Artesian well, photovoltaic panels, refilled products and local craftsmanship: how Villa Rose reduces its footprint without taking anything away from comfort.
Sardinia is a gift, and water there is precious: the island regularly experiences summers of drought, and every gesture counts. Villa Rose was therefore designed to live with its island rather than at its expense. An artesian well feeds the watering of the orchard and vegetable garden, so the Mediterranean garden stays green without weighing on the drinking-water network of Calasetta.
On the roof, photovoltaic panels produce part of the house's electricity, precious when the air conditioning runs in August. It is a discreet choice: you will not see them from the pool, but they work every sunny day, and sunny days are something the island never lacks.
Less waste, more care
Household and hygiene products are carefully refilled rather than thrown away, and recycling is part of the life of the house, explained simply in the welcome booklet kept at the villa. The vegetable garden provides part of the stay's vegetables, picked a few metres from the kitchen: hard to find a shorter supply chain.
Sustainability also lies in what you choose to make last: "Made in Italy" and "Made in France" craftsmanship, local materials such as biancone stone from Orosei and chestnut, and a pizza oven made in Palermo following traditional gestures. Choices that age well, cared for every day by Carlo and Jocelyne. The full story of these materials can be read in our article about the house.
What this changes for your stay
In practice, nothing is asked of you except a few simple sorting gestures, and everything is given: vegetables that taste of something, garden water that costs the island nothing, a healthy house. Sustainability here is not a marketing argument: it is the way people have always inhabited the campo sardo, brought up to date.