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Villa di Piazzano Historic Residence - Green Vacations - Romantic Lodgings |
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Just a few years ago a young woman named Alessandra, of Italian-Australian parentage, was living in Rome and dying to leave city life far behind. She and her family began searching for a very special country home, with an extremely clear picture of what they wanted. It had to be historical, gracious, surrounded by beautiful views, within easy reach of the highway and many interesting towns, and it had to be adaptable to modern life. Of course it's always good to know what you're looking for, but clear ideas don't always a simple search make. It took a long long time before they found this country estate only two miles from Cortona and a short 25-minute drive from the A1 Autostrada.
As you might imagine, it had taken much longer than that to create the elegant property. The mansion was originally built in the early 1500s to be the hunting lodge of a wealthy cardinal. He and his large retinue would make the long trip up from Rome in a noisy caravan of carriages, then spend a few busy days either thinning out the local fox, wild boar and deer population or enjoying their meat in sumptuous feasts held before many roaring fireplaces. While the men hunted, the ladies might go for a leisurely sail on nearby Trasimeno, Italy's largest lake.
Eventually the cardinal's heirs sold the property, which then became a tobacco farm. Several stone buildings erected in the 1700s and recently restored held the farm equipment and drying racks for the leaves (which still grow in the surrounding fields). When Alessandra and her parents finally discovered it the whole place was in dismal shape. This was a good piece of luck for us, because it allowed them to restore it with flair, taste and intelligence. Almost everywhere, they were able to keep the original marble floors (which boast a different pattern in each room), the stone door frames (etched with the dates of their creation), and the slender beams that grace the ceilings. Today the ground floor offers a warm reception room, a breakfast room, dining room and spacious powder rooms.
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For this property:
Dinner is available by advance reservation for 40 Euro/person (served at 8pm; three-course fixed menu with 1/2 liter wine/person).
Baby cots are available at no extra charge.
Click here for information about private transfers to the property.
There is wireless access in the lobby. However, it is not possible to guarantee Internet access at any property, because the property does not generate the service, it merely provides access from a server. If the server experiences any kind of problem at all, the property regrets it cannot be responsible for any inconvenience caused by subsequent lack of service.
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