Sicily - Charming Peaceful Cottage in almost always sunny Augusta

Charming cottage 5 mins from cliffs with access to the sea and shopping centres. Description of object The cottage is situated in a very quite residential area nearby the town. It consists in the North-West wing of a large 19th Century's Country House surrounded by a 4000m2 ground property. The whole Country House is completely renewed in 2000 and equipped with modern installations and facilities. The Cottage is completely indipendent and consists in Lounge, kitchen/dining, 1 double room, 1 tween beds room, bathroom with shower stall, veranda, private parking, private garden with fruit threes. WIFI, indipendent heating and airconditioning. Augusta is a city placed on a small island connected to the mainland through two bridges. A very important military and commercial harbour is to the west of the island and a wide bay to the east. Augusta has experienced various foreign dominations which have left vestiges, such as two Spanish fortressen and a monumental Spanish gateway. The two spanish fortressen are situated midst of the harbour, one of them is recently renewed and can be visited by appointment. The view fom there is fantastic, varying from the City mainland, the City island, the harbour, the industrial area, the Zeppelin Hangar. At the feet of the headland on which the Cottage is located (10 min. walk) are the earlier Salt Works, nowaday a Nature Preserve where you can watch flamingos, ducks, coots, kingfishers and many other birds. Between the Nature Preserve and the bay a long boulevard leads to the Spanish Gate, with a lovely coffeebar terrace almost at the end where you can enjoy "Cappuccino e Brioche" or, in Summer, "Granita e Brioche" while sitting in the sun and admiring the landscape. Augusta is not a busy tourist city but at the same time the most famous sites of cultural and touristic importance of East Sicily are all within one hour drive range: Catania, Syracuse whith the Greek Theatre and Archimede's Grave, Pantalica's Necropolis , the famous Baroque of Noto - Modica - Scicli, the spendid Taormina, the worldwide famous Roman Mosaics of Piazza Armerina, the equally famous pottery of Caltagirone, the Wellington Castle of Bronte and Etna are all within one hour drive. Equally a visit worthwhile the numberless village festivals all the year around: strawberry festival in Cassibile, artichoke in Niscemi and Ramacca, ricotta cheese and pistachio in Bronte, orange festival in Scordia, and then again sword fish festival, grapes festival, peaches festival, east sicily wine cellar tour, etc. Equipped with Central Heating, Airconditioning in the Double Room and a movable catalytic heater, the Cottage is suitable also for a winter stay thanks to the mild climate which allowa temperatures of about 20°C until almost the whole month december.