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A RELAXING STAYING TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE IBLEI TERRITORY I tetti di Siciliando hotel can be found in Modica, a small baroque town, which in the XIV century was the
centre of a wealthy and vibrant county. In the picturesque and historic
centre the houses are woven together in the form of a twisting turning hedge where the architecture is intrinsically linked to the natural environment. I tetti di Siciliando hotel is in a prime position near the Saint George Cathedral and adjoining the main street in the town
centre, yet it enjoys a
quiet and relaxing atmosphere. It comprises two restored buildings in the historical town
centre; the first dates from the beginning of '900, it has
dining room, an ample hall with internal decoration, a
courtyard with plans, a
balcony and a little hanging
garden; the other, built more recently, has comfortable and bright
bedrooms with
bathrooms; all of which are blessed with a beautiful view of one of the most ancient quarters in the town. Modica being situated, in the heart of the Iblei region, allows our guests the opportunity to reach areas of tourist interest such as Siracusa, Noto, Agrigento, Malta, Etna without the need of time-consuming journeys. The sea and the enchanting beaches are a reminder of the near African continent, that is only 15 minutes away. The visits to the museums, handcraft
shops, and baroque towns; the
dinners in farms, horse-riding, boating, popular
celebration, will make at your staying much more of a simple holiday.
Siciliando Co-operative Hotel I Tetti di Siciliando 24, Cannata Street 97015 - Modica (RG) - Sicily
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Fax: +39 0932 942843. Information and booking. A relaxing staying to the discovery of the Iblei territory. I tetti di Siciliando hotel can be found in Modica, a small baroque town, which in the XIV century was the
centre of a wealthy and vibrant county. In the picturesque and historic
centre the houses are woven together in the form of a twisting turning hedge where the architecture is intrinsically linked to the natural environment. Time for learning, time for making tourism Formative workshop where learning mosaic art, decorative technique, wood-inlay, is combined with an holiday in The tetti di Siciliando hotel. time to move, time to observe I tetti di Siciliando hotel propose holidays for who loves nature and sports, for small groups in mountain
bike with guided itineraries through hard and wild landscapes in the Iblei territory.
Time to move, time to observe. You will be immerse in a unique scenery to the discovery of Iblei territory wild
beauty. hotel propose holidays for who loves nature and sports, for small groups in mountain
bike with guided itineraries through hard and wild landscapes in the Iblei territory. Easy and relaxing or technical and exiting daring single-trails, difficult uphill or amusing flight of steps. Routes that allow to pay more attention, to care more about visited places and to feel deeply the relation between people and nature. Mountain-
bike for all of you, in a absolutely unique scenery where is possible to integrate visits at art cities, excursions in natural reserves,
dinners in typical masserie, to go on boating, to take part at popular
celebration and a lot of others opportunity which will make of your staying an unforgettable experience.
Time for learning, time for making tourism. A
meeting with tradition and artistic property between active experiences. Formative workshop where learning mosaic art, decorative technique, wood-inlay, is combined with an holiday in. I tetti di Siciliando. This proposal is turned to forming
centres, art schools, universities; but it is also turned to everyone who loves arts and Handcrafts. Wood-inlay workshop In general it forecast the object realization, like: frames, trays and decorative panels; and making use of different kinds of woods, like: olive, mahogany, walnut cherry and so on. Is used the inlay technique, that is direct sticking of mar-quetry on under-lay design. Mural decoration workshop It forecast the teaching of decoration techniques, like: wood graining, fresco, graffito, stencilling, tattered, feint moulding and objects realization. Mosaic composition workshop In general it forecast mosaic decoration of some objects ( pots, frames,
mirrors) and realization of mosaic tile. The material used is local stone ( pitch-stone and limestone), marble, ceramics tiles. The technique used is direct and turned laying. Workshop are direct to privates, forming
centres, art schools and universities; they last one week and they are hold at I tetti di Siciliando hotel since 29 of April to 15 of July and since 26 of August to 16 of September. The packet include 20 hours of teaching, didactic materials, and a visit in Modica. The courses will take place at reaching of a minimum of 6 persons.
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In 1998 a group of Young people with different experiences in tourism, culture and social fields create a new co-operative called Siciliando. The co-operative wants to be an enterprise that takes part to the local development, where intent to work, to grow professionally of his members agrees with intent to produce value and collective utility. Siciliando's proposals turn around integrated tourism idea, which holds in consideration tutelage and exploitation of the place resources, natural surroundings, historical and artistic properties, local traditions; it privileges the authentic relation with the territory and social-cultural tissue. Siciliando's intervention areas are two: for both of them it organizes packets which forecast a staying at. I tetti di Siciliando hotel. that the co-operative menages in Modica, and a wide programme of cultural itineraries
Siciliando propose a wide programme of activities which integrate packets of formative tourism and sporting tourism, and they guide tourist to the discovery of the place peculiarity in cultural itineraries which bind history and nature, flavour and tradition, emotions and new relationship.