Borgo Sant'Elia · Farmhouse of 1880, restored 2016
Villa Ginestra
The big house on the ridge, with the sea on the horizon.
- Sleeps
- 10
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Interior
- 340 m²
The house
Ginestra is the house everyone pictures when they imagine a stone villa in the hills: thick walls the colour of bread crust, green shutters, a roof of old terracotta that has been patched by three generations of the same mason family. The first owners farmed the terraces below it; the last ones kept it as a summer house and never changed a thing. We changed what had to change and left the rest.
The ground floor is one long, cool room under brick vaults, with a kitchen at one end and a fireplace at the other. In summer the doors on both sides stand open and a draught runs through from the pool lawn to the east terrace. In winter the fire does the work and the underfloor heating keeps the tiles warm for bare feet.
Outside, the pool is long rather than wide, a swimming pool first and a lounging pool second, with a shallow shelf at one end for children and for people who prefer to read with their feet in the water. Beyond the lawn the olive terraces step down the hill, and on a clear evening you can see the sea as a thin, bright line beyond the third ridge.
- Private pool
- Sea view
- I
A 14 metre pool with a shallow sun shelf
- II
Five en-suite bedrooms, two on the ground floor
- III
A kitchen table that seats twelve
Sleeping arrangements
5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, up to 10 guests. 1.2 hectares of terraced olive grove, lawn and pool garden.
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Principal bedroom
First floorDouble bed
Arched window, bath in the room
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Garden bedroom
Ground floorDouble bed
Opens to the pool lawn
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Terrace bedroom
Ground floorDouble bed
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Twin room
First floorTwin beds
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Loft room
Second floor2 single beds, sofa bed
Under the beams, a favourite with children
What is included
- Private pool
- Fibre wifi
- Air conditioning
- Underfloor heating
- Open fireplace
- Full kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Stone barbecue
- Shaded terrace
- Garden and olive grove
- Private parking
- Electric car charger
- Desk and workspace
- Linen and towels included
Good to know
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The access lane is steep and gravelled for the last 400 metres. Any ordinary car manages it; coaches do not.
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The sea is a view, not a walk: the nearest beach is about 35 minutes by car.
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The pool is open from mid-May to the end of September and heated to 27 degrees in the shoulder weeks.
Ten of us, three generations, and nobody wanted to leave the table. We cooked every night and the oven in the loggia did most of the work.
House rules
- Check-in
- From 16:00, a host meets you at the gate
- Check-out
- By 10:00
- Quiet hours
- Quiet from 23:00, the valley carries sound
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Smoking
- Outdoors only, with ashtrays provided
- Events
- No parties; a family birthday dinner is welcome
Where it is
- Borgo Sant'Elia (bakery, market, church square)6 min drive
- Nearest sandy beach35 min drive
- Airport75 min drive
- Supermarket10 min drive
- Walk to the old village40 min on a mule track
Dates and rates
Select your arrival day, then your departure day.
October 2026
November 2026
- Available
- Not available
- Your stay
Nightly rates and minimum stays
| Season | Dates | Per night | Min. stay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Festive | 12/20 to 01/03 | €560 | 4 nights |
| Winter | 11/01 to 03/31 | €380 | 3 nights |
| Spring | 04/01 to 06/14 | €480 | 4 nights |
| Summer | 06/15 to 09/15 | €880 | 7 nights |
| Autumn | 09/16 to 10/31 | €520 | 4 nights |
Dates are month/day. Cleaning €220 per stay. Tourist tax €2.50 per guest per night, up to 7 nights. Refundable deposit €1,000.
Your stay
From €380 a night. Choose your dates to see the full price, with cleaning and tourist tax included.
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