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boasts extremely comfortable rooms, a sensational pool terrace with views of the Aeolian
Islands and two restaurants serving food and wine from the estate. You'll find it 9km from
Castelbuono in the direction of Cefalù.
Piano Battaglia
Rifugio Piero Merlino€
( 0921 64 99 95;
www.rifugiopieromerlino.it
; r per person €35, with half board/full board €50/65)
Run by the
Club Alpino Siciliano, this simple chalet with wood-panelled rooms sleeping two or four
and is open year-round. There are eating and drinking areas, and staff can provide inform-
ation on skiing, cycling and walking.
HOSTEL
Petralia Sottana
Albergo Il Castello€
( 0921 64 12 50;
www.il-castello.net
;
Via Generale di Maria 27; s/d €40/70; )
Tucked into a back street
above Petralia Sottana's Duomo, this pretty-as-a-picture inn has immaculate rooms and
three-star amenities. Its restaurant specialises in pizza (weekends only) and top-notch
mountain cuisine featuring local mushrooms and truffles. Driving up the narrow winding
streets to the hotel calls for Schumacher-standard driving skills; you're better off parking
in the free public lot three blocks below.
HOTEL
Polizzi Generosa
Antico Feudo San Giorgio€
( 0921 60 06 90;
www.feudosangiorgio.it
;
SS120, km 46, Contrada San Giorgio; r per person with breakfast €40-50,
with half board €55-70; )
At the foot of the Madonie, just 4km from the autostrada (motor-
way), owners Fabiola and Giancorado have converted this 300-hectare
fattoria
(fortified
country estate) into an
agriturismo
producing organic olives, grain, beef and wine. Rooms
are simple (no air-con, no TV), encouraging guests to appreciate the divine setting: steep,
rolling hills and ancient trees planted with the dowry money of Giancarlo's grandmother.
AGRITURISMO
