The area:
Elice nestles between the Adriatic coast and the majestic Gran Sasso mountain ranges, and offers the possibility of a very varied holiday. You can be on the beach within 25 minutes or walking in the National Park within an hour. Train and bus services to Rome are regular and simple to use and offer the possibility of combining a short break in the Eternal City or just a day trip there. Regular buses run between Elice and the regional capital of Pescara if you want a rest from the car.
The landscape surrounding Elice is picturesque and offers superb walking and cycling. There are also many hilltop towns to explore including the historic towns of Penne & Atri.
A variety of great value restaurants are within easy access of the house and there is a local supermarket, superb butchers with restaurant, a famous arrosticini (local speciality lamb) restaurant and a cantina which produces the local Montepulciano and Trebbiano wines all within 10 minutes. A health spa with pool is also nearby.
Facilities:
The house accommodates 6 people comfortably and has everything required for your comfort and convenience including large kitchen and dining area, outside dining area with lighting for al-fresco suppers, barbecue, pizza oven, sun loungers and cushions. The house has gas central heating and an open fireplace for winter comfort. Upstairs has a room with twin and single beds, a large double bedroom and a third with sofa-bed which can also be used as a sitting room/kitchenette if preferred. The upstairs wet room has a shower, toilet and bidet. Downstairs you find the large kitchen with table for 6, the sitting room is complete with sofa-bed to seat 3, a two seat sofa and a single rocking chair and selection of DVDs and games. Also cloakroom and large shower . You can enjoy our home-grown olive oil and help yourself to the figs, oranges, apples, pears and artichokes when in season. There is also rosemary and a bay tree to help your barbecue taste even better! A perfect place to relax.
Getting there:
Ryanair operates regular scheduled flights from Stansted to Pescara airport. Car hire can easily be booked and the house is a 30 minute drive from the airport.
There are also Ryanair flights from Pescara Airport to Barcelona, Cagliari (Sardinia), Eindhoven, Hahn (Frankfurt), Milan and Venice. Rome and Ancona airports are easily accessible via the motorway network.
There is also a ferry service between Pescara and Croatia.
Learn more about this holiday rental at the owner's website:
