Le mille e una Notte
Locality
Mondello, Palermo
Zone
Seaside
Sleeps
8
Bathrooms
5
Features
Moorish-style villa at Mondello with swimming pool. Beach within walking distance
Ideal for
Who wants a villa with pool near the sea
Description
The villa lies within the historic core of Mondello, an area known as ‘delle saline’, which still retains something of the appearance and atmosphere of the modest fishing village Mondello was before becoming Palermo’s most fashionable seaside resort.
The villa’s name, ‘a thousand and one nights’ reflects its exotic Moorish-style architecture. It is set in three different buildings within a vast garden – a rare thing in Mondello.
The first building, Arabic in style, and closest to the entrance, houses the first bedroom. A small private terrace guarantees guests maximum privacy.
From here a long paved avenue, flanked by luxuriant vegetation, leads to the building housing the living area. This consists of a spacious living room, an carefully hidden kitchen, a bar area, and an ample patio with dining table and sofas.
The third building holds the rest of the bedrooms – two double rooms with ensuite bathroom on the ground floor, and on the upper floor (reached via a spiral staircase) a suite, consisting of a spacious living room, bedroom with small terrace, a small kitchen and a bathroom.
The fulcrum of the villa, however, is the luxuriant garden with its swimming pool. Several little ‘conversation corners’, set with garden furniture, and illuminated at night, make it a genuine outdoor living room. The swimming pool is large, with a slide and diving board. There is a changing room and bathroom nearby.
The villa’s name, ‘a thousand and one nights’ reflects its exotic Moorish-style architecture. It is set in three different buildings within a vast garden – a rare thing in Mondello.
The first building, Arabic in style, and closest to the entrance, houses the first bedroom. A small private terrace guarantees guests maximum privacy.
From here a long paved avenue, flanked by luxuriant vegetation, leads to the building housing the living area. This consists of a spacious living room, an carefully hidden kitchen, a bar area, and an ample patio with dining table and sofas.
The third building holds the rest of the bedrooms – two double rooms with ensuite bathroom on the ground floor, and on the upper floor (reached via a spiral staircase) a suite, consisting of a spacious living room, bedroom with small terrace, a small kitchen and a bathroom.
The fulcrum of the villa, however, is the luxuriant garden with its swimming pool. Several little ‘conversation corners’, set with garden furniture, and illuminated at night, make it a genuine outdoor living room. The swimming pool is large, with a slide and diving board. There is a changing room and bathroom nearby.
Surroundings
Mondello is Palermo’s elegant summer resort, famous for its beautiful golden sand beach, the mild climate, the architecture, and the seaside facilities. Mondello, about 7 Km from the centre of Palermo, is situated in a bay between Monte Gallo and Monte Pellegrino and it has developed around its old centre, which maintained its peculiarities of a fishermen village. At the beginning of the 1900s a Belgian company started the land reclamation and Mondello became one of the most beautiful bathing establishments of that period. A typical example of the "Belle Epoque" architecture is the liberty building, called nowadays "Charleston", a beach club - restaurant out on a pier that has a gorgeous views, located just in the centre of the beach. Beautiful and colourful plant life, palm trees and flowers line the street skirting the beach. Today Mondello attracts lots of visitors, the old fishing village, built around the tower of the ancient tonnara (tuna fishery), is rich of little shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants where you can enjoy delicious fish-based meals. In summer the beach is covered by typical coloured wooden cabins.
Monte Pellegrino which overlooks the bay of Mondello, is a Nature Reserve which
has allowed the local vegetations and fauna to be preserved perfectly, protected from man’s interference and environmental changes as if they were inside a fortress. However, Monte Pellegrino is most famous for the Sanctuary of Saint Rosalie, heavenly patroness of Palermo, located near the summit along winding roads that traverse woods of typically Mediterranean stone pines. It is a Church built on top of a cave and it is the place where the Santa retreated to be a hermit in XVII century.
Monte Pellegrino which overlooks the bay of Mondello, is a Nature Reserve which
has allowed the local vegetations and fauna to be preserved perfectly, protected from man’s interference and environmental changes as if they were inside a fortress. However, Monte Pellegrino is most famous for the Sanctuary of Saint Rosalie, heavenly patroness of Palermo, located near the summit along winding roads that traverse woods of typically Mediterranean stone pines. It is a Church built on top of a cave and it is the place where the Santa retreated to be a hermit in XVII century.
Good to know
Lows:
No dishwasher
No sea view
Not suitable for families with small children
Washing machine ( shared with the owners when they are in residence)
Highs:
The vast garden makes the villa a peaceful place, even when Mondello is packed in the summer
Beach, shops and bus stop are all within walking distance.
No dishwasher
No sea view
Not suitable for families with small children
Washing machine ( shared with the owners when they are in residence)
Highs:
The vast garden makes the villa a peaceful place, even when Mondello is packed in the summer
Beach, shops and bus stop are all within walking distance.
Details
Four double bedroms (with double bed). Each with ensuite bathroom or shower.
Two kitchens
Living room
Bar
Huge garden
Swimming pool with changing room and bathroom
Two kitchens
Living room
Bar
Huge garden
Swimming pool with changing room and bathroom
Distances
Beach – about 700m. The nearest stretch of the beach to the villa has a lido where guests can rent sunbeds and umbrellas by the day.
Supermarket and grocery shops – at 200m and 500m from the villa
Palermo – 7 km
Palermo airport -- 25 km
Supermarket and grocery shops – at 200m and 500m from the villa
Palermo – 7 km
Palermo airport -- 25 km
