FIRRIATO HOSPITALITY CAVANERA ETNEA RESORT & WINE EXPERIENCE, Castiglione De Sicilia

Firriato Hospitality Cavanera Etnea Resort & Wine Experience offers 21 rooms combining comfort with tradition. These rooms reflect the style of main houses on Etna. The ten rooms offer views of vineyards along Contrada Verzella's Etna terracing. Each room is furnished and provides a spacious environment in line with family hospitality. The black floors, made of lava stone from Etna's lava flows, blend with the pastel colors of the fixtures and fittings. Rooms include air conditioning, tea and coffee facilities, a mini-bar, and a flat-screen TV. Bathrooms feature a shower, bidet, hairdryer, and free toiletries. Select rooms feature a terrace, garden furniture, and a pool view. Room service is available.

La Riserva Bistrot reflects Sicily's culinary tradition, influenced by the Grand Tour in Sicily and nearby Taormina. It offers cuisine with international taste, emphasizing raw materials, technique, and heart. The Etna Wine Bar, situated between terraced vineyards and the palmento, presents Firriato's Terroir labels, expressing the energy of the Etna volcano. Guests can savor wines paired with dishes made from local ingredients selected by Executive Chef Andrea Macca. The restaurant menu includes Capocollo of suckling pig cooked in salt from Trapani caramelized in ' Harmonium ' garnished with potatoes, potato pie and spinach and Catch of the day lightly seared in ' Agghiotta ' sauce with datterino tomatoes, capers, olives and concasse potatoes. Sommelier offers 4 wines focusing on agronomic practices, winemaking techniques, and sensory analysis paired with cold cuts, cheeses, and artisanal jams.

The resort features a heated outdoor pool, open from mid-May to mid-October. The salty water pool has a depth from one meter to one meter and forty. The Etna Wine Bar is located near the pool. Guests can take excursions in the Etna woods or towards the craters at the summit of the volcano. The resort has a fitness area. The Etna Wine Shop offers wine for purchase.

Firriato Hospitality Cavanera Etnea Resort & Wine Experience is 65 km from Catania-Fontanarossa Airport. The resort is situated between 600 and 900 metres above sea level, near Castiglione di Sicilia and Randazzo. Nearby landmarks include Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate (5 km), La Chiesa Madre (2 km), and Castle of Robert Lauria (5 km). From the hotel guests can see the Peloritani mountain range in the province of Messina, the basalt rocks of the Alcantara Gorge, and the town of Taormina. The winery is located in the heart of the ' Riserva Naturale dell'Etna ', along the north side of the most active volcano in Europe.

Cavanera Etnea Resort provides a 24-hour front desk. Wi-Fi is available throughout the property and is free of charge. Free use of bicycles are available. The hotel provides meeting/banquet facilities and wedding services for an additional charge. Onsite amenities include an outdoor fireplace, sun terrace, terrace, and garden. Languages spoken include Italian, English, and French. Private parking is available. The hotel has a wine tasting room. Wine tour are available. Services include national and international newspapers.