15 Monaci delle Terre Nere - Eastern Sicily

Monanci delle Terre Nere is agritourism at its best - a luxury boutique hotel and countryside retreat, set in the foothills of Mt Etna. It's about a 20 minute drive to Taormina - and for us - enroute back towards Callabria. We were upgraded to a private residence overlooking planted fields of some unknown vegitable. Roads within the property wind between beautifully set residences, stone walls and planted fields. There is a "master building" which houses a high end restaurant, a bar and a boutique shop.