INTRODUCING CALABRIA, SOUTHERN ITALY
In difficult times it can appear that a good investment in a safe location is hard to find. However on Sept 30 2008 the European Union announced more funding linked to the promotion of tourism and trade in Calabria, Southern Italy. Calabria has already been included in the EU's 2007 - 2013 Cohesion Policy and is set to receive funding amounting to €430,249,377. (e-mail me for the EU Policy document on this). In 2006, just 20,000 UK tourists visited Calabria. In 2007, the number of tourists from the UK alone soared to over 80,000! The top four countries where Calabria gets its tourism are: Germany, Austria, France and the UK. Tourism numbers continue to increase.
In property terms Southern Italy has surged from 11th to 2nd in rankings based on risk adjusted performance prospects (European property) over the next five years. Southern Italy property prices are expected to close the gap on Northern Italian prices. As prices are presently at modest levels with low inward investment required then now is the time to consider a purchase and to ''get in at the beginning!''
Russell Hoyles
inspiring backdrop of majestic mountains, this is truly a place that has been blessed by the gods!
45% on completion. (Mortgages available subject to status)
· 2 swimming pools
· Landscaped gardens
· Unrivaled sea views
· 5 mins walk to Pizzo Historical town centre
· 10/15 mins walk to beach
· 5 min drive to train station
· 20 mins drive to Lamezia International Airport
· 25 mins to Tropea - Voted Beach Resort in Europe 2007
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We feature here a summary of each of the other eight developments we offer in Calabria. Further information on each development, including the legal & financial aspects and the purchasing process are available on request via email. We will also be delighted to send you comprehensive pdf brochures. Most of all, we would be pleased to discuss your interest with you. Call us now!
Jewel of the Sea II is also set in charming Brancaleone - just 30 minutes drive along the Jasmine Coast from the main city in this province, Reggio Calabria. The region is blessed by the best weather in Italy offering pristine sandy beaches that go on for miles and miles. Along this unspoilt coast, washed by some of the clearest waters in Europe, there is scenery of intoxicating beauty, dramatic mountains, crystal seas, insanely blue skies and citrus groves. Known to Italians for years as the real Italian Riviera, this sun-soaked corner of Southern Italy is emerging as the most exciting holiday home location in Europe.
Built to the highest European specifications, and with 100% bank guarantees, Jewel of the Sea is a gated community with a full range of proposed on-site modern facilities. Everything you need for your comfort and convenience.
Activities & Leisure Facilities
There are a wide range of leisure activities available locally, reflecting a relaxed pace of life and a climate that allows all year round leisure pursuits. Golf is very popular, with courses suitable for beginners and professionals alike such as the Jewel of the Sea Golf Course which is an 18 Hole Rick Jacobson signature Golf Course (adjacent to Jewel of the Sea- Phase II site).
Horse riding is also popular and available throughout the region, ranging from guided children's trekking, to more free and easy riding for adults and experienced riders. Beautiful countryside makes riding here an absolute pleasure. For more adventurous spirits there are plenty of exciting alternatives. The seas are crystal clear, full of exotic marine life, vibrant underwater reefs and ship-wrecks dating back many centuries making them a Mecca for diving enthusiasts with diving opportunities at all levels widely available. Newer sports such as paragliding are gaining popularity and the local Italian holiday trade ensures that a wide range of exciting pursuits are well catered for.
The development is situated on the Southern edge of the Calabrian coast offering easy access to skiing in the nearby Aspromante national park and the beautiful island of Sicily which can be easily reached by a 15 minute ferry ride from Reggio de Calabria.
Resort Facilities
The development consists of exceptional beachfront apartments in an environmentally sympathetic low-rise design within a secure gated community with its own high quality facilities. The developers are filling a niche in the market by supplying an exceptionally high-quality property management and concierge service to its clients.
Payment
50% on preliminary contract
50% on completion
Completion September 2010
The region offers mild and pleasant weather all year round, due to the microclimate that engulfs the area. The seas are crystal clear and the region is blessed by many beautiful beaches and hidden coves that attract various water-sports and diving enthusiasts. The fishing port of Soverato is one of the best known and most active ports in southern Italy, ensuring that great seafood is always on the menu of the many restaurants in the region.
Night life in Soverato is mixed and varied, ranging from the lively beachside bars and restaurants to the picturesque narrow streets and quaint restaurants that litter the old town. Every summer, the town attracts many American Italians returning to their homeland as well as Italians from the North who visit on holidays. During the summer months, a nightly funfair takes place on the beach which attracts the young and the old alike to party till the early hours of the morning.
Soverato is 15 minutes away from the town of Catanzaro, and just 40 minutes drive from Lamezia airport which offers direct and inexpensive flights from the UK. A new motorway is currently being built that will cut this journey time to just 20 minutes.
Paradise View
This development is built on an elevated position above the town, offering unparalleled sea views that stretch past the long golden beaches of the Gulf of Squillace and the Ionian Sea. The view is even more dramatic at night when the town's lights sprinkle the beach with an illuminiscent glow that reflects in the dark blue Ionian Sea.
The resort consists of 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom villas, each elegantly designed to blend in with the environment and to ensure that the breathtaking views or privacy is not compromised by the surrounding properties.
The Villas are situated 5 minutes away from the sandy beaches and local restaurants of Soverato, whilst an Apart-Hotel with a Country Club and Spa will be built nearby.
Prices currently start at 227,900 Euros for a 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom villa and go up to 275,900 Euros for corner units with bigger gardens.
Payment Plan
45% on signing the preliminary agreement
55% on Completion in June 2009
Pizzo Beach Club
Pizzo is one of the most renowned towns in the Vibo Valentia province on the western coast of Calabria. The town is a well-known and popular seaside resort as well as a thriving fishing centre. Pizzo and the province to which it belongs to, Vibo Valentia, is famous for its scenic rugged coast, long sandy beaches, pleasant climate and the best ice cream in the world. The region is steeped in history, with its roots dating back to 7th century BC when it originally became inhabited as the Greek colony of Hipponion.
Pizzo Beach Club is a 5 star resort, situated on the shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea and within a short 15 minute drive of Lamezia International Airport. The resort comprises of studios, apartments, penthouses and villas, each elegantly designed over two levels. The development also offers a football field, tennis courts, a clubhouse with restaurant and bar facilities as well as swimming pools and botanic gardens, perfect for relaxing, lazy or active holidays. An ancient forest of pine and eucalyptus trees separates the resort from the beach, which is only a short 5 minute walk away from the resort. The enchanting forest will also offer additional activities such as an archery range and a relaxation area where the lazy days can be spent relaxing on hammocks whilst listening to nothing but the soothing sound of wind and waves. The beautiful fine, white sandy beach that can only be rivaled by those in the Caribbean will offer an additional beach club as well as a sailing centre for those looking for more adventurous or active holidays.
Pizzo Beach Club is bordered by a popular and always busy Club Med resort. The developers are currently working on a deal with the Club Med Operators in order to offer many more facilities for residents of Pizzo Beach Club such as rock climbing, kayaking and sailing as well as numerous others. In addition, there is scope for increased rental income due to the popularity and lack of accommodation on the Club Med site during the peak season.
Prices start from 74,500 Euros for apartments and from 261,500 Euros for villas.
· 10 - 15% expected rental yield
· Car parking included in the price
· Kitchen fully fitted
· Bathrooms fully fitted
All white goods included except for washing machine and dishwasher, however plumbing will be included for both.
PEARL OF THE SEA, MELITO PORTO SALVO: PRICES FROM 130,000 Euros. (130,000E: 2bed 1bath apt ground level, 149,000E: 2bed 1bath upper level apt... all with sea views)
Pearl of the Sea is situated on an exclusive elevated site of 38 units of 2 bed 1 bath apartments. Only 300 meters walk to a golden sandy beach this development offers sea and mountain views for all units.
. Starting September 2008
· Completion Mid 2010
· High Rental Opportunity in Summer months
· Main resort during the Summer period for residents of Reggio
· Expected Rental Yield - 8%
· New 300 birth Marina in Pentidattilo
· Untouched Landscape
· Micro Climate
· Direct flights to Reggio International Airport
· All units have sea views
· 20 mins from Reggio Calabria.
· 45 mins from Gambari Ski Resort in Aspromonte, Calabria
· Most beautiful view of Pentidallilo Village
· 20 mins from the 18 Hole Golf Course of Jewel of the Sea (VFI Development)
· 10 mins from Bova Marina (Greek Town)
· Ancient Church Restorations to house an Italian restaurant
Melito Porto Salvo
Melito Porto Salvo is a small sea side resort which is bordered by one of the most amazing beaches on the Ionian ocean. This setting is a place where you can relax and optimise your lifestyle requirements. The development provides you with a unique opportunity to buy into the new Italian Riviera.
Pentidattilo
Pentidattilo is an old village in the Greek area of Southern Italy, approximately 30 mins drive from the bustling cosmopolitan town of Reggio di Calabria. The village is built in the palm of a mountain shaped like a hand, from which it takes its name "five fingers". The area around Pentidattilo possesses a breathtaking natural beauty. Away from the beach, the rural landscape is as timeless as the sea, with ancient groves of olive and bergamot orange. Bergamot is used in Earl Grey tea and modern cuisine, and its essential oil is central to perfumery. This important crop has helped preserve the region as it is, wooded, stable and unspoilt.
Reggio di Calabria
Reggio di Calabria, (Rìggiu in Calabrian dialect, Righi in Greek-Calabrian), is the largest and the oldest city in Calabria, Italy, dating back to the 8th century BC. Located on the toe of the Italian boot, it's the capital of the province of Reggio Calabria and the headquarters of the Regional Council of Calabria. The city itself has approximately 200,000 inhabitants, but the population of the urban area is greater.
The project overlooks the straights of Messina, where hydrofoils and ferries cross to Sicily, seven miles away, every 15 mins. Reggio is a modern city, with excellent shopping, nightlife, culture, with its annual film festival and local and international cuisine. A true Cosmopolitan city.
Payment Plan
€3000 Reservation Fee
35% on signing the preliminary agreement
65% on Completion
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PORTO NOVA, SOVERATO: PRICES FROM 96,900 Euros. (96,900E: 2bed 1bath ground floor apt, 100,000E: 2bed 1bath penthouse apt... all with sea views)
Porto Novo is comfortably situated between Davoli and San Sostene, only 3 km away from the beautiful Soverato in the Calabrian province of Catanzaro in Southern Italian Riviera. It is one of the most well known and beautiful tourist resorts on the Ionian coast, having been referred to as the 'Gem of Ionian Sea'. The fishing port of Soverato is one of the best known and most active ports in southern Italy, ensuring that great seafood is always on the menu of the many restaurants in the region. Nearby Sant' Andrea is your typical hill top historic Italian town, with its characteristic medieval alleys; a place which has stood still in time offering the international tourist all the right ingredients for a fantastic stay.
Porto Nova is a tourist-residential resort complex with only 46 apartments built on a fantastic panoramic elevated position. It offers some of the best unparalleled sea views you could ever experience on the Ionian Coast. Porto Novo is situated only 900m from the white sandy beaches and local restaurants, and is also within close proximity of the nearby Santa Catherina Golf Course.
Specification
With only 23 two bedroom apartments on the ground floor with lush gardens and an independent entrance, and 23 two bedroom penthouses on the first floor offering private solariums with over 65m2 of space, each stylishly designed to meet the requirements of our lifestyle focused overseas investors. All the properties will have car and pedestrian access. A gated development with communal swimming pool and lush gardens has been planned using the most recent techniques to ensure maximum functionality and comfort.
Internally superior specification includes kitchens fully fitted with granite worktop, and bathrooms fully fitted. All white goods are included excluding the dishwasher and washing machine. There is pre-installation for both air conditioning and satellite TV (Sky).
Externally a communal swimming pool is provided within a landscaped garden.
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SAN SOSTENE RESORT, SAN SOSTENE: PRICES FROM 65,900 Euros. (65,900E: 1bed 1bath apt, 91,900E: 3bed 2bath apt, 94,500E: 3bed 2bath townhouse... all with sea views)
San Sostene Resort is situated near the beautiful Soverato in the Calabrian province of Catanzaro in Southern Italian Riviera. Catanzaro is a very wealthy, affluent city and also the region's capital.
San Sostene is a beautiful quaint little town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. It is one of the smallest towns in the province of Catanzaro. As of 2007 San Sostene had an estimated population of 1,130.
San Sostene is 5 mins from Soverato, 15 minutes away from the town of Catanzaro, and just 35 minutes drive from Lamezia Airport.
The San Sostene development is built on a fantastic panoramic elevated position above the town, offering superb sea views, some of the best you could ever experience on the Ionian Coast.
The resort consists of 1 and 3 bedroom apartments, and 3 bedroom townhouses, each stylishly designed to take into consideration the needs of the Western European. Construction started February 2008
. Completion October 2009
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. Payment 3,000 Euros reserve, 40% on contract, balance on completion
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PIZZO HIDDEN PARADISE VILLAS, VIBO VALENTIA: PRICES FROM 264,500 Euros. (264,500E - 280,900E 3bed 2bath villa)
Pizzo is one of the most renowned towns in the Vibo Valentia province on the western coast of Calabria. The town is a well-known and popular seaside resort as well as a thriving fishing centre. Pizzo and the province to which it belongs to, Vibo Valentia, is famous for its scenic rugged coast, long sandy beaches, pleasant climate and the best ice cream in the world. The region is steeped in history, with its roots dating back to 7th century BC when it originally became inhabited as the Greek colony of Hipponion.
Pizzo Hidden Paradise is a luxurious development of 50 semi-detached Villas situated on the shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Construction is already at an advanced stage with over 50% villas already built.
In front of the development there will be landscaped gardens which will also incorporate 2 outdoor swimming pools and an open air amphitheatre where you can enjoy the culture and atmosphere of true Italy. There is also an ancient forest of pine and eucalyptus trees separating the development from the beach, which is only a short 5 minute walk away from the resort.
Prices start from 264,500 Euros with the choice of 3 bed, 2 bath or 2 bed 2 bath villas.
· High rental yield
· Car parking included in the price
· Bathrooms fully fitted - choice of finish
· High Specification
Construction underway with completion anticipated March 2009.
Payment Plan
3,000 Euros reservation followed by:
45% on issue of contract
55% on completion
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BORGONOVA, PIZZO: PRICES FROM 95,500 Euros. (95,500E: 1bed 1bath apt, 117,500E: 2bed 1bath apt)
Pizzo is one of the most renowned towns in the Vibo Valentia province on the western coast of Calabria. The town is a well-known and popular seaside resort as well as a thriving fishing center. Pizzo and the province to which it belongs, Vibo Valentia, is famous for its scenic rugged coast, long sandy beaches, pleasant climate and the best Ice Cream in the world. Il Tartufo was invented here in Pizzo to honour the visit of Prince Umberto I of Savoy in 1943. There are approximately 15 Gelaterias in Pizzo, all of them, small family businesses with their own secret recipe for the Tartufo. Pizzo is also famous for its swordfish, pesce sparda and its tuna.
Walking up and down the small alleys in the old 'Centro Storico' you can enjoy the views of the sea and the roofs of this picturesque little town. The main sight is Il Castello Murat, where unlucky Joachim Murat, ex-king of Naples and BIL of Napoleon was imprisoned and executed in 1815. Also an impressive sight is the amount of churches in this little town which has about 9.000 inhabitants. One is built into a grotto, La Chiesa di Piedigrotta.
The heart of Pizzo is La Piazza Republica. It is also called Il Salotto - 'the living room', as this is where people meet, especially in the evening.
The resort of Borgonovo is situated on the shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea, 700 meters from Pizzo town centre. The resort comprises of 1 & 2 bedroom apartments each elegantly designed with Italian taste and architecture in mind.
The development is situated in one of the most sought after areas of Pizzo close to all amenities i.e. shopping, train station, restaurants, Parks, and about 15 drive to the Water Park Il Tropea.
THIS IS ONE OF TWO LAST PLOTS OF LAND WITH BUILD PERMISSION IN PIZZO. (The other is our La Terraza 'New Release above) Strong investment potential as a result.
Construction starting 2008.
Facilities
Swimming pool, Restaurant, Bar 15 minutes walk to the beach .
Payment Plan
€3000 reservation followed by: 30% on issue of contracts 20% December 2008 50% on completion.
Completion Sept 2010.
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