The Giuggiulena Hotel ranked as a bed and breakfast in the tourist literature is a shelter carved into a cliff overlooking a bay off of the ocean on the east coast of Sicily in the city of Siracusa.

It is an almost self-contained environment a serene and visually beautiful oasis where you hear only the lapping of waves from the sea as if you were on a secluded island in the middle of nowhere.

The hotel is a little piece of heaven a cocoon engraved inside a rock overlooking the ocean.

Actually its on the other side of a bay facing the historic part of the Siracusa about a 15-minute walk away.

Area information: the accommodation is centrally located in Siracusa overlooking the sea and one of the small marinas.

It is a ten-minute walk to Ortigia the historical centre of Siracusa or alternatively there is a local bus and boat service.

Local bars restaurants and shops are all within close proximity.

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