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Casa Pino – Gratteri
€ 85.000
Gratteri - 90010 - Via Giglio, 53
#87050536
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9 Rooms
- 2 Bathroom
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169 m²
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2nd
Sensational Value in this Three-bedroom, Fully Furnished Sea-view Home in Gratteri, Only 30 Minutes from Cefalù
An independent four-storey property with around 180m² of indoor space, Casa Pino is a fully furnished sea-view home in the hilltop village of Gratteri at an incredible asking price.
The last home on the end of a long terrace, Pino faces onto a wide and easily accessible road at the northern edge of the medieval village. This has twin advantages. You can drive right up to the front door, which is a welcome rarity in this kind of tightly-wound historic hilltop communities. It also gives the front of the home a fabulously open aspect, with views that showcase its position 670m above sea level, overlooking the waters of the Gulf of Termini Imerese. From the upper-floor balconies and panoramic roof terrace, these views take in a long stretch of coastline as well as the dramatic greenery of the surrounding Madonie Park.
Inside, three bedrooms and two bathrooms are generously distributed across bright, airy rooms, lovingly presented with elegant trim that includes Venetian plaster walls and a Botticino marble staircase. Three heat pumps which deliver cool and hot air guarantee your year-round comfort.
Cefalù, one of Sicily’s most celebrated coastal towns, is only half an hour’s drive downhill. Gratteri itself is a village of about a thousand people, but its international community is growing steadily. We have helped international clients buy more than two dozen properties here in recent years, and it remains one of the best-value locations on the island. At this asking price you will be spending less on a furnished family home than many people spend on a single parking space in a northern European city.
Sold with all furniture and in perfect condition, Casa Pino is ready to be used as soon as the purchase is completed.
The Property
The house was originally two separate dwellings, combined in the twentieth century by the parents of the current owners. The merger was properly documented, and the floor plan is substantially compliant with the building records.
The lowest level is reached from the road below, and consists of twin garages sitting side by side. One serves as a secure car storage space, perfect if you see Casa Pino as a second home, while the other has been fitted out as a utility area with a kitchenette, a shower room, a laundry zone and its own water heater.
The main entrance is on the smaller Via Giglio, through a solid, well-crafted wooden door. This ground floor is flooded with natural light and houses a well-preserved 1980s kitchen whose wooden units echo the natural timber tones of the windows. Opposite this, the first bedroom is airy, welcoming and accessible for anyone with limited mobility. Two air-conditioning units keep this level extremely comfortable, whether in the high heat of the Sicilian summer or the region's short winters.
Up on the first floor, the main bedroom is accompanied by a bathroom that has both a shower and a small bathtub, and a second room is currently used as a sitting room. A continuous balcony wraps around the entire floor, and from here the sea views begin to open up. The bedrooms at this level catch the morning sun beautifully.
The second floor mirrors this layout, with another bedroom and a second reception room. One of these would make an inspiring home office. The real draw, though, is the panoramic terrace, from which the Gulf of Termini Imerese stretches along the coast below, with direct views towards the seafront and back over the rooftops of Gratteri’s old town.
Above the second floor, a timber-framed loft is in sound condition with no signs of water infiltration, though the roof covering is older and may need attention in the longer term. We did notice a little bit of condensation but nothing that couldn't be remedied with a dehumidifier.
Throughout the house, the finishes are well chosen and, as you would expect from a property which has been in the same family for multiple generations, diligently cared-for. Marble floors and the Botticino marble staircase are complemented by artisan detailing, and the walls are rendered in Venetian plaster. The electrics date from the 1980s but are functional, and three heat pumps, some recently installed, provide heating and cooling year-round. Many of the windows are double-glazed and fitted with shutters.
Surroundings
At the northern entrance to the village, Casa Pino is only about 80m from the town hall and within very easy reach of everything Gratteri has to offer. A sociable morning coffee is a two-minute walk away in the nearest bar, and within three minutes you can reach the convenience store, pharmacy, bakery and butcher.
This is a quintessentially Sicilian community, the kind of place where neighbours greet each other by name and the rhythms of the day are set by fresh bread and the evening passeggiata. We have been a trusted presence here for several years, and our support of the municipality has seen a growing number of international residents bring a cosmopolitan flavour to life here without eroding any of the village’s character.
The corner position and elevated altitude give this sea-view home in Gratteri an open aspect that most properties in the historic centre cannot match, with sightlines unobstructed by neighbouring buildings. Fibre-optic broadband has been installed right outside the front door, delivering connection speeds that would let you work remotely here in any industry.
The beaches of Lascari and Campofelice di Roccella are about twenty minutes downhill, with Cefalù’s seafront and Norman cathedral half an hour away. For larger shops and supermarkets, Lascari is the nearest option. Palermo, the island’s capital and the location of the nearest international airport, is about an hour away by motorway. The Madonie Natural Park surrounds the village on all sides, offering year-round walking, cycling and, in winter, skiing at Piano Battaglia.
Potential
As noted above, the house is ready to live in, with furniture, functioning services and heat pumps already in place. The only investment to consider would be cosmetic and incremental rather than structural.
The most visible of these would be the exterior rendering, which is currently in rough condition. Plastering and painting the facade would make a real difference to the property’s first impression and would be a very manageable job. In the medium term, replacing the less efficient windows, updating the electrics and adding roof insulation would bring the property up to modern energy standards, but none of this is urgent.
The generous indoor space gives you all kinds of options for how you make Casa Pino feel like home. Either of the two reception rooms on the first and second floors could serve as an additional guest bedroom, taking the total to four. With dual street access and two garages, you could also consider dividing the property into separate units, one for your own use and one for short-term holiday letting. The lower level already has its own kitchen, shower room and separate entrance, so this would be a perfectly practical proposition.
A minor discrepancy in the building records relating to a window in the garage area will need to be regularised; our recommended solicitors and surveyors can handle this on your behalf.
For anyone considering a sea-view home in Gratteri as a base for remote working, the fibre-optic connection and the comfortable altitude make it a practical choice. Our popular “Welcome to Sicily” relocation management service can take care of the administrative side of settling in, from residency paperwork to utility connections. Contact our multilingual team for details on this or any aspect of the property.
Details
- Category:
- Sale
- Type:
- House / House
- Condition:
- Good condition
- Availability:
- Free
- Services:
- Air-conditioning, Furnished
- View:
- Sea, Mountains, Hills, Greenery, City, Sky, Street
- Areas:
- 169 m²
- Floor:
- 2nd
- Price:
- € 85.000
- Rooms:
- 9
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Heating Type:
- Electric
- Heating Access:
- Individual
- Heating Device:
- Air-conditioning
- Water Heating Device:
- Hot water tank
- Water Heating Access:
- Individual
- Water Waste System:
- Main drainage
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Location Details
IT, Palermo, Gratteri