5. Rental EAS126798

  Villa Belle Époque

Details

  Sleeps 12
  Bedrooms 6
  Bathrooms 6
  Floor Area 480 m2

Listing ID: EAS126798

Amenities

  • Swimming Pool
  • Near Village
  • Internet
  • Internet Wifi
  • Maid Service
  • Yard
  • Baby Bed
  • Riding Near
  • Parking
  • Private Pool
  • Private Villa
  • Air Conditioning
  • Washing Machine
  • Barbecue
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets Ok
  • Window Screens
  • Private Patio
  • Satellite TV
  • VCR / DVD
  • Private Garden
  • Heat Available
  • Radio / Cd
  • Microwave
  • Television
  • Panoramic View

Property Description

Villa "Belle Epoque" is located in a hill near Arezzo and is surrounded by green olive trees and cypresses.
The proximity to Florence, Cortona, Siena,the beauty of the Tuscan countryside, its gastronomic riches, the refinement of the furnishings and careful hospitality make Villa "Belle Epoque" a unique place to spend an unforgettable vacation.

Next to the house, set in the peacefulness of the countryside, is the swimming pool (it measures 5m x 12m with a depth ranging from 1.20 m to 2.50 m), complete with lounge chairs and umbrellas where you can enjoy the warm sunshine of the Tuscan countryside.


SERVICES ON REQUEST (Some extra services will need a notice of at least 2 weeks)
Welcome dinner, with only €10 a pax, we offer a dinner cooked from a best chef of the area with tuscany products, 2 bottles of red wine directly from Chianti's and Montepulciano's area.
Chef for lunchs/dinners €45/h.
Cooking school with typical Tuscan products (request minimum 4 people)price of €70 a pax, in this type of service we'll included a lunch/dinner with the products preparated from the guest and 2 bottles of wine.
Cleaning extra service €15/h.
Babysitting €20/h.
Shopping service
The service is made on your request by following the shopping list that you provide. The service can be made even more special with the purchase of food and wines. Price €20 every request.
Possibility to rent bicycles as means of transport (walking and professional racing), motorcycles and cars. (price according to the demand)
Hot Air Balloon Tour or Helicopter Tour of the Chianti's and Siena's areas. (price according to the demand)
Truffle's Hunting during periods of product availability. (price according to the demand)
Wine Tour of Chianti's , Montepulciano's and Montalcino's areas. (price according to the demand)
Shopping Tour, we offer possibility to organize shopping trips directly to the outlet of Valdichiana, at The Mall, at Barberino di Mugello and the outlet of Prada, on request be accompanied by shopping planner. (price according to the demand)
Wedding Planner. (price according to the demand)
Catering service for birthdays, weddings or anniversaries directly in the Villa. (price according to the demand)
Musicians for special occasions. (price according to the demand)

SERVICES INCLUDED
Internet connection
Satellite Tv on living room
HI FI with CD player
DVD Player
Laundry with washing machine
Equipped kitchen with dishwasher
Microwave
Kettle
American coffee machine
Iron and ironing board
Hairdryer
Baby cot
Bednets
Barbecue
Wood oven pizza
Ping pong table
Weekly cleaning ( 2 hours at days for 5 days at week)
Final cleaning
Towel exchange pool
Private car parking
Fenced park
Gas service inclused in the rate.
Electricity inclused up to 500 Kw/h after the price is €0,40 Kw/h.
Water service inclused in the rate.

Swimming Pool

the swimming pool (it measures 5m x 12m with a depth ranging from 1.20 m to 2.50 m), complete with lounge chairs and umbrellas where you can enjoy the warm sunshine of the Tuscan countryside

Outdoor

The gated entrance guarantees the safety and privacy of the estate. An elegant unpaved driveway through a garden ornamented not only with olive trees but also with classical and baroque marble statuettes, columns and pillars leads to the buildings themselves. Walking up a few steps our visitors first arrive at an elevated outdoor atrium of 90 m2 which is lovely for its own sake. In fact, flanking the large entrance that welcomes our clients are walls decorated with various quite unique small antiques. Along the walls are a number of large, comfortable wrought-iron armchairs covered with soft cushions. The terrace holds a large table where guests can enjoy meals at any time of day. This is not the only enclosed area outside the Villa: there is in fact another small atrium of 60 m2 opposite the main entrance. It, too, is quite refined, opening out from the building’s stone cladding through two airy arched vaults. Two centrally located tables and comfortable armchairs with red upholstery provide open-air relaxation. The walls in this area are all made up of sfumato technique murals similar to the frescoes of ancient Roman villas. Next to the house, set in the peacefulness of the countryside, is the swimming pool (it measures 5m x 12m with a depth ranging from 1.20 m to 2.50 m), complete with lounge chairs and umbrellas where you can enjoy the warm sunshine of the Tuscan countryside. If you prefer to read or sip a cup of tea, the spacious frescoed lodge with its tastefully refined furnishings is ideal. There’s also a large, comfortable barbecue area with a wood-burning oven. Every corner of the outdoor area has its own special niche carved out of and fitting into the natural surroundings of 4000 m2, where our guests can lose themselves in relaxed reading or just enjoy the atmosphere.

Interior Description

Villa Belle Epoque (480 sqm)

Walking up a few steps our visitors first arrive at an elevated outdoor atrium of 90 sqm.

Ground Floor(150 sqm):
From the moment you enter all the necessary characteristics are already at hand: the comfort of the drawing-room unites with the classic furnishings, the modern LED television is flanked by two marble pieces of enormous artistic value, with a fireplace at its base in a framework of elegant white marble.The other ground floor drawing room is slightly more austere.Two very different surroundings, but connected by the age-old leitmotiv of art in its every form and aspect. Next is the kitchen area, made up of two rooms, the dining room and the kitchen itself. The first is notable for its extremely elegant white table that occupies the entire room, standing on a large carpet whose colors reflect the lively pattern of the surrounding wallpaper. Furniture, mirrors, draperies, everything is in tune. The kitchen is lined with bright aquamarine tiles and features a stove, two sinks, a dishwasher, an oven, two working surfaces, a pantry, two sets of drawers and a small marble table. All these rooms open onto a elegant terrace of 60 sqm.

First Floor (150 sqm):
Upstairs are the six large beautiful double bedrooms of the Villa Belle Epoque. Each has its own particular style, in colors that are at the same time bright and relaxing, with furnishings and details making each different from the others and one of a kind. Some of them have access to a panoramic covered terrace of approximately 90 sqm, facing the hills of Arezzo. Each bathroom is next to its own bedroom and completely harmonized with it. They all provide every possible service for your personal care and hygiene, and are equipped with large side-lighted mirrors.

Bedrooms

Upstairs are the six large, too 'it of 150 m2, beautiful double bedrooms of the Villa Belle Epoque. Each has its own particular style, in colors that are at the same time bright and relaxing, with furnishings and details making each different from the others and one of a kind. Some of them have access to a panoramic covered terrace of approximately 90m2, facing the hills of Arezzo. They range from warm tones and a majestic white bed combined with impressive, ultra-refined marble bathroom finishing, to a splendid four-poster bed that seems to float on the air, pleasing paintings of French gardens, gilded headboards as opposed to others in simple hand-embroidered fabric and still others in austere dark mahogany. Suffused lighting in one part, shadowed in another, bright and radiant in yet another. Every kind of material is present, every kind of atmosphere is reproduced to give our guests the chance to enjoy the various settings that only places like Villa Belle Epoque can offer. In this way the honored guests who decides to spend time here is free to choose one of six different ways to relax and live out to the fullest the uniqueness of their holidays.

Bathrooms

Each bathroom is next to its own bedroom and completely harmonized with it. They all provide every possible service for your personal care and hygiene, and are equipped with large side-lighted mirrors.

Kitchen

Next is the kitchen area, made up of two rooms, the dining room and the kitchen itself. The first is notable for its extremely elegant white table that occupies the entire room, standing on a large carpet whose colors reflect the lively pattern of the surrounding wallpaper. Furniture, mirrors, draperies, everything is in tune. The kitchen is lined with bright aquamarine tiles and features a stove, two sinks, a dishwasher, an oven, two working surfaces, a pantry, two sets of drawers and a small marble table. All these rooms open onto a elegant terrace of 60 m2 that lends itself very well for a relaxing breakfast with a panoramic view of the hills of Arezzo.

Sitting Room

From the moment you enter all the necessary characteristics are already at hand: the comfort of the drawing-room unites with the classic furnishings, the modern LED television is flanked by two marble pieces of enormous artistic value, with a fireplace at its base in a framework of elegant white marble. There is no lack of carpets and paintings, carefully chosen and combined with attention to the smallest detail. The other ground floor drawing room is slightly more austere, due to the more severe, less baroque style of the paintings. The bright colors of the green walls stand out in stark contrast with the furnishings and the central table in dark mahogany, and the carpet and armchairs are less intricate and pompous than in the first room. Two very different surroundings, but connected by the age-old leitmotiv of art in its every form and aspect.

Location Pratantico-Indicatore, Tuscany, Italy

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Places near the property(Distances as the crow flies)

Airports
Firenze Peretola (Flr), 97.1 Km

Attractions

AREZZO is a city of ancient Etruscan and Roman origins as evidenced by the statue of the Chimera that there has been found and the Roman amphitheater right in the center. Arezzo in recent years is increasingly frequented by streams of tourists, Italians and foreigners throughout the year.
Historical Center
The historic center of Arezzo area from the lawn with the Medici Fortress, the city hall, the cathedral, the beautiful Piazza Grande with the palace of the Tribunal and the apse of the church of Santa Maria that are the background and which hosted the set The Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni.
Piazza Grande in Arezzo is also famous for hosting the Saracen Joust and also preserve the medieval tower-houses like this.
The Saracen Joust
The Saracen Joust is a race that ranks among the historical commemorations.
Recovered since 1931, the tournament pits the 4 districts of the city (Porta del Foro, Crucifera Port, Port, and Port St. Andrew Holy Spirit).
jockeys must carry a spear hit the backboard cheesecloth supported by a wooden representation of the Saracen.
The race takes place twice a year at night the second Saturday of June, in daytime on the first Sunday of September in Piazza Grande
Piero della Francesca e Arezzo
Piero della Francesca in Arezzo has left important works as the History of the True Cross in the church of St. Francis and the Magdalen in the beautiful Gothic cathedral in the city
Others Arezzo events
Antique Fair the first Saturday and Sunday of each month in the historic center. Polyphonic choral competition dedicated to Guido Monaco is held annually the last week of August.


Visiting SIENA
Siena is one of the most enchanting cities of Tuscany. Enclosed by walls still retains all the charm of a medieval town and recalls the era of European Municipalities and lordships.
Piazza del Campo
Piazza del Campo is Siena's main square is famous not only because we run here twice a year the Palio, but also for its shell shape for the Palazzo Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia for the fountain sculpted by Pisano .
San Galgano
30km west of Siena to Montalcino lies the picturesque abbey of San Galgano.
Getting to Siena
To get to Siena from our holiday home must follow the directions first and then to Amber Colonna del Grillo from which incorporates the dual carriageway Siena Bettolle.


Visiting CORTONA
Cortona is one of the goals of the province of Arezzo most sought after by tourists and bars around the world.
Cortona lies on a hill, about 600 meters high above sea level, and the city will sweep over the entire Valdichiana up the nearby Lake Trasimeno.
Signorelli e Beato Angelico
Cortona is famous for its Etruscan Academy, for the diocesan museum which houses the Annunciation by Fra Angelico and for being the birthplace of Luca Signorelli, active in the fifteenth century in central Italy is famous for the frescoes in the chapel of San Brizio in the cathedral of Orvieto .


LAGO TRASIMENO
Lake Trasimeno is the largest lake in central Italy. There are three islands at the center of the lake reached by ferry.
Polvese island serves as a park while planning the largest island is inhabited on a permanent basis. Lake Trasimeno park has become with the surrounding area since 1995.


How to arrive to Cortona
Getting to Cortona from our holiday home is very simple, you first need to get to Arezzo and then follow the signs for Castiglion Fiorentino first and then Cortona.


Visit FLORENCE
Florence is almost obligatory stop for those coming to visit Tuscany.
Glimpses through the streets of Florence, between Piazza Signoria and the Duomo is famous Ponte Vecchio, and between here and the main focus of the most prestigious boutiques and shops of Popular Searches handicrafts.
Florence also focuses a lot of museums like the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti, with the lovely Boboli Gardens and the cave restored some years, the Accademia museum, the museum and the Museo Bardini Stibbert only to name some of the most important.
OUTLETS near Florence
In Valdarno, not far from Florence, concentrate the outlets of the most important houses of Italian fashion.
Within a radius of 20km around it will find the outlets of Prada, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Cavalli, Armani, Valentino, Bottega Veneta , Loro Piana and Sergio Rossi and many other international fashion brands.
Reaching Florence
Florence is about 50 km from our holiday home for a journey of about an hour by car.
Florence highway
The easiest way to reach Florence is the A1 motorway towards Florence / Bologna.

FLORENCE TO CASENTINO
A second route longer but also much more overview is that through the valley of Casentino along the main road 71 in direction to Ponte a Poppi. It continues with the highway 67 of Consumption by Borgo alla Collina, consumes, Pontassieve.Una second longest road but also much more overview is that through the valley of Casentino driving down highway 71 in direction to Ponte a Poppi. Continuing with the highway 67 of Consumption by Borgo alla Collina, Consume, Pontassieve.

CHURCHES AND CASTLES OF THE CASENTINO
Traces of the medieval period are present in every part of the valley.
Tour of churches and medieval castles and an itinerary that traces the natural course of the river Arno, where these buildings were built and it's recommend to anyone who has never visited the Casentino because it is very suggestive.
The church of Sietina
Close to our holiday home is the church of Santa Maria a Sietina, which still retains its charm of a medieval structure with beautiful frescoes from the late fourteenth century.
Along the SS 71 from Arezzo to the Casentino Umbrian Casentino meet for first Castel Nuovo.
Castello di Valenzano
Leaving the highway 71 in town
Calbenzano you arrive in Valencia.
Castle over the centuries went through several properties.
Was administered by Rondinelli of Arezzo for about 400 years until Bastogi since the end of the nineteenth century they decided to turn it into a neo-Gothic mansion in the taste of the time.
Other castles
Moving further north, from up to Rassina're having other castles or ruins of castles such as Castle and Focognano Gressa near Bibbiena and many other largely built by the noble family of Conti Guidi, who dominated the Casentino until the fifteenth century.
Poppi Castle
The castle of Poppi definitely worth a visit for its privileged position from which dominates the whole Casentino from Pratomagno to the mountain of Verna.
Also retains the castle courtyard, the cistern, the frescoed halls (places the Library Rilliana and exhibitions in the summer) and paintings by Giotto's pupil Taddeo Gaddi.
Parish church and castle of Romanian
Casentino evocative landscape of the high church of Romanian, near Pratovecchio, with the castle that overlooks it and the nearby "Fontebranda" mentioned by Dante in his Divine Comedy.
Castle and church of Stia
Be the palace in Florence and nearby castles of Porciano Papiano and may be the ideal place to spend a relaxing day in the Upper Casentino.
The palace also houses the museum of contemporary art and the museum's ornithological Siemoni Carlo; in summer hosts various exhibitions and cultural activities.
Churches and castles in Castel San Niccolo and Montemignaio
Going from Poppi to Florence for the old road there are to see the Romanesque church of San Martino in Vado and the castle of Castel San Niccolò (Strada in Casentino) and the parish of Santa Maria Assunta and the castle of Montemignaio.
The forests of Casentino
The relationship with the nature of the Casentino compared to other valleys in the province of Arezzo has made in recent years holiday destination for complete relaxation, away from smog and noise of cities.
Within the Forest National Park Casentinesi you can go for long walks, trekking on foot or on horseback, all in the maximum relax, and rediscover a direct relationship with nature and unique in its kind.
Visit the Casentino Forests
Poggio Scali, Capo d'Arno, where the river Arno, the Lama forest, the natural reserve of Sasso Fratino Ridracoli the dam, the chestnut Miraglia and Lake of the idols. These are just some of the routes that you can do inside the park.
Even if it does not really part of the National Park, we report the Florentine side Pratomagno to visit the nearby biogenetic with the ancient forest of Vallombrosa and the abbey Order of Vallombrosa.
The National Park Authority
The name of the entity Casentino National Park, Mount Falterona and Campigna indicates that the protected area extends between Tuscany and Emilia Romagna.
Compared to the Tuscan Romagna side is sweeter and gives the decline in having unique landscapes, from Mugello to Monte Penna.
Royal forests
The protected area is based on that of the royal forests protect dell'Alpe Casentinese made by Charles Siemoni by order of Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany after centuries of exploitation by intensive use by the monks of Camaldoli and inhabitants of the valley.
Forest Casentino was in fact as a primary source of income derived from which the wood, liqueurs, essences, but also the ingredients for perfumes and medicinal recipes.

Parking

Inside the villa there is a large parking which can contain up to five cars

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