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Tre Metri Sopra il Cielo Via Bongiovanni 72 0933 193 5106 or 392 213
3228, bbtremetrisoprailcielo.it. Caltagirone’s best B&B is this perfectly situated
place right on La Scala steps, near the top. Helpful owner Gaetano has three simple
rooms in his charming house (you may have to share a bathroom, depending on
numbers), but he can also find space in up to half a dozen other rooms in adjacent
buildings. Everyone gets to take breakfast on the top-floor terrace, which has a

stupendous view over the town and surrounding hills. €80

EATING AND DRINKING

Giardino Spadaro Via San Giuseppe 5 0933 21 331. Lamp-lit garden bar just up an

alley off the bottom of La Scala, which is cool and shady by day, often thronged in the
evening when the music is turned up. Mon & Wed–Sun usually 8am–8pm.

Il Locandiere Via Luigi Sturzo 55 0933 58 292. A tastefully restored old restaurant
that’s primarily a fish place, though there are good vegetarian antipasti and pastas.
The menu depends on what’s off the boat, though fish couscous is usually available.
Mains are €9–16. May be closed Sun if they run out of fish. Daily lunch & dinner.

I Marchesi di Santa Barbara Via San Bonaventura 22 0933 22 406. Located within

a cavernous aristocratic mansion, with meals served in the echoing dining room or out
in the internal courtyard. There’s an upmarket regional menu with reasonable prices
(first courses €6–8, mains €10–16, and pizzas in the evening), offering things like
pasta with pistachios and almonds, or pasta Marchese, with tomatoes, wild fennel and
breadcrumbs. Tues–Sun lunch & dinner.

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