A large home at the end of a long avenue

of palm trees, il contes villa features a beautiful

terrace and oversized shuttered windows. It is
here that Amedeo visited Carmela and also
here that Maria-Grazia visited Andrea dIsantu
at the end of his life.

Il Contes Villa

The Castellamare Savings & Loan Co.

is lit by fluorescent lights with a
sun-yellow and ocean-blue sign.
The bank brought with it both
good fortune and bad.

The Bank

A caf run by the Esposito family, House

at the Edge of Night (Casa al Bordo della
Notte), is the heartbeat of the island. At
any hour, you can find islanders at the caf
playing scopa, drinking limoncello, and
gossiping under the bougainvillea plants.

The Caves of the Weeping are

a mysterious and miraculous
necropolis that, with the guidance
of SantAgata, are a refuge in times
of need for the islanders.

The House at the

Edge of Night Bar

The
Amphitheater

A Greek amphitheater on the

land owned by il conte.
Discovered by Bepe, by accident,
after an earthquake.

The Weeping Caves

of Castellamare

Home to the statue of SantAgata.

The women of the island often visit
the white chapel to fill the altar with
flowers, all the while eavesdropping
on the priests confession box.

The Hotel

Church
Arcangelos
Beach Bar

The Beach
With an ice cream machine and a
neon sign, Arcangelos Beach Bar is the
perfect bait for the islands tourists,
luring them away from The House at
the Edge of Night.

A vision of pink concrete, il contes

hotel features a brass bell at the
reception desk and parking spaces
twice the size of the little motorcars
that the islanders drive.