Shalai Resort Etna

Imagine a landscape flourishing with vitality and authenticity. People who are lucky enough to live on this island experience this every day. Mount Etna, the sea, the natural landscapes, the historic sites, all these views will always make your heart skip a beat!

The beauty of Sicily’s unparalleled historic heritage is animated by the authenticity of its inhabitants. Here you will find Shalai, in the heart of the old town of Linguaglossa, on the slopes of Mount Etna, near Catania.

Shalai is a boutique hotel with 13 exquisite rooms and suites, which hosts a Michelin 2023 restaurant headed by chef Giovanni Santoro, and a refined SPA and wellness area. It used to be a noble mansion in the 1800s, and is now owned and administered by the Pennisi family.

The cousins, Luciano Pennisi, Leonardo Pennisi, Maria Concetta Pennisi and Rosario Pennisi, have inherited the family’s philosophy: “These places are like a magnet, they attract and envelop you in their magic. We will be waiting to welcome you, between the Mountain on one side and the sea on the other, to offer you the warmth of Sicily!”

Discover the energy of Etna, experience the hospitality of a Historic Palace, today a design boutique hotel with a Michelin-star restaurant and private SPA. Get ready to live an experience of pure hospitality and elegance with Shalai. We have prepared exclusive benefits with special offers and packages, which vary in every season of the year.

Sicily, in fact, is also unique in terms of temperatures. In the middle of autumn we still breathe summer, in summer we enjoy the mild climate of the high altitudes, in spring nature is a triumph of vitality and in winter there is all the magic of the snow-capped peak of Etna. Get inspired…

THE HISTORY
Shalai is elegance and sicilian nobility: frescoed rooms, vaulted roofs, fine majolica. The story of Shalai, a charming and design boutique hotel on Etna, seems like a modern day fairy tale. A family story that connects Tuscany with Sicily as its protagonist.

The story begins with a glass of good wine, a dinner and the bet made by Lucia and Rosario Pennisi to transform an ancient mansion with a nineteenth-century flavour into a charming hotel.

The building dates back, in its current structure, to the early 1800s, when the owners of the time decided to aggregate, in a single body, several residential units with the annexed service spaces. At the beginning town hall, later a 19th-century Sicilian noble palace, today Shalai is still a home where Luciano and Leonardo celebrate hospitality as a pure experience.

Design rooms and romantic suites with frescoed ceilings welcome guests in environments of precious charm. The restoration project of the historic residence was followed with sagacity and professionalism by the architects Lucia Papa and Paola Mariotto who gave life to a boutique hotel with a contemporary flavour.

THE DESIGN
Contemporary taste for design and furnishings. Protagonist light. These two elements are highlighted by the designers’ architectural choices and by their use of light, to bring out details that might otherwise go unnoticed. Harmonious spaces, captivating details, palatial staircases and intimate, elegant rooms.

Shalai’s spaces are like a universe, every object is designed to fit in with the ensemble. Even the design of the two rooms that host the Michelin star restaurant follows this vision; the walls are decorated with a selection of valuable works of contemporary art.

The only sounds that can be heard in the quiet indoor garden are those of birds chirping, the ballroom on the first floor is flooded with light, and the wellness centre’s services will complete the relaxing picture that is drawn by the hotel’s spaces.

THE PENNISI FAMILY
The Pennisi are a large and tight-knit family that has worked together for more than fifty years to write beautiful pages on the subject of gastronomy, excellence, selection and quality of ingredients, and the art of hospitality.

The head of the family is Saro Pennisi, a flamboyant butcher from Linguaglossa who, with the support of his family, wife, sisters, children and grandchildren, has managed through the decades to create beautiful things and to convey a strong sense of belonging to the new generations, as well as a passion for locally grown products and a knack for hospitality.

Saro Pennisi is still is an important point of reference for the family; he oversees the family’s butcher shop, to which the family annexed a restaurant not far from Shalai, which is called Dai Pennisi – Macelleria con cucina (The Pennisi’s: Butcher Shop with Kitchen).

Today, the second generations have taken up the management of the family businesses: Luciano Pennisi, Leonardo Pennisi, Maria Concetta Pennisi and Rosario Pennisi, all siblings and cousins. Having been raised together, they are very close and are always looking for new projects, upholding the family traditions and heritage.

THE TEAM
Excellence above all! This is the motto that unites all the professionals that make up the Shalai team today. From the waiting and kitchen staff in the restaurant, to the professionals working in the boutique hotel and the wellness centre, everyone focuses on providing a well-rounded hospitality.

The staff is hired by the Pennisi family not only for their high professionalism, but also for their love for their work, to give guests a sense of belonging and well-being here at Shalai every day.

Our team is cohesive, young, engaged and helpful, able to fulfil any request, arrange your tours in the area and provide any helpful or necessary service. These professionals can be by your side for the length of your stay, anticipate your needs and answer any question.

ROOMS & SUITES
Jewels with a unique history. This is the best way to describe the rooms that will host you inside the Shalai boutique hotel. Each one has a history, a distinctive feature, a design object or an arrangement that makes it unique. Shalai’s rooms offer an evocative, personal experience.

Each room has character, it has that elegance, that discreet whim, that harmony so authentic that staying in the room is a magical experience, which is complemented by the excellent service rendered by the housekeepers and by the concierges, always intent on ensuring your stay here will be immersed in the spontaneous and authentic Sicilian hospitality that defines the Pennisi family.

Guests will enjoy the scent of Sicilian oranges in the rooms, a fragrance that Shalai has exclusively custom-made, to render the Sicilian experience in every way.

FAMILY EXECUTIVE
The family executive on the second floor offer all the comforts of home. Each family executive has two rooms: a living room and a double bedroom. Every step of the room is arranged to maximize comfort and enjoyment. Its refined details are a harmonious mix of contemporary, classic and modern styles.

The beautiful mansard roof with automated windows make you feel like you are in a mountain chalet, but with stylish details, light colours and lovingly arranged features that make the environment authentic yet familiar. In a place like this, it’s easy to lose track of time! The family executive are ideal for guests who prefer more space or for families.

JUNIOR SUITE
There are two junior suites in Shalai Hotel, and they are magical. Shalai’s junior suites will take you to an enchanted world of ladies and knights, kings and queens, of stories from a distant time. This feeling is created by the breath-taking original 19th-century frescoed ceilings, which you can also find in the first-floor lounge.

Lying on your comfortable double bed you can contemplate the ceiling in all its beauty, made even more striking by the naked wall that shows its original components.

Savouring the history and aesthetics of the 1800s in a decidedly contemporary setting is a wonderful experience. A boutique hotel that cherishes history and elegance, focuses on hospitality and will make you want to come back to these intimate, charming rooms!

DELUXE ROOM
Elegant, simple and cosy, with an outdoor balcony overlooking Shalai’s inner garden. Each deluxe room has a shower with full-height glass doors, a unique design element.

This room is made for comfortable living and has a small window in the bathroom to allow the sunshine in, and to fill the room with that energy that can only be found on the slopes of Mount Etna. The room has a cosy armchair for relaxing after a shower or an excursion on Mount Etna or a day at the beach. The deluxe room will charm you from every angle!

DINING
Santoro never forgets the iconic authenticity that is natural to the local cuisine, the type that brings back childhood memories. In the end, this level of cuisine can only be made by men and women who find a lifelong passion in this work.

Each dish has to represent the context in which it was created, otherwise it risks becoming stylish but frivolous. Giovanni Santoro knows this, and his dishes reflect a heartfelt and personal passion.

THE RESTAURANT
The restaurant of the Shalai design boutique hotel is the laboratory of chef Giovanni Santoro. His work is maniacal research of the raw material: precious meats are selected from native farms by the prestigious family butcher and processed by the kitchen brigade.

The vegetables are always in season, controlled and harvested by small producers, flank a fish that arrives daily from the local fish markets and is processed both from cooked and raw using the most modern blast chilling standards. So much effort and great passion have been rewarded with the achievement of the first Michelin star in 2015.

THE STARRED CHEF
The chef, Giovanni Santoro, was born Linguaglossa in 1983, a town on the slopes of Mount Etna, close to Catania. His hometown, on the slopes of ‘A Muntagna’ (as the locals call Mount Etna) taught him a sense of taste that draws from the harmony between the land and its products, which he has spent years refining all through his previous experiences in restaurants all over Italy and along the Sicilian coasts.

In his cuisine Santoro brings together the defining elements of his hometown, dressing them in his cherished memories of cosy Sicilian Sundays with family, and his grandmother’s sauces. Santoro’s style has earned him a Michelin Star in 2015, which has been reconfirmed year after year up until today, as well as other important awards.

In his dishes, Giovanni Santoro tells stories of Sicilian village festivities with loved ones, of the generous and welcoming world in which he grew up. The match between this chef’s sensibility and the concepts behind Shalai was natural, almost destiny.

The newly-founded restaurant offered Santoro the opportunity to continue cultivating his talent with the richness of the products offered by the slopes of Mount Etna.

LEONARDO PENNISI
Please sit down and make yourself comfortable here at Shalai’s tables, and let Leonardo Pennisi be your guide. With his easy smile and open personality he will be at your service for the length of your stay. He will elegantly and discreetly guide you on a journey through delicate, unforgettable tastes.

Leonardo’s knowledge and expertise will also delight you with carefully chosen selections of the best Sicilian wines of Mount Etna. Pennisi knows how to appear and disappear at the right moments, as a good host does.

He will be at your service through the meal, suggesting interesting combinations, and if you are interested, advising you on the places to visit in the area and on how to get the most out of your experiences. He can convey the love he has for these places and the hospitality that is such a point of pride for the Pennisi family.

THE MENU
Elegant with a touch of irony, deeply connected to its setting on Mount Etna, looking benevolently out to sea, intuitive and calming, with some contaminations of Japanese cuisine.

These are only some of the concepts that describe the menu signed by chef Giovanni Santoro here in the Pennisi Family’s Michelin starred Shalai restaurant in Linguaglossa, near Catania, Sicily.

The menu is a crescendo of surprising and captivating sensations, alternating between fish and meat, but also with a range of exclusively vegetarian dishes. The cuisine is linking two worlds that blend in perfection: on one side Mount Etna (or as the locals call it, ‘A Muntagna), on the other the sea.

The menu is the result of years of passionate and rigorous research on the natural products made in this area, through a combination of ingredients that combine spectacularly under the aegis of chef Santoro’s creative vein.

Some common threads bringing the dishes together are the citrus notes, given by garnishes and jams, which gives a defining character to the dishes, and mark the signature of Giovanni Santoro and the Pennisi family.

THE WINE CELLAR
A magical and careful selection of hundreds of bottles that celebrate and tell the stories of Sicily and of Etna’s flourishing vineyards. We can offer some excellent and rare vertical tastings of our local wineries’ vintage choices, from the special reserves.

There is also a wide range of champagne from distinguished national and international maisons, selected for your pleasure, to complement the dishes proposed by chef Giovanni Santoro, and to accompany your enjoyment of this magical and intense moment.

The Cellar has been developed, year after year, to offer a wide-ranged overview of the best selections the market has to offer, and also some hidden treasures for true connoisseurs!

THE LOUNGE BAR
Imagine a Sicilian living room, with red sofas to relax on and enjoy an aperitif or a late-night cocktail. The counter is finely decorated with original nineteenth-century majolica tiles.

An avant-garde and sophisticated menu offers sweet wines from Sicilian, German, French and Portuguese wineries, as well as signature spirits such as peated whiskey, bourbon, whiskey, gin, vodka, and Armagnac and Calvados brandy.

You can also choose among a selection of grappa and rums. If you are craving a digestif, you can choose from a wide range of bitters, or Amari.

THE BREAKFAST
You might choose to accompany that with the season’s freshly picked fruits. Or home-made Italian breakfast bread with butter, jams and spreads. But maybe you might prefer a savoury breakfast.

All you have to do is ask your waiter and you will be served a variety of breakfast dishes, from pancakes to omelettes. You can also choose any warm drink, coffee, tea, cappuccino, latte, espresso, or a Sicilian red-orange juice. Your day is finally ready to begin!

WEDDINGS & EVENTS
Shalai is an increasingly popular venue for couples who want to celebrate their special day. The wedding reception can be hosted in the restaurant’s dining halls as well as in the ballroom.

Many couples consider it like a family home, as these spaces make for a truly magical setting, with frescoed ceilings in the intimate charm of the old mansion, which have a strong personal importance. But Shalai does not only host weddings.

The familiar, intimate and elegant setting created by the curated interiors of this distinguished estate has become dear to the hearts of many, and makes it the preferred venue for many types of events to celebrate the important milestones of life.

Moments that have a sense of uniqueness, which will have the character of tailoring and which become the glue of aggregation, fun and charm. Shalai plays a leading role being a natural aggregator of beauty, good food, entertainment and elegance at the service of its guests.

Shalai dates back to the Ballroom with a ceiling decorated with original 19th century frescoes which is suitable for private events, small ceremonies and moments of fun.

In addition, Shalai and the Pennisi family are well versed in external catering services for unforgettable moments to which to affix the Shalai signature to be sure and certain of an excellent result.

SPA & WELLNESS
Shalai’s SPA is an intimate, elegant, romantic space. Equipped with all the services you could expect of a SPA, what makes the difference is the dedication of the highly trained staff to making you feel at ease and at peace with the world.

All you need to do to get there is cross the hotel’s little indoor garden, and you can pamper yourself with a sweet and relaxing experience. Shalai’s SPA is designed to have an intimate environment, and has a romantic charm that is perfect for couples.

Delicate fragrances, the bubbly sounds of the saltwater hot tub, the Turkish bath and sauna are ready to welcome you. It’s the perfect place to unwind after a day of activities, or to relax and prepare before a long-planned dinner. Currently it can only be accessed with a reservation!

Shalai’s spa is an intimate, cosy setting for a couple or a small group of friends. Tailored and focused, Shalai’s spa has all the amenities that make the difference. The program includes a sauna, Turkish bath and a saltwater hot tub. It lasts one hour, during which guests are offered a relaxing herbal tea.

You will immediately feel a sense of well-being, especially after your time in the sauna and the Turkish bath, which work to eliminate toxins. The salt water in the hot tub is good for your skin because it hydrates the body, as opposed to chlorine.

Finally, the relaxing herbal tea will give that ultimate, relaxing touch. The spa staff will offer you the menu with herbal teas, from which you can pick according to your tastes and desired effects.

Your long-cherished dream can finally come true. A moment to set aside for yourself and your well-being, a time free of disturbances of any kind. A moment to pamper yourself. Wellness treatments and spa services should be a part of any vacation or leisure time.

Shalai’s spa can be exclusively yours for one hour. All you need to do is arrange it in advance with the front desk. In this time slot there will be no other guests, and the entire spa area will be at your complete disposal, including the spa’s staff to whom you can request in advance the treatments you would like to benefit from.

Shalai is always attentive to its guests’ well-being, that is why it provides the option of experiencing the SPA with only those you want with you. Because it’s not about what you can explain, but about what you can experience!

MOUNT ETNA
Mount Etna is not only the largest active volcano in Europe. It is also the archetypal symbol of Sicily’s untamed, ancient nature and history. It is no accident that Etna is a woman’s name; for the inhabitants of its slopes, it is simply ‘A Muntagna (The Mountain).

The volcano’s beauty is multifaceted, with snow-capped craters, lava caves, lunar landscapes, biodiverse forests and thriving citrus groves and vineyards. An incredibly diverse landscape, in which nature blends with and challenges human presence.

It is no surprise that this extraordinary volcano, a World Heritage Site since 2013, attracts and charms thousands of visitors, hikers, scholars, and passers-by. When Etna awakens and begins to mutter, the columns of smoke, the explosions of fire, and the fountains of lava are always a captivating spectacle like no other. Contact our staff to arrange a unique excursion.

LINGUAGLOSSA
People visiting Linguaglossa for the first time are always amazed by the beautiful landscape, which encompasses the mountain and the sea at once. The small Etnean town of Linguaglossa is located on the north-eastern slope of the volcano, 550 meters above sea level.

Its great position has made it an important destination for visitors in this area of Sicily. It is 19 km away from the Piano Provenzana ski resort, and only 15 km from Taormina, making it an ideal place for a vacation in any season.

The town’s streets are embellished by the historic heritage of the town’s many churches and palaces. Strolling through them it’s almost like being in an open-air museum of contemporary art: the streets are decorated by about 50 murals created by 24 artists from the 1990s to date, each image telling a local story and tradition.

A visit to Linguaglossa would be incomplete without a food and wine tour to give you a taste of the local specialities, starting with the al ceppo sausage, handcrafted by expert local butchers on a large oakwood board, with selected pork morsels seasoned with wild fennel seeds harvested on Mount Etna.

With its distinctive taste, this dish has recently been included in the Slow Food presidia for biodiversity. Another typical product of Linguaglossa is the prized Etna DOC wine. We can suggest guided tours to the many beautiful wineries of Etna, we guarantee it would be a delightful experience!

TAORMINA
Taormina is a true jewel, and one of the most enchanting places in the world. Its architecture, art and culture are set in a breath-taking landscape. Here the Ancient Greek soul of the town, the Tauromenion, is surrounded and embraced by the medieval architecture of the rest of the town.

The Mediterranean vegetation and the shimmering blue Ionian Sea offer a palette of breath-taking colours, as the town acts as a natural terrace from which to contemplate the beauty of the scenery. No one travelling to Sicily should miss the opportunity to see Taormina.

Taormina is a cosmopolitan town, not only for the thousands of tourists that visit it every year, but also because it sets the stage for many international festivals and cultural events.

Its ancient Greek theatre is the second largest in Sicily after Syracuse, and it will host the Taormina Arts festival from June to August, with an impressive line-up of ballet and dance shows, concerts and theatre plays.

The Taormina Film Fest will also take place in June, one of Italy’s most renowned film festivals, with international guests. And then the concert season will open in town to host talented artists from around Italy and the world!

Last but not least, it’s important to note that Taormina also has beautiful beaches with crystal-clear water, restaurants, shopping venues, and a vibrant night life.

CATANIA
Catania brims with history and culture. This extraordinary city encompasses Sicily’s complexity and diversity, and is a true window into its multifaceted soul.

Under the Archi della Marina, that start in the central station and continue all the way to Porta Uzeda, the door to the old town, you can find the old town’s fish market, surrounded by little restaurants, dining places and bars of all sorts. Nearby, the city’s Duomo stands in an elegant piazza that leads into the ancient Via Etnea.

All around, historic palaces, or palazzi, cafes and shops lead curious travellers towards sites such as the grand Theatre Massimo, or the medieval Ursino Castle, or the popular neighbourhood of San Berillo.

Catania and its port have always been an important economic hub for the island, but also a place where different cultures have met and mixed over the centuries. A melting pot that never stops changing, at the feet of the great Mount Etna, which the locals affectionately call ‘A Muntagna (the mountain).

THE ALCANTARE GORGES
Visitors should not leave North-Eastern Sicily without having visited the Alcantara River Park, on the northern slope of Mount Etna, between the towns of Castiglione di Sicilia and Motta Camastra, It’s only about thirty minutes from Linguaglossa.

Over thousands of years, the Alcantara River has carved a natural canyon in the lava rocks of this majestic place, creating steep and narrow gorges. The walls of the canyon are up to 25 meters high, and they are carved in so many shapes and curves that they are truly an extraordinary natural wonder.

The Alcantara River Park offers a range of different activities to match every preference: the sporty and adventurous can try body rafting, or a quad bike ride along the river, while those who prefer a more relaxing and meditative experience could sign up for biking and walking excursions.

Because of their unique beauty, the Alcantara Gorges have been the set of a number of movie productions, for example Matteo Garrone’s 2015 award-winning movie “Il Racconto dei Racconti”.

THE SKI SLOPES
If you are passionate about winter sports, Mount Etna offers the incredible and unique opportunity to ski on an active volcano. Every now and again, Etna reminds her human inhabitants that she is alive and powerful.

On the northern slope, about 19 km from Linguaglossa, you will find one of Etna’s two ski resorts, Piano Provenzana, with an altitude ranging between 1800 and 2300 meters. The skiing area is equipped with a 4-seat chairlifts and 3 ski-lifts that can take skiers up to four red slopes and two blue slopes.

The view from here is almost moving. On one side, the snowy mountain, on the other the shimmering blue Ionian Sea, and in between the green pine groves, the mountain lodges and the chalets; sometimes, the glowing red lava fire of the volcano. This colourful and varied landscape comes alive with extraordinary beauty, as the light changes its angle through the day.

WINE TOURS
The fertile soil of Mount Etna, nourished by the volcano and the sea, is a perfect place for vineyards – and of course, for good wine. Etna DOC is produced here. Its white, red and rosé varieties are crafted from four different types of vines: Carricante, Catarratto, Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio.

To showcase the richness and variety of the wine-making traditions in the area, we prepared a special Wine Tour of Mount Etna, La Strada del Vino, designed to guide you through vineyards, farms, wine cellars, wineries and museums on wine-making.

For this tour, we picked 20 wineries that stand out for their ability to bring together age-old knowledge and methods with modern technologies. This Wine Tour will also guide you through the rolling hills and fields of the area’s beautiful country-side, between old towns and farmhouses, aristocratic estates, orchards and fields citrus groves.

THE GOLF CLUB
A vacation on Mount Etna does not only offer opportunities for winter sports. Inside Etna’s Park, there is a golf club with 18 golf holes, the first one this large on the island, between the municipalities of Linguaglossa, Castiglione di Sicilia and Randazzo, only 10 km away from the Alcantara Gorges.

The Picciolo Golf Club was designed in 1989 by the architect Luigi Rota Caremoli. He made the holes fit in the lava stones that solidified with the 1916 eruption, and maximized the potential of the 44 hectares of hillside on which the golf club is located.

At Picciolo you can play any season of the year, it’s only at 650 meters of altitude, on the north-eastern slope of the volcano, about 30 km from the sea. Here, the ground never freezes and the temperature stays mild during the summer. It offers golfers a captivating view of Mount Etna, from close to its lovely vineyards, oak and hazelnut groves.

EXPERIENCES & ACTIVITIES
Shalai can also arrange amazing outdoor experiences. Thanks to its great location between the natural wonder of Mount Etna and the Sicilian coastline, Shalai can arrange fun tailored experiences, between the services offered inside the hotel and activities outdoors, immersed in nature.

Shalai can arrange different elements to into the perfect, one-of-a kind vacation experience, custom made for you. These experiences will fill your heart to the point that you will have to leave it in Sicily. With experiences such as this one you will be so astounded you will get the feeling of “the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” (I. Kant)

COOKING CLASS
Spending time in the kitchen with the chef Giovanni Santoro is a great opportunity for everyone who loves to learn and experience the joy of cooking. These cooking classes can be reserved at Shalai, and are offered for food lovers and all guests who are interested in knowing more about the art of cooking alongside a Michelin-starred chef.

Cooking classes are also opportunities to break out of the formality of dining services and immerse yourself in every step of the preparation of a dish. You can ask questions and stand by Santoro’s side for the entire experience.

WINE TASTING
Shalai’s Cellar is a quiet, evocative place, where elegant signature bottles are kept alongside local and international sparkling wines, and vertical vintage selections of Etna’s wineries that often date far back.

Guests can reserve a journey through taste, while sitting comfortably in the restaurant or in the ballroom. Let our sommelier Dario De Salvo and our director Leonardo Pennisi entertain you with the canteen’s secrets and prized possessions, while they share gems that are worthy only of the most daring hearts.

HELICOPTER TOURS
The world offers a very different perspective when seen from the sky, onboard a helicopter. If we then drive the helicopter over Mount Etna, the fascinating view that will unravel at your feet can hardly be described.

You will have a chance to admire and photograph the ever-changing colours of the rocks and the vegetation, the volcanic landscapes, under the undisputed reign of nature as you fly over the Volcano’s summit.

Beauty acquires a different dimension from this perspective. This active Volcano is the tallest in Europe. Its massive size does not make for a static view, as the volcano’s activity brings it to life!

EXCURSIONS ON QUAD BIKES
This adrenaline-filled adventure will not give you time to catch your breath. You will experience up close everything nature can offer. Excursions on Mount Etna with quad bikes are a timeless treasure hunt, an experience that connects you to nature in its wildest and most primal forms.

Usually, you drive off road to cross through the undergrowth to the historic solidified lava flows such as the one that destroyed Piano Provenzana in 2002. These unbeaten paths will allow you to experience untamed nature, and that extreme environment that is unforgettable and special.

VISITING THE CRATERS
A fabulous experience for hiking enthusiasts. Reaching the summit craters of Mount Etna means getting to about 2,500 meters above sea level. Every step will be a discovery along an untamed natural landscape, where you will savour silence, beauty, energy, and ever-changing colours.

We recommend that you go in the company of a specialized guide, who would know the routes and certainly give you the best experience of this journey, immersed in the absolute beauty of a place that changes with each passing season, and with the frequent lava flows, that mould the landscape into new shapes, paving the way for new and exciting paths.

WINTER SPORTS
During the winter time, Mount Etna has the largest ski resort destination in Sicily, thanks to the skiing slopes and lifts Etna Sud and Etna Nord. If you are staying in Shalai during winter you should certainly schedule at least one skiing or snowboarding day.

The snowy slopes will excite you and fill you with wonder. During the spring, summer and autumn there are many activities to enjoy, such as mountain biking, hiking and trail running.

The trail paths set up through the years lead you through lush vegetation and ancient solidified lava flows that define the landscape and your journey through it. Mount Etna is beautiful even on an unplanned, inspired walk, that can be savoured step by step.

Rooms: 13

Price: from 125 EUR per night

Source: www.shalai.it