Prenotazione Albergo a Marsala: Hotel Isola Di Mozia

The Hotel Isola di Mozia is a three star brand-new hotel which can offer you a relaxing, quiet and unforgettable holiday in Marsala or in the nearby tourist sites of Western Sicily.
The rooms are comfortably furnished with mini-bar, TV set, hairdryer, bath, safe and conditioned air. The hotel has a swimming pool, a finnish sauna and a conference hall. We can also offer our customers a shuttle service from and to Marsala "Vincenzo Florio" and Palermo "Falcone Borsellino" airports.

Marsala is a place rich of Carthaginian, Roma, Arab, and Norman evidences. It is a flourishing business centre and it is famous all over the world because of the valuable liqueur wines, the numerous and precious archaeological findings, and the landscape. In fact, the Salt Road, the windmills, the salt-pans, the vineyards, and the ancient Bagli” leave a pleasant memory to those people who visit this romantic part of Sicily.
The Tapestry Museum adjoins the Mother Church and it keeps eight magnificent tapestries belonging to the 16th century Flemish School. The tapestries of the collection are great in size and the images, representing scenes of the Roman Jewish war, seem to be moving. The tapestries have been skilfully created and woven in precious wool and silk with bright colours ranging from green shades to red, blue or yellow one. Motya is a small island of 45 hectares (about 100 acres) which has been founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century b.C. From its underground the remains of an ancient civilization famous for its trade, its purple-coloured cloths, and its pottery come to the surface little by little.
Motya, standing in the Stagnone” lagoon, had to fortify its walls due to its strategic position in the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, this was not sufficient to save the island from the attack made by Dionysus of Syracuse who razed it to the ground.
The island inhabitants have to move to the mainland of Lilybaeum, the modern city of Marsala. The atmosphere surrounding the visitor in a mix of history and legend and it drives him to explore the island where he can admire the tophet”, a sacred area used by the Phoenicians to sacrify victims to the gods.
The Salt Road unites Trapani to Marsala. It is a naturalistic route skirting the sea and the salt-pans where many still working windmills stand. The zone is surrounded by the typical Mediterranean flora which is at its best in spring when the flowers have magnificent colours. In different periods of the year, it is possible to watch the collection of the salt, an activity handed down by generations of salters. The salt is collected in heaps and then recovered with terracotta tiles which are reflected in the numerous water canals where different varieties of aquatic birds build their nest. Near Nubia it is possible to visit the Salt Museum, An ancient mill with a restored hovel which I surrounded by the salt-pans and by Natural Reserve. The Museum exhibits many tools used in ancient manufacture of the salt as well as many photos pituring the different stages of the collection.
In the countryside and among the ancient bagli (typical cottages) long vine’s rows develop. From the ancient cultivation of white berry vines and black berry one like catarratto, the grillo and the inzolia (specific names of different vines) a noble vine called Marsala was born. Discovered by change by the Englishman John Woodhouse during one of his numerous voyages, the Marsala was sent to England to be tasted by the English aristocracy who appreciated its taste which was fruit like, dry and even sweet, its amber-like and warm colour, its intense perfume. Nowadays, the Marsala, which has been recognized as a DOC wine (DOC is a mark certifying the quality of wine) and exported all over the world, is produced in many cellars ad firms located in the province territory. The Marsala can be used as an aperitif, a dessert wine and, between meals, as a wine of meditation” and for these reasons is present in the cellars of the good wine’s lovers.
The typical dishes of the Mothia restaurant come from the skill of the best local chefs. Located close to the Hotel Isola di Mozia, the cooperating restaurant will delight the fussiest tastes with the typical Sicilian food, such as Cuscusu, Fettuccini and risu cu' nivuru di sirci, the Sardi a Beccaficu and a lot of delicious dishes.