In Contrada Casalotto, s. Teresa di Riva is this historic farmhouse from 1905 that is just a short drive to the ever popular seaside town of Taormina on the East coast of Sicily. The property is located on a terraced hill that commands spectacular seaviews and has plenty of surrounding outside living space and gardens. It is just a few steps away from the sea.

This amazing farmhouse is approx. 150m2 (120m2 renovated and 30m2 still to be finished), as well as hosting a spearate building of approx. 25m2 and a tool shed of approximately 8m2. Below the property is 2500m2 of land, with driveway entrance, stone retaining walls, paths and connecting stairs all built with with traditional Taormina stones and characteristic terracotta floors and iron railings.

There is also a functional irrigation and lighting system in the various terraces, two irrigation tanks, an equipped gazebo, covered and uncovered courtyards, wood-burning oven and outdoor kitchen, a woodshed, as well an ancient mill from the 1900's.

The renovation of part of the building was completed in 2009: the roofs were finished with Sicilian "Coppo" tiles and wooden beams. The ancient walls have been left in their original form and the window frames are made of traditional wood.

There are 3 options in buying the villa: Just the villa at €320,000, just the land at €90,000 or both villa and garden at €400,000.

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We have a selection of apartments and villas in all areas of Sicily to meet your personal tastes and budget. We are not agents ourselves, but work closely with a number of government accredited local Sicilian estate agents.

We provide our professional services including ‘Find a Property’, negotiation and bi-lingual language support at no additional cost to what any buyer would have to pay a local agent when purchasing a property in Italy. In effect, our customer focused, friendly and efficient bi-lingual service is free.

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