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Ancient Villa with Private Pool and Sea View

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An arched stone entrance with a metal gate leading to a covered patio area with stone flooring and potted plants.
A swimming pool with a curved edge, surrounded by a stone deck and grass.
An entrance with a stone wall, a balcony with red railings, and two potted plants.
A dining room with a long table, chairs, a vase with flowers, and a chandelier.
A courtyard with a stone pathway leading to an arched entrance, surrounded by potted plants and greenery.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Limo or town car service available
  • Private pool
  • Barbecue grill
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Perdifumo, Campania
  • Place, Giambattista Vico Foundation
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Basilica Pontificia Santa Maria de Gulia
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Place, Punta Licosa
    ‪50 min drive‬
  • Airport, Salerno (QSR-Costa d'Amalfi)
    ‪91 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 5

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 6

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms, 3 half bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Toilet 1

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet

Toilet 2

Soap · Towels provided · Bidet · Toilet

Toilet 3

Soap · Towels provided · Bidet · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Perdifumo

Located in Perdifumo, this villa is in a rural area and by the sea. Castello dell'Abate and Castello dei Principi Capano are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at spiaggia di Case del Conte and Trezeni Beach. Jet skiing and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and mountain biking nearby.
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Perdifumo, Campania

What's nearby

  • Giambattista Vico Foundation - 8 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Basilica Pontificia Santa Maria de Gulia - 24 min drive - 14.7 km
  • Port of Agropoli - 34 min drive - 18.0 km
  • Paestum Archaeological Park - 46 min drive - 26.8 km
  • Punta Licosa - 50 min drive - 22.1 km

Getting around

  • Capaccio Roccadaspide Station - 28 min drive
  • Salerno (QSR-Costa d'Amalfi) - 72 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪tramonto d'oro - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Bar Roma - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Bar Centrale - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Eco del mare - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Marigliano - ‬20 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Ancient Villa with Private Pool and Sea View have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Ancient Villa with Private Pool and Sea View pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Ancient Villa with Private Pool and Sea View?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Ancient Villa with Private Pool and Sea View?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Ancient Villa with Private Pool and Sea View?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Ancient Villa with Private Pool and Sea View located?

This family-friendly Perdifumo villa is located by the sea, 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Giambattista Vico Foundation, and within 9 mi (15 km) of spiaggia di Case del Conte and Museo d'Arte Sacra di Castellabate. Castello dell'Abate and Basilica Pontificia Santa Maria de Gulia are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 22 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

8.4/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Home and Setting for a Peaceful Vacation

Our family had the privilege of staying in this lovely villa and town for a week. This is the perfect location if you want a peaceful spot for a vacation - lovely grounds, pool, views, and antique furnishings. The town had the friendliest people in the two stores that we met in Italy as well, who were very helpful despite our limited Italian. We also booked a dinner the first night at the villa and a boat tour of the Cilento coast through the VRBO, which were both highlights of our trip. Despite temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s during the day, we were comfortable in the villa (which has no air conditioning). All highly recommended if you want to have a less touristy experience in Italy.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Alt var som afbilledet og beskrevet.

Fantastisk oplevelse at bo på “slottet” !
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Jul, 2024
Dear Ann, Thank you for your positive review and for choosing Pilaccio for your holidays. You will always be welcome!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastiskt boende i pittoresk liten bergsby

Vi var fyra vuxna och sju barn som hyrde Francescas hus i 10 dagar. Huset i sig är oerhört välskött, liksom den helt magiska trädgården med fruktträd, doftande lavendel med rikt djurliv som fjärilar och bin av olika sort. Trädgårdsmästare kom varje morgon för att vattna gräs, blommor och ta hand om poolen. Huset, eller slottet som våra barn kallade det, var smakfullt inrett och helt underbart att vistas i. Pingisbordet var extra uppskattat av alla i gruppen. Då vi påpekade att de racket som fanns var i lite dåligt skick kom ägarinnan Francesca dagen efter med nya rack och bollar. Så omtänksamt. Vi lagade mat varje dag i det helt magiska italienska köket. Vi var flera som gärna hade flyttat in i det köket och lagat mat resten av våra liv! En helt igenom superbra upplevelse. Det vore urhärligt att få komma tillbaka hit vid annat tillfälle! /Ewa SvH
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The perfect family vacation!

The house and garden were even more beutyful then the pictures! And fransesca was the perfect host, helping us whenever we needed!
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to enjoy the piece and quiet of the Cilento region

Huge property with beautiful garden and pool with a view. We are a family with three teens and usually we are wanting for space, not here. The villa/castle is huge, 6 bedrooms and two sitting/dinning rooms on each of the two upper levels. The owner was wonderful during check in and helpful with directions and would check on and clean the pool daily. We visited early June and found that most of the restaurants nearby were only open on weekends. There are three well stocked grocery stores in the village though and the restaurants in the more touristy areas (Castebellate etc about 25 minutes away) were open daily.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

il Pilaccio

Francesca’s villa is a beautiful place and ideal for a large group. It’s high up in a small village with a few amenities - supermarket and shop for basics. There’s a bigger village a few kilometres away and a car is essential. We loved our stay and hope to go back one day!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

A beautiful home on a stunning property

Il Pilaccio was an incredible place for our siblings and dearest friends as we celebrated our wedding. The property is very private, within the gates, each room expansive with gorgeous period furniture and a wonderful kitchen for cooking meals for everyone. The property is stunning at all stages of the day, and near several delicious restaurants. Francesca the host is warm and gracious, very clear communication and gives a thorough presentation of the house, property, and surrounding countryside. We picked figs in the morning when they were in season, and enjoyed long afternoons by the pool and on the outside property drinking wine and playing pingpong. The house is meticulously clean, and much much larger and more magical in person. It was a dream stay, and we look flrward to returning again some day soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

A beautiful and grand house and garden

The house is well-maintained and is grand and spacious, with high ceilings and plenty of areas to relax and entertain. There is extensive outdoor space, beautiful gardens, outdoor eating areas, and a pool (unheated). The small village is quiet and has all the essentials. The owner is very available and can help with excursions, booking restaurants or arranging activities. The house is located in a mountainous region up twisty roads and so the view is beautiful, as is the surrounding countryside. It is about a 20-25minute drive to the nearest beaches, which are very pleasant and near wonderful sites such as Paestum. Note that there is a charge for electricity use.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

A beautiful, remote place in Cilento

The historic building is simply great, the service friendly and everything well organized and clean. Those who do not mind the steep roads will be rewarded by a unique and remote experience far away from any mass tourism.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Apr, 2020
Dear Bjoern, thank you for your beautiful review! It was a pleasure to meet you and have you as guests in my family house, you are a beautiful family! I hope to see you again! Kind regards Francesca il Pilaccio nel Cilento
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

House and garden are simply wonderful. And Francesca a very friendly and responsive host

Francesca was very responsive; ideal host. House and garden are simply wonderful. The location is beautiful. Being up in the hills meant that it was just cool enough in the afternoons after days out sightseeing, perfect for swimming and sundowners. Loved it!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Apr, 2020
Dear Aya, thank you for your wonderful review. You will always be welcome! I hope to see you again soon! Kind regards Francesca il Pilaccio nel Cilento
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful Castle with perfect view

We had our wedding celebration at the gorgeous property and us and our guests loved our stay! Francheska was very helpful sweet and an amazing cook! Thank you for everything and I can’t wait to come back!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A highly relaxing stay in a beautiful setting

After an extremely busy week visiting Rome, Monte Cassino and the Gulf of Naples, Il Pilaccio was a real haven of tranquillity. Francesca was very welcoming and accommodating to our requests. Her English is excellent and she kept in touch with us via text messages from the moment we set off from Naples, providing us with directions. She even arranged a hire car to be waiting for us at short notice on a Sunday. It was a real privilege to stay in her beautiful ancient family home. We loved relaxing by the pool in the stunning grounds with amazing views, dining Al Fresco (pack some mosiquito repellant) and playing ping pong. The sunsets were truly incredible. The village itself is authentically Italian and we loved holidaying amongst local life and browsing at a morning roadside market. Despite being unable to speak the language we got by with a few token words, gestures and lots of smiles! There is a mini market - a 5 min stroll from the villa that sells most things and the owner is very friendly and helpful. There is also a larger supermarket nearby (5 min in the car) A car is essential for exploring the area. We ate one evening at the local pizzeria and found the food very good value. If we had stayed longer we would have liked to have hired a boat for the day (which previous guests have done) and sailed along the Cilento coast, stopping off at quiet bays for a spot of sunbathing and snorkelling. However, we did manage to visit Castellabate and San Marco where we enjoyed a drink by the harbour, and have a beach day on the shores of Pioppi. All three are lovely places to visit. Just a note for those who are used to receiving a villa welcome basket, or a days worth of dishwasher/washing up product/coffee etc the villa was very sparsely equipped. We had to shop for all the basics. Although there were a couple of toilet rolls and towels were provided. If you like authentic getaway from it all holidays and staying in properties steeped in history and culture then you'll love staying at Il Pilaccio! We did!!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017
Archival

8/10 Good

Beautiful house and gardens

We booked for my mother's 80th birthday celebration with other family members staying in Castellabate, Francesca cooked us two family meals (evening and lunch for 24) which were delicious. The house is characterful, the garden beautiful and the views form the pool are lovely. My brother and I plus our two families had a very happy week and Francesca looked after us very well. A wonderful place for a holiday and venue for a party.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic stay!

This is a fantastic place to stay. We were two families of total 10 people staying in the villa. The house is extremely well kept and spacoius with so much history and character. We had 800 m2 and 15 rooms including a very beautiful old kitchen we could use. The garden is very big and tidy and the pool was enjoyed by both kids and adults. The wievs over the Amalfi coust and Capri were breath-taking.The village, Mercato Cilento, is small but provides you with the things you need, you find a supermarket, bar, bakery and gas station. The hostess Francesca is extremely nice and takes care of your every wish. Francesca's mother prepared the most excellent dinners for us! Places like Amalfi, Salerno, Paestum, Pompeij are within reach with car. Yet - the Cilento area is still not really discovered by the tourists. The villa is strongly recommended to guests who like to get a little extra quality to their vacation.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A wonderful villa in a gourgeous garden

Staying at Pilaccio was a wonderful experience. The Palace is large and bright and looks like a Castel more than a villa. The garden is really well kept and we had a great time there having fun by doing barbecues, playing on the grass, reading in the shadow of the patio and the big trees. A nice pool looking at the valle and the sea complete the bucolic scenary. The sorroundings were very pleasant too: we met a lot of nice people, visited several beatiful beaches as well as small typical villages in the area and had lot of great food! Francesca was always kind and helpful. Thank you Francesca for this amazing holiday, we will come back for sure!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic house, great garden, wonderful views.

We stayed in the house in October 2016 as a party of 12. There was more than enough room for us all, with plenty of living rooms to gather together of an evening to play cards or to hide away to read a book. The gardens and the pool are beautiful, with a covered area running half the length of the garden under which to seek some shade or rain cover. In late October we were able to eat outside and have a barbeque beneath the pergola. A great evening. Furnishings are quite basic, but if you are looking for lots of space for family members to run around without having to worry about the odd spillage (stone and tilled floors) then this a great place to stay. Make sure you visit Paestum which is 30 minutes away, and go south to the coast around Agnome Cilineto coast for great beaches.
Archival

8/10 Good

Living in a Palast!

We Were 11 persons and the House was Perfect for us! We all like old Buildings and so we enjoyed the athmosphere of the old Palazzo! There are some small Shops nearby- so you Fan buy everything for breakfast! Best of all is the beautiful Garden! Bit the children were unhappy, behause you were Not Almosen Go Jump into the water!😟
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Lovely stay at pilaccio

I had a lovely stay at pilaccio with my family. The villa was perfectly cleaned and fully furnished with all the items expected and even more. I loved the outside too! We spent many hours in the garden decorated with plently of colourful flowers, around the beautiful pool as well as under the patio where we had several delicious barbecue! The wi-fi connection was working both inside and outside till the pool area despite the huge extension of the garden. The house and the garden are stunning and the view is spectacular from the hills to the sea until the island of Capri. The beaches and sea are very easy to reach after some driving through very nice tree-lined streets; one of the best things was coming back to the castle (pilaccio appeared like that to us!) after a full day down to the sea discovering such a nice temperature back home was just wonderful! Francesca and all her staff were ready to satisfy of all our requests at anytime. I would recommend anyone looking for a peaceful and relaxing heaven to spend at least one week at pilaccio! Thank you!!
Archival

8/10 Good

A Grand old property in a stunning position

Il pilaccio is a great place to stay if you're looking for somewhere special, away from the tourist mecca of Amalfi, but still within a day trip travelling distance. In fact all our family, having visited the Amalfi area for a day agreed that the Cilento area was far nicer. Better beaches, less touristy and expensive, and still absolutely stunning scenery. The House is as described - 'Ancient' - the furnishings and kitchen are probably all antiques, but nevertheless comfortable and functional. And it is huge, be prepared to get lost several times before you get your bearings! It is situated in the village itself, within walking distance of various shops and I would say all the locals were very friendly and helpful, which makes a huge difference to the overall experience. It is the pool and garden which really make this property something special. The views over the village and countryside down to the sea and out to Capri are truly unforgettable and memories of afternoons sitting in the sun by the pool with a cold beer, or glass of prosecco, will stay with us for a long time to come.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A beautiful house in a stunning location

We had a fabulous time staying at the Pilaccio. Francesca was lovely and always helpful. The surrounding area and views are stunning but it is quite a windy drive to get to either Castelabate or Sante Maria (beach). If you want to be surrounded by beauty I would thoroughly recommend this holiday. There is a local shop and small supermarket and small cafebar/restaurant within walking distance. But anything else is quite a drive away, but in some ways this is part of it's charm.
Archival

8/10 Good

A beautiful and remote hideaway in the mountains.

Our week in the Pilaccio was excellent. The scenery was beautiful and the weather was hot and sunny every day. We had a lovely afternoon making pasta and other local dishes. the house is just stunning and the grounds are used for weddings and so are beautifully kept. The only downside is that the sea is about 30 minutes drive away.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A holiday in paradise

We (eight grownups and three children) arrived late in the evening on the 2nd of July and Francesca was there to greet us. She is really kind, helpful, informative and easy to communicate with. We were totally blown away by this amazing house, which we thought looked and felt more like a castle. The place is absolutely amazing. The whole place has this Mediterranean charm to it, the view is spectacular from every single room and the garden is large and quiet and in the end of the garden, there is a relaxing pool area from where you can see the mountains and the ocean in the horizon. We had the whole place to our self and it was easy to find semi-private spots. The place was super clean, the kitchen was well assorted and had everything we needed. When we needed help Francesca was really helpful. The area was peaceful and quiet and the town had everything you’d need of the basics. The nature around the town was spectacular as well! We could easily have stayed for another couple of weeks! Thanks for a really great experience! We would love to come back some time…!
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