus on the waterway dates back to the 3rd century B.C. when some plants arrived from Egypt, sent by Ptolemy II Philadelphus to his friend and ally Hieron II.
The river Ciane is associated with the famous Greek myth about the existence of the seasons.
Duration
3 hours
Price
40 euros per person (min. 2 people)
With transport 12 euros per person, transport time 15 minutes per trip
Language
English, French and Spanish
Cavagrande del Cassibile
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The Cavagrande del Cassibile Oriented Nature Reserve is a protected area located in the municipalities of Avola, Noto and Siracusa, in the province of Siracusa, in the centre of the Iblei Valley.
It is the deepest canyon in Sicily, and is characterised by the course of the river Cassibile, the ancient Greek Kakyparis, which has created it over the millennia by digging deep gorges or canyons at different depths, reaching a maximum of 507 m.
Defended by the inaccessible sheer walls of the quarry and the proximity of the water, the Sicans, the first known inhabitants of this place, built a necropolis here.
An uncontaminated paradise, an essential stop for travellers who love hiking and nature reserves, a true earthly paradise full of colours, scents, history and tranquillity.
Duration
5/6 hours including bathing if possible
Price
55 euros per person (min. 2 people)
With transport 20 euros per person, transport time 35 minutes per trip
Language
English, French and Spanish
Old Noto and Carosello quarry
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Old Noto is the ancient settlement of Noto destroyed in the 1693 earthquake. Between the 14th and 16th centuries, it was one of the main cultural, military and economic centres of south-eastern Sicily. Surrounded by imposing walls (many of which are still standing) and deep valleys, it was never taken by force. Only the violent earthquake of 1693 managed to destroy it.
At Cava Carosello we can admire the centuries-old traces of man who lived in the quarry: we will see medieval tanneries and several water mills. The natural environment is characterised by holm oaks, carob trees and downy oaks, while the fauna consists of the rather obvious presence of porcupines, jays, woodpigeons, kestrels, buzzards, tree frogs and river crabs. At the end of the trail at the bottom of the valley, following the course of the river, we arrive at a small lake with heavenly colours, which is the envy of the small lakes of Cava Grande.
Duration
4 hours
Price
50 euros per person (min. 2 people)
With transport 20 euros per person, 35 minutes per trip
Language
English, French and Spanish