Appartamento Filippo II – Marina di Caronia

€ 140.000

Caronia - 98072 - Via Amerigo Vespucci, 4

#87116198

5 Rooms
1 Bathroom
78 m²
Ground floor

Appartamento Filippo II – Sea View Terrace Apartment in Sicily, Fully Furnished and Right on the Beach

Not fifteen metres from the water’s edge in Marina di Caronia, Appartamento Filippo II is a comfortable ground-floor flat with two bedrooms, a kitchen-diner and two terraces on Sicily’s Tyrrhenian coast. The building faces almost directly east across the bay, sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds by the headland that curves around this corner of the coast.

Marina di Caronia lies at the foot of the Nebrodi mountains, where turquoise water and green hillsides meet in a wandering coastline. The beach is just fifty metres away, a quiet crescent of pebble and sand that stays peaceful even in the height of summer. This is an oasis of authentic Sicilian life that has remained largely undiscovered by mass tourism.

The flat’s most distinctive feature is its two-terrace layout. A sea-view terrace at the front faces east and is ideal for sunbathing and unhurried mornings with water and sky in view, while a second terrace, reached via a long corridor running along the side of the building, opens directly from the kitchen.

Appartamento Filippo II takes its name from its next-door neighbour, Appartamento Filippo, sold in 2025 and already in happy use by its new owners. As a sea view terrace apartment in north Sicily with a proven track record right next door, this is a chance to complete the purchase in exactly the same professional and straightforward way, with the added bonus of friendly, settled neighbours from day one.

The apartment is sold fully furnished with every modern comfort and needs absolutely nothing.

The Property

The block of apartments directly overlooks the rocky shore and is raised a couple of metres above street level. It is finished in recently refreshed sandy plaster, with an exposed stone front wall that adds character to an otherwise practical modern structure. Access to Appartamento Filippo II is from Via Vespucci via a short flight of steps.

The outdoor spaces total approximately 60m² and are spread across the two terraces introduced above. As the virtual tour makes clear, the sea-view terrace at the front faces east and is the property’s natural centre of gravity: wide, open and positioned to catch the morning light right across the bay. A long corridor terrace runs along the side of the building, connecting the front terrace to the second outdoor space outside the kitchen, which is more sheltered and better suited to meals or a quiet coffee.

The apartment can be entered from either of two doors, both accessible from Via Vespucci. One entrance opens directly into the kitchen-diner, a well-proportioned 17m² with fitted units on one side and all appliances included; French windows lead from there straight onto the second terrace. The second entrance opens into a small hallway: a door to the left leads into the bathroom, which has a modern cubicle shower and a washing machine already plumbed in, while the corridor ahead leads to the bedrooms. The twin bedroom is internal; the master double, at 16m², looks onto the courtyard.

The total indoor area is 55m². It comes fitted out with double-glazed PVC windows, air conditioning in each room and a 1,000-litre water cistern connected to the mains supply. Hot water comes from a gas boiler fed by an external cylinder.

Surroundings

Marina di Caronia is a small beach village with a few restaurants and a handful of shops serving the community year-round, including a butcher’s and a grocery within easy walking distance of the apartment. The seafront road outside the building quickly becomes a pedestrian path, and the bay’s water quality is consistently good. The natural shelter of the headland makes swimming pleasant for much of the year, even at the quieter end of the season.

A train station is just a five-minute walk away and connects Marina di Caronia to the full length of the north Sicilian coast, from the island’s capital Palermo in the west to Messina in the east. The mountains make their presence felt practically as well as visually: a ten-minute drive up into the hills takes you to the village of Caronia, a similar size to Marina but older and more representative of year-round Sicilian life.

For supermarket shopping, Santo Stefano di Camastra is ten minutes’ drive away. Sant’Agata di Militello, another ten minutes further west, offers a small hospital and the Nebrodi coast’s tourist port, from which boats run along the coastline and out to the Aeolian Islands.

Cefalù is about forty minutes by car or train. Palermo’s airport, the nearest international gateway, is around ninety minutes’ drive. Messina is approximately eighty minutes in the other direction.

Potential

As covered above, Appartamento Filippo II is complete and needs nothing beyond the purchase price. The situation mirrors that of Appartamento Filippo next door almost exactly, and that property’s new owners were settling in comfortably within weeks of completing.

If you wanted to add a personal touch, an outdoor shower installed along the side terrace corridor would be a natural addition; there is already plumbing from the bathroom on the other side of the wall, so the work involved would be minimal. A small sofa in the kitchen-diner would add a cosier feel. Neither is urgent.

The apartment does not form part of the building’s condominium arrangement, which means no shared service charges to budget for.

For buyers considering the property as a short-term rental, this is a sea view terrace apartment in Sicily with a beach on its doorstep and a fully fitted interior, making it a capable candidate for holiday letting. Running an Airbnb-style rental in Sicily is well-trodden ground on the island, and our sister company Solemar Sicilia can handle bookings and day-to-day management on your behalf.

For anyone considering a full-time move south, the island’s favourable terms for new residents make the economics even more attractive. Ask us about our Welcome to Sicily support package, which takes the stress out of relocating to the island by handling everything from tax registration to sourcing trusted local tradespeople.

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Details

Category:: Sale

Type:: Apartment / Apartment

Condition:: Good condition

Availability:: Free

Services:: Air-conditioning, Double glazing