Villa dei Marchesi

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is an imposing and impressive aristocratic manorhouse belonging to one of the most important families in the history of Sicily. It has a long history of providing first class hospitality to illustrious visitors. The villa is located on the East coast between Catania and Siracusa and is just 15 minutes drive from the sea. Villa dei Marchesi's origins date back to the 13th century and the main house is set out on two floors, having its own private church and bell tower. The single storey ?Palmento? (formerly housing the grape press), stables and other outbuildings surrounding an enormous courtyard beside the villa provide further accommodation, with 13 bedrooms in all. The villa has two gardens of 10 acres in total which are a stunning reflection of the owner's passion for gardening. The first has lawns leading to the pool area interspersed with pines, palms and succulents. The second is a self contained Arabic style garden with ponds, fountains, paved mosaics, streams and seating areas complementing a huge variety of plants and flowers, and from which guests will enjoy spectacular views of Etna. The villa sits in seclusion within an agricultural estate of 100 acres, with citrus and olive groves, and has a hard surfaced tennis court with its own changing rooms.
Guests at Villa dei Marchesi will experience authentic Sicilian hospitality and a chance to relive the sensations of genuine aristocratic living, pampered as they will be by modern conveniences such as air conditioning and by a professional staff of six. The butler, two cooks, and three maids will be on duty 7 days a week and all meals will be specially prepared and served in favoured locations around the house and grounds.

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The villa's layout

Main House Ground Floor: The main entrance to the villa is in the courtyard but there is access also from the garden. Straight on from the entrance is a double living room with a fireplace at one end. This living room has French windows leading onto the garden. To the right an opening leads to a study room with a service bathroom and a TV room. Here a door leads to the back terrace which serves as outdoor summer dining area. To the left of the TV room a door leads to the kitchen where to the back are the laundry and storage rooms. Straight on a door leads to the large dining room where a door connects back to the entrance of the main house where the stairway leads to five luxury bedrooms on the first floor.
Main House First Floor: A corridor gives access to five deluxe bedrooms. To the right of the of the corridor are three double bedrooms with spacious and decorated en suite bathrooms, two with both tub and shower, and one with shower only. To the left are two more double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom with tub and shower, and the other a bathroom with tub only.
The Courtyard: ?Palmento? has two independent accesses lead from the courtyard to two double bedrooms, both with en suite bathrooms with shower. Opposite is another double bedroom with en suite bathroom with tub. The stables: The bedrooms in this section are more simply furnished than those already described, suitable for the younger generation and nannies. There are four bedrooms all inter-connected and each has French windows opening onto the courtyard. They share two bathrooms, one en-suite. To the right is a double bedroom with its ensuite bathroom with tub and shower above. Moving to the left there are two twin bedrooms followed by a sitting room leading to a bathroom with tub and shower located to the rear and then another twin bedroom to the far left.

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