Description Terre di Lula

The pool and the courtyard in front of the house

Patio

View of the house and the pool

Courtyard in front of the house

Terrace on the first floor

Towards the south west

Former stables

Summer sunset viewed from the house

Old door keys

Living room with fireplace

Living room with fireplace

Magnificent kitchen

Breakfast

Dining room with view over Sicily

Another view of the dining room

View from the window of the dining room

Fawn bedroom with double bed viewed from the mezzanine floor

Fawn bedroom with double bed

Bedroom with a queen-size bed

Red bedroom with double bed

Bathroom with shower in the red room

Bathroom with bath tub

View of the valley from the garden

The pool made out of stone

Access path

View of the village in summer

Another unforgettable sunset

The pool with a beautiful view on the hazelnut garden

In this very special place reality is likely to blend with your imagination and you may well find yourself inside a fairy tale while living in the real world. As you follow a small track through a thick hazelnut wood you reach a charming little stone country house surrounded by scenery of rare beauty. The house is perched on the small cliff of Monte San Salvatore overlooking the entire valley below and the medieval town of Polizzi Generosa. The property is surrounded by chestnut trees, cherry trees, mulberry trees, fig trees, hazelnut trees. There is also a little lovely pool out of stone fed by fresh water from a natural spring. You are in the Madonie Nature Reserve at an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres in the heart of the most verdant and unspoilt part of Sicily.

A typical old Sicilian country house, built at the beginning of the last century by sharecroppers who cultivated the surrounding land. The house has recently been completely restored and transformed into a charming property with an atmosphere somewhere between a fairy tale and an old country house. The property is equipped with all modern comforts which in no way alter the traditional atmosphere of the house. The elegant taste of the owners manifests itself in every detail of the traditional Sicilian furniture and objects which are found throughout the house. As you pass through the old doorway you enter the delightful living room complete with a simple fireplace which provides a romantic focal point in the evenings. From the living room you pass through another an old door and enter the kitchen, the real masterpiece of the house. In the past farmers used to gather in this room at the end of the working day to dine and sing to the sound of improvised instruments. Here the essence of the place remains the same - an old enamel stove, a fridge from the 1960s, a large stone sink, all beautifully restored and in perfect working order. Next to the kitchen there is a small dining room with a large window that provides a splendid view over the valley. At the back of the house there is a room with a double bed and a private bathroom with shower then in a delightful area of the house spread over three levels there is a room with a queen size bed placed under the stone arch of the staircase, an open-plan mezzanine floor with a double bed and a further mezzanine floor with a single bed in front of a large window and a small terrace where even today hazelnuts are left to dry in the sun. Next to this area is the main bathroom with shower and bath.

If you are not looking for a house by the sea, then this is undoubtedly an ideal location for your holiday. Those that know the area as well as we do maintain that this is the most beautiful part of Sicily thanks to its nature, its architecture and its culture. It is one of the few places in Sicily where it is still possible to find a glimpse of rural Sicilian life. The Madonie National Park is the most important National Park in Sicily and the beautiful medieval town of Polizzi Generosa is located right in the middle of the Park. Staying inside the Park will provide you with the perfect opportunity to get to know it on foot via one of the many hiking trails that run near to the house or visit its beautiful historic towns such as Polizzi Generosa, Petralia Sottana and Soprana, Castelbuono, Geraci Siculo, Ganci and Sperlinga. Near to Collesano there is a striking 18 hole golf course, the Madonie Golf Club, which is surrounded by ancient olive trees and citrus trees and has a spectacular view of the sea. Inside the Park it is possible to arrange guided tours, hiking in the mountains, horse riding, trekking and mountain biking. For your chldren's entertainment we recommend a day at the Parco Avventura delle Madonie near to Petralia Soprana. If you are enthusiastic about food, there are some excellent restaurants at Polizzi Generosa and nearby Castellana Sicula where you can sample typical Sicilian dishes with a modern twist which are made from local ingredients. Polizzi Generosa is located approximately 30 minutes by car from Cefalù, a charming seaside resort which has some beautiful beaches and around 1 hour by car from Palermo.