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Charming Villa by the sea, wifi and cooking class free!

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Living-room with dining-table
Beach, 100 m from the house
Stone patio
Sky from patio at night
Main bedroom

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Ocean view
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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Termini Imerese, Sicilia
  • Place, Museo Motorismo Siciliano e Della Targa Florio
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, beach near Trabia
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Mondello Beach
    ‪62 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bidet · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub · Bidet · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Office
Balcony
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden

About this property

Charming Villa by the sea, wifi and cooking class free!

Casa al Bragone is a beautiful large and airy Villa in the Sicilian countryside, just 150 meters from the sea, surrounded by olive-trees and close to excellent restaurants in Trabia and Termini Imerese.

The central location of the Villa is great to explore Sicily and its natural and historical beauties all arround. Palermo, capital of Sicily, and Cefalù are at about 25 km away. By car or from the local railstations you can reach all main towns of Sicily: Agrigento, Enna, Etna vulcano, Catania, Siracusa...

The beach is only 2 minutes walk and the little bay offers quiet and clean seewater, perfect to swim safe and snorkel.

We are happy to host families, friends and artists from all over the world, people who like relax, wellness and memorable experiences in harmony with nature and local people.
Long stays are very confortable because our guests have a well-equipped kitchen, a dedicated workspace and laundry facilities. You can have the entire property for yourself.

Villa Bragone offers a large and bright living room with sofas , dining-table and a smart-working-area with free wifi. There are three bedrooms: one with double bed, one with 2 single beds and another one with bunk beds (90 cm X 2m). High quality bed linen are provided such as towels with no extra costs.
The kitchen is very well equipped with all sort of cooking utensils, oven, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, waterboiler, coffe maker and toaster. Outdoors, in the garden, there are barbecue and dinig table, in the stone patio there is outdoor forniture to relax and to read peacefully.
There is a bathroom with bath and shower, a second one with shower and washing machine.
Shops, supermarkets and sport facilities are nearby.

The owners are always available to help their guests with any questions they may have and to give suggestion to organize in the best way their stay.

If you like to cook, you can have a free Sicilian cooking class!
You have contact with a local chef and decide together what to prepare. You buy by yourself or with his/her help the food and you cook then together preparing delicious Sicilian recipes.
Cooking class free only for people who stay 7 days at least.

Sicilian American guests can have help to find their ancestral Sicilian roots.

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 18

Check out before 11:00 AM

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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Children under 3 years old find cot and high chair

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Events

No events allowed

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Pets

No pets allowed

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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

We please our guests to smoke with open windows

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:

Start the dishwasher

Strip any used beds and gather used towels

Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish

Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys

Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

Property Registration Number IT082070C2SI2NRVKT
Property # 1188877vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is no smoke detector on the property
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Termini Imerese

Located in Termini Imerese, this villa is in the city centre and near the beach. Civic Museum and Drago Artecontemporanea are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Caccamo Castle and Himera. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and ecotours.
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Termini Imerese, Sicilia

What's nearby

  • Museo Motorismo Siciliano e Della Targa Florio - 3 min drive - 1.5 km
  • beach near Trabia - 7 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Cefalu Beach - 32 min drive - 47.4 km
  • Palermo Harbour - 47 min drive - 47.5 km
  • Mondello Beach - 62 min drive - 63.0 km

Getting around

  • Trabia Station - 20 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪3 Stelle - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Country house cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Ristorante pizzeria La Lanterna - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Al Pescatore - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Bar Cristal - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Charming Villa by the sea, wifi and cooking class free! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Charming Villa by the sea, wifi and cooking class free!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Charming Villa by the sea, wifi and cooking class free!?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Charming Villa by the sea, wifi and cooking class free!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Charming Villa by the sea, wifi and cooking class free! located?

This family-friendly Termini Imerese villa is located near the beach, within 2 mi (3 km) of Museo Motorismo Siciliano e Della Targa Florio, Civic Museum and Church and Convent of Saint Mary of Jesus. Church St. Nicholas of Bari and Spiaggetta di Termini Imerese are also within 3 miles (5 km). Trabia Station is 20 minutes by foot.

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 12 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.2/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Guillaume H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Belle maison où il fait bon vivre

Nous avons passé un agréable séjour dans la maison de Maria. Notre hôte nous a bien accueilli et était toujours disponible quand nous l’avons contacté. Nous avons bien profité du patio et de la terrasse. Location idéale pour une famille avec 2, 3 ou même 4 enfants. Nous avons également apprécié la plage juste en bas, ainsi que la proximité avec Palerme et Cefalù.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Michel D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Belle villa avec jardin à 2 min à pied de la mer

Bel espace accueillant, intérieur et extérieur. Zone calme avec toutes les commodités à moins de 5 minutes de voiture (village de Trabia) Grande gentillesse et disponibilité de l'hôte, Maria, et de sa famille.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Aug 2021
Grazie Michel, sono contenta che avete apprezzato la nostra casa e il nostro mare sotto casa. Ritornate presto e fuori stagione, facciamo bagni sino a Novembre!
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10/10 Excellent

Sophie D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacances merveilleuses

Cette maison traditionnelle pleine d’histoire nous a permis de partager notre temps entre plages et histoire. Les hôtes sont charmants, le cours de cuisine intéressant. Nous recommandons fortement.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you Sophie, everything in our house is full of interesting stories and the location is perfect to discover beautiful towns nearby as Palermo and Cefalù, living quite in the country but very close to the beach too. Thank you very much to be such a good host!
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10/10 Excellent

Eric J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Valeur sûre !

Maison très bien placée, permettant de profiter de la plage toute proche comme de partir à la découverte de la Sicile en train (gare très proche) ou en voiture (autoroute facilement accessible). La propriétaire et sa famille nous ont réservé un accueil très chaleureux et le cours de cuisine est un très bon moment, sympathique, convivial et... délicieux ! La maison est bien agencée, assez calme et a beaucoup de charme. Les prestations (linge de toilette et de plage, matériel de cuisine et équipement électroménager) sont irréprochables. Cette maison est une valeur sûre et nous y avons passé une semaine parfaite.
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
It’s a real pleasure for us to host beautiful and big families as yours! Meeting our guests from all over the world during the cooking class is always interesting. Thank you very much!
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10/10 Excellent

Christopher K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place, great hostess

Villa Bragone is not in the top tourists spots, but you can get anywhere you want with a short drive. Excellent restaurant very nearby. The village of Trabia is very close where you will find a nice grocery store. Maria, the owner is wonderful and is always a quick text away if needed. There is a wonderful garden on the property with fresh fruit. Great lemons! For half the price of other properties in places like Cefalù, this is our choice location. We took the short drive to Cefalù, paid 6 Euros for all day parking and enjoyed the village and beach. You can pay more, but you won’t get more.
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you Chris!
Archival

8/10 Good

Ole A.

Nice countryhouse with good facilities.

Four seniors for 10 days. Expectations fullfilled and standard of villa was ok. A little hard to find but good support from owner. Can only recommend this house.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

spotswood w.

Excellent property and a welcoming home!

Entering the house, climb a short set of steps to the spacious office and work area. Shelves are filled with information on Sicily and Italy and a comfortable desk next to a power strip. A door off the office accesses an open air patio with several comfortable chairs, a quiet place to relax and read. Through a large opening, the next room is the living room with a large TV and cable service, a couch and chairs. Passing through the living room, you reach a hallway connecting the entrances to three bedrooms, two bathrooms and the kitchen. Two bedrooms have large, comfortable beds, while the third has upper and lower bunk beds. The kitchen is fully furnished and featured a container of freshly pressed delicious olive oil from the family's surrounding trees. Outside the kitchen door is patio shaded by an ancient olive tree, an excellent place for morning coffee or afternoon drinks. We arrived shortly after 1500 on a Sunday and Maria suggested we try the Bragone restaurant, a short drive (or walk) up the hill from the house. It was excellent! We ate there twice during our short stay. Maria and Aldo came over the first morning to help arrange our sightseeing. All their suggestions were spot on! Sights visited on days trips included Palermo, Monreale, Eriche, Cefalu and Agrigento. Maria was available to help whenever we needed her, which was a blessing. One afternoon Aldo went to the fish market and came back with clams, squid, shrimp and mussels, which he taught us how to combine with a special Sicilian caper for spaghetti that was just outrageously good. We highly recommend this property and its gracious hosts when you are in this part of Sicily.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2016
Archival

8/10 Good

james r.

Classy and characterful

We really enjoyed staying in this house. The location is ideal for touring the local region. The house itself is full of character and charm, with unique features such as wooden blinds and ironwork. It was very well clean and well-maintained, and it was really airy and spacious. We were able to walk to the nearby restaurant with same name as the house, just up the hill, and that was excellent as well. There are beautiful views of the sea and the nearest beach (no sand-just stones) was a short walk away, although across a busy road. The owners were charming and helpful so I would recommend this house to anyone visiting this part of Sicily.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2016
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Eileen D.

Beautiful villa with great location !

We stayed at the beautiful Villa Bragone for 8 weeks (from mid-January to early March 2016). It has everything you wish for: well appointed kitchen, bedrooms & bathrooms in a very attractive decor . Maria was a delight: she gave us good travel and restaurant tips and went above our expectations in arranging a cooking class at the Villa for us and my visiting sister and husband ! It was one of the many highlights of our trip . We rented a car at the airport on our arrival to explore the many attractions of Sicily (Cefalu, Cacamo, Syracusa, Agrigento , etc.) and never regretted it, although we took a train to visit Palermo, as recommended. The Villa is nicely located and became a great springboard for exploring the surrounding cities. We were there also at the time of Carnavale in Termini Imerese (in February) . What a nice show of costumes and floats ! And thanks to Maria and her welcoming family, we had a superb view of it all . All in all, we had a wonderful time discovering the beauties of Sicily and we are very grateful for the warm welcoming of Maria and her gentleman husband, Aldo. As for timing, we love our time at the villa, particularly the months of February and March (as January was a bit cool for our liking). Sicily has so much to offer (history, landscapes, beaches, gastronomy, wine ) and the Villa is a great base to discover it all.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Christina W.

Attractive, well appointed villa

We chose the property because we didn't want to hire a car and we could get there from the airport using public transport. The description was very attractive and the villa lived up to our expectations. It was spacious and well appointed and the garden and patio were lovely. The station a ten minute walk away meant we could easily get to Palermo and Termini and with a change at Termini also to Cefalu.Trabia centre was a 5 minute walk away, where the choice of shops for buying food was good, and there was a market on Mondays. The locals are very friendly and greeted us every time we passed. Maria is incredibly welcoming and helpful. She pointed out the best shops for meat and fish. As we had no car, lifts were offered, into Termini for example. We sampled the families olives and pomegranates. The choice of eating out in the evening in Trabia is limited but fortunately the local taverna up the lane from the villa proved to be very good and very friendly. With a car, obviously Termini offers a wider choice. We wanted a quiet retreat to read and write and not particularly to do the tourist thing.We found the perfect space.
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2015
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you for your excellent 5 star review. We are delighted that you found the villa and the area around suited your needs. This is s special place in our view, beautiful surroundings, lovely garden and very tasteful and comfortable accomodation. We know all our hosts/owners personally and know that they all provide an excellent friendly and helpful service, as you found with Maria and her family. The quality of your stay is as much to do with the owners as the the high standard of the property. We met Maria in Tuscany this week and she mentioned what a pleasure it was to have you to stay. We also appreciate the time you have taken to write about transport links, shopping etc as this is very useful information for future guests. We hope to welcome you back to Sicily in future.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Sasicha S.

Lovely house!

we had a fantastic week there, from the house we could see the beautiful view of Sicily. We felt such as in our sweet home. The owners took care of us. If it is possible we will come back there again!
Archival

6/10 Okay

Maryann W.

The Villa was comfortable

We enjoyed our stay at the Villa, Maria the owner was very helpful and had plenty of recommendations and information about points of interest to visit while we were there. We did not have a car so it was a 15 minute walk to the train station, up and down hills, and along side of a main road. Probably if small children will be staying there you would definitely need a car.

About the host

Hosted by Maria Ciofalo

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I'm a teacher and a touristic guide in Sicily. I like travelling and hosting. Thanks to hospitality in my countryhome I meet very interesting people from different countries and cultures and they are all and always welcome! My guests like sustainability as I do and help us to protect the local community by globalization, preserving the Mediterranean traditions in food, events, gardens, art and crafts.

Why they chose this property

My property was passed down through generations. Ancient family fornitures and modern equippment create a peaceful and warm atmosphere and an ideal place for families, friends or artists who like good life quality, delicious food and fresh sea air.
When my grandgrandfather built this beautiful country house in the nineteenth century, it was used by the family in summer and by the travelers, who need a rest in the way to Palermo or Messina. We do the same now and we still are happy to taste with our guests local high quality extravergine olive oil and good wines.

What makes this property unique

When you arrive, you will fall in love with the internal porch and the bright living room with sight to the coast.
This Villa is the right one if you want to live as Sicilian gentry do, having the suggestions of local people and meet them too, cooking together or playing cards or going to the local concerts and theaters.

Languages:

English, French, German, Italian

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