The Borgonovo resort, located 15 minutes from the beach, offers 1 to 2 bedroom traditional Italian style apartments and comes with a swimming pool, tennis courts, a club house and a bar-restaurant in the sought after setting of Pizzo, Calabria.

Property type : New build Seaside Apartments and Town Houses

Address: Pizzo
Accommodation: 1 to 2 beds
Prices: €80K to €104K
Size: 38 to 50 sqm
Deposit: 3000€
Delivery date: September 2010
Terrace: 26- 35 sqm
Sales office: Yes

The development:
The Borgonovo resort is situated on the shores of the beautiful Tyrrhenian Sea, 700 metres from Pizzo town centre. The resort boasts a swimming pool, tennis courts, a club house, a restaurant and a bar and is only 15 minutes walk to the beach. It comprises 1 to 2 bedroom apartments each elegantly designed with Italian taste and architecture in mind. Every apartment has stunning sea views and comes with a combination of terraces, gardens and rooftop solariums as well as parking. All the fixtures and fittings are of a very high quality, and apartments benefit from air conditioning systems, turnkey furnishing packages, Italian bathroom furniture and fitted kitchens. The gardens will be cultivated with typical trees and meadows.

The location:
The development is situated in one of the most sought after areas of Pizzo, close to all amenities such as shopping, the train station, restaurants and parks. Pizzo is one of the most renowned towns of the Vibo Balentia province on the western coast of Calabria. The town is a well-known and popular seaside resort as well as a thriving fishing centre. The whole province is famous for its scenic rugged coast, long sandy beaches, pleasant climate (never lower than 4 degrees celcius in winter) and the best ice cream in the world. There are plenty of impressive sites including the Castello Murat, numerous churches and the Piazza Repubblica, known fondly as Il Salotto (the living room), where locals meet in the evening.
Calabria itself, located at the “toe” of the Italian peninsula, is a favoured holiday location and known to Italians as Italy’s “Real Riviera”, offering a glimpse of authentic Italy.  The region boasts fantastic weather, beautiful clean beaches, sapphire seas, lush green valleys, mountains, warm, friendly people and that quintessentially relaxed Italian atmosphere synonymous with the Italy of old. Calabria has centuries of cultural heritage to its name, as it was once part of Magna Graecia, a rich Greek colony. Now it is home to fantastic collections of Greek and Roman art. With coastline on three sides and 780 km of sandy beaches, it of course hosts several world class seaside resorts. The combination of fantastic weather, stunning scenery, iconic gastronomic delights and centuries of cultural heritage make for a simply unique package.

Activities:
A wealth of activities are on offer, such as walking, hiking, cycling, sailing, horse riding, scuba diving, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, volley ball, archery, and even skiing up in the mountains.

Local food and gastronomy:
Tartufo, a large ball of ice cream filled with molten chocolate, was invented in Pizzo to honor the visit of Prince Umberto I of Savoy in 1943. There are about 15 gelaterias in Pizzo, all small family business with their own secret recipe for the tartufo. Pizzo is also famous for its swordfish, pesce spade, and its tuna. Even the Japanese import the tuna of this region. Other specialities of Calabria include Caciocavallo Cheese, Cipolla rossa di Tropea (red onion), Frìttuli and Curcùci (fried pork).

Payment terms
€ 3000 reservation fee (refundable)
35% payment on signing of preliminary contract (less the € 3,000 reservation fee)
25% when main structure is built
40% on completion, due for May 2011

Access:
By car: Once in Roma, it is possible to rent a car and drive. It is autostrada (motorway) almost all the way – except the first 20 miles to the A1. After A1 take the A3 to Pizzo.
By train: The resort is 10 minutes from the train station with direct access to Tropea, Reggio Calabria, Vino Balentia, Napoli, Rome and Milan.
By plane: The resort is only 20 minutes from Lamezia Terme Airport. Airberlin flies directly to Lamezia Terme from London Stansted every Wednesday from May to October and also flies to Naples three times a week in the same period. Easyjet flies from London Gatwick, Stansted and Luton to Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino every day. From Rome, AirOne, Meridiana/Blue Panorama Airlines and Alitalia fly to Lamezia. Alitalia flies from Newcastle, Manchester, Helsinki and Glasgow with stops on the way.