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( 0835 33 10 09;
www.hotelsassi.it
; Via San Giovanni Vecchio 89; s/d €70/90, ste incl breakfast
€110-160; )
The first hotel in the
sassi
is set in an 18th-century rambling edifice in
Sasso Barisano with some rooms in caves and some not. Singles are small but doubles are
gracefully furnished. The balconies have superb views of the cathedral.
Hotel in Pietra
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
( 0835 34 40 40;
www.hotelinpietra.it
;
Via San Giovanni Vecchio 22; s €70-150, d €85-160, ste
€180-230; )
The lobby is set in a former 13th-century chapel complete with soaring
arches, while the eight rooms combine soft golden stone with the natural cave interior.
Furnishings are Zen-style with low beds, and the bathrooms are super stylish and include
vast sunken tubs.
Locanda di San Martino
( 0835 25 66 00;
www.locandadisanmartino.it
;
Via Fiorentini 71; d €89-200; )
A sumptu-
ous hotel where you can swim in a cave - in a subterranean underground swimming pool.
The cave accommodation, complete with niches and rustic brick floors, is set around a
warren of cobbled paths and courtyards.
HOTEL
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Palazzo Viceconte
( 0835 33 06 99;
www.palazzoviceconte.it
; Via San Potito 7; d €95-140, ste €139-350; )
Rooms
in this 15th-century
palazzo
near the cathedral have superb views of the
sassi
and gorge.
The hotel is elegantly furnished and the rooftop terrace has panoramic views.
HOTEL
$$
Eating
Oi Marì
( 0835 34 61 21; Via Fiorentini 66; pizzas from €6.50; dinner daily, lunch Sat & Sun)
In Sasso
Barisano, this lofty and convivial cavern is styled as a Neapolitan pizzeria and has a great
cheery atmosphere and excellent substantial pizzas to match, as well as
primi
of the day.
PIZZERIA
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La Talpa
TRADITIONAL ITALIAN
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