Pietranera
Pietranera
A lava-stone house for six, by the sea.
The house in five numbers
6
guests, in two double bedrooms and a sofa bed in the living room.
2
bathrooms, one with a walk-in shower walled in lava stone.
400 m
to the swimming rocks under the castle, with ladders straight into deep water.
25 min
by car from Catania airport, with free parking in the courtyard.
1 Gbit
fibre Wi‑Fi, and air conditioning in every room.
The house and coast
· 12 photos
Your price, before you ask
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Per night, in euros
Low season
October to May · 3 nights minimum
110
Mid season
June to mid‑July, September · 4 nights minimum
160
High season
15 July to 31 August · 7 nights minimum
220
Added to your stay
Final cleaning
Once, whatever the length
€80
Fifth and sixth guest
Per guest, per night · under 2s stay free
€20
Pets, up to two
Per pet, per stay; the terrace is fenced
€30
Tourist tax
Per person aged 12+, per night, first 7 nights
€2
Taken off
Seven nights or more
On nights and extra guests
−10%
Platform service fee
Booking sites add about 15%. Not here.
€0
Included
Bed linen and towels
Beach towels too, changed weekly
Free
Parking in the courtyard
One car, gated
Free
Two snorkel masks
For the rocks below the castle
Free
House rules
Check-in
Later by arrangement
16:00–20:00
Free cancellation
Full refund of the deposit
14 days before
Smoking
On the terrace only
Outside
Check-out
Bags can stay until the afternoon
by 10:00
Deposit to confirm
By bank transfer, the rest on arrival
30%
The quote on the site was exactly what we paid. Giulia left granita in the freezer for our arrival.
Chiara, Milan
Sample review · four nights
Quiet street, thick stone walls, cool at night even in August. The kids loved the ladders into the sea.
The Duval family, Lyon
Sample review · ten nights
Your hosts
Marco
Sample host · born two streets away
He restored the house stone by stone with his father and knows which rocks are best for swimming at each hour of the day.
Giulia
Sample host · answers your messages
She speaks English, German and Spanish, meets you at the gate, and keeps a list of the fish restaurants locals actually go to.
Around the house
The castle
300 m
A Norman castle built on a single block of black lava. Climb it at sunset for the whole coast at once.
The swimming rocks
400 m
Aci Trezza
2 km
Catania fish market
9 km
Taormina
50 km
Etna’s craters
40 km
What guests ask us
How do we pay, and is it safe?
30% by bank transfer to confirm, the rest on arrival. You get a written confirmation with our registration code, and you can read our reviews on Airbnb before you book.
Is there a beach?
Not a sandy one. This coast is lava: you swim from rocks and wooden platforms into deep, clear water. The nearest sand, La Playa in Catania, is 20 minutes by car.
Are linen and towels included?
Yes: bed linen, bath towels and beach towels, changed every week on stays longer than seven nights.
How does the tourist tax work?
€2 per person per night for guests aged 12 and over, for the first seven nights. It is already in your total, so nothing changes at the door.
Can we bring the dog?
Up to two pets, €30 each for the whole stay. The terrace is fenced and the castle promenade is ten minutes of good walking.
Do we need a car?
Useful, not essential. The bus to Catania stops 150 m from the gate, and Aci Trezza is a walk along the sea.
Pictures of the coast: “Islands of the Cyclops at Dawn Sicily Italy - Creative Commons by gnuckx” by gnuckx, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; “A volcano (Mount Etna?) erupting at night. Gouache painting.”, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Aci Castello 060413” by Wilson44691, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Faraglioni (Aci Trezza) 08 06 2025 01” by Effems, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Aci Trezza 060413” by Wilson44691, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Catania - Fish market 1” by Eleassar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Gozzo tipico di Aci Trezza decorato” by Giovanni.grasso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Aci Castello Sicily Italy - Creative Commons by gnuckx (5085398127)” by gnuckx, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Etna eruption postcard from 1931”, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; “Sagra del pesce spada Aci Trezza 2025 - Granita and brioche” by Auregann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Ancient theatre of Taormina - Teatro Antico di Taormina” by Nicolas Chadeville, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Photographs of the house: AI-generated demo images, to be replaced with the host’s own. Pietranera is a fictional house made for this template: reviews, score, hosts and registration code are samples.