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The kitchen serves regional Sicilian and international dishes alongside a wine list. Eating there, the marina is directly below the window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrtigia is a small island connected to the Siracusa mainland by two short bridges, and the hotel's position puts the Greek temple of Apollo, the cathedral built into a fifth-century BC Doric temple, and the Fonte Aretusa freshwater spring all within walking distance. 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The higher categories add a separate living room; further up, you gain a terrace, a dining room, or a fully equipped kitchen — useful if you are staying long enough to cook or to host guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hotel has an indoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, beauty and body treatments in the spa, and a salon for hair. 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