Отель «Hotel Antico Parco del Principe»

HOTEL ANTICO PARCO DEL PRINCIPE Along the Amalfi Coast, in a splendid garden, full of history and surrounded by oak-trees, olive-trees and beeches, there is the famous Colonna Castle, that was inhabited at first by a Benedictine Monastery [1080], and then by the Prince Eduardo Colonna Doria del Carretto (1855). This tourist complex offers its guests the most evocative views of Salerno and Naples gulfs. In this garden there is also the ancient church dedicated to Saint Peter, located exactly where -according to the legend- the saint passed through. Near this castle and the tourist complex Antico Parco del Principe there is this hotel: its clients can take advantage for free in the park of tennis court, small football and beach volley fields without any extra payment. The quite position of the hotel is ideal to rest amongst the greenery. Besides, Positano, the pearl of the Amalfi Coast, is only 5 Km away. The guests from the Hotel can enter free the splendid swimming-pool with a small fun-fair for children. The swimming pool is open from 20 May to 30 September. This hotel recently built is situated at beginning of the Coast of Amalfi in front of the island Li Galli and near Positano. It is about 50 meters from the secular park where is located the tourist area Antico Parco del Principe with the restaurants, the swimming-pool, and the sports area. This hotel is furnished with free private parking. The 15 rooms have air-conditioning, Tv colour and refrigerator. They are different in colours, but all of them are refined. Guests of the hotel have free admittance in the swimming-pool, tennis and beach-volley courts, table tennis of the tourist complex nearby.DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLEX ANTICO PARCO DEL PRINCIPE: After entering the gate, You see a lot of centuries-old holm and oak trees and a driveway which goes uphill gradually. Beyond a bend You see the Chapel of Saint Peter. It was the private chapel of the princes who lived here. According to the legend, it rose on the spot where Saint Peter stopped to rest during his journey to Rome. Actually, in the same area there is a five-star hotel , Saint Peter Hotel, which is so called for the same reason. But when You turn Your eyes on the right-hand side, suddenly You see a large area without trees, but only a lawn where a massive Castle rises sumptuously. It is a magic place, close to Sorrento and Positano, and You feel Yourself in most peaceful place of the world: here time has stopped. The castle, with its towers and its battlemented walls, it is the historical heart of the tourist complex. The Colonna Castle, which dates back to the year 1080, used to be a Benedictine Abbey. Later, it became the famous historical residence of Prince Eduardo Colonna Doria Del Carretto. On one of the walls near the fortess the coat of arms of the noble family is still visible. When You go there, You understand why the prince loved to abandon the frivolous world to take refuge in this Earthly Paradise. In past times, famous scientists and personalities were welcome here, whilst, nowadays some rooms of the castle and the garden are open to the public and house a romantic and elegant restaurant. From there, some narrow foot-pathes lead to different directions: the swimming-pool, the tennis courts, the beach-volley field and the Vicalvano Apartments, beyond the Castle. The air is clear and perfumed and the weather is mild all the year long.