- Rooms: 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
- Amenities: Bathtub, washer/dryer, outdoor dining area.
- Highlight: A massive garden surrounds the castle on all sides.
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This beautiful stone house overlooking the sea is located in Montemarcello Natural Park, not far from Cinque Terre. Every bedroom has views of the water, and there’s a large garden that comes with an outdoor kitchen and traditional pizza oven. While you’re outside, you might as well pop into the al fresco shower for an afternoon cool off, followed by a sunset spritz on the tiled terrace.
- Rooms: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
- Amenities: Washer/dryer, indoor fireplace, backyard, outdoor dining area, BBQ.
- Highlight: There’s an outdoor kitchen with a traditional pizza oven—need we say more?
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If you’ve ever wanted to escape to a medieval village on the slopes of Mount Etna, here’s your chance. Design details like local artwork and colorful tiles offer a grounding atmosphere for this countryside home, as do the wood beam ceilings and fireplace. And if it’s astonishing ocean views you seek, head straight for the outdoor dining table for a long, leisurely breakfast or an afternoon glass of Carricante.