Crusader Travel - Casa Cerretella

Cerretella is a two hundred year old typical Tuscan farmhouse on two floors with a central tower, in a secluded position with magnificent views. Despite this it is convenient for visits to Florence, Sienna, Arezzo and Perugia and is 12 miles east of Cortona on a beautiful and mainly traffic free road.

Restored to a high standard to provide accommodation in comfort and style whilst retaining original features such as terracotta floors, beamed ceilings and an open fireplace. The house has full central heating, five bedrooms to sleep a maximum of eight, a garden with swimming pool, and is set in 16 acres of its own woodland and uncultivated land where cherries, figs, chestnuts and porcini mushrooms can be found in season.

Ground Floor:
Entrance hall with central brick arch, double doors to large dining terrace.
Grand, attractive and well equipped kitchen/dining room with gas/electric hob, electric oven, fridge freezer and dishwasher.
Shower room: shower, WC and washbasin, and with washing machine.
Bedroom 3 with twin beds, which can be used as a double bed. With terrace.
Bedroom 2 with twin beds, which can be used as a double bed.
Bedroom 4 a smaller room reached by its own staircase with twin beds.

First Floor:
Large comfortable sitting room with open fireplace, CD and tape player, plenty of games and books, door leading to outside stone steps.
Bedroom 1: large bedroom with double bed.
Bathroom: bath with shower over, WC, bidet and washbasin.
Stairs to the tower, one small bedroom with a single bed.

NB. THE BANISTERS ON THE STAIRS ARE WIDELY SPACED, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE PROPERTY FOR CHILDREN UNDER EIGHT.

Services provided: linen, towels, weekly cleaning, dishwasher, washing machine, central heating, private water supply.

Teverina is about 1.5 miles away and has one small shop and a petrol station. There is a restaurant at the top of the lane to Cerretella, and with prior arrangement the owner would also be happy to provide a simple meal to eat at home. Portole is about 6 miles away in the direction of Cortona and has a well stocked shop and a restaurant. There are two further restaurants on the way to Cortona.

Cortona is a fascinating town of very ancient origins. Perched on a steep hill it has vast and spectacular views over the fertile Val di Chiana towards the hills of Sienna and to the south there are views towards Lago di Trasimeno, the inland sea of Italy. The Etruscans made Cortona an important League city together with Arezzo and Perugia, and the huge stone blocks at the base of the city wall were laid by the Etruscans. The Romans colonised it in 450 AD and some time after that the Goths occupied it before becoming a commune in 1200. Much of the town today has a medieval and Renaissance flavour, and it is one of central Italy’s most interesting towns. In its galleries and museums are paintings by Fra Angelico, Signorelli, Lorenzetti, Duccio, to name but a few.
Its streets and squares are a delight, the Piazza della Republica must be one of the finest in Italy and attracts people of all ages and types to congregate and socialise. Cortona not only organises many concerts and art exhibitions, it is a centre for antiques and also holds a great number of gastronomic feasts and other activities.

Getting there: nearest airports Florence, 1 1⁄2 hours away; Pisa, about 2 hours away, and Forli (south of Bologna) about 1 1⁄2 hours.

Easter to May 28	£1750
May 28 to June 25	£1750
June 25 to July 16	£1950
July 16 to Aug 27	£2190
Aug 27 to Sept 3	£1890
Sept 3 to Sept 24	£1750
Other Dates	£1750

Bed linen, towels and pool towels included
£300 deposit per week to confirm booking. £100 damage deposit

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Italian holiday villas, farmhouses, cottages and apartments for rental in Umbria & Tuscany.