When we arrived the small town Balestrate Luca came and met us with his car. He took us to the wonderful house which is situated on the hills of Balestrate overlooking the sea.
The house was covered in green ivy and looked as something from a fairytale.
The porch is amazing and private and even though the sea was so near we spent most of our days in the shade under the homemade roof of reed/wood reading a book drinking italian coffee and relaxing.
It is an old house renovated with eyes for details, its kept with original details and super charming. It has two floors, two bedrooms upstairs with small windows viewing the ocean and the neighbourhood.
You have exactly everything you need in the house and everything was so nice and tidy.
Luca had left us fresh figs (which were simply amazing) and some freshly brewed beer in the fridge which we enjoyed the first night out on the porch.
He told us the grapes were nearly due and for us to pick when we felt like it. The same with the figs in the garden. The garden also had olive trees and mango trees and reminded more of an orchard with brown nutritious soil. Hedges sealed off the property to other neighbours so it felt very intimate and private.
During the days we took the car to nearby beaches, bought food in the local market, read under the shade and had barbecues up by the house. As well as tried out the restaraunts in Balestrate, where everyone were superfriendly even though we hardly know a word italian.
The nearest beach which was in Balestrate was nice but not the best, there are loads of wonderful beaches just a car ride away.
The house is perfect if you want to get a way. It is walking distance to the center of the village but theres no sidewalks and no streetlight during night so that was a minus. Other than that we had a wonderful time!
When we left Luca and his mother came and said good bye and collect the key, and they are such charming people! They explained some more about the house and also gave us a mango to take back home as well as some small fruits I've never seen before and a rose for the car ride.
The mango has been ripening in the window and I'm going to eat it tomorrow!