Villa Ogliastrello

A completely renovated old stone Corsican house with a fruit and vegetable garden set to the side of the house and a totally separate infinity pool and pool house area. Perhaps the best private infinity pool in all of Corsica, 19 meters long.

The whole house is textured white and configured across two floors. Beautiful Corsican craftsmanship is evident in the iron work and the restored clay tiles in the upstairs sitting room. The real show stopper is the huge indoor outdoor terrace overlooking the sea. We have a large modern kitchen and a large interior eating area just off the kitchen that seats 12. Additionally there is a downstairs sitting room right off the kitchen and a large upstairs sitting room leading out to a super relaxing covered terrace. Perfect for afternoon naps. A large laundry room is available for your use.

Villa Ogliastrello is a solid stone Corsican home, the walls are a meter thick, lovely and cool in summer. There are wood shutters on every door and window to keep the hot sun out. Mature Olive and Palm trees surround the property. The sun drenched terraces are made with traditional Corsican stone, lovely and cool for barefoot living. The outside is an effortlessly charming Corsican house, the secrets lie within. The house has a separate pool area comprising a very large infinity pool – 19 meters long, known to be one of the best private pools en Corsica.

The pool is surrounded by a large wooden deck, often used for yoga at sunrise. The pool house is built from granite stone with Moroccan polished tadelakt floors and surfaces. The pool house has an interior lounge area used at nap time or used by teens to listen to music in the evening after dinner. The pool house also has an elegant shower area and bathroom area designed as a semi open for a sense of being connected to sea at all times.

Additionally, there is a fruit and vegetable garden tucked away on the side of the house, the housekeeper will bring in what is ripe each morning for your enjoyment.

The property is filled with ancient olive trees, cicadelles chirp in the sunshine, small Mediterranean lizards skitter around the garden rocks. The entrance is rather spectacular with palm trees swaying in the breeze and mature lavender lining the road. The front of the terrace is planted with Corsican wild flowers. The property entrance is secured by a coded gate.

• 1 hour and 15 minutes from Ajaccio or Figari airports.

• 20 minutes from Propriano our nearest town for shopping and restaurants.

• Villa Ogliastrello is 15 minutes from Olmeto, a lovely traditional stone village overlooking the Gulf du Valinco. Delicious restaurants, excellent bakery and butcher.

• 30 Minutes from Filitosa an ancient site of Menhirs and Dolmens, famous prehistoric stone carvings.

• 40 minutes to Sartene: said to be the most “Corsican of Corsican towns.”

TWO golf courses SPERONI or MERTOLI .

• There is a house keeper 5 mornings a week for 4 hours to tidy up and set out breakfast.
• Sheets are changed once a week. There is a laundry room.
  Extra cleaning can be arranged at an additional cost.
• Gardien/pool man.
• The garden is looked after by the gardener.
• A local driver can be arranged but it is strongly advised you rent a car and collect it from the airport on arrival OR arrange your airport car in advance.
• Shop in Propriano for dinner goodies. Prepare your dinner, serve drinks on the terrace, light the lanterns and get cooking on the BBQ. Settle into a long luscious dinner served with local rose.
• Play golf on one of TWO courses: SPERONI or MERTOLI .

Wake up late and jump right in the pool or

• 20 minutes from Propriano, the nearest town for shopping and restaurants. Propriano is a lovely old fishing village right at the head of the Gulf of Valinco. Propriano has everything you might need, delicious cafes and restaurants, boats to rent, sailing and dive lessons, promenades on a glass bottom boat. The church of The Notre Dame is well worth a visit. Propriano is surrounded on both sides by stunning beaches. You might want to travel a few miles beyond Propriano and spend a day at Campomoro, famous for spectacular beaches and a lovely setting.
• Drive 40 minutes to Sartene: said to be the most “Corsican of Corsican towns.” An ancient town, set on a hillside, famous for its long history of piracy. Early morning shopping in the town square is perfect for lovely breads and Corsican artisanal pungent cheeses and sausages. The fruits and vegetables are all locally grown and delicious.