NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE - EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED ALSO FINAL CLEANING !!
COMPLIMENTARY WELCOME BASKET (Coffee, Tea, Jam, Biscuit)
FRE WI-FI all over the House
GREEN HOUSE- two level house: on the ground floor living room/fully equipped kitchen with confortable sofabed for 2 people. Bathroom with shower. Large fireplace.
On the first floor large bedroom with double bed., wardrobe-room and private bathroom with shower-box. Panoramic window overlooking the Umbrian Mountains, the Tiber Valley and the volcanic cliffs (calanchi) around Bagnoregio.
GREEN HOUSE was recently and lovingly restored, tastefully decorated with home comfort, in the centre of village life.
SWIMMING POOL (to share with few other guests) is nestled in a beautiful garden. It's clean and large (12 X 8 meters). The pool area is equipped with long-chairs, umbrellas, tables, self-service bar, shower and toilet. Our guest have ACCESS to the swimming pool along a short path (100 mts. from Green House) across an amazing park.
BBQ AREA (to share with guests from Blue House) stocked with a large table, chairs. Suitable for cooking and having meals on the spot.
LAUNDRY ROOM to share with other guests.
House linen included.
House cleaning included (before arrival and after departure).
GREEN HOUSE is located at Castel Cellesi (Bagnoregio-Viterbo) at the meeting point of Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany. A 16th century village where the road ends in the great Piazza. Stunningly located - surrounded by emerald green fields, silver green olive groves, piercing blue skies, deep red sunsets - dominating the Tiber Valley at the foot of the Umbrian Mountains.
Nestled in the northern Tuscia region - the Etruscan Italy - CASTEL CELLESI is made for relaxing. Yet it is surrounded by places of historic, artistic and scenic interest. Within easy reach of Civita di Bagnoregio, Orvieto, Viterbo, Siena, Assisi, Lake Bolsena and the thermal springs at Viterbo.
The nearby highway whisks you quickly to Florence and Rome.
The area around Castel Cellesi is also a food and wine lover's paradise !!!!!
THERE IS A HOME RESTAURANT IN THE VILLAGE
COOKING CLASSES AVAILABLE in the village
WALKING, HIKING, BIKING (self or escorted) - Many paths and trails all around Castel Cellesi to discover the beauty of the countryside. See below some interesting itineraries:
- ELELPHAS ANTIQUUS (PALAEOLOXODON ANTIQUUS)
ELEPHAS ANTIQUUS
A few years ago the remains of a big Elephas Antiquus were found by accident in a field just a couple of km. from the center of Castel Cellesei far away. Excavations were started immediately being involved the University of Florence, the University of Rome and the Archaeological Group of Castel Cellesi.
The Elephas Antiquus (Palaeolooxodon antiquus) is the biggest elephant ever existed in Europe.
The specimen of Castel Cellesi, probably coming from Africa and dating back to Middle Pleistocene, was a male one, very old in age and extremely huge. For the size of its bones, they presume it might have been 4 meters high (up to gathers) and 10-12 tons of weight.
In a very near future the 20 square meters of excavations showing bones and remains of the Elephas Antiquus will be covered up and a Museum open to visitors will be built.
Walking, hiking, trekking along one of the many paths around Castel Cellesi, beside beatiful olive groves, vinyards, fields, woods you might get to see the remains of our Elephas Antiquus , too !
THE FRANCIGENA ROUTE
Medieval man felt himself as a pilgrim on earth and he really became one traveling towards the sites of the Christian faith through roads- like the Francigena- with Rome or possibly Jerusalem as a final destination.
The “ Via Francigena “ (the Iter Francorum or the Frankish Route) is a branch of the Pilgrimage trail that goes between Canterbury and Rome, coming into full use starting around the 11th century.
Bishop Sigeric of Canterbury first made the journey to Rome in 990 AD to receive honors from the Pope. He wrote a travel diary with accurate details, descriptions, pictures and maps of the route, which became the pilgrimage route of today, more or less. The pilgrimage to Rome can be made by foot, bicycle or horse.
The Francigena Route contains lots of interesting cities, towns, villages rich of archaelogical, artistic and monumental sites. The Tuscany and Latium sections are especially valuable for the many amazing places on the route such as Luni, Lucca, San Gimignano, Siena, Acquapendente, Montefiascone, Viterbo.
In the vicinity of Castel Cellesi two interesting, enchanting sections of the Via Francigena are available to hike: Section N° 39- Among olive groves and brushes the path detaches from Bolsena - to Montefiascone.
Section N° 40- from Montefiascone to Viterbo-some the original paving of the ancient Via Cassia