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Il Palmento dei Castagni - villa with pool on Mount Etna, Sicily

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Il Palmento dei Castagni

Location Sant'Alfio (Mt Etna)
Sleeps Maximum number of people  8
Bedrooms Number of bedrooms  4
Bathrooms Number of bathrooms  3
Service 2 hrs daily cleaning
Il Palmento dei Castagni - Villa in Sant'Alfio (Mt Etna)


Features:
  • Great pool
  • Stunning views
  • Great walking
  • Close to Taormina & beaches
Nearby:
  • Mount Etna
  • Taormina
  • Catania


Overview

Il Palmento dei Castagni is just a short walk out of the characteristic village of Sant’Alfio, about 550 metres up Mount Etna. It enjoys wonderful panoramas not only of Europe’s highest volcano but also the sea far down below. The owners have restored this old winery with exceptional taste, maintaining the original lava stonework and wood-beamed ceilings but adding some modern touches that can be seen in the wonderful bathrooms, the sauna and the general quality of the fittings and furnishings. The outside terraces are spacious and perfectly designed for outside dining and the splendidly private pool will make it hard to tear yourself away from the house! All in all a perfect choice for those wishing to relax and explore the magnificence of Etna and the beauties of the east coast of Sicily.

The Property

Inside: The main entrance takes you into a large open hall with high wood-beamed ceilings that used be the heart of the winery. This also functions as the dining area. The original wooden press dominates on one side while on the right there is a comfortably furnished mezzanine living area reached by wooden steps. Below this is a wonderful bathroom with sauna and the entrance to a double bedroom which itself leads to another sleeping area up a ladder on a mezzanine.

Moving from the hall past the old press, several steps take you into the main part of the house, which is extremely comfortably and cosily furnished. Here there is a double bedroom (its bathroom is up some stairs) with a cosy living area, a kitchen and another double bedroom with bathroom. This latter bedroom has direct access onto the gardens at the front of the house.

Outside: the Palmento has its back to a wall but on the other three sides is surrounded by large expanses of terracing, gardens and olive groves (not to mention the small football pitch). The main terrace area is home to an extensive dining area and barbecue zone. A few hundred metres from the house is a small wood with log cabin that is ideal for picnics. Down below , hidden away from the world, and just a short walk from the house is the fantastic new pool.

The Area

The village of Sant'Alfio, perched on the eastern flanks of fascinating Mount Etna, is a perfect gateway to exploring not only the looming volcano but also its many interesting towns and villages. There are a great number of excellent walks in the area and many very good restaurants, including one which is 2 just minutes away by car. Coming down from the mountain there are many visits to be made: Taormina, Catania, the Alcantara Gorge and, slightly further afield, Siracusa.
On the coast around Taormina there are many beaches and lidos.

Distances

Catania airport: 47km-29miles-40mins
Palermo airport: 272km-170miles-3hr10
Trapani airport: 353km-220miles-3hr55
Taormina: 32km-20miles -35mins
Mount Etna (La Sapienza cable car station): 29km-18miles-40mins
Siracusa:114km-70miles-1hr30


2010 Prices
"prices per person" are for information only, and based on full occupancy (or reduced occupancy where specified below). The price you pay is the "whole villa" price. Most of our villas may be rented for irregular numbers of days, starting on any day of the week, particularly outside the peak summer period. Please ask us for details about this property. Select your preferred currency from the list.

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2010   2011   2012  

List PriceReduced Price *
02 Jan - 02 Apr:    € 2,850€ 2,430
03 Apr - 28 May:    € 3,800€ 3,230
29 May - 25 Jun:    € 3,970€ 3,580
26 Jun - 16 Jul:    € 4,440€ 4,000
17 Jul - 27 Aug:    € 5,080€ 4,830
28 Aug - 10 Sep:    € 4,440€ 4,000
11 Sep - 24 Sep:    € 3,970€ 3,580
25 Sep - 29 Oct:    € 3,800€ 3,230
30 Oct - 24 Dec:    € 2,850€ 2,430
25 Dec - 07 Jan:    € 3,970€ 3,380
* Price for bookings confirmed by Wednesday, March 31, 2010
credit card guarantee€ 1,500

Amenities


Accommodates (max) 8 TV available
Bedrooms 4 Satellite TV ***available
Doubles/Twins 4 DVD Player available
Bathrooms 3 Stereo available
...of which ensuite 0 thinkSicily local support 24/7 available
Daily cleaning *available Dishwasher available
Cook optional Phone land-line available
Pool (LxW in meters) 12x6 Barbecue available
Heating **available Private parking available
Open fireplace available Internet Mobile broadband key  ****available
Washing machine available

yes/present= yes/present    optional/on request = optional/on request    no/not available= no/not available

*2 hours daily cleaning or 3-4 hours three times a week.
** extra - paid locally on consumption.
***includes Sky Movies.
****guests should buy their own data SIM card and top up as they go.

Pool open from Easter to end of October.


Think About

The small town of Sant'Alfio with its shops and bars is a 20-minute walk away. The road up and down from the motorway takes about 20 minutes but once on the motorway you can get to Taormina, beaches and Catania very quickly. There is a road behind the house but it is not very busy and unlikely to disturb. Many of the stairs in the property do not have banisters. The 4th bedroom is accessed by a ladder and would be perfect for teenagers and relatively athletic people! The sauna can be used by guests but is charged extra.

21 clients have rated Il Palmento dei Castagni

What clients have said about Il Palmento dei Castagni

"We were very unlucky with the weather, but the accommodation was very nice."
~ Martijn van Pieterson - September 09

"Wonderful house and owner (whom we met on the day of arrival)."
~ Vladimir Konovalov - August 09

"We loved the villa."
~ Carol Edwards - August 09


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4th largest property out of 14 Villas in the Sicilian interior

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