Eremo della Giubiliana

Frommer's Review

Even if an overnight stay at this hotel isn't practical, we heartily recommend it for its fine cuisine and its eerily antique location. The setting is inside a walled compound that originated in the 1400s as a fortified monastery and later evolved into a manorial home for some very tenacious landowners. Meticulously restored to its full limestone glory, and permeated with a discreet poshness, it serves well-prepared meals in a high-ceilinged room whose massive timbers are supported by soaring masonry arches. Lunches are relatively simple, consisting of a medley of omelets, salads, and focaccia (sandwiches stuffed with smoked fish, prosciutto, or local cheeses). Dinners are more elaborate, featuring orecchiette (one of their homemade pastas) with walnut sauce; roasted quail with spices; couscous; tuna carpaccio; and very fresh salads usually culled from the hotel's walled-in garden. Come here as much for the sightseeing as for the food, and make an effort to see the surrounding landscape in the glare of daylight.

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