Romeo Castle Sicily
Catania - Taormina
In a picturesque corner between Randazzo, Mount Etna and the Alcantara valley, the eighteenth-century Romeo Castle preserves the charm and enchantment of a historic place perfectly preserved over time.
Taormina and Giardini Naxos are only 20km from the Castle.
The property, in addition to the beauty and suggestiveness of the castle, offers a land of 27 hectares with the possibility of setting up a vineyard for the production of wine. The municipality of Randazzo boasts a significant number of designations of origin dedicated to wine.
The buildings that crown this beautiful property are represented by the Castle, rustic annexes, a palm grove and the stables.
The Castle has been completely restored, and the rooms preserve intact the original frescoes; The secret passages to the Alcantara river are still present, built as escape routes, and the cellar houses the largest barrels in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
The Castle is a building of the seventeenth century and consists of:
- a ground floor which is accessed from the garden through an entrance hall used as a reading room, there are rooms serving the kitchen, a restaurant room for breakfast, storage rooms, a wine cellar and a bedroom with bathroom; a secondary entrance, located to the left of the external staircase leading to the first floor, leads to a second bedroom with bathroom; the two bedrooms can be connected and can form a single accommodation if necessary;
- a first floor which is accessed by the external staircase that ends with a large terrace that includes the entire façade of the castle; in the central part there are two large frescoed halls to the right of which there are four halls also used as dining rooms but susceptible to different uses; to the right of the entrance hall, with an independent entrance from the terrace, is the suite where the Italian Royals were guests in 1911; The floor also includes two large terraces and a balcony at the back.
Total areas:
- Castle 1,039.08 sqm 5,100
- Rustic sqm 1,101.86 mc 4,603.12
- Millstone sqm 586.54 mc 4,333.87
- Stables 785.95 sqm 2,908.01
The total volume is 16,945.91 cubic meters