Discover the Faro Experience. Donna Carmela Resort, Pietradolce winery and Radicepura Botanical park

Piante Faro is the head of a group of independent but complementary to its business philosophy Sicilian companies.
The values shared and promoted by each company in the group are a love for the greenery, respect for the nature and the ability to create work by committing to sustainability.
Over the years, it has diversified its reality by creating important experiences for its guests.
Thus give life to the Faro Experience composted by The Radicepura Horticultural Park, the Pietradolce winery and the DonnaCarmela Resort & Lodge.

DonnaCarmela is an historic residence between Mount Etna and the Ionian sea.
It is a Resort part o member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection.
Surrounded by a 10.000 mq lush garden overlooking a nursery of Mediterranean and Sub tropical plants.
It is composed by 26 rooms, 8 of which are lodges surrounded by vegetation, it allows guests to experience nature in full contact, making their stay unique.
Inside there is also La Cucina di DonnaCarmela, a resturant with a cosy atmosphere that draws its first-rate products from the garden, trees and flowers, bringing them directly to the traditionally good and simply quality table.
A privileged location to enjoy a relaxing holiday and at the same time and ideal starting point to discover the beauty of eastern Sicily.

Pietradolce is a story of passion and deep-rooted ties to the land. It is the story of the Faro family and of a company which is completely as one with its terroir, an area overflowing with history, magic and beauty. Mount Etna is the monarch of this unique spot and on its Northern slopes we find the vineyards belonging to the company (35 ha), two of which fall within the territory of Rampante (“Barbagalli” area), one in Zottorinoto, one in Santo Spirito and one in Feudo di Mezzo. The vines, mainly pre- phylloxera plants of between 90 and 120 years of age, are grown in classic bush form (alberello). The identity of the estate makes it a natural choice to put quality before quantity and to prefer only the native grapes of Mount Etna: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio and Carricante.

Radicepura Botanical Park is a 5-hectare space with more than 3,000 species of plants, today a center of excellence for researchers, landscape designers, operators of the green that hosts and organizes the Radicepura Garden Festival, biennial of the Mediterranean landscape. A park that welcomes, pampers and frames a large event area. Ancient and modern blend in a perfect balance. The ancient area is characterized by an architecture of late 800 with typical Sicilian connotations: a noble building to which is attached the millstone now renamed "Palmento del Padrino" in which the well-known Director Francis Ford Coppola, entranced by both the greatness and beauty, filmed the scenes of the film The Godfather part two. Undisputed protagonist of the modern area, the Tropical Greenhouse, a real jewel, both from the botanical and architectural point of view where inside live and coexist Mediterranean and tropical species that create a unique setting. Outside the Kenzie meadow, a large green space, surrounded by water mirrors that house aquatic plants, such as water lilies and lotus flowers, and that connect the modern terraces of the Palms.