Orvieto Bolsena holiday farmhouse rental with private pool, walking, rural retreat

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Villa Orvieto (farmhouse)

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Villa Orvieto is an elegant farmhouse, situated between Orvieto and Bolsena Lake at the top of a hill overlooking the famous medieval town and the surrounding countryside.
The property has particular charm, either for its particular external finishing’s, or for the care of the interiors with its refined classic furniture, wooden beams and gracious fireplaces.
All the bedrooms are well lit and painted with warm pastel colours that create an atmosphere of delightful familiarity.
From the large and sunny living area one has access to a charming equipped veranda ideal place for eating “al fresco”.
The villa completely immersed in the countryside with its own small lake, in the middle of imposing luxuriant trees and numerous garden plants, with its equipped swimming pool surrounded by well kept hedges, is an ideal place where one can spend relaxing holiday, with full privacy and at the same time in proximity of the wonderful town of Orvieto, famous for its stupendous Renaissance cathedral church and for one of the best white Italian wines.
Also the villa is just 40 minutes driving from the splendid town of Todi.
Its strategic location make it an ideal spot from which visit the most beautiful main spots of three regions, Umbria, North Lazio and South East Tuscany.

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The Umbria region

Those who love nature, the old traditions, tranquillity and the enjoyment of life , can only feel at home and love Umbria, the green heart of Italy. With its profound roots in the past, it offers a unique testimony to the untouched Italian countryside.

An ideal mix of nature, peace, genuine cooking, culture and an antique farming tradition, Umbria is the centre of a continual flux of visitors from all over the world. A beautiful combination of rural and natural landscape constitutes one of its principal attractions. It’s a region which offers natural panoramas of a particular beauty, characterized by green valleys and gently rolling hills, uncontained areas in which you can find rural houses and medieval villages that remind us of the many historical passages that have seen Umbria as protagonist through the centuries.

Its cultural manifestations recognized all over the world, its historical centres, for instance, Perugia, Assisi, Todi, Orvieto, to mention only a few, and its ancient culinary traditions will give the visitor unforgettable moments to treasure for life time.

Orvieto Bolsena area

Orvieto is a spectacular town of Etruscan origin that stands on a massive tabletop of tuff in south-western Umbria, overlooking the Paglia river valley.
The town has a rich art and cultural heritage, and holds the magic and power of three thousand years of history, visible in its medieval urban structure that has remained unchanged over time.
With its centuries-long tradition as a pottery town, it is a member of the Italian Association of Ceramics Towns (“Artistic and Traditional Ceramics” national seal).

THREE GOOD REASONS FOR VISITING ORVIETO
> Cathedral
> Opera del Duomo Museum
> Underground Orvieto

HISTORY
Orvieto’s origins go back to the Etruscan civilization: the earliest settlements in the 9th century BC localized around the caves in the tuff massif upon which the town currently stands. Archaeological evidence shows that the city reached its economic and artistic peak between the 6th and 4th century BC. After 263 BC the Romans took hold of the city, leaving intact the institutions, customs and language of the Etruscans, but changing its name to "Urbs Vetus" (from which comes its present-day name of Orvieto). After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was conquered first by the Goths, then the Byzantines, then the Lombards of the Duchy of Spoleto. In about 1000 AD it underwent new urbanistic, economic and social development, and soon became an independent commune with a government that Pope Adrian VI officially recognized and legitimated in 1157. In the 12th century, following victorious battles against Siena, Viterbo, Perugia and Todi and with the alliance of Florence, it extended its borders, ruling vast areas of the present-day regions of Tuscany and Lazio. Medieval Orvieto’s power and wealth reached its peak in the 13th and 14th centuries, as can be seen from the splendid buildings the town is still proud of today. After a period of civic and religious strife among Orvieto’s noble families, in 1354 Cardinal Albornoz reasserted the papacy’s control over the area. In 1449 it permanently became part of the Papal States, and remained so until 1860, with the birth of the Kingdom of Italy.

ART, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT
Orvieto’s art and cultural heritage is one of the richest in Italy. The Cathedral, designed by Lorenzo Maitani in the 13th century, is one of the most majestic creations in Italian architecture. Its magnificent Gothic façade is decorated with mosaics and bas-reliefs, and has a splendid rose window by Orcagna. Among the many works inside is a masterpiece of Italian painting of the 1400-1500s: the fresco cycle by Fra’ Angelico and Luca Signorelli in the San Brizio Chapel.
Orvieto has many ancient churches: San Giovenale, built in 1004 and enlarged in the 14th century, has frescoes by the Orvieto school; San Giovanni, built in 916 over Constantine’s Theatre and with a 16th-century façade; Sant’Andrea, originally from the 6th century, rebuilt in the 11th century and completed in the 1300s; San Lorenzo de’ Arari and San Francesco (13th century); and San Domenico (13th century), which holds the tomb of Cardinal de Braye by Arnolfo di Cambio.

The town’s most representative civic buildings include: the Palazzo Comunale or Town Hall (1216-1219); Palazzo del Popolo (13th century), a Romanesque-Gothic structure; Palazzo dei Sette (1292); two towers, the Torre del Moro (13th century) and Torre di Maurizio (1348); Palazzo Faina, home of the Archeological and Civic Museum; Palazzo dei Papi (13th century), home of the National Archeological Museum, the Opera del Duomo Museum and the Emilio Greco Museum of Modern Art; and the Luigi Mancinelli Municipal Theatre (1844).

A unique visit is that of St. Patrick’s Well, a virtuosic work of engineering (1527-1537) designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger to supply the town with water. The well is 62 meters deep, and has two separate helical staircases that make it possible to go down the well to get water without bumping into those going back up. The well was commissioned by Pope Clement VII, who also had another well, the Pozzo della Cava, built in place of an existing Etruscan structure, incorporated into a system of nine caves that hold a large number of Etruscan, medieval and Renaissance artefacts.

Hidden underneath the town lies fascinating underground Orvieto, where an incredible number of artificial caves create an intricate maze of tunnels, cisterns, wells, quarries and cellars.

Just outside the walls is the Etruscan Crocifisso del Tufo Necropolis (4th-5th century BC), with chamber tombs made from blocks of tuff stone with the names of the deceased inscribed above the tomb entrances. The necropolis can be reached on foot from the historic centre, along an interesting path through the archaeological park.

Orvieto is the "Città Slow" (Slow Food cities) capital. The town and surrounding area can boast of a thriving wine and food tradition: the famous Orvieto wine can be enjoyed along the Etruscan-Roman Wine Route, which includes the entire Province of Terni: those interested should check at the Enoteca Regionale (regional wine shop) and at Palazzo del Gusto.

EVENTS
CittàSlow Dinner Music (February-March)
Orvieto Photography (March)
"City of Orvieto" International Human Rights Prize (April)
Luigi Barzini Special Correspondent Journalism Prize (late April)
Easter Concert in the Cathedral
Festival of the Palombella (Pentecost)
Corpus Christi – Historical Procession (June)
Palio of the Goose (June)
Orvieto Musical Cinema (June)
Z.Of – Zip Orvieto Festival (June)
Wineries and Chefs in the Limelight (July-September)
International Street Theatre Festival (first weekend in September)
Rising Currents (September-January)
Orvieto With Taste (October)
Slow Food Sundays (October-November-December)
Nativity Scene in the Well (December)
Umbria Jazz Winter (December)

TYPICAL PRODUCTS
Wines: Orvieto is part of the Etruscan-Roman Wine Route.
PDO Extra virgin olive oil
INFORMATION

Commune of Orvieto
0763.3061
Website: HTTP://www.comune.orvieto.tr.it
How to get there
A1 motorway, Orvieto exit.
E45 Perugia-Todi expressway and S.S. 448 Todi-Orvieto

Tourist Information
IAT – Orvieto District
Piazza Duomo 24 - 05018 Orvieto

How to get there

Airports (time by car): Sant'Egidio airport 80 kms near Perugia (1,10 hour drive); Rome airport (Fiumicino) 130 Kms (1 hour and half drive); Florence, 160 Kms (about 2 hours drive).

A car is essential (hire cars can be picked up at the airports). Detailed directions will be sent when you rent the property.

Activities near Orvieto Bolsena

Facilities

Further details indoors:
SLEEPS 10 - BEDROOMS 5 - BATHROOMS 5+1 WC.
Ground Floor:
Large entrance with dining table, fireplace and library, spacious and equipped kitchen with direct access to the garden, a service bathroom. Two sitting areas with fireplaces and direct access to the garden, a bright covered veranda with a large living room. Large portico equipped for eating “al fresco” and external sitting area.

First Floor:
1 double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with shower, 1 twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom with bath, 1 double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with Jacuzzi bath.

Guest House 1: (next to the kitchen of the main villa)
Sitting room with double sofa bed, 1 double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with bath.
Guest House 2: (situated near the lake)
1 double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with bath.
Amenities:
Shopping centres, shops, pharmacy, restaurants/pizzeria, take-away, railway station in Orvieto approx. 8 kms (train station with express service to Florence, 90 minutes, and Rome,1 hour); 40 kms from Terme romane "dei Papi" in Viterbo.

NOTES:
The villa is reached via a gravel road of approximately 1,5 kms.
The rooms and baths of the two guest houses are more simply furnished in relation to the level of the house.

Further details outdoors:
Facilities:
14 x 7 m equipped swimming pool with roman stairs and equipped pergola, Jacuzzi in one of the bathrooms, satellite TV, telephone/fax, washing machine, dishwasher, external oven, 2 BBQ, American fridge with ice making machine.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	9 Apr 08	31 May 08	2680£  2,127	0-	0-	1 Week
	31 May 08	28 Jun 08	3920£  3,111	0-	0-	1 Week
	28 Jun 08	12 Jul 08	4110£  3,262	0-	0-	1 Week
	12 Jul 08	30 Aug 08	4570£  3,627	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 Aug 08	27 Sep 08	2970£  2,357	0-	0-	1 Week
	27 Sep 08	20 Dec 08	2680£  2,127	0-	0-	1 Week
	20 Dec 08	10 Jan 09	3920£  3,111	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
If you book now, 10% discount on the weekly price.

Included in the price: weekly rental, electricity up to 330 KWH, water and hot water, weekly change of linen and maid 4 hours 5 days a week.

Security Deposit € 2000.

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Name:	Anna De Luca
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