Holiday Home/Apartment - 11 persons - via dei gelsomini - 95030 - Pedara

Villa Mamma Graziella is located in Pedara, a picturesque Etnean village 18 km from Catania, which in summer turns into a lively centre full of life, typical restaurants and many other attractions for families and groups of friends wishing to spend an evening in the coolness of this area and sheltered from the summer heat. The villa extends over a green park of 3,000 square metres with a beautiful swimming pool, a playground, a football pitch, a barbecue area and a large number of succulent and Mediterranean plants where you can relax with a good book and a glass of chilled white wine. From many corners of the villa you can admire a beautiful landscape with the Ionian Sea in the background. The interior is on two levels, where there is a spacious kitchen, two large living rooms, 4 bathrooms, two double bedrooms (one with the possibility of an additional single bed) and a twin bedroom. In addition, one of the two living rooms has been transformed into a beautiful and comfortable family room, with a double bed and two single beds. The house is equipped with all the features that a perfect holiday requires.Bedrooms (4) and bathrooms (4): one double bedroom with en-suite bathroom upstairs, with the possibility of an additional single bed; one double bedroom downstairs; one twin bedroom downstairs; one family room with a double bed and two single beds downstairs. One bathroom upstairs; two bathrooms downstairs.Note: the electricity is included up to a consumption of kWh 250 per week. Beyond that limit, it will have a cost. The villa extends over a green park of 3,000 square metres with a beautiful swimming pool, a playground, a football pitch, a barbecue area and a large number of succulent and Mediterranean plants where you can relax with a good book and a glass of chilled white wine. From many corners of the villa you can admire a beautiful landscape with the Ionian Sea in the background. The house is located in the lovely town of Pedara, on the eastern slope of Etna, just 10 kilometers away from Catania.I suggest you to enjoy the Piazza Don Bosco, heart of the downtown where you will find restaurants, markets, a vivid lifestyle and a wonderful public garden.We are in the eastern side of Sicily, and two masterpieces dominate the landscapes; the sea and Etna volcano, joined by something bigger thant them: the blue Sicilian sky!Etna Park (Unesco’s), with its inactiv volcanos (the sons of Etna), caves, forests, lava grounds … lasta 10 km’sCatania, with its gorgeous Via Etnea and its outdoor markets, lasts 10 km’s.The Playa (beaches) too lasts 10 km’s.I suggest you to get a visit to Acitrezza and Acicastello (5 km’s), fishermen hamlets, where the lava flow has painted a castle and basalt giants (sea stacks).Taormina, the pearl of Sicily, is almost 30 km’s away: it’s a magic place with the amazing Isolabella and its narrow streets rich in history, a sort of vintage atmosphere and fashion: cool!Siracusa (Unesco’s), and its Greek masterpieces it’s almost 60 km’s away.Another tips is the visit of Pantalica (Unesco’s), with its more than 3000 graves carved on the rock, a river, a forest and a sort of mistery all around.At a glance: Acireale (Baroque style, 5 km), Savoca (The Godfather movie’s spot, 40 km), Brucoli (sea, 40 km), Megara Ibla (archaeology, 40 km), Randazzo (40 km), Giardini Naxos (sea, 30 km), Cavagrande del Cassibile (nature, 60 km)Its time to eat something and my tipi s to do not miss the Pasta alla Norma and to have, at least once, a typical Sicilian breakfast: granita and brioche!And, of course, fish, fish, fish … and visit the outdoor fish markets (Riposto, Acitrezza, Catania).