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Apartment |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 5

Scalea in Southern Italy

From £250 per week

7 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car advised, no pets allowed

About the home

The apartment is located on Petrosa Hill overlooking the oldtown of Scalea with stunning views over the mountains of the Pollino National Park. There is plenty of parking and the holiday complex is safe for children and has a playground and other amenities. The apartment is bright and airy with french doors leading out onto 2 balconies overlooking private gardens. There are fans in all the rooms. Scaleas long sandy beach is 1km away. If you are looking for the real Italy with friendly locals, cheap but delicious food and wine, Scalea will not disappoint you.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
My apartment is clean, bright and fresh. It features 2 bedrooms with 1 king size, 1 set of bunk beds and 1 double sofa bed. The main bedroom has a large wardrobe with drawers and has french doors leading onto the balcony with views of the mountains. The kitchen is fully equipped with gas cooker,pots pans etc. The bathroom has shower, washing machine and drying facilities. The lounge has a sofa bed, coffee table ,tv and a second fridge. There are fans throughout the apartment in every room. There are fenchdoors leading out to another balcony off the lounge with table and chairs where one can have meals with more mountain views. The apartment has awnings on both balconies, high ceilings, white tiles throughout and is fully equipped with all the neccesary facilities for enjoying a holiday.

Further details outdoors:
The complex is very quiet and away from the noisy downtown. There is a tennis court , football pitch.There was a pool in the complex but it has been closed for renovations for the unforeseeable future.
There is a water park with 3 pools and 4 big slides 10 min walk away that costs €10 p/p which includes sunbeds.Here you can stay all day, and there is also a bar, another supermarket and pizza restaurant at the pool. There is a Supermarket, restaurant, outdoor dancing area, small football pitch and playground 100mts from the apartment. Outside the apartment are great views over Scalea , the old town and the beach. Its a 15min walk to beach but takes 20min up as the complex is located on a hill. There are lots of green areas around the complex and there is plenty of parking and speed ramps, so safe for kids to play outside.

Further details

From June to September there is a bus which takes you up and down to the beach. There is a snack bar , supermarket and pizzaria also open during this period. There is another supermarket open all year round a 2 min drive away on the same leval as apartment.

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Scalea beach

 

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Lounge balcony

 

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Apartment

The Southern Italy / Calabria region

Holidaying in Calabria is more than a relaxing holiday. The people are friendly ,helpful, the food is delicious, the wine is cheap, the scenery breathtaking, the atmosphere easygoing. This is the real Italy. Calabria might have missed out on the renaissance period but it has well made up for that in its richness of culture and natural beauty.

The Scalea area

Scalea is a picturesque town situated in Calabria in southern Italy, on the sunny Tyrrhenian coast. Surrounded by sea and mountains.
The old town is placed on the heights and preserves the remains of an ancient wall, while towards the beach, the Scalea Marina centre has recently been developed, with modern, comfortable hotels splendid villas and numerous, fully-equipped bathing areas on the beach. These enchanting beaches look out onto a sea of incomparable beauty.
The name of Scalea is also synonymous of culture, history and folklore. During the Swabian, Angevin, Aragonese and Spanish era, Scalea became an important fief and a centre of study, which was gradually enriched with monuments and works of art, most of which can still be admired today. Well north a visit are the Norman Castle, the Palazzo Palamolla, of Renaissance inspiration and the Torre Cimalonga, Aragonese style building, now the seat of the "Antiquarium".
Scalea is on the Cedar Riviera , which is in the Cosenza Provence in the Calabria region of Italy Scalea up until now , has been untouched by foreign visitors. Italians have been having great holidays here for decades , but has remained unknown to the rest of the world.. Yet this town has everything going for it. The people here are very helpful and down to earth, the population in Scalea grows fivefold in the summer months as the Italian holiday season begins, so between July and the start of September it is very busy here , with parties, disco's, markets, local festivals etc.. Outside of these months the town still stays relatively busy and most of the shops and restaurants stay open, which allows for some relaxing holidays as well.
The climate here is amongst the best in the Mediterranean with long hot summers and very short mild winters. which means that for 9 months of the year Scalea stays well over 20 degrees C.
Scalea is well serviced by many restaurants, supermarkets, clothes shops and has entertainment during its summer feria from July to September.

Things to do
A few suggestions of things to do in and around Scalea',
Scuba Diving at DinoSub - Praia a mare ,The Isle of Dino -a marine sanctuary. Bay of Polycastro.
The dive centre is on the beach at Praia a mare (2 miles from Scalea) between the 15th of June and the 15 of September. However they also operate from their office between the 15th of may and the 30th of September. The office is inside the holiday village "LA MANTINERA" at Praia a mare.
Snorkelling - lots of interesting sites in Scalea and up the coast.

Skiing in the Sila Mountains - About 1 and a half hours drive from Scalea are Calabria's main Ski resorts. These are in the Sila Grande which is near Cosenza (travel south on the SS18 from Scalea and follow signs for Cosenza. Then take the road into the mountains. The 3 resorts are:Camigliatello Silano 1400m , Lorica 1350-1920m , Ciricilla 1400-1500m.

Other outdoor activities
Canoeing and Water Rafting are very popular activities on the famous white waters of Fiume lao.
Canoeing and Rafting Corner office located on Via Lauro and Via Sauro, 0985.21476 / 0985.91033.

Pollino National Park
Pollino national Park nature mountains lakes etc... located 25min drive from Scalea- Hiking, Camping, Mountain Biking, Bird Watching etc
For more information on the park take a look at the web site
www.parcopollino.it

Paragliding In Praia a Mare (a few miles away)
Have a look at the website at http://www.flytirreno.com/

Aquapark In praia a Mare on the beach near Isola Dino. . Aquafan is the biggest water park. in Italy.

Isola Dino you can take a boat trip out to the caves and grotto.

Horse Riding centre is located 2 miles south of Scalea on the Strada for Verbicaro and Marcelluna. La Bruca Riding Centre. Information at the Hotel Talao. Also horse trekking in San Dominica Taloa.

Places of Interest nearby (Km distance from apartment)

Orsomarso National park entrance , waterfall and hiking, 15km
San Nicola Arcella- Caves, picturesque seaside village,4km
Maratea – marina and nice port ,old world charm, lovely secluded beachs,Knownas "Jewel of Basilicata",20km
Praia a mare- Aqua park , Isola Dino,shopping, treelined promenade ,long sandy beach, fishing,10km.
Diamante- promenade ,beach and pretty old town famous for chillis and wall murals,20km
Cirella- very quiet beach while other beachs are busy,15km
San Domenica Taloa- hill town, fab views over coast,7km
Rivello ,Aieta, Tortora -hill towns with windy cobblestone roads and a giant step into the past, 30km,20km,18km
La Sila Mountains- National park ,Lakes,Pine trees, Mountains and all the breath taking scenery that goes with those,2hr drive
Papasidero-hilltown ,cave paintings from bronze age, white water rafting, canoeing, 35km
Cosenza, local city 1hr 15min drive, pretty old town
Sicily is a 3hr drive south with a short 25min ferry crossing.

How to get there

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By Plane, Cheap flights are available to Lamezia from Stansted London.
Also to Naples from Luton, Gatwick, Heathrow, Standsted, Birmingham, East Midlands , Dublin and others.
By Train, Scalea is easily accessible with direct lines from Lamezia , Rome or Naples.
By Road ,Scalea is 1hr 20min from Lamezia and 2hr30min from Naples.

Activities near Scalea

Guestbook for Villagio Bussola

Myself and my 2 kids really enjoyed our holiday in Scalea. The apartment is in a quiet complex and has lovely mountain views. The 2 balconies were great for sitting out and having sun downers, very peacful.
Fiona Boyle, Galway.

The apartment was great, plenty sufficent for our family of 5. Our kids went boating with the neighbours, learned to snorkel, Best holiday ever for them.
Brenda Bower , Navan.

Loved Scalea, So natural and great food. Apartment was fine, loved the balconies.
Brian Kiernan, Norfolk.

Scalea was really buzzy in August, We loved the down town pedestrian main street with its street cafes. Enjoyed coming home to the peaceful apartment in the evenings after a busy day on the beach and in town.
Jane Bowe, Kilkenny.

Rental prices

Prices for group size 5
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	11 Apr 11	1 May 11	300€ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 May 11	1 Jun 11	350€ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Jun 11	1 Jul 11	400€ 400	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Jul 11	1 Aug 11	450€ 450	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Aug 11	1 Sep 11	499€ 499	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Sep 11	1 Oct 11	350€ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Oct 11	1 Nov 11	300€ 300	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Note

Prices may be subject to change at owners discretion.

No pets allowed and strictly no smoking inside apartment.

Discounted rates available for 3 weeks or more.

A non refundable booking of E100 to be paid upon making booking. The balance of payment to be paid 4 weeks prior to commencement of holiday.

Prices are in Euro and are per week.

A damage deposit is taking of E25 per person on booking which is fully refundable.

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You are contacting Mary Leonard Landline n/a Mobile +353 87 6180671 Languages spoken The owner is based in Ireland and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2011. This apartment has so far received 0 reviews.