The Property
Enter the property through the impressive gated tower leading into the fortified, internal courtyard.
Inside: on the ground floor are the large dining room with open fireplace, the kitchen, a music corner with piano, a breakfast table and a guest bathroom. A half level up is a twin bedroom with ensuite bathroom, another half level up from that is the living room and library and a double bedroom with ensuite bathroom. The final flight of stairs takes you to the largest double bedroom with ensuite bathroom and an ante chamber containing a further three beds. This room opens onto a terrace leading up to the roof, which boasts spectacular views. The top floor terrace is supplied from the kitchen by a dumb waiter. The fourth bedroom is a comfortable self-contained unit by the pool at a slightly lower level than the rest of the house.
Outside: the exterior of the property is dominated by the impressive towers. The walled courtyard of the castle is on the ground floor and communicates with the dining room and the hallway. It also has a chapel. A stone staircase leads down through the walls to an Arabic garden featuring palms, olive trees, an external kitchen with barbecue, a dining area and the fabulous "long and narrow" 18x4 metre pool with an advanced saline filtration system.
The Area
Al Jafar is wonderfully situated for an exploration of Western Sicily. The nearby towns of Trapani, Erice and Marsala all boast beautifully restored centres with fascinating histories and some great restaurants. The Phoenecian island of Mozia is just a few km away, as are the beautiful salt pans where migrating flamingoes nest. The beaches south of Marsala and at San Vito lo Capo are some of the finest in Sicily, and the beautiful Egadi Islands are will take you for a day trip to another dimension of laid back relazation. If all that weren't enough, the dramatic Greek sites of Segesta and Selinunte are very close by too.
Distances
Palermo airport: 85km-53miles-50mins
Trapani airport : 18km-11miles-20mins
Catania airport: 313km-194miles-3hr30
Trapani: 9km-5.6miles-14mins
Erice: 19km-12miles-25mins
Segesta: 32km-20miles-20mins
Marsala: 25km-15miles-35mins
San Vito Lo Capo: 42km-26miles-1hr
The Egadi Islands: 20mins (Favignana and Levanzo) to 1hr (Marettimo) from the port of Trapani.