Casa Faranda evocative old house

The charming Casa Faranda overlooks the Aeolian Islands located in the historic center of Castroreale, immersed in art and tranquility. Enjoy the cool tavern, the regenerating "sirocco room", the beautiful panoramic terrace. The space Casa Faranda is a place of peace and silence in an ancient residence, composed of 2 bodies of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, in that of Castroreale, a village on the hill between Capo di Milazzo and the Gulf of Patti in front of the Aeolian Islands. The house has three bedrooms with en-suite bathroom with a shower, each has its own peculiarity and emotionality. The warm "room of the Yolk" with double bed and bed by a square 1/2 mounted on a loft, walls painted with pigments and polished with beeswax, natural resin floor, in the bathroom turning a handle gushes water from a mask of the late '700, the room opens onto a small room without ceiling from which to admire the stars in a dark sky. The suggestive "Room of the Sunset" with double bed and single bed, walls painted with natural pigments and polished with beeswax, wooden floor and natural resin, wooden roof of 1649, sink of the early 1900s, shower with stone and brass walls, opens on the terrace with a west view, where you can enjoy a sunset between the Aeolian islands, with a view that goes from Capo Tindari and the lakes of Marinello to Capo Milazzo and the Artichoke Reserve, sitting on an ancient bridge on the ancient walls. The cool "room of the Cistern" with double bed supported by two iron propellers, the room returns to the water in every detail, a 1907 marble granite basin resting on an exciting blue wall beyond the sea colored with natural pigments, two walls polished with beeswax, a wall covered by doors of the early 1900s in which paintings and mirrors are embedded, natural resin floor, sink made with an old basin supported by iron trispiti, ancient catusi and old tugboat lamps, overlooks the quiet streets of the country. Every detail is taken care of to welcome the visitor in an environment out of time, where an ancient iron basin, used for laundry, becomes a bath or kitchen sink or a damigiana for wine in the aquarium with papyri and red fish. Recycling objects and materials to find new practical and aesthetic features, according to our vision of the useful and the delightful. The rooms are spread over 2 levels, connected by an internal staircase, in the upper floor a large entrance, mouth of the cistern of 1571, 3 rooms with bathroom, living room with wooden ceiling of 1649 and floor agreed semi-annually, panoramic terrace with to the west the seven sisters, the Aeolian Islands, with a view that goes from Cape Tindari and the lakes of Marinello to Cape Milazzo and the Artichoke Reserve, to the east the church of Santa Marina dating back to the sixteenth century; in the lower floor the kitchen, the tavern and the "room of the sirocco" or music to cool off during the hot days of the Sicilian summer and play with the instruments available. Silence, peace and encouragement for your creation and imagination. Open spaces for body awareness training, creative dance, theatre, theatre-dance, contemporary dance, photo books, music and ensemble music workshops, clay, recycling art, batik classes, sewing and cooking with locals, osteopathy sessions, Ayurvedic and Thai massages, performances, concerts and music. Mountain biking, hiking, hiking trails are possible. You can book the rooms in co-house through the other listings on the Airbnb portal. Guest access Guests will have access to the entire house except for a closet. Other things to note Check out the other rooms on Airbnb too: https://www.airbnb.it/rooms/2556454 https://www.airbnb.it/rooms/2781729 https://www.airbnb.it/rooms/1471336 Registration Details IT083016C2TSH674SP