Astapiana Villa Giusso

The charm of an ancient abbey, near Amalfi

At 400 meters on the sea level, Astapiana Villa Giusso, once a monastery, is a little jewel built in 1600, located in the heart of Vico Equense: a little enchanting borgo a few kilometres away from Sorrento, between Amalfi and Pompei, in a historic residence, hanging between sky and sea.
You will be received in a truly historical residence where the rooms, equipped with private bathrooms, have the romantic charm of the past, with period furniture and ironwork beds. The cellette, small dépendances, have been carefully restored: the rooms are lovely and cosy.

As soon as you pass through the stone arch and enter the court, it’s like going back through time, into the atmosphere of the Grand Tour. All around you will be able to explore the endless stretches of olive groves, vineyards and chestnut woods, a setting of rare beauty for this unforgettable day. Once on the attic you will be able to visit a small holiday’s museum, with a collection of items from 1800.
At sundown, you will witness the gulf’s belvedere: when the sun sets, Ischia appears on the cobalt blue sea and the red sun. The kind and friendly staff will be ready to satisfy your every need and will help you make your moment together even more special.

In the day before your wedding, you will be able to immerse yourselves in a relaxing walk along Sorrento’s coast, taking advantage of the beauties of Scrajo’s beach, among the most stunning ones in the area, with its high and rocky coast and its crystal sea. The reflection of the warm Campanian sun in a rain of sparkles will create a magical and unforgettable atmosphere; here you will relax, with your family and friends, at Scrajo’s spa, a thermal centre of natural springs of sulphurous water.

You can visit Santa Croce’s bank, a small submerged archipelago among the most beautiful of the Mediterranean, that hosts, among other precious elements, the red coral, a rarity in the Mediterranean sea.

There are many other treasures to explore in this little slice of heaven, walking through the streets of the borgo: the marvellous pink façade of the ex-cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata, a rare example of gothic architecture in Sorrento’s peninsula, a the small church in the back, with a wood altar of rare beauty, adorned with millions of small pearls, corals and glass paste, finally the Castle of Giusso, commissioned by Carlo II d’Angiò between 1284 and 1289. If art is your passion, you can reach the hilly district of Massaquano to visit Santa Lucia’s chapel, and the beautiful frescos by an anonymous pupil of Giotto, from 1300.