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  • €295,000
  • 4 bedrooms
Historic house with sea and mountain views,fully furnished. This ancient house has been
the permanent residence of the present owner since 2009 during which time they have
brought the house up to a high standard making sure little more (if anything) is needed to
maintain a house of this age, size and beauty. The house, known as Casa Cielo is located
on the first stage of the old town which is divided into six stages zero to five. Zero being the
piazza below and five the piazza at the castle. The house is easily reached by walking for a
few minutes up from Piazza Maggiore de Palma which has the closest restaurant and bars
or by a short drive up to Piazza Cimalonga located on the second stage of the town and
walking down which again takes just a few minutes. From the house the beach is a seven
minute walk while the town with shops, restaurants, bars and cafes is just five minutes
away.
The age of the house is unknown but thought to be over five hundred years old and still has
its original medieval floor plan. The only date associated with the house is when a family of
nobility either moved in or when updating the building installed their family crest above the
front door and dated it 1724. The house is located in a quiet part of town under the first
defence walls and portcullis of the old castle and has spectacular views from its terraces
and balcony of the sea, mountains and the town below.
The house has been sympathetically decorated to relate to its antiquity.

Ground floor: The entrance hall has original plaster relief works and its domed ceiling is
said to be the last of its kind in Scalea old town. Entrance hall has large, fitted wardrobe
and door off to ground level room suitable for variable uses with fitting for washing
machine and has also been used as a bedroom in the past. Marble steps from the entrance
lead up to hallway of the main house.
First floor: From hallway; bathroom with Romanesque ceiling containing sink, bidet, large
corner bath with shower fitting and independent shower tray. Door to bedroom number one
with en-suite shower cubicle and WC. Directly ahead double doors to present day dining
room which is south facing with views of the mountains and sea also having the original
restored Liberty style marble floors and French windows opening onto the lower balcony
which runs the full length of the house.
From the dining room, door to small hallway with the stairs to roof terraces and entrance to
the fully fitted kitchen. Also, from the dining room door to first lounge again original
restored Liberty style marble floors and French windows opening onto the lower balcony
with those views.
From first lounge double doors to second lounge marble floors French windows to the
balcony and West facing window with sea view. From here double doors to bedrooms 2
presently a dressing with corner shower cubicle, finally door to master bedroom with en-
suite WC and built-in wall wardrobes.
All first-floor rooms with radiators and mains gas central heating double glazing and
bespoke chestnut doors.
The roof terrace with several electric points, lighting and water supply is in two parts a sun
terrace then two steps to main terrace with solid wooden gazebo structure, ideal for shaded
summer lunches and summer evening dinner parties.
Terrace approx. 42 metre square.
Ground floor: work room, plus outside storeroom.
Historic house with sea and mountain views,fully furnished. This ancient house has been
the permanent residence of the present owner since 2009 during which time they have
brought the house up to a high standard making sure little more (if anything) is needed to
maintain a house of this age, size and beauty. The house, known as Casa Cielo ...

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