This cosy two-bedroom holiday letting is located on the ground floor of the holiday house Casa Maria. Unlike the other apartments in this house, both parts of the holiday letting have their own entrance from the street. You enter the holiday letting either to the left via the entrance “Mare ” or to the right via the entrance “Terra ” and you will find yourself in the respective bedroom.

We now walk through the entrance “Mare ” and find ourselves in a nice little living room, which at first does not seem like a bedroom. Only the view up to the ceiling shows where the bed is hiding. A ladder leads to a small balcony on which the double mattress is located. The two parts of the holiday letting are connected in this room by a narrow hallway.

Walking through this room, you enter the kitchen with a fully equipped kitchenette, from which you can also reach the first bathroom with shower and the large terrace, which is located behind the house. The terrace is beautifully planted and offers not only the practical outdoor kitchen and barbecue, but also a washing machine and enough space to relax.

The entrance “Terra ” leads, as mentioned, to the second part of the holiday letting. Here, you first enter the cosy living room and bedroom. The bed is located in a niche at ground level. The next room is a small dining area and the door to the second shower room is located here as well. You can also enter the terrace from this side of the holiday letting.

Terra and Mare is the only holiday letting within the holiday house Casa Maria with two separate bedrooms. Therefore, up to five people can easily stay here. The request is, however, that you can make it physically to the loft bed. This holiday letting is often booked by friends who travel together but still want the opportunity to stay in separate bedrooms.

Santa Flavia – A hidden treasure on the outskirts of Palermo

Off the tourist routes but worthy of any guide book, this quintessentially Sicilian little town is an undiscovered jewel. A quiet, well maintained residential neighbourhood served by a railway station in the centre of town, Santa Flavia is the ideal base for those who want to discover the real Sicily without renting a car.

In twenty minutes you can be in historic Palermo, and within an hour you can be running your toes through the fine golden sand of one of the most beautiful beaches on the whole island, in Cefalù.

In lively and welcoming Santa Flavia, everything you need is close at hand. The smell of fresh bread and coffee is everywhere throughout the day, and for fruit and vegetables you don’t even have to leave your house – experience the timeless charm of buying succulent, locally grown produce from grocers who weave through the streets and alleys of town bringing their delicious fare direct to your door.

With its sister town of Porticello, Santa Flavia forms the second largest fishing port in Sicily. Every day you can try your hand at preparing a new fish dish with the most freshly caught fare money can buy. If you’re not an expert in the kitchen, the town is packed with wonderful fish restaurants to cater to every palate.

Up the mountain in the morning with an unforgettable sea view, lunch and siesta in your holiday letting, to the beach in the afternoon and to the new trendy pizzeria in town in the evening.

These routes are perfect for a bike – or rather for the right bike like the one in the photo above. Because you can even get up the mountain on one – and you don’t have to be an athlete to do so.

So it fits perfectly that the local company Sicula Bike rents out bicycles to guests of this holiday letting.

On this page you will find information about the bike and here is a list of the accessories supplied and the prices. Sicula Bike would like your bike to accompany you throughout the holiday. The minimum hire period is therefore 7 days.

Please find further details on technology and organisation on these webpages:

• Exploring Sicily by bike
• Rent a bike – The process
• Sicula Bike