The almost 200-year-old property was completely and patiently restored over a 3-year period and is now available for the rental market for the first time ever in 2009. The property, one of the coast’s largest, offers a small, private, gated parking area for two cars, located just outside the front door. The main villa is a 5-story villa, but there are an additional 6 levels of terrace space which can be used by the guests, which go directly down to the waterfront. There is 15,000 sq. feet of private park with one’s direct access to the sea. The four stories of the villa are connected by a beautiful old staircase with inlaid wooden handrails from which stunning views can be glimpsed through arched windows. With about 400 square metres the villa is quite easy to navigate with a few steps between each floor.

The entrance level of the villa has an entrance foyer, living room, and one bedroom with double bed and loft with a pull-out sofa for a child. The entrance hallway is filled with decor pieces, paintings, and cast-iron candelabra, and leads into the living room, which is a comfortable space with a functional fireplace and great views abounding.

Le Terrazze al Mare, although very large, is quite easy to navigate and there are only 22 steps from the ground floor up to the second, 15 from the second to the third, and 12 from the third to the roof-top terrace on the top floor. The property also features a private elevator connecting each floor.

The top floor of the property is a roof-top deck (roughly 4000 square feet) offering various dining tables and sun umbrellas and a full kitchen unit with BBQ, dishwasher and refrigerator. The roof-top deck views are amazing and go as far as the eye can see, out over the Mediterranean and clear blue-green waters below.

The first of many large terrace areas is preceded by a secondary living room, the main kitchen, the 8th bedroom, and the main, external dining area. The kitchen boasts an intercom system, a 5-range stovetop, a large oven, flat screen TV, large refrigerator/freezer, espresso machine, microwave, dishwasher, and small island with 2 chairs. The kitchen enjoys direct access out onto a covered, super-panoramic equipped terrace. The secondary living room boasts a 60-inch flat screen TV and several comfortable sofa chairs and an oval wood, breakfast table. There is also a loft, queen bedroom, 11 steps up from the living room, with large en-suite bathroom with shower.

The living room leads out to a long, lit corridor bringing you to an enormous, second covered dining area with more than plenty of seating and table space. From this spot, a long, stone staircase descends, leading you to the various terrace levels that continue directly to the water’s edge. Each terrace is reached by a set of 25 steps which divides them and all of the terraces are enormous in space (roughly 6 meters wide x 200 long).

The first two terrace areas are divided between a shaded vegetable garden and a large, lemon garden. Two coaches, two tables with chairs, bar corner. Children’s playground.

The third terrace area is a great, sunbathing and relaxing space with various areas filled with lounge chairs, table for dining al fresco & an external kitchen. Here you find the relaxing area with the equipped solarium, the sauna set into a natural cave. There is a new sauna located inside a stone grotto with a massage table and a changing room with half-bath. Gym facilities.

From here you have two options, either down 18 steps to the most panoramic Jacuzzi on the Amalfi Coast (an enormous Jacuzzi with 4 external bar stools and bar area, or down a set of 35 steps to a waterfront covered patio offering two large sofas, table with 4 chairs and sun loungers.

Hexagonal swimming pool on the terrace above the Sea level seating up to 6 people.

Direct access to the sea: 130 steps down through of bougainvillea and citrus hardens to the furnishing sunbathing areas or alternatively guests can take advantage of the stairlift along leading down to the external terraces and swimming pools.

The property offers a small private gated parking area for 2 mid sizes cars and for 1 minivan immidiately outside front door (one of them is included in the weekly rental rate).

A public garage is also available a short distance away (about 100m)