Villa Pervinca

Villa Pervinca is a carefully restored country villa near Salemi in Western Sicily, surrounded by gentle hills of vineyards and olive groves. It has five bedrooms and four bathrooms for up to 10 guests, split between a main house and an adjoining annex, which suits families or two households holidaying together.

The restoration has kept the mood of old Sicily, with soft pastel walls and curtains and fabrics coordinated room by room. In the main house, living space is concentrated downstairs: a lounge warmed by a fireplace, a separate sitting room, a dining room, a traditional masonry kitchen and a bathroom.

Upstairs are three romantic bedrooms sharing two bathrooms, while the annex holds the remaining two bedrooms and one more bathroom. Modern comforts are all in place, from air conditioning and central heating to Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a washing machine and a dishwasher.

A well-kept Mediterranean garden circles the pool, and the broad terraces, with a barbecue and outdoor dining area, are made for meals in the open air. For anyone looking for a villa with pool in Western Sicily, it is a well-placed base.

The list of places within reach is long: beaches at Menfi, Scopello and Marsala; the salt pans of Trapani and Paceco; the Belice river and Zingaro reserves; medieval Erice; and Trapani’s old town, where ferries leave for the Egadi islands.

History lovers can visit Segesta’s temple, the ruins of Selinunte and Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, and Gibellina Nuova, an open-air showcase of contemporary art, should not be missed.

CIN: IT081018C2VP6TDD22