History of Villa Malú Our story began when my mother, Carmelina Rappazzo inherited the land in 2003 from my grandparents. Together with my father Giovanni Rappazzo, they decided to build a holiday home in their picturesque hometown of Castroreale. My parent’s dream was to spend every hot summer in beautiful Sicily with me and my brother. Soon after my mother had an idea to name our beloved family vacation home, and ‘Villa Malú’ was born. The inspiration came from combining me and my brother’s names – ‘Ma’ from Marco & ‘lú’ from Luca. As we got older and eventually left home, we felt compelled to share the beauty of Sicily with the rest of the world. Not long after, Villa Malú became a business venture. Since 2015, Luca and I have been hard at work renovating and enhancing the villa. Some of which included installing a family-sized pool and modernising the facilities for more sustainable qualities. From then on, the villa was open for business, we have been welcoming guests every year to come and enjoy everything that Sicily has to offer. Taking this one step further, we have also created unique experiences for guests through collaborating with local businesses. Village Malú was born Then in April 2020, we took the decision to set ourselves an ambitious goal. This led to the creation of ‘Village Malú Ltd’, the dream is to have a series of luxury villas with breath-taking views and continue sharing the beauty of Castroreale with the world. Our ambition is to take our learnings and experience from transforming the original Villa Malú into a successful holiday-let and applying these skills to future developments. Looking beyond today, the dream is to create a selection of unique properties offering exclusive services in Castroreale. Village Malú will be able to cater for intimate wedding parties, small group tours & other local activities, giving guests the opportunity to enjoy the authentic charm of the village.

A detached 4-bedroom Villa available to book all year round, fully fitted to a high standard with quality bamboo furnishings. Villa Malú has a unique vantage point with a large private garden with spectacular views of the Aeolian Islands, which can be seen from the villa’s very own private heated pool with hydro-massage for 6 guests (10mx5m & 1.5m depth). De-stress with the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and enjoy the peace and serenity of the best of Sicily.

Castroreale is a village of medieval origins, ranked Italy’s second most beautiful Village in 2018. It offers a rich heritage of art, picturesque streets and squares and beautiful views that extend from Capo Milazzo to Tindari with a view of the Aeolian Islands and behind it the Peloritan Hills. Towns Milazzo (Aeolian Islands) 21km/13miles – 33mins Tindari 32km/20miles – 40mins Taormina 101km/62miles – 1hr20mins Cefalú 139km/86miles – 1hr50mins Beaches Tonnarella 20km/12miles – 30mins Amenities Grocery shop 600m/0.37miles – 10mins walk Restaurant 600m/0.37miles – 10 mins walk Pub 1.4km/0.86miles – 19mins walk Jalari Park Museum 5km/3miles – 12mins