Modena holiday home rental, Zocca with walking, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Torre (house)

Home description

Torre is a stone tower with three-bedrooms. It is on five levels. Built into the hillside, there are two ground floors. On the lower level there is a small, fully equipped kitchen with a door to a small patio area. Stairs lead up to a living/dining room with a fireplace and a door to the garden area with a table and chairs for dining al fresco. Steep stone steps lead up to the bedrooms.
All three bedrooms have bathrooms with showers. The first and third floor bedrooms have queen beds. The second floor bedroom has two twins.

House size: 110 m2

The Hamlet	Front
Living room/fireplace	Bedroom 1

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The Emilia Romagna region

Emilia Romagna has many historic cities with loads of sights. Bologna and Ferrara absolutely deserve a visit of at least a few days and, although it's a major industrial centre, Modena has a Romanesque cathedral as good as any in Italy.

While in Emilia Romagna be sure to enjoy the food. The region offers some of the finest culinary traditions of the Italian peninsula. Parma has its cheese and ham, Ferrara has is salame, Bologna nicknamed la grassa, or the fat one, does a great mortadella and is the birthplace of tortellini.

BOLOGNA: this beautiful city has food for the mind as well as the belly. An exceedingly cultured and sophisticated town, with some beautiful architecture. Set aside a day or two of your vacation in Emilia-Romagna for a visit to Bologna.

A superb and unspoiled medieval centro storico is the chief reason for visiting MODENA. You have to see the 12th century cathedral (duomo) during your holiday in Emilia-Romagna ... one of the finest Romanesque structures on the planet.

PARMA has the highest standard of living in Italy, an affluent town even by Emilia-Romagna's elevated standards. A pleasant, comfortable town, a big reason for a visit to Parma is the superb food. Parma ham and Parmesan cheese is just the beginning.

REGGIO EMILIA is a quiet, ancient town, with a cathedral and some fine churches and galleries. Parma is an elegant, affluent city with its own opera house, while sleepy Piacenza marks the western border with Lombardy.


RAVENNA is today a centre of art, culture and, famously 'the city of mosaics'. Be sure to visit Ravenna during your vacation in Emilia-Romagna.

Also visit FERRARA during your vacation in Emilia-Romagna. A fascinating historic town, it was once the base of the Dukes of Este, who built a model and very beautiful town.

GALLERIA FERRARI IN MARANELLO: The Galleria, ideally, is divided into four areas, each capable of satisfying the expectations of competition fans and those passionate about classic cars. Here visitors will find Formula 1, themed exhibitions, technological innovations and photographic shows.
The visit begins in the space where the automobiles are on display.
It is has become the place where Ferrari’s past, present and future is preserved, giving the visitor a fascinating insight into the history of the Prancing Horse.

Modena / Zocca area

Zocca is characterized by a mountain landscape of great importance, along with an important network of pathways for hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers through ancient villages, castles and churches. Many are the recreational activities offered: a vast and diverse program of events enlivens the summer season.
Zocca is known as one of the Cities of the Chestnut: during the month of October, the renowned Festival of the Chestnut is hold here.

A large part of the territory is occupied by the Regional Park of Sassi di Roccamalatina, natural habitat of great importance, visited for both learning purposes, as well as for recreational activities, and ideal destination for hikers and mountain bikers.

How to get there

Airlines that fly to Milan, Bologna, Forli:

Easyjet
British Airways
Ryanair
Virgin express
KLM
Air Berlin
How to reach I Fontanini coming from Bologna by car

Exit the motorway A1 Milano-Bologna at Bologna Borgo Panigale, take the SS 9 direction Modena. Go past Lavino di Mezzo and Anzola dell'Emilia. When you get to Ponte Samoggia, turn left and follow the road until you cross the SS 569 ; you follow it for 50 meters and turn left , going towards Monteveglio and Zocca. You drive through Monteveglio, Castelletto and Ciano. When you arrive in Montombraro, after the gas station and before coming into the village you find, on your right, via Lamizze. Follow it for about 500 m. when you see a wooden sign saying “FONTANINI” on your right, take the small road on the left (n.473 ), go past the first group of houses, continue straight ahead on the unpaved descending road that ends at the houses, called Fontanini di Sotto, via Lamizze 473/c.
For reaching “Torre”, you will have to turn left at the small crossroad just before arriving in Fontanini’s main court.

How to reach i Fontanini coming from Modena by car

Exit the motorway A1 Milano-Bologna at Modena Sud and take the SS 623 on your left, in the direction of Zocca. Go past Spilamberto and Vignola along the river Panaro (on your left), pass Marano and when you reach Ponte Samone, turn left over the bridge. The road now goes up for about 11 km passing through Samone, continuing towards Zocca/Monteombraro. When you reach a crossroads just before Zocca, turn left to Montombraro and continue for 3.5 km. Drive through Montombraro and take the second road on your left, via Lamizze, before the gas station. Follow it for about 500 m. when you see a wooden sign saying “FONTANINI” on your right, take the small road on the left (n.473 ), go past the first group of houses, continue straight ahead on the unpaved descending road that ends at the houses, called Fontanini di Sotto, via Lamizze 473/c.
For reaching “Torre”, you will have to turn left at the small crossroad just before arriving in Fontanini’s main court.

Activities near Modena

Facilities

Further details indoors:
TORRE is a stone tower with three-bedrooms. It is on five levels. Built into the hillside, there are two ground floors. On the lower level there is a small, fully equipped kitchen with a door to a small patio area. Stairs lead up to a living/dining room with a fireplace and a door to the garden area with a table and chairs for dining al fresco. Steep stone steps lead up to the bedrooms. All three bedrooms have bathrooms with showers. The first and third floor bedrooms have queen beds, the second bedroom has two twins.

Further details outdoors:
Panoramic patio outside kitchen with table and chairs.
Garden provided with table and chairs, barbeque and outdoor armchairs.

Further details

To reserve the house we ask the 40% of the rental. Balance is paid upon arrival.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
SPRING	16 Apr 08	3 May 08	550£  437	0-	0-	1 Week
EARLY SUMMER	3 May 08	31 May 08	600£  476	0-	0-	1 Week
	31 May 08	7 Jun 08	700£  556	0-	0-	1 Week
SUMMER	7 Jun 08	28 Jun 08	900£  714	0-	0-	1 Week
SUMMER	28 Jun 08	6 Sep 08	1100£  873	0-	0-	1 Week
LATE SUMMER	6 Sep 08	4 Oct 08	900£  714	0-	0-	6 Nights
AUTUMN	4 Oct 08	1 Nov 08	750£  595	0-	0-	5 Nights
AUTUMN	1 Nov 08	20 Dec 08	600£  476	0-	0-	4 Nights
CHRISTMAS	20 Dec 08	27 Dec 08	750£  595	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Included in the rental price: water, electricity, gas, bedroom linens, bathroom and kitchen towels, fireplace logs, final cleaning.
Central heating: the costs for central heating are extra and depend on the amount of gas used.

Payment methods:
1-Bank transfer
2- Credit cards (Visa and Master card)
3- Cash

Guestbook

Dear Silvia and Riccarda,

Choosing Fontanini as our holiday destination was an excellent idea! Our family spent two lovely weeks in Torre in the beginning of July 2006 enjoying pleasent climate, fresh air, quietness, beautiful views and buildings. The friendly and warm hearted people made us feel like home.
As a designer I paid attention to the interior which had been decorated with good taste. The kids were lucky to have a well equipped swimming pool nearby in the village. That´s why it wasn´t worth driving all the way to the seaside. After doing it once we were happy to be back among the friendly village people away from tourist places...But it was nice to go shopping to Bologna and Modena now and then. The history of art and architecture makes the city of Florence worth visiting over and over again.

Arrivederci e mille grazie!
Leila, Eero, Kaarle, Kreeta, Max and Viki from Finland

Hello Silvia,

I just wanted to let you know that everything worked out fine with “Torre”.

“Osteria del Sole” and “La Cascina delle Rose” were both enjoyable eating experiences. Everyone treated us well. We enjoyed shopping in Monteombraro and Zocca and had some great experiences as well.

Otherwise, we were very happy with the locale and the ease with which we were able to travel to Bologna, Modena, Ravenna, and Parma. The "short-cut" was perfect - nobody suffered any further episodes of car-sickness - and the scenery was beautiful.
That was our primary goal and we enjoyed Emilia Romagna and plan on returning again in the future.

Sincerely,

Gregory Garbin from USA

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Name:	Silvia Vignati
Tel:	+39 338 1613858
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