LE DOMAINE DE MURTOLI burnt and wrecked buildings have now been entirely restored, stone after stone, to form the nineteen houses that embody the pure spirit of Murtoli and the island's traditions. The dry stone walls have been rebuilt faithful to their former style, doors and windows exactly to their original proportions, roofs are covered in age-old tiles, charming arches support stone staircases. The timeless past is present in every aspect: arches and beams, oak or "tomette" tiles floors, chestnut wood shutters and doors, natural plant tones and lime mortar walls, stone sinks… And their situations are just as stunning, some looking out over the sea, others nestling in the maquis, protected by a shady garden. Each of them, whether by the sea,
D O M A I N E D E M U RTO L I T H E L AT E S T N E W S F R O M PA R A D I S E You can't imagine the Domaine de Murtoli. It has to be lived.Whether a first time visitor or regular guest, each stay reserves a host of surprises. Its 2,500 hectares being just one of them. Its remoteness gives a thrill to being lost, to feel miles away from anything. If infinity had an address, this could be it! However, all this immense universe is in constant movement. With Murtoli also being a hotel, new things are born, are added. Such as this superb golf course that has found its place between sea and summits. Or the Table de la Ferme and its Bar that has also seen the light of day, amongst other things...
in the country or in the valley, has a verdant outdoor area with kitchen, dining room and lounge, a pool built into the rock, its own stunning view and unique atmosphere. And other surprises are in store… A door between two rocks hides a superb spa, radiators in sculpted cast iron, antique furniture, unexpected materials; and elsewhere voluptuous basins, a butterfly tub ready to take to flight in a poem of a bathroom! A DREAM COME TRUE The most extraordinary aspect of Murtoli is to discover that alongside an agricultural and breeding farm is a totally new hotel concept that combines nineteen
AN ENTIRE WORLD FOR 19 HOUSES With the infinity of the sea and mountains, the valley through which runs the river, cultivated fields contrasting with immense wildness, Murtoli is much more than an estate. It is a site where everything is possible. Where horse riders come across cows drinking at the river, where in the green pastures sheep graze, where, strolling along a track, partridge and pheasants take to flight, or young wild boar cross your path, where mallards flap their wings in a pond and bovines wander along the beach. A place where you can swim, hunt, play golf, fish or go riding… in the same day. A paradise in which houses and shepherd's folds hide amongst the hills, maquis and beaches. Former ruined mills, abandoned huts and houses,
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residences, concealed in nature, with top hotel services and dream activities: hunting, sea fishing, horse riding, golf and a spa. A perfect world that many would think was born from a new marketing concept. Not a bit of it! At the origin of the Domaine de Murtoli is one man: Paul Canarelli, immensely attached to his Corsica and his family. And his wife,Valérie, gifted with an extraordinary sense of hospitality. At the death of his grandfather, Paul inherited a part of the land overlooking the sea. And to pay tribute to him, he restored a first "sheep fold". Followed by others… and some of the very old houses that sat on neighbouring land that he purchased little by little. Then the idea came to surround them with luxury, yet