Sole di Vaddeddi

Main House (internally accessed)

• Bedroom 1: double bedroom (180x200cm), en-suite shower room
• Bedroom 2: double bedroom (160x200cm), en-suite shower room
• Bedroom 3: double-twin bedroom (160/80x200cm), en-suite shower room

Main House (externally accessed)

• Bedroom 4: double-twin bedroom (160/80x200cm), adjacent shower room
• Bedroom 5: double bedroom (160x200cm), adjacent shower room

Guesthouse

• Bedroom 6: double bedroom (160x200cm), en-suite bathroom

NB: A double-twin bedroom has two single beds that can either be joined together to create a double bed or left separate as two single beds.

You may have noticed that although Sole di Vaddeddi can technically accommodate up to 12 people, we limit the number of guests to 10.

Inside

accommodation at Sole di Vaddeddi is spread over a main house on two levels and a guesthouse a few metres away in the grounds.

One of the entrances to the main house opens into a long, luminous living area that gives us the first taste of the property's style. Three sets of traditional wooden French windows open out onto shady surrounding terraces, lofty white-washed wood-beamed ceilings create an airy feel, a contemporary L-shaped sofa adds a dash of soft comfort, and a pair of retro designer chairs complete the look. The muted, neutral colour scheme, meanwhile, is the perfect foil to the verdant exuberance of the leafy gardens just outside, and the atmosphere is at once natural, stylish and warm.

A door at one end of the living room leads into the first of three bedrooms on the ground floor, a double with en-suite shower room and garden access.

Running at right-angles to, and flowing organically from the living area, is another long, open space, home to a convivial dining table and a well-equipped country kitchen with central island. Two sets of French windows connect this space to a pair of al fresco dining areas.

A door halfway along the kitchen opens into a short corridor, off which is a guest WC, a storage room, and two good-sized bedrooms:

• the main double, with en-suite shower room (with a two-person walk-in shower) and access to the surrounding terraces and gardens
• a double with en-suite shower room

The first floor of the main house is accessed via an external flight of steps from one of the terraces outside the kitchen, and comprises:

• a living area with access to the sea-view terrace
• a double-twin bedroom with access to the sea-view terrace
• a double bedroom
• two shower rooms

The garden guesthouse is situated a few metres from the main house down a path of shallow steps. Here there is:

• a comfortably furnished, bright living room with a wall of windows looking out to the surrounding countryside
• a double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with tub
• a shared shower room

Antique terracotta-tiled floors run throughout the guesthouse, and the atmosphere is luminous, airy and welcoming, like the main house.

Outside

covering around three acres, the grounds at Sole di Vaddeddi are a joy to behold and spend time in. In the well-established gardens, towering candelabra cacti rub shoulders with swaying palms, centuries-old olives and carobs provide cooling shade, bougainvillea and jasmine climb with colourful abandon, and bushy flowering shrubs add a scented backdrop to the whole. Here and there, through the foliage, one is treated to tantalising glimpses of the glistening sea.

A curvaceous terrace, delimited by manicured emerald lawns, wraps around the main house, offering a series of cane-shaded areas for carefree al fresco life, and all the ground floor rooms (with the exception of one of the bedrooms) commune directly with these spaces. The kitchen serves a trio of dining areas, including one that's evocatively set under a whispering olive tree.

The various areas of the grounds are bounded by creamy dry stone walls so typical of the area, and a gate in one of these leads to a wide-open expanse of grass dotted with venerable olive trees and offering views out to sea. Sitting in pride of place at the centre is the wonderful pool, which is served by a shady pergola with a table and chairs.

An original stone path with wide, shallow steps (along which the laundry room is located) leads from the main terrace down to the guesthouse, which boasts its own large terracotta-tiled terrace, part of which is shaded and furnished with chairs and a coffee table.

On the roof of the guesthouse, meanwhile, is a wonderfully panoramic terrace offering views out over the surrounding countryside and down to Vendicari Nature Reserve. Easily accessed via a path from the main house's terrace, and furnished with sofas and armchairs, this may well become your favorite spot for the evening aperitivo ritual.

Due to the nature of the property including terraces low walls and several drops around the grounds, children must be supervised at all times.