Rental Apartment/ flat Aspra-Bagheria Sicily - Palermo Italy

" Away from luxury tourism, Aspra is a charming fisherman's village only 15 km from Palermo; it is a genuine place where you can experience the warmth of Sicilians. With its lovely church,the fabulous'700 Bagheria old villas nearby, it is the perfect place where your Sicily tour can start. Pebbly, sandy and rocky beaches just crossing the road. My home is a traditional terraced house, 3 buildings down from waterfront, in a typical narrow street. It has a lateral seaview, but only a few steps from the house, you will enjoy a fantastic view: the Gulf of Palermo from Monte Pellegrino and Capo Gallo to Monte Catalfano and Capo Mongerbino. The apartment is situated on the groudfloor and is completely equipped and furnished. There are all the amenities you need. The house is about 100mq plus a small courtyard and a terrace. There are 2 bedrooms: the main bedroom is a loft with original woooden ceiling, queensize bed, sofabed and bathroom en suite with tub. The second bedroom is on the groundfloor, twin beds or queensize bed on request; attached bathroom with shower enclosure.The kitchen includes a dining area (sits 6) and a relaxing area with couch and laundry. The sitting room is the largest room in the house: wooden ceiling and an old sandstone arch whose stones were carved by my husband's ancestors in the caves all around Aspra. "

" Along the seafront there are plenty of restaurants, pizzerie, take away, italian bars and ice cream parlours, as well as all kinds of basic shops and services, such as: post office, bank, chemist, tobacconist, newsagent, parfumerie, gift shops, supermarket and local special food shop at maximum 200mt away. Fish is sold beside both harbours and by the way... Palermo is only 15km away! You'll find many historical sites and places to see in Palermo. With fine monuments, works of art, churches and old buildings, tourism in Palermo is far from boring!! The nearest Golf Course is 50 km (25 miles) 30\40 min drive from my house. It is opened all year round; Altitude 74mt on level sea; 18 holes, mt 6004, Par 72; practical field, pitching green, putting green. In summer from 1st June to 30 Sept boat trips available by my own motorboat. In August, traditional sailing boat trip, for free, operated by fisherman's organisation. In September a traditional Festa takes place, with boat races, acquatic games and the mystic procession of the Madonna statue carried on the boat and followed by the fisherman families in their own boat. Daily fair and a fantastic fireworks display performed on the sea platform at the end of the celebration. We supply our guests with products from our crops: fresh lemons and genuine olive oil, all year round; fresh fruit and vegetables depending on what's in season. Guests are also allowed to use free Internet from my own PC. In the local branch of the Naval League, the scuba diving center "Pagine di mare" proposes, beyond to the attainment of licences IDEA (considering a permanence of at least 10 days)), guided biological and archaeological tour. The staff highly specialized will guide you in the sea before the ancient citadel of Solunto to the search of remains of the V sec. BC, stocks of roman anchors and rests of Punic, Greek and Roman amphoras; you will encounter as well the multicolor flora and fauna of the most famous points of immersion of the zone like the rock “Formica” considered a probable compass ante litteram of the Phoenician people for its perfect alignment with the 4 cardinal points or, still along the Wall of the Gulls of the Capo Zafferano between chromium plated sponges and gorgonie astroides, octopuss, murene and candle fish. "