La Rocca delle Madonie, Historic 165-Hectare Estate in the Madonie Park

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location
Castelbuono
House surface
1,850 sqm
Land surface
165 ha
bedrooms
22
beds
70
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A former medieval monastery in the heart of the Madonie Park
In the Castelbuono area, within the stunning Madonie Park, we are offering for sale a historic agritourism complex of exceptional charm and value, spanning approximately 165 hectares of land. The property originated as a 11th-12th-century Basilian monastery, founded around 1100 AD, and today represents a rare blend of history, nature, hospitality, and agricultural production.

Strategically located between the sea, the mountains, and the main tourist attractions of western Sicily, the property offers easy access to Cefalù, Finale di Pollina, Castelbuono, the Isnello Astronomical Observatory, and Piano Battaglia—an ideal destination for hiking, mountain sports, and nature tourism. The setting, nestled in a protected and authentic landscape, makes this property perfect for a high-end tourism project capable of attracting cultural, beach, nature, gastronomic, sports, and scientific tourism.
Accommodation facility, restaurant, spa, and restored historic spaces
The complex, already converted into an accommodation facility, spans approximately 1,850 square meters, plus over 600 square meters of covered areas, with ample grounds and functional outdoor spaces. The property features approximately 22 rooms, with a total capacity of about 70 guests, including double, triple, and quadruple rooms, as well as two spacious suites. The rooms retain the charm of Sicilian tradition, featuring historic furnishings, wrought-iron beds, antique furniture, and picturesque views of the valley, with distant sea views.

The restaurant, seating approximately 200 guests, includes an indoor dining room and a large veranda suitable for weddings, receptions, private events, film shoots, and television productions. The property also includes a wellness center with an indoor pool, outdoor pool, sensory experience area, massage area, beauty salon, and solarium. During the restoration, highly valuable historical elements were preserved, including the original functioning bell tower, the private chapel, the historic balcony, and the large stone courtyard—testaments to the complex’s ancient monastic heritage.
165 hectares, farm, livestock, and significant development potential
The estate encompasses significant agricultural and natural assets, including oak and holm oak forests, orchards with cherries, walnuts, and pears, an organic vegetable garden that also supplies the restaurant’s kitchen, cattle and goat herds, and a small modern and traditional dairy already in operation. This combination makes the property ideal for an integrated project combining hospitality, organic farming, food production, experiential tourism, and the promotion of the local area.

The development potential is vast: a five-star luxury resort, a charming agritourism property, an event venue, a wellness retreat, an organic farm, wine production, expansion of the livestock operations, and enhancement of the dairy with opportunities for direct sales, a short supply chain, and exports. The property’s reputation, having already been used for photography, film, and television productions, adds further value to the estate. A rare and highly prestigious investment, ideal for hotel groups, international investors, hospitality operators, advanced agricultural enterprises, or entities interested in developing an exclusive project in the authentic heart of Sicily.

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