Castiglione del Lago holiday apartment rental, Macchie with beach/lake nearby, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, DVD

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Casa Quercia (apartment)

Home description

Casa Quercia offers beautiful views across Lago Trasimeno. Behind the house in the hills nestles the beautiful medieval village of Panicale and the equally pretty village of Paciano, both of which have great restaurants and bars. The possibilities of visits are endless, from the small local hill top villages of Chiusi, Citta Della Pieve and Castiglione del Lago, to further afield places such as Rome, Florence, Arezzo, Siena, Assisi and Perugia, to name but a few sites.
Local activities include wind surfacing, bike riding, golf, horse riding, swimming, walking. Casa Quercia offers the opportunity for guests to be as relaxed or as active as they wish.

Casa Quercia	Loggia
Drive way	Secluded garden

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The Umbria region

Casa Quercia is an ideal, central location for visiting many of the most famous and well loved places in this part of Italy. Within 10 minutes you can be in the medieval town of Panicale, looking down across Lago Trasimeno, yet within 1 hour you can be wondering at the spectacular Duomo in Orvieto. Rome and Florence are both an enjoyable train ride away from Chiusi main line station which is 20 minutes from the house and offers free car parking facilities.

Castiglione del Lago / Macchie area

This area of Umbria is bursting with places to see, small towns to visit and many great restaurants and coffee bars in which to while away many happy hours.There are boat trips to the Lake islands of Maggiore and Polvese and both offer good swimming areas.
Macchie is the small local village, 10 minutes walk away. It has a good bakers, a post office, a small supermarket for essential items and several bars. The nearest restaurant/pizzeria is 5 minutes by car and sells wonderful pizzas and spaghetti to eat in or take away.
Umbria Jazz is a huge event which happens each July. Trasimeno Blues events occur throughout the year. Cortona offers an outside cinema and regularly shows English films. Many other local festivals occur throughout the summer months. Wine tasting is available nearby at 'Il Poggio', a small family run cantina.

How to get there

The nearest airport is Perugia which is 45 minutes drive and is served by Ryanair with flights 3 times a week. Alternatively Rome, Ancona, Forli and Pisa are all approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.
Main line train services to Chiusi from Rome or Florence 20 minutes drive from accommodation, with car hire available from main car hire companies.
Local train services to Perugia, Assisi, Cortona from Castiglione Del Lago station.

Activities near Castiglione del Lago

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The accommodation is on the ground floor of the property and is light and spacious. The kitchen and living room are open plan and cool in the summer. All windows and doors have fly screens. The bedrooms are well equipped with the double room having patio doors to the garden.The bathroom is well furnished with a bath and over bath shower.The owners live in the upstairs apartment and are on hand for any help and advice about the area, but they are unobtrusive to guests during their stay.

Further details outdoors:
The apartment has its own covered terrace to the front of the house, ideal for breakfasting. Guests also have their own seating area in the garden and the use of sunloungers, chairs and a sun umbrella.

Further details

The garden is shared with the owners of the house but generally guests will have it to themselves.
Weekly bedlinen and towel change.
Welcome pack included in the price.

Conditions

This is a non smoking property. Pets are not allowed. A refundable breakage deposit of £150 is required with the final payment, 6 weeks before the commencement of the letting period.This will be returned within 14 days of the end of the letting period if no breakages or damage have occured.

Rental rates

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
March* 2010	20 Mar 10	1 Apr 10	400£ 400	5858	5858	5 Nights
April* - May 2010	1 Apr 10	1 Jun 10	425£ 425	6161	6161	5 Nights
June - July 2010	1 Jun 10	1 Aug 10	450£ 450	6565	6565	5 Nights
August 2010	1 Aug 10	1 Sep 10	475£ 475	0-	0-	1 Week
September 2010	1 Sep 10	1 Oct 10	450£ 450	6565	6565	5 Nights
October* 2010	1 Oct 10	1 Nov 10	425£ 425	6161	6161	5 Nights

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
March* 2010	20 Mar 10	1 Apr 10	350£ 350	5050	5050	5 Nights
April* - May 2010	1 Apr 10	1 Jun 10	375£ 375	5454	5454	5 Nights
June - July 2010	1 Jun 10	1 Aug 10	400£ 400	5858	5858	5 Nights
August 2010	1 Aug 10	1 Sep 10	425£ 425	0-	0-	1 Week
September 2010	1 Sep 10	1 Oct 10	400£ 400	5858	5858	5 Nights
October* 2010	1 Oct 10	1 Nov 10	375£ 375	5454	5454	5 Nights

The property's weekend rates apply to: Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

- *Heating costs will be metered and payable locally at the end of the letting period.

- Where your chosen dates cross two price boundaries please use the applicable nightly rate times by the number of nights stay.

- For 3 people deduct £25 from the 4 persons weekly rate.

Guestbook for Casa Quercia

This was our second visit and every bit as good as the first. - June 09
Thank you both for such a relaxing, peaceful week. We've had many laughs, fine journeys and many good meals. - July 09
Have had a wonderfully relaxing 2 weeks here. This is our 5th holiday in Umbria and this apartment is by far the nicest place we have stayed. It is so comfortable and in such a peaceful location. - July 09
We had a great 1st visit to Italy [from USA]. Your home is very inviting and comfortable. - October 09

Availability

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Name:	Kathryn Goodman
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