Holiday home for max. 6 persons
Tortorella, Cilento, Italy

Borgo Le Caselle consists of two houses, offering holiday accommodation in three entirely separate units: The “Lower House” or “Casa Sottana” accommodating 4-6 people on 110 sq.mtrs and the “Upper House” divided into the “Casa Soprana” for up to 6 people on 120 sq.mtrs and the “Scuola Vecchia” for two people, 40 sqmtrs. The Casa Sottana at one time served as a cattle shed, whereas the lower part of the “Upper House” (Scuola Vecchia) was used as a one classroom school and the upper part (Casa Soprana) became a meeting place for the locals who would sing and dance together.

The houses sit on terraced hillside land, with lawn, vegetable garden and holm oak woodland.

Each holiday home has its own entrance and terraces affording panoramic views across an undulating landscape all the way to the Gulf and the sea in the distance.

Each holiday unit has central heating supplied by a wood burning oven or fire. In summer, hot water is provided by solar energy and gas.

There is an annex to each building, complete with washing machine, dryer, iron board and iron free of charge. Logs for fireplace or barbecue are also at your disposal.We provide you with free bedding and towels.

There is a kind of treehouse on stilts in the adjoining wood where you will enjoy some of your leisure time between excursions.

If you have any special requirements or wishes please let us know, we would like to oblige you.

CASA SOTTANA

Ground Floor: To the left of the entrance hall there is a small bedroom with two single beds at two levels. On the right is the bathroom (shower) and straight ahead the large living-and-dining room from where you can get onto a wide terrace running along the side of the house, facing South.

Adjoining the dining room is the kitchen with dishwasher, baking oven, toaster, fridge (and deepfreeze) and a gas stove. On the terrace behind the kitchen there is a stone-built barbecue. First Floor: A staircase takes you from the dining room to the first floor with two cosy bedrooms with double beds, and a bathroom with shower, WC and bidet. From one of the bedrooms you can step out onto a small roof terrace.

Short description

Other : Non-smoking house

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Number of kitchens : 1

Other rooms : laundry

Surrounding

Nearby sports facilities : Fishing, Mountain climbing, Mountainbiking, Riding possibilities, Sailing, Water skiing

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Excursion possibilities : In midsummer, the small coastal town of Villamare on the Golfo di Policastro is the centre of typical Italian beach life. There you will find a wide sandy beach, deck chair rental, small restaurants and bars. Along the steep cliffs near Acquafredda to the South and Scario to the North there are numerous small coves with crystal clear water to be discovered only on foot or by boat. The more adventurous hikers will certainly appreciate the unspoilt beauty of nature on their walks through woodlands to grottoes and streams, with fern and orchids (in May and June), and perhaps find interest in the remains of local agriculture dating from the last century. We keep a number of maps , leaflets and brochures for you to consult. Also, we have several marked trails in the vicinity of the Borgo. To those interested in local history or archeology we would like to recommend visiting the following places of interest: -the Certosa di Padula, the most imposing Carthusian monastery in Southern Italy -the early Christian baptistry San Giovanni in Fonte -Teggiano, an old bishopric with its churches and museum -Roccagloriosa, founded by the Lucanians, a couple of centuries before the arrival of the Romans in the Cilento. The town boasts a small excavation site and two small museums with bronze vessels and gold armaments -Paestum (at about 100 kilometers) with the most imposing remains of an early Greek colonial civilization: three well preserved temples, town wall and an outstanding museum -Velia, a town of architectural interest, with Greco-Roman remains and small museum - Leaving Campania and crossing into Calabria, the Grotta del Romito is certainly worth a visit, displaying Stone-Age graves and a mural drawing.

Location description : The Borgo Le Caselle lies on the south-western slope of the Monte Coccuzzo (1387 mt) in a tiny hamlet belonging to the village of Tortorella in the hinterland of the gulf, some 20 kilometres away. Situated on the southern edge of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park (Unesco), the area (part of Campania) borders on the Basilicata. From the terraces of the Borgo in extremely good weather you may be able to catch a glimpse of Stromboli vulcano. Lovely sunsets and starr-studded nights can be observed particularly in spring and autumn. In mid-summer both the altitude of the Borgo and the oak forests provide a pleasant relief from a hot day on the beach or along the coast... Our neighbours keep a small livestock farm with a vegetable garden. Some of the local farmers make their own varieties of cheese and provide fresh lamb. Some earn their livelihood as shepherds as they did a hundred years ago. The pretty village of Tortorella (with groceries, butcher, bar and post-office) lies 6 km from the Borgo, with the distance to the coast and the small coastal town of Sapri (IC railway station) of about 15 km, or 25 minutes by car. Tortorella (582 mtrs above sea level) sits on a plateau falling away to the coast, on slopes of olive groves and woodlands. To the west, the plateau is bordered by the deep ravine of the Bussentino stream. From various view points there are spectacular views towards the Calabrian mountains and, in Campania, towards Monte Coccuzzo, Monte Cervati (1899 m), Monte Gelbison (1705 m) and Monte Bulgheria (1225 m) dominating the gulf area. Tortorella has been able to preserve its original traditional aura. Stone-built houses with decorative portals seem to grow from the rocky mountain side, with narrow streets allowing you glimpses into shaded vegetable and flower gardens. The inhabitants, some three hundred, go about their daily routine, meeting in the forenoon at Giuseppe´s bar for a game of cards or collecting their pensions at the post office, and on Wednesdays chatting with friends in the market place or in front of the church on a Sunday. The comunity area is stretching from about 1400 m down to the sea, with a vegetation providing pasture land at all seasons. From Tortorella to the coast there is a fine roadlink recently built and not yet to be found on the maps (Tortorella-Mare). The journey takes about 15 minutes.

Garden and outdoor

Garden facilities : Garden furniture provided, Grill, Summer house

On-site leisure facilities : Playground