Modena holiday villa rental, Zocca with walking, balcony/terrace, rural retreat

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Casa del podere (villa)

Home description

The house is very comfortable and offers a breathtaking view over the valleys and mountains of the Apennines. It is perfect for small groups of 6 persons as well as for larger groups up to10 people traveling together, as it is offers 5 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen with open fireplace, a spacious living room with eating table, panoramic terrace with furniture and barbeque.
The villages of Montombraro and Zocca, with restaurants, shops, swimming pools and tennis courts are at walking distance.

We organize cookery courses for enthusiastic amateurs, gourmets and anyone who appreciates food, wine and cooking.

During your stay it is possible to organize visits to Parmesan cheese, Balsamic vinegar and Parma Ham factories, where a guided tour in english is followed by a tasting. You can taste and buy wines in our cantina. Florence, Parma, Ravenna, Rimini are recommended day-trips.

Front	Kitchen
Bedroom 1	Living room

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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 held 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.

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.

Activities near Modena

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Ground floor : entrance, living/dining room with sofas and armchairs, dining table, TV with Sat receiver. Large kitchen provided with refrigerator, freezer, gas cooker, oven, dishwasher, coffee machine and toaster; fireplace.Washing machine available in a separate service room. 1 double bedroom with queen bed and baby's cot , bathroom with shower.

First floor: 2 double bedrooms with queen beds, 1 double bedroom with two separate beds, 2 bathrooms with shower.

House size: 250 m2
Second floor: 1 triple bedroom with three separate beds.

The panoramic garden with table, chairs, armchairs and barbeque offer the perfect place for dining, sunbathing and enjoying life outside.

Conditions

Payment policy: 40% of the total rent as booking deposit through bank transfer or credit card.
60% balance on arrival.

Arrival time: between 16:00 and 18:00 hours

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
AUTUMN	12 Jul 08	27 Sep 08	1500£  1,190	0-	0-	1 Week
WINTER	27 Sep 08	27 Dec 08	1300£  1,032	0-	0-	1 Week
	27 Dec 08	4 Jan 09	1700£  1,349	0-	0-	1 Week
	4 Jan 09	11 Apr 09	1100£  873	0-	0-	1 Week
	11 Apr 09	18 Apr 09	1400£  1,111	0-	0-	1 Week
	18 Apr 09	30 May 09	1300£  1,032	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 May 09	4 Jul 09	1500£  1,190	0-	0-	1 Week
	4 Jul 09	5 Sep 09	1700£  1,349	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Included in the rental rate: water, electricity, gas, bedroom linens, bathroom and kitchen towels, cleaning.
Central heating : the costs for central heating are extra and depend on the amount of gas used. The price of gas is Eur 3,00 m3.
Rates quoted are for 10 persons. Extra bed: from Eur 100,00.
Booking deposit: 40% of the rental rate
Balance of payment due on the arrival day.
Security deposit: 100,00 Eur to be paid upon arrival.
Check in time: between 15:00 and 19:00 hours.
Check out time: before 12:00 hours.

Guestbook

A lovely house in a wonderful location run by a warm, welcoming family. We had a very relaxing vacation and were impressed with the region, the food, the nearby towns, and the house itself. The kitchen is particularly well-stocked with equipment, and there are comfortable bedrooms and sitting areas, too. We would certainly recommend the house to others.
Mrs. Roisin C., Canada

Dear Silvia and Riccarda,

We stayed at “Casa del podere” in May 2006 and enjoyed our stay very, very much and wanted to let you know how much we liked it.
The building itself is wonderful, you made a great job on the restoration, the interior is very nicely furnished and decorated, the setting and the environment are great. And we have been lucky with the weather, too. It was a big advantage that the village itself was within walking distance from the house. The fact there are some shops (bakery, grocery, salumi) is very convenient. For us it was a pleasant morning stroll to fetch bread and food for breakfast (or aperitif in the evening) and have our first cappuccino there on the bar terrace. Same thing for the restaurants in the village: we didn't need to take the car with somebody having to drive and cutting on the wine. Especially dinner at that farm just around the corner was a real surprise.
All maps and touristy brochures in the house were very handy: the maps of Bologna and Modena (knowing where to drive and park), the walking trails of the area, etc. May be interesting to mention the tourist office in Zocca but everything necessary was actually in the house.
I returned completely relaxed but missing I Fontanini already.
Greetings,
Luc, Antwerpen , BELGIUM

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Contact details for home 17556 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Silvia Vignati
Tel:	+39 338 1613858
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