Cefalù:
A maze of charming medieval streets makes Cefalù a pleasant spot, whether you stay for a morning or an entire day.
The old town center, bounded by the sea and the rocky promontory, is crossed by Corso Ruggero, Cefalù main street, dotted with stores and meeting-places. If you follow it to the end, you will come to Piazza del Duomo, which is dominated by the cathedral and enclosed by lovely medieval palazzi.
The Duomo (Cathedral) is the great symbol of Cefalù built between 1131 and 1240 by the Norman King Roger II, its Norman character is very evident from its facade, which is framed by massive towers with pointed tips.
There are some good restaurants in the town center and near the shore that offer seafood and other local specialities, and a number of pizzerias. Cefalù also has a nice public beach.As the cathedral and most museums are closed in the afternoon from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, this is a perfect time to eat or go sunbathing.
Palermo:
Palermo is a historic city in southern Italy, the capital of the autonomous region Sicily and the province of Palermo. The city is noted for its rich history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the north-west of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.The metropolitan area of Palermo is the fifth most populated in Italy and in the top eighty of the largest in all of Europe with around 1.2 million people.
In the central area, the city itself has a population of around 670 thousand people, the inhabitants are known as Palermitans or poetically panormiti, the language spoken by its inhabitants is the Sicilian language. The religion of Roman Catholicism is highly important in Palermitan culture, the patron saint of the city is Saint Rosalia, and its feast day on July 15 is perhaps the biggest social event in the city.
Madonie's Park:
The regional Madonie Park covers 40 000 hectares of natural woodland and mountains in the province of Palermo and has altitude ranging up to 2000m, reaching a high point of 1979m at Pizzo Carbonara. Thus the variety of landscapes and plant and animal wildlife is of great natural interest. The mountain range is located between the valley of the river Pollina, to the east and the valley of South Imera to the West. A stretch of Tyrrhenian seashore to the north, between Campofelice Di Roccella & Pollina and the high plateau to the south complete its borders. It is no exaggeration to qualify the madonite area as a botanical garden in the heart of the Mediterranean. It is also interestingly referred to as a crossroads between three continents. This amazing wild space offers many different activities like rambling,horse riding,skiing during the winter period. You will find many Medieval villages rich of Monuments and traces of their Ancestors.Places of interest are Céfalù,Gratteri,Castelbuono
Ski:
If you come in winter you could be interested on visiting PIANO BATTAGLIA, next to the Pizzo Carbonara, the highest mountain in the Madonies (1979 meters high). There you will find a SKIING AREA with ski slopes, sledding paths, a cableway and several restaurants. The area is at only 30 km from the villa and can be reached in only 30 minutes driving!
Golf:
Very close to the villa, at only 5 minutes drive, you will find the 'LE MADONIE GOLF CLUB', a brand new 18 HOLES golf course among the largest in Italy. It lies next to the town of Campofelice Di Roccella at about 3 KM from the villa and It is open all year. Please contact them for further info on rates or opening hours.
marks the location of the property in Palermo
