Castellino is a large country house
near an ancient fortress that towers over the Niccone valley. The house
traces its roots back to the 14th century.
It is private and detached, with outstanding views looking over
the valley to another ruined castle in Tuscany with the Umbrian village
of Lisciano Niccone and Mercatale di Cortona in Tuscany.
Both villages are just a few minutes away and have all
services needed on holiday including three restaurants.
The house is top quality and sympathetically restored
to its old charm. It is very comfortably furnished with all modern fittings
including stereo system, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, TV/ video
cassette player/DVD player and library and netted windows.
The main door, as was traditional in farmhouses,
is from a walled loggia approached by external stairs.
On the ground floor is a spacious living room with French doors opening
directly on to a large well furnished patio area with superb views -
ideal for al fresco dining.
Leading through a wide doorway is the large
kitchen and dining room with an original 14th century working fireplace.
Very well equipped with plenty of space and a loggia leading to a shady
stone tiled courtyard, the organic vegetable patch, an orchard and the
well.
On the other side of the living room is a large double bedroom with
its own sitting area and bathroom next door with a walk in shower. This
bedroom also has french doors opening up to an outdoor sitting area
on the patio.Also on the ground floor is a utility room with washer
and dryer.
Stairs from living room to a large sitting room with
sofas and coffee table etc. On one side are two bedrooms, each with
two beds, which share a bathroom (shower). On the other side of the
sitting room is a bedroom with double bed and ensuite large bathroom
with both shower and tub.
There
is a tree house in the well-maintained garden, which takes advantage
of the hillside location with slopes and terraces, numerous well-furnished
shady sitting areas and a traditional stone built, wood fired BBQ.
The 50-foot pool takes full advantage of the sloping terraces to provide
breathtaking views of treetops and ancient castles.
There are many day trips possible from Castellino to the surrounding historic and cultural centers of Umbria and Tuscany. Cortona is a twenty minute drive, and within an hour you can visit Perugia, Deruta, Assisi, Arezzo, Sansepolcro, Siena, Gubbio, Orvieto, Montepulciano and other hill towns. Florence is just over an hour by car or the fastest train
"We had a great holiday. Lovely house & gardens, great area." SR June 2006
Casa Castellino is a top quality, luxury Umbria Villa rental home with pool, restored from
a farmhouse to a high standard for self catering holidays on the Tuscany/Umbria border.
The house is finished with lots of original stonework and is all one would expect from a
luxury Tuscany villa rental. It has a prominent position above the beautiful Niccone valley
looking down on the twin towns of Lisciano Niccone (Umbria) and Mercatale di Cortona
(Tuscany). A superb feature of this self catering, luxury villa is a long covered veranda
supplied with garden furniture and where guests spend a great deal of time. On a level
below is the pool with landscaped garden features always beautifully kept in the Tuscany
villa style There are two double bedrooms and two bedrooms with two single beds in
each. As expected in a self catering Italian villa it has a well organised kitchen with top
mark appliances. The dining area is on the kitchen level and just raised above it is a large
and comfortable sitting room befitting a luxury rental villa. Experienced renters of Tuscany
villas have commented on its quality, luxury and location.
Its well placed for an Italian vacation with both Umbria and Tuscany being easily
accessed. The local villages are now well used to the influx of English speaking renters of
luxury villas and self catering houses that are scattered through the hills. They provide all
the facilities needed for a self catering vacation. Within an hour of the house are Siena,
Asssi, Spello, Cortona, Montepulciano and many other famous hill towns. Florence and
Rome can be day trips, by car, or better by train from the station at Terontola Cortona
where there is free parking. Gorgacce Rentals has been in operation since 1994 and has a
full range of luxury villas for rent, converted farmhouses, rental apartments in Cortona
and Spello self catering apartments. Luxury Italian villas with pools are centred on the
beautiful Niccone valley with additional Tuscany villas near Arezzo and luxury Umbria
villas on the west side of Lake Trasimeno.
