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Il Palmento La Rosa |
Pedara, Sicily, Italy |
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Far away from mass tourism, Il Palmento La Rosa is a sophisticated winery, in the national park “Parco del Etna” at the foot of Mount Etna and is ideal as a base for exploring Sicily's southeast. Thanks to its high altitude of around 700m, you have an excellent view right to the Costa dei Ciclopi. As well as the setting, it has an outstanding reputation for its food and wine. |
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Property Info |
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Accommodation Type:
| Farmhouse |
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Property Setting:
| Mountainous / Romantic / Rural |
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Holiday Type:
| Relaxing / Family / Sports & activity / Culture |
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Bedrooms:
| 4 |
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Guests:
| 10 |
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Catering:
| B&B |
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General Info |
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“Palmento” means millstone or winepress. Il Palmento La Rosa was built in 1791 and used as a wine press until a few years ago. The building’s structure and appeal were maintained during renovation and the 10-metre “torchio”, press beam, still dominates the vast main room. Together with the solid chestnut doors and floors and the artful wooden ceiling, the white roughcast walls create a unique atmosphere. We have 4 individually furnished en-suite double rooms for you. The rooms are spacious and have wooden flooring. Besides their rooms, guests are invited to use the 300-square-metre “salotto” – the living and dining room –, which is laid out on three levels. Two fireplaces, comfortable Sicilian furniture and settees invite to relax. We have a pool table for some fun and games. Satellite TV, internet access and a library are also available. This is characterful accommodation of the highest quality. |
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Details on the area surrounding the property/accommodation |
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Palmento La Rosa is ideal as a base for exploring Sicily's southeast. Around Mount Etna, there are many intriguing villages and baroque towns worth seeing. The volcano can be ascended with your own transport or by organised tour. Taormina, Catania and Acireale provide international fashion and art. Day-trips in the area: Mount Etna, with own transport or organised tour (Siciltrek) / Catania, town centre, shopping, market, nightlife / Taormina, bustling town, Teatro Greco, shopping, nightlife, beaches / Baroque towns around Mount Etna (Nicolosi, Zafferana, Milò, Viagrande, Acireale) / Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale, mosaics / Siracusa, Teatro Greco, town centre / Caltagirone, churches, La Scala, ceramic ware / Noto, beautiful Baroque town / Circumetnea railway, which runs around the base of Mount Etna / Alcántara Valley / Cycling tours / Hiking / Golf (Linguaglossa) / Cultural tours / Winery tours / Photo tours . These trips can be mixed and matched to your liking. |
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Getting there & away/local amenities |
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Getting There:
| There are charter and scheduled flights to Catania from all major European cities. Il Palmento La Rosa is a 35-minute drive from the new international Fontanarossa airport (Catania). Car rental companies are represented at the airport. Upon request and special arrangement, we organise your transfer from the airport to Il Palmento La Rosa. Transfer fee is €80 (prices 2007). Public transport is available but infrequent. Palmento can only be reached by car. If you travel to Sicily by car, take the ferry from Genoa to Palermo or drive further down south and take the ferry from Naples, Salerno or Villa San Giovanni. We are happy to fetch you in Trecastagni. Sheltered parking available. We are happy to assist you with bookings and transfer arrangements. |
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Nearest airports:
| Catania Fontanarossa |
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Nearest train station:
| Catania 16km |
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Nearest ferry terminal:
| Catania |
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Nearest bus stop:
| Pedara |
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Car Hire:
| Essential |
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Nearest restaurant:
| 3 km Pedara, Trecastagni |
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Nearest beach:
| 20 km |
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Nearest shop:
| 3 km Trecastagni, Pedara |
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Nearest market:
| 3 km Trecastagni |
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More Info |
Owner Info |
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Zora Hochreutener |
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Contact Phone No. |
0039 095 789 62 06 / 0039 34 76 04 78 23 |
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Accommodation details |
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Activities Nearby |
Art & Craft / Beach within 20km / Climbing / Cooking / Cycling / Flying / Horse Riding / Skiing / Tennis / Therapies / Walking / Watersports
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Interior Facilities |
CD Player / DVD player / Internet Access / Log Fire / Satellite TV / Telephone / Television
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Interior Details |
We have 4 individually furnished en-suite double rooms – the house can be let as a whole, or by the individual room on a b&b basis. The rooms are spacious and have wooden flooring. Leone: Ground-floor room with own terrace / double bed (200cm x 200cm) / bathroom with corner bath and shower. Giardino: Ground-floor room with direct access to garden / double bed (180 x 200 cm) / bathroom with shower. Gattopardo: First-floor room with sea view / double bed (180cm x 200cm) / bathroom with bath and shower. Refugio: First-floor room with sea view / two single beds (90cm x 200cm) / bathroom with bath and shower.
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Exterior Facilities |
Garden / Garden Furniture / Parking / Terrace
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Exterior Details |
In 2006, a vineyard with Etna grapes was planted on the 9,000 square metre fenced-in estate. Palmento’s terrace is surrounded by a Mediterranean garden with fruit trees, roses, cacti, palm trees and other indigenous plants. Unwind on Palmento’s terrace, where we have deck chairs and seats. You can enjoy our delicious dinner at the large granite table surrounded by vine, lemon trees and rose bushes.
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Further Details |
Palmento La Rosa lies at the foot of Mount Etna in the Pedara village (province of Catania), bordering the village of Trecastagni (approx. 25km from Catania). The wild and rugged coast with its many small coves is approximately 30 minutes away and the sandy beaches 35 minutes. Various shopping facilities and restaurants for culinary pleasures are available in the vicinity. Enjoy your dinner here with us in the idyllic ambiance of Palmento La Rosa’s salon or its terrace and try Sicilian and Mediterranean specialities. We have a choice of regional wines on offer such as Outis and Rovitello from the well-known vineyards Biondi and Benanti. Dinner consists of an aperitivo, various antipasti, first and second course, dessert and coffee. A light a tasty lunch can be arranged. We prepare our meals with fresh, local ingredients. Sicily’s cultural, scenic and culinary richness has fascinated us again and again during our travels. Palmento La Rosa was love at first sight and we look forward to welcoming you as our guests in this green haven. Personal service is very important to us. Talk to us – we are happy to answer questions and help making special requests and wishes happen.
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Conditions of Rental |
Il Palmento La Rosa is non-smoking. Sorry, no pets. Guests will be responsible for making good any damage which has occurred due to negligence, wilful damage or irresponsible behaviour. The management accepts no responsibility for any personal injury, loss or damage to personal effects arising at the accommodation. Items are left at your own risk. At Easter, Christmas/New Year high-season prices apply. We require a 50% down payment upon booking. If you cancel 10 or fewer days prior to arrival, no refund of the down payment will be made. Pick-up service from Trecastagni can be arranged.
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Other Information |
Babysitting available / Child Friendly / Cook available / No Smoking / Short breaks available
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What visitors have said about Il Palmento La Rosa |
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Superb guest house, excellent hosts, food & location. My partner & I thoroughly enjoyed our short but very memorable trip to Franz & Zora's Palmento la Rosa, their hospitality was wonderful & their guest house, simply beautiful. I would definitely recommend staying here. We decided to stay here as opposed to staying in Taomina since the hotels there looked quite average & extremely over priced. I am so glad we chose this option instead. Franz cooks for his guests on what seems like most nights & believe me, it's a meal not to be missed. Our first night's meal was the best of the whole trip (we stayed in Sicily for 10 days). We will definitely go back & you could even manage this in a long weekend. We started here before heading further south.
You can tell Franz & Zora really love running the guest house & they're always on hand to help be it with directions or suggesting a spot on Mt Etna which is not crowded with other tourists - Franz even came & collected us from the local town so we wouldn't get lost finding the guest house first time. If you're looking to stay in the Mt Etna, Cantania & Toamina area, you simply can't go wrong chosing Palmento La Rosa. Enjoy....!
Daly,
London,
Jul 2009 
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Very nice place in Etna's Vineyard, great food! We have a nice stay in Palmento di Rosa (Pedara) : Franz is one of the best cookers we have ever met. Zora is a very kind and nice woman, very welcoming and calm. The place is very quiet and peaceful. Our room was very confortable and very well decorated. The house is very from the Etna so it's easy to go and climb it. I would add that the place is fresh because of the altitude (and we appreciate it because it was cooler than towns which are located close to the sea). The things we like best were for sure the welcoming and kindness of Franz and Zora.
Bertrand,
Paris,
Sep 2009
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