€20,000,000
Taormina Messina Sicily Italy
8 Bedrooms 10 Bathrooms
Villa, built circa 1780 by the late Admiral Horatio Nelson
Superb sea views. Swimming pool and large garden.

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Situated only five hundred meters from the historical center of Taormina, “The Villa Nelson” sits on a hill overlooking the beautiful gulf of Naxos. Built circa 1780 by the late Admiral Horatio Nelson the house remained in the ownership of the English family until 1947 when Lord Arthur Herbert Roland Nelson Bridport sold the villa to an important Italian family.

The villa is built on three elevations, each approximately 350 m2 (1770sqf). The entrance to the villa is from the street and allows access to the first floor. The first floor gives access via a hallway to the salon/lounge, a very large balcony with beautiful views overlooking the sea and to the master bedroom room, which has a separate entrance. This floor also offers 3 guest bedrooms en suite. On the second floor there is a day room with access to the park, reception room, living room and dining room. This floor also offers an additional 4 guest bedrooms en suite with built in wall closets.

The third floor, houses the servants quarters and the kitchen and faces the inside courtyard; Here the style combines Sicilian tradition, visible by the disposition of the environments and by the choice of furnishings. The rigid Anglo-Saxon impression is also visible although mostly expressed in the two lower floors where the notable furnishing of the period perfectly blend with the manifold eighteenth-century inserts, such as fireplaces, seats, niches etc obtained by Nelson from his numerous conquests and are apparent in the construction of the building.

The notable pieces of varied art have previously been displayed in many of the most important museums in Europe.The parkland covers a surface of around 50.000 m2 (12 .5acres) and extends for all of its length along the coastline. The steep incline from the sea to the property is covered in a thick vegetation of a notable tropical nature including a long avenue of palms and coco trees with numerous examples of local plant life, almond trees, olive, oleanders, fig trees of India, cried fat and secular bushes of great value.

In this marvelous natural habitat innumerable historical and artistic testimonies of the ancient Roman and Greek civilizations appear on the surface: The biggest Roman grave present in Sicily estimated to be of the third century B.C. A Hellenic temple devoted to the cult of the God Pan with niches and inlays highlighting the moments of the celebration of the pagan rites, a Protestant chapel with colonial inlays, varied bronze statues of refined divinity, columns and other pieces of fine craftsmanship are present this vast garden.

In more recent times, a swimming pool of around 15 x 8 m some 2,5 m of depth has been constructed adjacent to the house. The garden boasts a fountain with bronze statues and three tubs set in a paved terrace, ideal for parties and receptions. The access to the garden is via an external entrance that flows with a spectacular stairway built in ancient lava stone. In more recent times the HRH Princess Margaret has been welcomed and entertained by the present family as have many other Royals from around the world including the King of Persia and many other royal dignitaries. The house is also famous for the many scenes shot here during the making of the globally acclaimed film “The Godfather”
 
Price  €20,000,000

 

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FURTHER DETAILS

Type: Luxury Villa
Condition: Restored
Position: “The Villa Nelson” sits on a hill overlooking the beautiful gulf of Naxos.
Municipality : Taormina
Province: Messina
Region: Sicily
Size: 1050 sqm
Total n. of rooms: 20
Bedrooms: 8
Bathrooms: 10
Annex: No
Access: Only five hundred meters from the historical center of Taormina
Pool: a swimming pool of around 15 x 8 m some 2,5 m of depth has been constructed adjacent to the house.
Electricity: Yes
Water: Yes, mains.
Telephone: Yes
Gas : Yes, Mains gas.
Heating: Yes
Garden: Yes
Land: 50,000 smq garden

Nearest Towns: Taormina
Nearest Airports: Messina

Price  €20,000,000 

 

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