The 4-star residence Borgo San Francesco is a newly restored charming residence with a cluster of little villas (once farm houses) and private patios and gardens that have an exclusive feel to them. There is also a pool conveniently situated where the sun always shines and a charming restaurant with floor to ceiling windows that greatly enhance the eating experience. Our restaurant is committed to making sure you experience the full plethora of Sicilian foods and wine, serving above all, country- style local dishes. We specialize in the essence of traditional, local cuisine using only the freshest products sometimes grown only a few km from the Borgo. While being immersed in this enveloping atmosphere, one is also in close proximity to the charming seaside town of Gioiosa Marea (only 4 km away, of mostly straight roads) and can conveniently visit other areas of Sicily while using our Borgo as a base for planning trips, as well as a calm, serene place to return to. There is also a common room with a fireplace and reading area with many books and maps on the area and the island on whole.
We offer a wide range of villa-style independent apartments. The studio apartment (approx. 20 sq.mt, max 2 people), the two-room apartment (approx. 32 sq.mt, max 3 people) and the two-room on two floors apartment (approx. 50 sq. mt, max 5 people). They are all tastefully decorated with kitchen/living-room area, bedrooms with double beds, single beds and sofa-beds; there is air-conditioning in all rooms, satellite tv. The kitchen is well-equipped with all accessories (dishes, glasses, cups, cookware, coffee maker etc.) for cooking there is a stove with 2-4 burners, refrigerator (stove and freezer in the bigger apartments); bathroom with shower, bidet, and WC, balconies and private, stone-patio gardens with garden furniture, a barbecue is also available upon request.
For all clients at the Borgo:
A suggestive swimming pool immersed in Mediterranean nature with a vast solarium (dimensions 6.5x12, 1.25/2.40 deep), open from May to October from 9am to 10pm.
Upon request: breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in our charming, panoramic restaurant. Guests can also chose our half-board or full-board option.
Parking is free on the property.
There is a common area with fireplace, reading corner with guides and books (in English) on the area, and a TV. There are also many outdoor areas for reading and relaxing. There is a small recreational area for children, and an area to play bocce. There is also a stone barbecue.
At the Borgo we have native English speakers and French is also spoken.
Small pets are also welcome.
There are no extra costs for water consumption, gas, air conditioning, heat, use of swimming pool, parking, and all other activities that are on the property of the Bprgo (library use, archery, park, and more)
Bathroom linens are provided by the Borgo and are changed every three days at no extra cost.
Bed linens are also provided by the Borgo and are changed weekly at no extra cost.
We offer airport transfers upon request.
The location of the Borgo is a perfect base for visiting other parts of Sicily on half-day excursions and full-day excursions or to just spend the day relaxing on some of the most beautiful beaches of the Tyrrhenian Coast.
Half- day excursions:
Tindari (archeological site), Villa Romana di Patti (Ruins of a Roman Villa with mosaics) and the old medieval center of Patti, The Nature Reserve of Monti Nebrodi; Santo Stefano di Camastra (famous for its beautiful ceramics) and Cefalů; Milazzo and Capo Milazzo; Gioiosa Vecchia (Old Gioiosa); charming interior towns in the Nebrodi Mountains (Piraino, Sant’Angelo di Brolo, Montalbano Elicona, San Marco d’Alunzio, Galati Mamertino and Messina.
Day-long excursions:
Taormina, Palermo and Monreale; Cefalů, Castelbuono and the Madonie mountain towns; Mount Etna (largest active volcano in Europe); Gole Alcantara (canyon and river), the Aeolian Islands and Reggio Calabria.
The geographic location of the residence “Borgo San Francesco” allows you to visit many other interesting, historical, artistic, cultural and natural sites all within a short distance.
It is this enviable location that makes it convenient to see many of these sites in a half or full-day excursion. Available at the reception office is all the information you need to make these small trips (maps, brochures, directions and info on places to see), as well as a calendar of local events and feasts.
Within the complex guests can enjoy the pool, with sundeck, surrounded by our own olive orchards and citrus trees. The pool offers security of a shallow end for children.
The Residence Borgo San Francesco is 15,000 sq. meters of land, in a beautiful green valley.
The following is a list of recreational and sporting activities practiced in the area:
* Trekking/Hiking
* Archery
* Mountain Biking
* Nautical Activities
* Hang gliding
* Fruit and Vegetable Picking
Residence in Sicily - Villa Ridente
The Villa Ridente apartment is located in Gioiosa Marea in Sicily, which means nature just a step away from the sea (only 100 metres) just opposite the Aeolian Islands.
From Villa Ridente you can easily reach the ancient Greek colongy of Tindari (10 km) where you can visit the archaeological zone (Greek theatre, basilica and Roman villa), the sanctuary of the Madonna Nera and, in Marinello, the salt ponds and lovely beach. The Aeolian Islands can be reached in just one hour by boat from Gioiosa Marea or Milazzo: there are seven volcanic islands offering different views, but all are not to be missed!
Cefalů is also only an hour by car: it deserves a visit for its seaside, cathedral and small alleyways.
Taormina does not need to be presented; it can be reached in a little more than an hour by motorway. A visit to this pearl is sure to be unforgettable.
In addition, you can make day-long
excursions to Palermo, Monreale,Erice, Selinunte, Segestum, Agrigentum and the Valley of the Temples, Piazza Armerina, Syracuse and Noto (Baroque Art) and other splendid Sicilian localities.
Residence in Sicily - Tamarea
Residence quality directly on the beach (20 mt.) , With a swimming pool and parking and located at the foot of Mount Erice and a few kilometers. After the white beach of San Vito lo Capo. The Residence Tamarea offers the opportunity to stay for a week or weekend with accommodation in mono, and Three-bilo, wide and comfortable with TV. The structure, located on the seashore, is situated in Bonagia ancient fishing village in the province of Trapani. The location of the property is ideal to visit all the more interesting places in Western Sicily. The Residence, enjoyed all year, offers accommodation in air-conditioned apartments. The apartments come in a variety of types: One-2 posts of a living room with kitchenette, bed and private bathroom with shower and outdoor veranda; Bilocali 3 / 4 beds, of a living room with sofa bed and kitchenette, bedroom , private bathroom with shower and outdoor veranda; Trilocali 5 / 6 places of a living room with kitchenette and a sofa bed, two bedrooms, private bath with shower and outdoor veranda furnished. In exteriors, available to guests, swimming pool equipped with deckchairs, trees with games for children, camp bowls, parking and discovered several points of aggregation. Here the garden, rich in species typical Mediterranean flora, offers an opportunity to relax in the shade of pine or poolside in absolute freedom and peace. Adjacent to the Residence (20 mt.) Bar service and the possibility of docking for recreational craft and offering rental canoes or rafts for hiking and / or diving.
Small coves bathing to 20 mt. And also free services (input, cabin and umbrella) in the establishment bathing the beach sand.
- BAR directly on the waterfront (summer period)
- Excursions with driver, shuttles to and from the airports of Trapani and Palermo
- Car and Motorcycle rentals
- Guided daily excursions to the Egadi Islands by rubber dinghy
- Scuba Diving with rubber dinghy
- Scuba Diving excursions to visit underwater relics
- Excursions by rubber dinghy to see the Tuna Mattanza (trapping and killing of Tuna (May/June)
- Mooring at the buoy for pleasure craft
- Canoe and rubber dinghy rentals
Residence in Sicily - Le Terrazze
Situated in one of the most evocative and strategic positions in Ustica island, about 100 mt. far from the central Piazza Umberto I and 200 mt. from the main harbour, with a wonderful sight over the village, the Mezzaluna and Santa Maria Cove, “Le Terrazze” Residence, rebuilt in 2006, has 2-3-4 places rooms, equipped with kitchen, table, air conditioning, satellite TV, bathroom with shower, hairdryer, common panoramic balcony, solarium, breakfast, transfer service, internet point and information service for scooter and boat rental. Open all year, the residence is, thanks to its position, excellent for those who want to have a relaxing and comfortable holiday, in a welcoming, pleasant homely atmosphere. It's the ideal place for Divers as it is very close to most of diving centres, a.r.a. recharges, boat rentals, and to the harbour. Convention with diving center for coursese and/or guided immersions. We offer besides the possibility to effect the half pension or complete pension thanks to the convention with some of the most famous restaurants of Ustica.
Residence in Sicily - Medimare Residence Club
Medimare Residence Club is a 3 stars residential club in Patti by Messina, placed in the middle of the enchanting Gulf of Patti, between Capo Tindari and Capo Calavŕ, just in front of the Eolie Islands, not far from the Wildlife Reserve of Marinello and its lakes. In a beautiful green area of the Mediterranean Scrub, the club has apartments of several sizes and furnished with care.
Thanks to its strategic position, it is the best place to spend a holiday in Sicily, to discover this wonderful land and its sea. It is the ideal starting point for excursions around Sicily: you can reach all sites in just one day. If you want to plunge into the deep Sicilian sea, you can chose among sand, rocky, equipped or wild beaches.
This new and modern structure offers a “home” to families who will spend their holidays with all comforts. The apartments have air conditioning, TV, kitchen with oven and wide fridge, toilette, shower box and hairdryer, external area.
Inside the residence you can find a restaurant, a swimming pool, playing area for children, ping pong, car park and wide green areas.
Location and directions
In the district of Patti by Messina, 900 meters from the sea, 6 km from the Archaeological Site of Tindari, in front of the Eolie Islands. 1000 meters from the city centre.
160 Km far from Catania airport, 180 km far from Palermo airport.
2500 meters far from Patti-San Piero Patti Train Station.
Driving in the Highway Messina Palermo, exit in Patti.
Description
The structure is composed by 36 apartments distributed in two double-floor terraced units, in the green area of the Mediterranean Scrub, with restaurant, swimming pool and wide green park, playing area for children.
Apartments
Its 36 apartments, finely furnished and all with independent entrance, have air conditioning, toilettes with shower box and hairdryer, kitchen with oven and wide fridge, TV, little garden if at round floor and little terrace if at first one. Some apartments are equipped for disabled.
Mono 2 beds: One room apartment with kitchen, two single beds or one double, bathroom.
Bilo 3 beds: Two rooms apartment with dining room and one single bed, double room, bathroom.
Bilo 4-5 beds: Two rooms apartment with wide dining room and two single beds or double, double room, bathroom.
Trilo 5-6 beds: Three rooms apartment with wide dining room and two single or double beds, two double or twin rooms, utility room, bathroom.
Beach
900 meters from the residence, free sand and gravel beach; 1500 meters in equipped beach resort (external management).
Services
Reception from 9 am to 1 pm and from 4 pm to 7 pm; Swimming pool with beach beds and deckchairs until available, internal restaurant with possibility of half or full board at discounted price, internal car park, playing area for children, ping pong, external medical service on payment, free transfer from/to Patti San Piero Patti Train station on request, paid transfer from/to airports on request.
And then…
Excursions around Sicily, mini cruises to the Eolie Islands; around 5 km tennis, horse-riding, sail, auto/motorcycles and little boats rent, diving centre, wellness club etc. etc.
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Residence in Sicily - Isola Che Non Ce
The residenze "L'isola che non c'č" is a completely renovated villa surrounded by a beautiful garden, only three hundred meters from the beautiful beach caressed by the cobalt blue sea of Fontane Bianche.
The residence is located in an ideal location for a vacation, where the interesting baroque architecture, the beauty of nature, the charm of archeology and the good food sicilian alternate to offer you a memorable stay.
The Villa is divided into monocali all air conditioned with TV and kitchenette. The furnishings are of elegant and innovative design, the base of the beds was conducted in turquoise glass to allow for transparency and striking a magnificent play of lights, the bathrooms are tiled with shower and a glass box.
The residence is located in an ideal location for a vacation, where the interesting baroque architecture, the beauty of nature, the charm of archeology and the good food sicilian alternate to offer you a memorable stay.
Nearby there are indeed lakes Cavagrande, the nature reserve Vendicari, the beautiful beach of Calamosca necropolis of Pantalica, the baroque town of Noto, Modica and Avola, the ancient village of Marzamemi, the trap of Portopalo, the island of Cape Passero.
The villa is located just two hundred meters from the beautiful beach of Fontane Bianche. .
Staying at the villa can not be done at least to visit the pretty town of Siracusa, rich in places of great interest, as the Greek Theater, the island of Ortigia, the Shrine of Our Lady Tears, the Museum Paolo Orsi, and the Natural Reserve Ciane source.
Residence in Sicily - Portorosa
Residence in Sicily - Meridiana
Meridiana Apartments are at 200 meters from the sea and in proximity with services like bars, restaurants, pizzerie, stopped bus, minimarket. .They are furnished and composed from 2 bedrooms with 2 or 3 beds, air condicion, living room with bed-sofŕ, 1 independent kitchen , WC with shower, veranda, balconies, barbecue, parking place
transfert service,rent car
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Residence in Sicily - Palazzo Ossuna
The Residence "Ossuna Palace" is located in the heart of the historic center of Trapani, in a pedestrian area full of shops, pubs, restaurants, pizzerias, pastry shops, bakeries, etc.
The residence is composed of large and bright apartments, most with balconies overlooking the course and the old town.
The Residence "Ossuna Palace" has apartments tastefully furnished in modern style and equipped with every comfort, from the LCD TV and fully equipped kitchen together.