The Villa is one of the twelve Villas built by Emperor Tiberius and the most important one after Villa Jovis. Thanks to its strategic and dominating position, Villa Leda is located at the only point of the island from which one can admire the Faraglioni, the Gulf of Naples, the open sea towards Sicily and the African continent. This property won in 2013 the prize as the most beautiful house of Europe by the Wall Street Journal. Villa Leda includes 2 floors above ground, with an indoor surface of 1,000 sqm. It hosts 4 en suite bedrooms and 1 small bedroom, a 200 sqm living room with panoramic views, a large kitchen, 2 rooms for in- house staff, 450 sqm of extraordinary terraces and a swimming pool facing the Faraglioni.

BEDROOM & BATHROOM

The “Padronale” includes a private adjacent sitting room where guests can have breakfast while enjoying the view before ever leaving their room. It has french doors that open directly to the terraces and the pool. Adjacent to the Master, there is the Rose. It is a second master with king bed and french doors that open direct both to the terraces and the pool. On the opposite side of the villa, lies the Zodiac, with its  french bed (Between a queen and a twin), and a stunning ocean views towards the bay of Marina Piccola. On the same side there is the Sail. It has 2 twin beds that can be set up as a queen bed upon request. This room also has a breathtaking ocean views towards the bay of Marina Piccola. A fully equpped Kitchen is the ideal place to prepare home-­?made cuisine for  guests, and a private Chef is always delighted also to give lessons how to prepare Italian cuisine.  

FEATURES & AMENITIES

• Wireless Network available in all rooms.
• LED TV, DVD, Hifi, and AppleTV in the main living room.
• Outdoor pool and shower.
• Air Conditioning in all bedrooms

SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE RENTAL RATE

• Residence Tax included.
• All linens, luxury bath products and utilities included.
• Change of linens every 3 days.
• Bathroom towels changed every 3 days or upon clients request.
• Morning cleaning 4 hours.
• Evening cleaning 2 hours.
• Pool towels provided.
• Daily pool cleaning.
• Laundry and dry-cleaning services available. The pricelist is provided in every guest bedrooms. There is a usual 2-day turnover. Laundry Expenses are to be paid in full amount before the vacancy of the property, to the property butler. If any expenses are not paid in full, remaining expenses will be deducted from the security deposit.
• Resident Staff:
• Butler
• Local Chef
• Other Staff: Cleaning and Gardening.
• Upon clients request preparation of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

*Please, on a daily-basis inform the staff in advance of your intentions to meal at the villa.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE RENTAL RATE, ANY ADDITIONAL CHARGES (TO BE PAID IN EUROS DIRECT ON THE PREMISES) AND AVAILABLE ON REQUEST, IF DESIRED

• Grocery service/villa pre-stocking: cash to be given to the Butler upon arrival to purchase food and beverages at cost and against receipts – any surplus will be refunded at the end of the stay.

HIGHLIGHTS & VILLA LAYOUT

• Entrance
• 200 sqm living room with panoramic views
• 4 en-suite bedrooms
• 1 small bedroom
• Large equipped kitchen
• 2 rooms for in-house staff
• 450 sqm terraces
• Panoramic swimming pool

HISTORICAL OUTLINES

Emperor Tiberius moved to Capri in the year 27 AC, he was 67 years old and died in March 16th 37 AC. He built 12 Villas and one of them was Villa Leda. The grotto under the Villa was once a prehistoric seat dating back to the Neolithic era, used by the Romans as a temple, connected to the Imperial Villa above it. From the Villa one can make out the remains of walls of opus reticulatum. Roman historians fully documented these facts through wri0ngs by Svetonio, Tacito, Virgilio, Orazio, Properzio, Ovidio to name a few. Through hundreds of years of history, wars and numerous pirate raids, the Castle provided an important defensive rampart for the population of Capri. During medieval times the Castle suffered subsequent transformations to adapt to medieval wars. The population of Capri continued to use the Grotto as a shelter under the Castle of Castiglione. Centuries later king Carlo d’Angió (1283), convinced of the castle’s strategic location on the island, decided to reinforce the defensive structures to stand the test of time. The fact that the castle survived wars with relatively little damage is documented in several books and as the famous Gregorovius put it in his writings: “in good state of conservation with its crowned walls and towers”. The major damage to the castle occurred when this magnificent historical Villa, standing on the northern slope of the Castiglione hill was rediscovered once more and excavated at the end of the XVIII century by the Austrian archeologist Norbert Hadrawa. No control existed in that period for this kind of work. It seems that numerous rooms, later hidden by a disastrous atteempt to cover up the Villa, and a large amount of interesting and valuable exhibits were found, such as mosaic and marble floors, frescoes and stucco decorations which were unfortunately lost after the plundering of Hadrawa. He took the pieces to build the Caserta palace as residence of King Carlo III Borbone of Naples. It was in the period when the Royal Italian Court was trying to emulate the construction of the Versailles Palace. Most recently the castle was rebuilt by Prince Roberto Caracciolo di San Vito in 1950.