Villa Castiglione 1863

C.i.r.: 19088009C100638

CIN:
IT088009B4WOBXVMUV

Ancient Villa of a noble Sicilian family, of an important 19th-century personality in the Ragusa area, nestled in the Sicilian countryside among miles and miles of dry stone walls, just 7 km from Ragusa.
Villa Castiglione, is located 640 meters above sea level in an area with clean and sunny air and offers exclusively for guests the palace designed by architect G.B. Pennavaria in the 18th century, a large swimming pool (13x7), reserved exclusively for guests who book, large outdoor spaces, courtyards, park.

The Villa has some important amenities which are: its spacious main floor of the palace finished in 1863, we find 4 large courtyards of ancient stone, one of which has a large vase, the lawn around the pool and the park of 3 hectares where there is the magnificent monumental tree Pinus Pinea of 30 m, where you can enjoy full relaxation, and total privacy for you, your family, your friends, whole days.

The villa is located outside the city, where you will find peace, clean air, friendly birds and animals, when you wake up.

In the grounds you will find a beautiful white horse, two peacocks, three chickens and two ducks.
We have a beautiful dog and an amazing tortoise.
A beautiful feeling of absolute dominance over the landscape around us, experienced by each of our visitors.

Furnished in a refined mid-19th century style, and with a delicate taste deserving of such a house, and embellished with pitch stone floors and double bedrooms with the original "majolica" ceramics from Caltagirone, the house consists of a kitchen with a modern and safe induction stove, perfect for children.

The kitchen echoes the old style of Sicilian kitchens with stone oven, stone sink with copper faucets, all complete with stove, refrigerator and appliances such as microwave, kettle, toaster, Italian coffee maker and American coffee maker, blender, washing machine and dishwasher.

Inside the house and out by the pool, there is Wi-Fi.
You can also work during your vacation in smart working.

We continue with the entrance hall where we will welcome you upon arrival with a "welcome buffet" with a tasting of typical local products, ranging from sweet to savory.

A large dining room with seating for 6, equipped with satellite TV with many international channels and a dvd player, leads us to the bordeau room, where important meetings were held in those days.
From the living room you can reach the terrace that overlooks the Big Pine Park, set of important films in the past such as Commissioner Montalbano.

The three rooms have a set of towels, antique furniture typical of Sicilian tradition, and inverter air conditioning.
Inverter air conditioning is present in all rooms of the house.

Two recently renovated full bathrooms with large shower stalls, and hair dryers.

The guidelines we follow as sanitizing environments are those of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
In cleanliness reviews we always have the top.

At your request you can have assistance from a doctor or nurse for any need.
The pharmacy is at the entrance of the town just a few minutes from the Villa.

As mentioned, the house is surrounded by 60 hectares of land, with views of the great valley and the volcano Etna in the distance, the classic stone walls or "dry wall," typical of the Ragusa countryside that divided one fief from another.

We have four large courtyards, a church where the usual Sunday mass was held until the mid-1960s, and a 3-hectare park with a centuries-old pine tree surrounded by plants and fruit trees, such as almonds and walnuts.



In the area near the pool, there are two bathrooms with showers, then right in the garden equipped with a 13x7m pool, with comfortable sunbeds to lie and sunbathe comfortably, where you can, lunch or dinner and games to entertain children, with inflatable games, mattresses and sports accessories.

Equipped with free parking, the Villa is 7 km from Ragusa (5 minutes by car), 14 km from Comiso airport, and 300 meters from an agritourism that offers typical dishes such as ricotta, sausage, provola di Ragusa, focaccia, local wine and many other delicacies.


The IperCoop and Decatlhon shopping center all for sports, with supermarket, Atm, tobacconist, clothing, and souvenirs, is of great importance 7 minutes from the Villa.

The Villa is centrally located in the province, continuing the tour, among the most important Unesco heritage baroque cities. The Villa is 10 minutes from Ragusa Ibla, the "Vigata" of Commissioner Montalbano, 20 minutes by car from Modica and Scicli and the nearest beaches, 20 minutes from the sea Marina di Ragusa and Punta Secca, the "Marinella" of Commissioner Montalbano, Randello and Foce dell' Irminio Protected Maritime Reserves, 8 km from the famous Donnafugata Castle.
Noto and Siracusa are 45 minutes by car, 1 1/2 hours from Agrigento.
Catania airport is less than 100 km away.

It is ideal for stays of 3-4 weeks, as has already happened with some guests, and as mentioned, well positioned to be a base for visiting the whole province of Ragusa and Syracuse, Catania, Agrigento, and Palermo.


- Experiences and life in the area

Services on request:

▪︎ BBQ in Villa with chef, in collaboration with "Nave Errante Ragusa" selected and fresh fish of the day from the territories Cellar at your disposal
▪︎ Restaurant delivery by Nave Errante, and pizza delivery upon request, to the Villa;
▪︎ Painting classes in the 'ancient workshop or at the Villa, by the famous masters of the Sicilian Carretto of Cinabro
▪︎ Cooking Class, taste experience and typical Sicilian cooking workshop with Casa Filosofica and our friend Simona.
▪︎ Sailing and wind surfing school of our friend Chiara, who holds courses in the beautiful sea of Marina di Ragusa.
▪︎ Natural excursions to quarries and rivers.


In the park behind the Villa we have a fantastic viewpoint from which you can see half of Sicily, a breathtaking panorama, you can see many cities from the southwestern coast of Sicily to the volcano Etna.
From Comiso to Caltagirone, Chiaramonte and other towns.

Nearby stood a large settlement of indigenous Siculians, primitive peoples connected with the art of pottery, nature and its sun gods.
In 1999 an important sculpture, later called the Castiglione Warrior, was found depicting a warrior prince with a bull on the right and a sphinx on the left. It was also taken to the Pergamon Museum in Berlin during an exhibition done for a year; today it is in the city's Archaeological Museum.

Speaking of the fiction Il Commissario Montalbano, two entire episodes were filmed inside the Villa: in 1999 "The Cat and the Goldfinch" and "A Diary of 43' in 2018 ".

The Villa is ideal for families with children, families with relatives, young couples and friends, who want to spend their vacations together in the part of Sicily with a deeper history, quiet and rich environment of the island.

The bedrooms are located on the opposite side of the living area, as they once were. They are 19th-century style, with the famous Caltagirone ceramics, large and comfortable and interconnected.
On request, where possible, the rooms can be divided, and the beds put in place of the living room, where there is a fireplace.

Come to us not only as tourists, but as real guests.

Access for guests:
The whole Villa is completely available to guests.
Other things to keep in mind
We will provide extra sanitation service free of charge for guest protection.

We are two brothers who take care of all this.
John is in charge of reservations on the classifieds sites and Antonio is in charge of welcoming you at check-in and pampering you during your stay, with your inquiries and the two lots of useful information about the area.
There is our mother, Elia, who takes care of every detail about cleaning and decorating the house.

The property has been handed down for generations, and our pleasure today is to make it known to guests who want to visit.
For us it is identity, history, value.
We try to convey these with our guests during their stay.
We believe we offer an experience that is different from the usual routine.


Our property has been handed down for generations, and our pleasure today is to present it to guests who want to visit.
For us it is identity, history, value.
We try to convey these to our guests during their stay.
We believe we offer an experience that is different from the usual routine.
If you come to Sicily to discover how people lived 150 years ago away from the noise of the city, the chaos of today, our Villa is an opportunity for you.