Cortona holiday villa: Cortona

Beautifully restored Tuscan villa - Private pool with amazing views.

Cortona villa rental - Private Pool and stunning terrace garden.
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Description Villa, 250 m²,
3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8, 3 Bathrooms
Facilities mountain, rural, pool, garden, terrace, balcony
Rates per property (GBP)
£1,250 - £1,500/week 
Emma Flynn
+353 65-6821030
+353 86-2905113
Speaks: English, Italian, Polish
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Photos and Description of this Cortona holiday villa Self catering romantic villa with private pool overlooking Tuscan terraces

Romantic summer holiday rental Tuscan villa on three levels, set in 20 acres of unspoiled countryside in the Hills above Cortona (12km) with views towards the Tuscan/Umbrian hills - under the Tuscan Sun. Lovingly restored in the last 4 years in the traditional manner with beamed ceilings throughout. Property has all day sunshine until the late evening and an excellent access road. 3km from a well stocked grocer shop/bar and Hotel. 15 minute drive to the beautiful hilltop town of Cortona - drive itself is stunning with views over Lake Trasimeno and the Vall d'Esse. Private pool 12mx6m with Roman steps, sitting on the edge of a terrace. 3 pergolas - one wisteria covered- dotted around the outside of the house ensure that you can relax in privacy. Enjoy outdoor dining under another pergola. Relax by the pool in another. Walk in the steps of the Romans along the brow of the mountains and enjoy local wines and food in the nearby restaurants. Step back in time. Library with over 400 books
Cortona villa rental - Private Pool and stunning terrace garden.

Private Pool and stunning terrace garden.
Cortona villa rental - Jasmine Pergola for outdoor dining.

Jasmine Pergola for outdoor dining.
Cortona villa rental - Cool evening drinks under the Vine Pergola

Cool evening drinks under the Vine Pergola
Cortona villa rental - Private pool from Piazzale at rear of house.

Private pool from Piazzale at rear of house.
Cortona villa rental - View of the house from the pool.

View of the house from the pool.
Cortona villa rental - Wisteria covered pergola to the front of house

Wisteria covered pergola to the front of house
Cortona villa rental - Fully fitted modern kitchen - butchers block etc

Fully fitted modern kitchen - butchers block etc
Cortona villa rental - Cooling wisteria covered pergola.

Cooling wisteria covered pergola.
Cortona villa rental - Master bedroom -traditional beams and cotto floor.

Master bedroom -traditional beams and cotto floor.
Cortona villa rental - Sitting Room / Library with TV and DVD

Sitting Room / Library with TV and DVD
Cortona villa rental - Steps leading to the pool area

Steps leading to the pool area
Cortona villa rental - Private access to pool from bedroom.

Private access to pool from bedroom.

Location: Cortona in Italy

Nearest Airport: Perugia at 70 Kilometres
Nearest Ferry: Grosseto at 150 Kilometres
Nearest Train: Camucia at 16 Kilometres
Nearest Motorway: A1 exit Valdichiana at 25 Kilometres
Nearest Beach: beach at 140 Kilometres
Nearest Barpub: Portole/Teverina at 3 Kilometres
Nearest Ski: Monte Amiata at 40 Kilometres
Nearest Restaurant: Portole and /or Ristorante Val Dame at 3 Kilometres
Car: recommended
Etruscan Cortona, only 15 minutes away, has a beautiful variety of shops, restaurants and cafés. The Tuscan Sun Festival, now a major cultural event is here every August. Camucia just another 5 minutes away- for everyday shopping. Traditional markets in both Camucia, Thursday and Cortona, Saturday. Portole just 5 minutes away has a Hotel, restaurant and small grocery shop which sell the essentials such as cheese, wine meats, bread etc. Teverina 5 minutes away has a small grocer shop and petrol station and restaurant close by. Driving times to local towns; Cortona 15 minutes. Camucia 20 minutes. Portole 5 minutes. Lake Trasimeno 30 minutes. Montepulciano 45min. Florence 1hour 20min. Siena, home of the famous Palio, 1 hour. Pisa 2 hours. Rome 3. hours. Assisi 1 hour 30 min. San Gimingnano 2 hours. Suggestion re Florence; Park the car at Camucia Station car park and take the train - very relaxing.

Availability for this holiday villa rental in Cortona, Italy

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Changeover Day: Saturday
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Rental Rates for this holiday villa in Cortona, Italy

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Rental rates quoted in:
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Dates Rates
Name of Period Begins Ends Weekly Week
Night		 Weekend
Night		 Minimum Stay
Mid Season 03 January 2010 - 30 April 2010 £1,250 - - 1 Week
HIgh Season 01 May 2010 - 02 October 2010 £1,500 - - 1 Week

Please Note: The owner of this property accepts payment in the original currency specified (British Pounds), before use of conversion tool. The conversion tool is provided for your convenience only. The owner may accept other currencies if specifically agreed in advance.

Additional information about rental rates

  • Please note that there is 20% non refundable deposit required on booking. Payment in full required at least 8 weeks prior to arrival date.
    Security/Damage deposit of £300 required to be paid in addition to rental at least 8 weeks prior to arrival date- to be refunded in full within 14 days of departure date if no deductions for breakages/damage are due.
    Payment by Sterling cheque or bank transfer only.
  • Change over day is Saturday and we would ask that the house be vacated by 10.00am.
    Incoming guests please note that the house will only be ready for you after 4.00pm. This is to allow enough time for the cleaners to do their work and to make sure that everything is in order for you.

Accommodation and facilities for this holiday villa rental in Cortona, Italy

Property Type:
  • villa (detached)
Accommodation Type:
  • self-catering
Floor Area:
  • 250 m²
Location Type:
  • mountain
  • rural
Theme:
  • luxury
  • away from it all
General:
  • alarm clock
  • local restaurant guide
  • toilet paper
  • towels provided
  • activities guide
  • laundry soap
  • local activities guide
  • central heating
  • linen provided
Kitchen:
  • dish washer
  • fridge
  • freezer
  • oven
  • microwave
  • washing machine
  • grill
  • 4 ring stove
  • spices
  • cooking utensils
  • toaster
  • iron & board
Living Room:
  • sofabed
  • fireplace
  • comfy seating for 8 people
Dining:
  • dining area
  • seating for 10 people
Bathrooms:
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath with Shower, Bidet
    Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
    Bathroom 3 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
  • Bathroom one just off the master bedroom, with bath, hand basin, toilet and bidet Bathroom two is ensuite to the downstairs bedroom with wash hand basin toilet and shower Bathroom three is just off the library and serves general purpose and bedroom three and contains wash hand basin, toilet and shower. All bathrooms are modern and fully tiled.
Bedrooms:
  • 3 bedrooms, sleeps maximum of 8 people
  • Bedroom 1 - 1 Extra Lg. Double Bed
    Bedroom 2 - 2 Single Bed
    Bedroom 3 - 2 Single Bed
    Bedroom 4 - 1 Sofa bed/Futon, This is located in the mezzanine to cater for overflows.
  • Master bedroom has a large double bed in cherry wood, two bedside cabinets with lamps and one big wardrobe. Bedroom has original beamed ceiling and floor of traditional cotto. Exquisite rug by bed. Windows looking out towards the pool and the Tuscan/Umbrian hills. Bedroom two downstairs has two single beds, bedside cabinets, wardrobe and private entrance leading out to the garden and the wisteria covered pergola.There is an en suite bathroom with shower. Bedroom three is above the library, two single beds with bedside cabinets, wardrobe and private terrace overlooking Val Tiberina where you can have your morning cappuchino and admire the stunning views. Most of the furniture has been hand made by local artisans and is of chestnut wood. We have tried in every way possible to renovate and decorate the house in a traditional Tuscan manner whilst at the same time giving it 21st Century facilities. 4th bedroom is an overflow one and is in the gallery over the dining room.
Entertainment:
  • TV
  • satellite or cable
  • radio
  • books - kids
  • games - kids
  • music library
  • toys
  • DVD
  • stereo system
  • CD
  • audio tape player
  • books
  • books - fiction/non-fiction
  • games - all ages
  • video library
Communication / Internet:
  • mobile phone
Outside:
  • bike
  • outdoor grill charcoal
  • veranda
  • garden
  • terrace
  • balcony
  • barbecue
  • parking
  • 5 garden chairs
  • 6 deck chairs
  • 3 bicycles
Swimming Pools:
  • private pool
Suitability:
  • not suitable for elderly or infirm
  • pets not allowed
  • children welcome
  • wheelchair inaccessible
Local Activities:
  • swimming
  • tennis
  • walking
  • cycling
  • fishing
  • horse riding
  • mountain biking
Onsite Equipment:
  • beach towels
  • telescope
  • thermos flask
  • deck chairs
Attractions:
  • ATM/bank
  • autumn foliage
  • churches
  • cinemas
  • equestrian events
  • forests
  • groceries
  • hospital
  • laundrette - serviced
  • library
  • museums
  • playground
  • water parks
Leisure Activities:
  • bird watching
  • hiking
  • live theatre
  • mountain climbing
  • outlet shopping
  • sight seeing
Nearby Attraction / Facility:
  • restaurants
  • ruins
  • scenic drives
  • winery tours
Nearby Services:
  • medical services
Notes: Kitchen:Fully fitted kitchen with marble topped work surfaces - island work station with butchers block. Big selection of pots, pans, crockery for your gourmet meals. Full range of cutlery,crockery - everything you will need during your stay. Prepare your food inside and take it out to eat - choice of 3 pergolas to choose from -or use the bbq to cook outside. A local woman, with an extensive range of culinary skills is available to come to the house and cook for you and your party. This is an extra cost,not expensive, but well worth the experience. Previous guests to the house have commented that she prepared an amazing 4 course traditional Tuscan meal - everthing cooked from fresh produce grown on her farm -right before your eyes and if you want to get involved in the cooking she will be happy to show you how it is done. Have your own private dinner party served to you on the pergola overlooking the terraces and the pool. Contact Emma and she will arrange this for you.

Further details for this holiday villa rental in Cortona, Italy

House and Contents: This house is our Italian family home. It has been furnished by us over the last 4 years and we think we have given the house a homely feel. The house is very well furnished - we have rented villa's in the past where the furnishings are minimal to say the least and with this experience in mind we decided to make this house a home for guests to enjoy to the fullest. We have striven to restore the house sympathetically, in the Tuscan manner whilst at the same time giving it 21st Century facilities. Most of the house contents are hand made to the highest quality by local Tuscan artisans. You will find the essentials such as olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt pepper etc. etc. in the kitchen. Please feel free to use these items and if you run out just replace what you have used so that the next family to use the house can avail of the facilities.

Exclusive use of the private pool.: The 12m 6M pool sits on the edge of a terrace overlooking the Tuscan hills just below the house. The area whilst being very close to the house is private.There is a vine pergola close by where you and your party can enjoy evening drinks watching the sun set or pick the grapes just above your head. This area is also a wonderful vantage point to watch the sun rise in the morning - be inspired like the renaissance painters! The pool itself is cleaned twice weekly to ensure the correct levels etc. The pool is for the exclusive and private use of guests duriing their stay at the house. There is a magnificent professionally landscaped garden overlooking the pool with a huge range of shrubs and flowers. The pool and the area around it area can be lit up at night so that you can enjoy a midnight dip if you feel like it. There is an electric plug on the wall for a radio/cd so have some music while you relax. Pool area is fenced in as a safety measure - cold shower by the pool.

There is a local website for Cortona and surrounding areas, which gives lots of useful information on events occurring during the year.

Other Activities: Cortona

Reviews for this holiday villa rental in Cortona, Italy

Rating
5 out of 5

Fantastic mountain family villa

Daph London
Review Submitted: January 10, 2009 Date of Stay: August 2008
My family, comprising my wife, two boys aged 8 and 10, one of our parents and myself stayed at this house in August and we loved our stay. The ample size of the house and gardens together with their layout make it a very accomodating place for three generations and just right for children of our age. Unlike many holiday villas this one has a genuinely homely feel (because the owners do actually use it themselves) but this is combined with facilities, furniture etc of a high quality and in very good condition.

The location of this villa is just stunning and the pictures on the website do not do justice to the beautiful mountain location. We surprised ourselves by spending some entire days just hanging out around the property because it is so peaceful and the location so beautiful (but with there being enough to do for two active youngsters).

The owners were extremely helpful and responsive before we went with information about the villa and the surrounding area.

We thoroughly recommend the local cook mentioned in the advert who cooked a tuscan meal for us. It was a unique experience - 10 of us eating tasty local cuisine out on the main terrace under moonlight and cooled by the gentle mountain breezes. She also got in all the food and cleared up afterwards - a real bonus!

There are some charming local restaurants in the surrounding villages which are well worth checking out if you want a warm welcome and some more authentic tuscan food.
Owner's Response: Since we started renting the house we have strived to provide as much information as possible about the house and the locality and to make sure that guests feel at home in the house, and, we feel that we have done a good job with this. Whilst we don't have a name for the house yet - the locals said to take our time, and it would come to us - (piano, piano - slowly, slowly) as they say in Tuscany.We call this, amongst ourselves, 'the healing house' as it is so peaceful and in such an unspoilt area, it seems to pull the stress out of you without you even knowing it!
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Rating
5 out of 5

Two weeks of nourishment for mind, body and soul

John_P London, U.K.
Review Submitted: September 1, 2009 Date of Stay: July 2009
This house is everything we'd ever imagined when we'd thought idly about a "holiday", especially an Italian holiday. It's situated snugly on the side of a high hill/small mountain and feels straight away like it has hundreds of years of Tuscan sunshine soaked into its thick stone walls. We felt a million miles from the rest of the world without feeling isolated at the same time. The road serving the mountain region that leads to the house is a quiet one and well maintained. We found that it's within ten minutes distance to the local shop and restaurant and a further ten down to the valley with ancient estrucan town of Cortona and beyond. I highly recommend you do some quick googling on this town as it is special amidst the Italian landscape and history. We've truly enjoyed discovering its nooks and crannys, restuarants and cafes.

That is, of course, if you choose to wander far from the house at all because it already boasts everything we needed to compete the Tuscan feel and expereince. There is magnificent garden matury around the house, wildlife, land streching down the valley floor, a pool to enjoy at you leisure and numerous choice spots with chairs and table for sipping vino under a pergola. The house itself is big enough to accomodate the largest family and at the same time the thoughful layout felt intimate with our a smaller number. The bedrooms are all on different levels, offering privacy in different parts of the house. If "All roads lead to Rome" then all paths cross in the kitchen/dining-area which, in true Italian style, is the beating heart of this house. We highly recommend a getaway experience in the Italian countryside with this special place.
Owner's Response: Cortona and the area near the house is probably one of the most unspoilt areas of Tuscany and you feel as though you are going back in time,even though you have all the trappings of modern life close by, if you want them. Amongst ourselves, we call this the 'healing house' because of the serenity you feel from the moment you arrive and we are glad that it has had the same impact on you.
We look forward to welcoming you back again in the future when you need to recharge the batteries!
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Rating
5 out of 5

An amazing getaway in a great location

Andy and Pippa Harpenden, Herts, UK
Review Submitted: October 10, 2008 Date of Stay: July 2008
Its very rare that you find somewhere on a website where the pictures or description no where near do the property justice. In this case it was exactly that! We arrived after a long drive from Switzerland and were immediately awe-struck at how lovely the views were and how amazing the house was. It's set on one side of an amazing wooded valley and the views can be seen from pretty much everywhere in the gardens and in particular from the bottom veranda by the pool. this highlight for me was been able to sit in the pool or on the sun loungers and just look at the views and listen to the birds - occasionally with a glass of wine or 2!

We went with another couple and found that the house was more than ample for 4 and would be very comfortable for 6. In fact it was so nice we found it difficult to leave for the first few days! My wife was 3 months pregnant and found it amazingly comfortable and relaxing even though she was going through the 'morning sickness' phase. She loved the fact that there are nice quite pergolas and lovely garden that she could get away even from us.

Whilst there are lots of lovely restaurants in close by Cortona we ate in most evenings. The kitchen is great with lots pans, crockery and utensils which allowed to cook up some great feasts. Although one criticism would be that it was difficult to find a sharp knife. Eating in the evenings was great out on the large honeysuckle covered pergola.

As my friends were keen cyclists we took the bikes out a couple of times over to the hills on the side of the valley which was great. We also drove to Cortona, Sienna and looked round a couple of nearby vineyards in Montepulciano.

I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone who likes a quiet place to get away where (if you didn't want to) you don't have to move very far for a few days and still feel. Its also great for families and ideal for a few couples too. We are looking forward to going back with baby and parents in tow.
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Rating
5 out of 5

Worth waiting for

ClaireS London
Review Submitted: September 4, 2008 Date of Stay: August 2008
We were counting down the days before going to this property, and it still managed to out-do all of our expectations. I was there with my partner and two other couples, and the resounding feeling was that the photos just don't do this amazing, traditional Tuscan home justice.

From cosy rooms to the spectacular views of rolling hills as you peek out at from the pool, and the absolute calm and peace of feeling like you're completely away from everything - though always within a distance of a restaurant and shop.

We meant to eat out a lot but actually, when we got there, found eating in was by far the better option - there's two tables to dine at outside and one looks right over the valley - you just couldn't get those views in a restaurant. If you feel the same, we definitely recommend hiring Jolanta for a night - a woman who prepared a four-course dinner for the six of us for a great price. An AMAZING meal and don't bother cooking lunch the next day - you'll have loads of delicious left overs.

Can't recommend this place highly enough - we work across the fields of finance, media, property and IT - and all fell in love with the place. Enjoy your stay!
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