A solid construction with walls 70 cm thick and lava arches, built before 1804 as owners country villa and wine processing plant (palmento in Italian). Surrounded by 13500 m² of private land at the foothills of Mount Etna in Sicily at 500 meters above sea level.
The East side of the villa has a large terrace with a fantastic view to the Mediterranean Sea, the volcano is visible westwards.
The house has been, completely renovated is in a perfect state of repair: everything works and it is immediately habitable. The reconstruction has been made with traditional materials and well kept in the style of the 18 hundreds. It completely furnished. The furniture is antique, mainly of the18 hundreds, but there are also antiques such as a Phoenician stone bench dating 900 to 700 BC. The country house is divided into two residential units that can be united in a single villa. The villa is on a separate plot, therefore construction is legally feasible on the rest of the land.
Main residence
Difficult to describe because the result of an existing reality. External antique chestnut wood doors.
Ground floor
Entrance/dining room/living room with fireplace /kitchens
Bed room
Food storage room with a splendid antique wrought iron gate
Dressing room/walk-in closet with built-in drawers
Two bathrooms with precious Carrara white marble
The pavements are tilled with antique terracotta and thick (30 cm) lava stone blocks
Lava stone staircase leading to the
First floor
Main bedroom with thick (30 cm) lava pavement, 3.5x3.5 meter skylight, lava stone and wrought iron balcony
Carrara white marble bathroom: sink, shower, antique very large bathtub (fits two), douche
A draw bridge/door that leads to wood paved office and to an extra room. Also reachable with an internal staircase
Outside there is a Phoenician stone bench dating from 900 BC
North Wing
A two level unit. All ground level doors outside and internal are antique and made of solid chestnut wood
Ground floor:
foyer with an internal staircase leading to the first floor
dining room fully equipped kitchen and antique tables: wrought iron/cement tiled
Outside similar dining tables
Laundry room
Garage
Staircase leading the first floor
First floor:
Three rooms, each with private bathroom
Presently the North Wing annex is used for family and guests.
Green house
A winter garden with autonomous gas heating.
Equipment
There is a centralized gas heating system with cast iron radiators, two wood stoves and a fireplace. A solar hot water system. Two ceiling fans. A 1000 liter solar collector provides hot water. Besides the water supply it also has a 50 ton rain water collection well. And a 45 ton agricultural water tank (pool). A concrete solar fruit dryer.
Satellite and land digital TVs, dvd players.
Adsl, computer. WiFi.
A handy 4 wheel drive.
There is solarium terrace next to the large agricultural circular water storage of 7,5 meters in diameter that can be easily transformed in a swimming pool simply by fitting a circulation pump and a filter.
The land, mainly a volcanic crater is fully terraced with dry walls. The plots of the land are separated from the one in which the house lies, so extra construct is allowed.
The land has an antique flood irrigation system and new hose points. It is fully furnished with deck chairs, umbrellas and tables and is cultivated as a fruit park.
Due to our relocation, Included in the sale there are included:
A small and practical 4 wheel drive Fiat Panda.
Complete furniture
mainly antiques dating from the beginning of the 19 hundreds
bedding, towels, kitchen ware
dishwashers, laundry machines, ovens, microwave, etc.
The purchase can be with or without the presently lodging activity witch consists of
Well running authorized tourist hospitality
Domain/website
Google first page positioning with key words in English: lodge, Sicily and in French :gite, Sicile.
Etnalodge deposited trade mark
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