AMALFI
Villa "Limonaia"
Beds: 6 Rooms 3

Villa Limonaia is a typical dwelling of the Amalfi area. It has a garden, a patio and a terrace with a view of the valley, of Amalfi, and a partial view of the sea.
It has a surface area of 155 square meters (about 1670 square feet) and can sleep six people. It is about 500 meters (roughly 1650 feet) from the town center, and 1 kilometer (slightly more than half a mile) from the sea and the beaches of Amalfi.
Villa Limonaia has three bedrooms, two bathrooms (only one has a shower), a spacious kitchen and a living room with ample seating. The residential area of Amalfi is spread along the base and on the slopes of a narrow valley with steep, rocky walls, which descends to meet the beach and the sea below.
Villa Limonaia is found within this valley, attached to this steep, rocky slope. Here, you will be at the point where the city ends and the country begins. You will not find crowds of tourists here, but rather will discover the placid, peaceful life of the true residents of Amalfi.
As it is along the entire Amalfi Coast, the cultivated land around the house is vertical, rather than horizontal here, just as it is along the slopes of the entire valley, you will find long, narrow and fertile terraces cultivated with lemon pergolas, lush gardens and kitchen gardens, all attached directly to the hillside. Villa Limonaia is partly facing the coastline, and partly surrounded by these terraces of lemons. It is part of an old farmhouse, and the lemons grown here are used to prepare the famous Limoncello liqueur of Amalfi. Here, lemon trees produce fruits and flowers all year round. Whenever you come, you will have the opportunity to inhale the scent of lemon blossoms. This is a perfume that I am very much enamored of! In front of the house, you will find a patio of 40 square meters (about 430 square feet), shaded by a pergola, paved, and with a beautiful view of the valley below. On this patio, there is a table with chairs and a barbecue. A glass door connects this space with the kitchen this makes it a perfect place to enjoy relaxing breakfasts or leisurely lunches and dinners in the fresh air!
The house is entered by way of the kitchen it is a spacious and comfortable country kitchen, with a great fireplace at one side, a long table for meals in the center, and a comfortable cooking area with lots of space and many small and useful items of kitchen equipment.
You will also find four burners, an oven, a dishwasher, a washing machine and a fridge with freezer. On the ground floor you will also find a bedroom with a double bed and a bathroom with shower. An interior stairway leads from the kitchen to the upper level.
Here, you will find two rooms side by side, used as the living area. Along the walls, which are whitewashed with lime, you will find many stonework divans covered with colorful red and green cushions. There is also a fireplace. The rooms are paved with refined antique white artisanal majolica tiles, and decorated with graceful pieces of local handicrafts.
A veranda connects this living space with a terrace of 60 square meters (about 645 square feet), which is paved with terracotta tiles, and which will certainly become your favorite open-air living area. From this terrace you will be able to enjoy an expansive view of the valley below, which culminates in the center of Amalfi and the sea, and you will be able to relax in sun-lounging chairs in the cool shade of a beautiful bougainvillea pergola. You will be surrounded by vases of red geraniums and antique urns overflowing with flowers, while the scent of lemons drifts up to greet you from the garden below.
You will have at your disposition a large table, benches, umbrellas and deck chairs, as well as an external shower. A white stairway will take you from the living room to the upper level, where you will find two bedrooms and a bathroom. In one room, you will find a double bed and a window with a view of the valley. In the other, there are two single beds and a high window that does not offer a view.
To reach Villa Limonaia, you will have to pass through the center of Amalfi, by car or on foot. After this, you will need to take a pedestrian walkway of about 100 meters (about 330 feet), which includes 150 stairs.
Villa Limonaia is the perfect place to enjoy the peace of the countryside yet without being far from the center and the beach.
From Villa Limonaia you will be able to walk to the piazza of the Cathedral of Amalfi, which is the sitting room of the village. Here there are elegant shops and excellent cafes, pastry shops and restaurants that set up their tables outdoors. You will find it very pleasant to stop here to enjoy a cappuccino, an Italian ice cream or a delizia al limone (a lemon delight, the traditional cake of the Amalfi Coast), in front of the splendid and imposing façade of the Cathedral. If you walk for 50 more meters (55 yards) you will find the large Flavio Gioia square, with its promenade along the sea, the access to the beaches, and the bus station for the buses that connect all the villages along the coast, including Ravello and Positano, as well as Pompeii and Paestum. Here there is also the quay, where you will be able to board ferries or rent boats to visit the coast from the sea and reach Positano, Capri, Sorrento, Ischia, Naples, Salerno and other spots.
Not to be missed, if you are fond of classical music, are the famous concerts of the Ravello Festival. If you like hiking you must not miss the trails marked on the mountains of the coast, the most famous of which is called the Sentiero degli Dei (Path of the Gods). Extremely close to the house you will find the picturesque path that connects Amalfi with the little village of Pontone, which peaks 250 meters (820 feet) above Amalfi. To stay at Villa Limonaia you will not need a car. Public transportation is comfortable, cheap and efficient.
If, however, you do bring a car, there is pay parking in the vicinity of the house.

MIDDLE SEASON
From 29/03/08 to 30/05/08; 27/09/08 to 01/11/08 € 800

HIGH SEASON
From 22/12/07 to 05/01/08; 22/03/08 to 29/03/08; 30/05/08 to 02/08/08; 30/08/08 to 27/09/08; 20/12/08 to 03/01/09 € 900

HIGHEST SEASON
From 02/08/08 to 30/08/08 € 1000

Extra charge to be paid locally

€ 50.00 for final cleaning
€ 150.00 for security deposit to the keyholde