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Il Castello : Fantastic luxury apartment with spectacular views from large terrace within the walls of a tiny 10C village, the oldest, inhabited village in Umbria, sleeps 4/5. Car essential.
Il Castello, in this fairy-tale, hill-top, walled village, nestling just below the snow-line and often above the clouds, with the sweep of deep valleys rising to mountain peaks, silhouetted against brilliant blue skies, is perfect for those who wish to experience tranquillity and savour the atmosphere of a bygone era in a relatively unspoilt and beautiful part of the world, without feeling isolated.Years ago, San Mamiliano, a tiny, hill-top 10C, walled village, was a fortress and resting place for the Pope.
Il Castello, snuggled within the walls of this picture-postcard village, the oldest inhabited village in Umbria, is a luxury apartment and has sensational views of the mountains and valleys from a large terrace and all its windows at the back.
The few remaining San Mamilianese have retained their traditional way of life as land-owning farmers producing wine, olive-oil, tomatoes and various fruits for local shops and providing the local eateries with fresh truffles.
The land around San Mamiliano is “wooded� much of the year and the huge logs are brought down the mountains by packs of mules and delivered to all the neighbouring villages.
All these activities are to be evidenced throughout the year and make for extremely picturesque viewing – however, if you were to offer to help chop the wood, pick the olives or the grapes, be sure you mean it as your offer will be enthusiastically seized upon ! As yet, we’ve always preferred to watch !
And, the San Mamilianese are extremely hospitable so don’t be surprised if you are invited to share a dish of ciriole with them (a thick type of spaghetti made of flour and water) or to join them for a glass of grappa, especially in the morning when it will be added to your espresso !
Please see futher photos on my website www.umbriaholidayrentals.com Or, see link below. Also, see details and photos of L'Arco, the smaller apartment next door with a patio/garden and panoramic mountain views from its 3 windows.
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Il Castello : Fantastic luxury apartment with spectacular views from large terrace within the walls of a tiny 10C village, the oldest, inhabited village in Umbria, sleeps 4/5. Car essential.
Il Castello, in this fairy-tale, hill-top, walled village, nestling just below the snow-line and often above the clouds, with the sweep of deep valleys rising to mountain peaks, silhouetted against ...
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To book this vacation rental, or for further information:
Name: Norma Williams
Tel: 0039 349 739 3501
Fax: 0039 0743 225 165
Email Owner: CLICK HERE
Vacation Accommodations:
Bedrooms: | 2 |
Maximum Capacity: | 5 |
Types of Bedrooms: |
2 Bedrooms with Double Beds Cots Available? Yes Other Comments: Please request a cot, if required. No charge for any extras requested. |
Bathrooms: |
1 Full Bathrooms 1 Shower Rooms Other Comments: There are W/C toilets in both bathrooms and the bath is full-sized. |
Kitchen and Utilities:
Other: The kitchen is fully fitted and can also be used as a small breakfast room.
Amenities:
Other: Please request a high chair and/or sun loungers, if required. There is no charge for any extras requested. Also, there is a beautiful public pool set in the mountains just a few minutes down the hill that is open in the summer months as well as an Olympic sized pool about 30 minutes away on the lake at Piediluco.
Activities In The Area:
Surrounding Area:
Pets: N
Smoking: N
Distance to Beach/Coast: 4 miles to Piediluco/60 miles to Bolsena and Adriatic
Shopping: 3 minutes by car
Airports: Rome/Ancona/Perugia
Places of Interest:
Our Exact Location Is The Middle Of Italy - Just Slightly To The Left Ie Our Nearest Ocean Is The Adreatic. We're In The Appenines. By Car And Driving Normally, It Takes 25 Mins To Spoleto, 90 Mins To Rome, 45 Mins To Asissi, 70 Mins To Perugia, 2 Hrs 30 Mins To Florence (depending On Traffic), 3 Hrs 30 Mins To Naples (also Depending On Traffic), The Amalfi Coast And Pompei. Castellucia, The Famous Gran Piano (with Fantastic Natural Flower Displays Across This Gigantic Plain Around About Easter) Is Just Over 1 Hour Away. On The Way To Castellucia Is Norcia, Which Is Worth A Visit And Where Most Of Our White Truffle Is To Be Found (our Area Is Abundant With Black Truffle All The Year Round - Consequently, It's Cheap To Dine Out On Truffle, One Of My Favourite Dishes, At Around 10 Euros For A Bowl Of Ciriole Al Tartufo !). However, All Around Us, Ie Within A 30 Min Drive, Are An Abundance Of Small Towns Eg Todi And Spello Which Are All Equally Beautiful And Fascinating. Benigni (the Oscar Winning Film-maker Of Life Is Beautiful And Piccochio) Stays Nearby In Coliscipoli While Working On The Film Studios In Which Both These Films Were Produced. And, Of Course, It Is The Countryside All Round Here That Features In Both These Films.This Is Also The St Francis Area And There Are Numerous Monasteries Round About, Where He Has Stayed, Within A 30 Min Radius - Although You'd Have To Research As To Where They Are Since I've Only Visited 2 Or 3 On Foot Via Mountain Roads And I Was Led There By Friends But, While I Could Only Tell You How To Get To 1 Of Them In Greccio, I Know That Others Are Reachable By Car. Actually, There Is A Map At Greccio Which Shows How To Get To 5 Or 6 Others By Car Or On Foot. In All Of The Numerous Churches, To Be Found In Every Tiny Hill-top Village As Well As Every Town And City, There Are Frescos, Most Of Which Have Been Restored. Our Own Church Houses One Of The 4 Most Important Paintings In Umbria, Which The Bishop Of Spoleto Is Currently Trying To
Further Details:
Car-hire is essential as, while the roads to San Mamiliano are good roads, the local bus doesn't stop there for historical reasons.There is a local car-hire office in Spoleto if you wanted to hire locally instead of in Rome. Please ask me about details.By prior arrangment, my husband, Laurie, will pick up those of you who wish to remain car-free directly from Spoleto station and take you to the apartment. Also, on the day of your departure, he will deliver you back to the station. This is excellent cycling terrain so we provide bikes free of charge.
Booking Notes:
PLEASE DO NOT SEND A FAX UNLESS ARRANGED BY E-MAIL OR TELEPHONE IN ADVANCE - ALL OUR BUSINESS IS DONE BY E-MAIL. We provide, FREE OF CHARGE, unlimited central heating and hot water, all other utilites, linen, towels etc as well as a generous Welcome Pack...wine, bread, tea, coffee, sugar, milk, all the condiments, pasta, fruit, olive oil etc. No deposit as such. Rather, we ask you to send a regular/normal cheque for the equivalent of one half of the total amount due in euros, written in your local currency. We don't cash the cheque. Instead, on arrival, we return the cheque in exchange for the total amount due in cash, in euros. The booking is secured on receipt of the cheque. In the event of a cancellation, we cash the cheque and you retain the balance with no further obligation. We re-advertise the period cancelled and refund whatever we can get for this period, minus the bank charges for cashing the cheque and any discounts we may have to offer to fill the space. In the event of a longer term discounted booking, we ask for half the amount to be paid directly into our account. Again, in the event of a canellation, the same applies as above.
Changeover Day:
Flexible arrival/departure days. We ask that you arrive between 4 - 6 pm and depart by 10 am. We also ask that you phone Laurie (0039) 349 739 3501 on the day of your arrival to make precise arrangements for him to meet you as he often has many guests to greet and it is best that you arrange a precise time with him.
Prices:
June, 2006 | 590 euros per week |
July - Oct, 2006 | 690 euros per week |
Nov, Dec, 2006/Jan, Feb - March 15, 2007 | 590 euros per week |