Monaci Delle Terre Nere

A hotel bedroom with a four post bed, cow skin chairs, a desk, a fireplace, a floor lamp, wooden floors and wooden ceilings. — (Image credit: TBC)

In the foothills of the Appenine Mountains on the east coast of Sicily lies the charming town of Zefferena Etnea. Tucked away down a peaceful gravel lane and set against a backdrop of the explosive Mount Etna, is Monaci delle Terre Nere, a graceful 18th Century villa that owner Guido Coffa lovingly restored over a period of five years and transformed into an eight-bedroom hotel. Now, in time for its two-year anniversary, the hotel has expanded to include a further five suites housed in a newly converted stone building on the property. Once again styled by Coffa, the new suites comprise a mixture of antique and modern furniture, while three of them come complete with a cosy fireplace. Sited within 40 acres of wine land with panoramic vistas of the Mediterranean Sea, the hotel is equipped with a restaurant that serves up local fare from products exclusively grown on the property. And for those looking to do more than laze by the pool, wine and cooking courses as well as yoga classes are available upon request.

A hotel bedroom with a bed, a desk, wooden floors, stone floors and a door to the bathroom.

A hotel bedroom with a bed, a desk, wooden floors and rough dark stone walls.

A hotel bedroom with a bed, side tables, lamps, a desk, a console, a wall painting and stone walls.

A hotel bedroom with steps to 2 lower platforms, a bed, a bar fridge, a fireplace, a zebra skin rug, stone walls and a wooden ceiling.

A bathroom with a wooden counter, round sinks, a wall mirror, a toilet and clothes hanging on the wall.

ADDRESS

Via Monaci
95019
Zafferana Etnea
Sicily
Italy

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Lauren Ho is the Travel Director of Wallpaper*, roaming the globe, writing extensively about luxury travel, architecture and design for both the magazine and the website. Lauren serves as the European Academy Chair for the World's 50 Best Hotels.