Palazzo Castelluccio

Palazzo Castelluccio stands in the historic centre of Noto, where the limestone streets glow at dusk and the Baroque façades feel almost cinematic. Housed in an 18th-century noble residence built for the Di Lorenzo del Castelluccio family, it is being restored as a Rocco Forte hotel with the scale of a palazzo rather than a standard city property. The project is set to include 31 rooms and suites, along with restaurants, a bar and a spa, all arranged to preserve the building’s sense of ceremony and calm. From here, Noto’s cathedral, palaces, cafés and pastry shops are an easy walk away, while Vendicari, Syracuse, Modica and Ragusa make natural day trips for travellers who want history, landscape and good Sicilian food in the same itinerary.