Monasteri Golf Resort
Offers a more intimate and relaxed interpretation of the golf stay in Sicily
Monasteri Golf Resort offers a more intimate and relaxed interpretation of the golf stay in Sicily, with a course well integrated among citrus groves, pale stone and Mediterranean calm. The tone of the experience is that of a discreet resort: no excess, but a pleasant blend of golf, hospitality and unhurried time. The course does not seek overwhelming drama; instead it aims for elegant usability, well suited to travelers wishing to alternate golf, wellness and exploration of the Siracusa area. It is especially successful for couples and for guests who want golf to remain central without turning the entire stay into a relentless competitive exercise. Monasteri convinces through environmental coherence and through the quiet quality that often makes well-judged resorts more memorable than places built too heavily on effect. Within an eastern Sicily itinerary, it serves as a very agreeable and well-balanced base.
Perfetto per chi vuole unire golf e Siracusa: il valore cresce molto se alterni il resort con arte, mare e cucina del territorio.
Resort siciliano rilassato e ben integrato nel paesaggio
Ottimo per coppie e soggiorni morbidi
Meno drammatico dei grandi campi iconici del Sud
Più apprezzabile come esperienza complessiva che come singolo campo
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Ortigia: il Caravaggio dell'Alba
Siracusa's Cathedral on Ortigia is built atop the 5th-century BC Temple of Athena: the Greek Doric columns are visible intact inside the Christian nave. Caravaggio's Burial of Saint Lucy — painted in 1608 during his flight from Malta — is in the Church of Santa Lucia alla Badia on the seafront. At dawn, before 8:00 AM, both are completely empty.
“The Cathedral parish priest, Don Sebastiano, opens the sacristy at 6:30 AM by appointment: he preserves the 1608 bishop's diaries documenting Caravaggio's arrival in Siracusa fleeing Malta — the most adventurous story in Italian art.”
Planeta: Nero d'Avola di Noto Antico
Planeta produces the Burdese — pure Cabernet Franc at Menfi — and the Santa Cecilia — Nero d'Avola from Noto Antico — which are the two Sicilian wines most debated by international critics. The Noto winery is set in a 19th-century Baglio: the private Santa Cecilia vertical shows how Nero d'Avola on Noto limestone develops limestone minerality the rest of Sicily does not know.
“Alessio Planeta leads to the Noto Antico vineyard at 6:00 AM: the soft Noto limestone soils are the same used to build the UNESCO Baroque city. The vineyard borders the wall of an 1700s villa in limestone identical to the wine it produces.”
Fonte Aretusa: il Bagno della Ninfa
The Fonte Aretusa on Ortigia is a freshwater spring that wells up in the middle of the salt sea: the nymph Aretusa swam here according to Pindar. The thalassotherapy centre of the Grand Hotel Ortigia alternates the salt water of the Siracusa harbour and the freshwater of the Aretusa — a treatment with mythological significance as much as physical.
“The Aretusa e Poseidone treatment — alternating immersion in fresh and salt water at different temperatures — has documented vascular effects. The spa opens at 7:00 AM before tourists: the outdoor pool over the Aretusa spring with Sicilian papyrus plants is accessible only to morning guests.”