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TYPICAL DISHES OF OUR TERRITORY
Since 1896, the Majore restaurant in Chiaramonte Gulfi (RG) has been offering a perfect representation of the true flavors of tradition with typical Hyblaean dishes based on ancient pork recipes. The restaurant is located in an ancient medieval village in Chiaramonte Gulfi, nestled in an enchanting landscape, fifteen kilometers from the center of Ragusa. The town is nestled in a splendid natural setting, offering breathtaking views stretching from Gela to Mount Etna, the Ippari Valley and its villages, the Erei ridges all the way to Caltagirone, and the sea and Hyblaean mountains.
Due to its strategic location, Chiaramonte Gulfi is also known as the balcony of Sicily, for the expansive panoramic views it offers its visitors. In addition to the stunning landscape, at the Majore restaurant you can enjoy the local culinary excellence, sampling traditional Ragusa dishes prepared as they once were, with the same love and dedication passed down through the centuries.
OUR STRUCTURE
Casa Majore, housed in a 19th-century building, draws on the family's history, with a kitchen and bedrooms above the restaurant. All apartments are self-contained and include a kitchenette with an induction stove, refrigerator, microwave, and espresso machine. Breakfast is served at the house, but for lunch and dinner, guests can dine at the Majore restaurant or order a menu, which, as is the house's custom, can be delivered to their door.
TERRITORY
Nestled on a hill at the foot of mountains covered in conifers and eucalyptus trees, Chiaramonte Gulfi is the epitome of the Hyblaean province's landscape. Alongside the nature trails through the mountains, particularly to the summit of Arcibessi, an ancient site of Christianized rites still in vogue in the 19th century, you can see the Hyblaean plateau and, in the distance, the Ipparina plain and the expanse of "Saracen" olive trees, a symbol of this land.
CLOSE, VERY CLOSE
From Casa Maiore, beauty can be reached in less than fifteen minutes or at most in two hours by car: the baroque cities of Comiso, Grammichele, Ragusa Ibla, Modica, Scicli, Palazzolo Acreide and Noto, the great ceramics of Caltagirone, the Greek excavations of Kamarina, Syracuse, Catania but also the Roman villa of Piazza Armerina, Enna or Agrigento.
EIGHT SMALL MUSEUMS
Chiaramonte Gulfi proudly holds the record for eight small museums. The presence of eight small museums underscores the town's vocation for preserving and cherishing memories, a true mountain village, at 668 meters above sea level. Here, indeed, "the pig is magnified."
MUSEUM OF SACRED ART
The museum, located on Via Santa Caterina, is divided into four sections: religious rites, which house vestments and sacred objects, including a mother-of-pearl altar cross; sculpture, represented by the Criscione family's terracottas; painting; and furnishings and ceramic coverings, with a collection of works by Giacomo Alessi.
MUSEUM OF SICILIAN EMBROIDERY AND PARTY
The entrance, on Via Lauria, is at number 4, in the oldest part of the city, dating back to the founding of Manfredi III Chiaramonte. The "sfilato" (threaded embroidery) technique is particularly elaborate, handed down from mother to daughter in the city, with orders arriving from as far away as Japan.
LIBERTY HOUSE MUSEUM
A journey through the recent past of taste, which reigned supreme at the beginning of the last century. The collection of furniture, objects, and fabrics, assembled by Emiliana Figliuoli and housed at Palazzo Montesano, includes pieces by René Lalique, François-Théodore Legras, the Calderoni Brothers, Ernesto Basile, and Carlo Zen.
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