Cascina/Casale In Vendita A Siracusa, Fanusa

In the memory of eastern Sicily, there exists a place where agricultural time and sea time have met for centuries without ever separating. Masseria Catania is this place: a rural complex dating back to the 15th century located in the Isola-Fanusa district, on the edge of the Maddalena Peninsula, 500 meters from the Plemmirio Marine Protected Area, with a direct, open, and permanent view of the island of Ortigia and the Great Port of Syracuse.

Historical documents confirm that from its vineyards—the Isola Vineyards of the Catania family—the famous Moscato di Siracusa DOC was produced, one of Italy’s oldest wines, already appreciated by the Greeks in antiquity. The vaulted cellar where that Moscato was vinified for generations still stands, intact with its golden stone arches, waiting to return to its original purpose.

THE COMPLEX
Access to the property is from the provincial road SP58 through the remains of an ancient stone portal, leading to a private lane that reaches the main estate. The main building extends over two levels totaling 1,089 sqm. Its noble front—intentionally oriented towards the sea—is dominated by the monumental 15th-century portal: a sequence of finely crafted pointed stone arches, perfectly preserved after six centuries, separating the main courtyard from the large agricultural land sloping towards the Great Port.

On the first floor, the original wrought iron balconies overlook the panorama. The 31 sqm terrace facing the sea is supported by a loggia with three pointed stone arches—an architectural element of extraordinary rarity, perfectly intact after six centuries, forming the noble front of the masseria open to the Great Port and Ortigia.

The interiors preserve barrel vaults in natural stone of extraordinary craftsmanship, some pointed, and the original cellar/winemaking room—a place of rare charm where the Moscato from the Isola Vineyards took shape—with intact vaults and interconnected rooms evoking the great winemaking tradition of Syracuse.

The complex is completed by 466 sqm of rural outbuildings—stables, storage rooms, and stone warehouses—and an independent 21 sqm agricultural warehouse. The property has an active electrical connection.

THE LAND
Accompanying the building complex are 23.47 hectares of fertile land cultivated under active organic farming—irrigated crops, olive groves, citrus orchards, and wooded pastures—stretching from the monumental portal to the coastline of the Great Port, maintaining an uninterrupted and unique panoramic view of Ortigia and the historic walls of Syracuse.

A landholding of this size, just 500 meters from the sea, with documented winemaking history producing Moscato DOC, located in the heart of the Plemmirio Marine Protected Area, is virtually unavailable on the Sicilian and Mediterranean market.

The land includes a drilled well with a flow rate of 33 liters per second—an exceptional water resource, guaranteeing full autonomy for any agricultural or hospitality project. The land is included in the Regional Landscape Plan with level 2 and 3 protection: no new construction will ever alter the natural context surrounding the property.

THE VISION
Masseria Catania is one of the last great opportunities on the Sicilian market to create a luxury resort, boutique hotel, or high-profile agritourism in a landscape, historical, and natural setting without equal.

The combination of recoverable historic buildings with the original cellar for Moscato di Siracusa DOC, the 15th-century portal facing Ortigia, nearly 24 hectares of organic land 500 meters from the sea, a panoramic terrace supported by the monumental loggia, guaranteed water autonomy, and location within the Plemmirio Marine Protected Area creates the ideal conditions for...