Sicily, Palermo, Trabia, Italy

Ref. Villa Andrea - Trabia - With sea views stretching to the Aeolian Islands and a lower floor still to develop, Villa Andrea is a detached four-bedroom home above Trabia, east of Palermo. Its two front terraces look northeast over the Gulf of Termini Imerese from 340 metres up.

Four Bedrooms, Three Bathrooms and 100m2 Still to Convert
The ground floor has a living room built around a stone fireplace, a dining room and a separate masonry kitchen behind a sliding pocket door. The main bedroom here opens onto a terrace, with a second bedroom and a bathroom alongside. Upstairs the master bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and its own bathroom, beside a further bedroom and family bathroom, and both bedrooms have sea-view balconies.
Below, an unconverted lower ground floor of at least 100m2 could become extra bedrooms, guest rooms, a gym or a self-contained apartment. The house was renovated in the early 2000s, has new windows and shutters, gas heating and mains services, and is sold substantially furnished.

Dine Al Fresco under a Beautiful Wooden Canopy
The villa is completely detached, behind an automatic gate with parking for three cars, and a terrace wraps right around it. At the back you'll love the large outdoor kitchen, covered with a lovely hardwood structure and boasting a barbecue, a pizza oven, sink and plenty of storage and food preparation space. There's room for even the largest of dining tables and it's sure to become a hub of family life all summer long.
At the front, two panoramic terraces face the sea. Steps lead down to a garden full of plants, and the sloping ground would suit a raised or semi-raised pool, subject to the usual permissions.

A Perfect North Coast Base
The light smattering of neighbours in the green district are all well-kept villas. The sea is seven or eight minutes by car, while the little town of Trabia and its shops can be reached in ten. Bagheria is a twenty minute drive, Palermo only a little further and the tourist hotspot of Cefalú is around the same. Palermo's airport is less than an hour away and others at Catania and Trapani can be reached in two.
With this much space, a garden ready for a pool and a house that needs no work, the asking price puts a private sea-view home within reach of a first-home budget as well as a second-home one.