La Portazza Resort

Marsala (Trapani)

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The holiday farm, immersed in the amazing scenery of the Stagnone Natural Reservation in Marsala, is hosted inside an eighteenth century “baglio”, that is a typical Sicilian structure belonging to a noble family and recently refurbished.

Structure and accommodation

Type: Historic house, Holiday home
Setting: Hills, Plains, Seaside
Accommodation: Bedroom Flat Suite
Type of accommodation:
  • Room only
  • Bed & Breakfast
  • Half board
beds: 17
Closed: Always Open
Services:
  • Restaurant
  • Disabled facilities
  • Television
  • Credit cards welcome
  • Bike rental
  • Pets allowed

The name of the farm (portazza is door) comes from an ancient gate leading to the Lilybeum harbour, the largest in Sicily, which later the Arabs called Marzakalla, God’s Harbour, whence the present name of Marsala town.
In 1800 the land was purchased by a noble family, the Montaltos, who built there a “baglio”, a typical rural building characterized by a large internal court, as well as several lodgings, stables, stores for the harvest, surrounded by farmed lands. The “baglio” was inhabited by the landowners themselves during the summertime, but also by the farmers who worked there all the year round or for the season. The structure had remained unchanged till the recent refurbishing which permitted a restoration respectful of the existing building and, at the same time, its transformation into a comfortable farm based on rural tourism activities.

The resort has six rooms, two four-bed-rooms (dependence), three double rooms and a triple room. All the rooms are furnished with taste in the least details. They are very bright and they face both a side of the garden and the sea. Besides, they are all ensuite, provided with air conditioning, central heating, satellite TV, wireless network and telephone. The wide internal garden, with a surface of 1500 square metres, is a typical Sicilian garden which offers its visitors oranges and vegetables farmed in the small orchard. Moreover, the baglio has an estate of about a hectare, farmed with the vegetables typical of the hot and sunny Sicily. The ancient eighteenth century chapel, annexed to the garden, is being refurbished and will soon be a Turkish bath. A swimming pool will be built next year. A characteristic of the structure is the fact to depend exclusively on renewable sources of energy, thanks to the installation of a complex system comprising solar panels, a reservoir for the collection of rain water to water the wide garden, and a biomass heater which uses organic and recyclable products for its combustion.

How to reach us

How to reach us:

Address: C/da Dammusello, 624 - - Marsala 91025 - Marsala Trapani

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