Eremo Della Giubiliana

The Eremo della Giubiliana hotel is situated just a few kilometres south of Ragusa, on a geographical scale positioned further south than Tunisia, in the Eastern Lands of a very different Sicily, that of the lblean highlands and of untainted nature, amongst carob groves and dry stone walls. Substantial ancient ramparts of white stone surround and protect the courtyards and constructions within. The white tower of the hermitage rises to dominate the plains which gently slope down towards the sea; from here one’s gaze embraces miles and miles of coastline and even, owing to the cloudless days which are frequent in these latitudes, the Maltese Islands and the African coast: an infinite horizon charged with memoir and allure. The Eremo della Giubiliana hotel could appear to be a nirvana rather than a tangible location, appealing as it does to the fugitive spirit seeking respite from life’s everyday pressures; the ingredients are all there: an ancient tower erected as a defence against incursions by barbaric pirates, the saga of the Knights of Malta against the legendary and adventurous backdrop of the Race war in the Mediterranean; a family of long-lineage who buy the hermitage in the 1700s for use as a fortified residence right up until the present time, when the last heir, Vincenza Iolanda Nifosì, decides to refurbish and render her home available to visitors.  The hub ofthe monastery has been solicitously renovated, with particular consideration being given to original fixtures, rigorously and carefully restoring those materials such as the ancient stone flooring and various furnishings.