Along the road from Arezzo to Casentino, just 7 kms from the town, you come across a little village, Borgo a Giovi, consisting of a nucleus of rural houses, in which stands out this old country house. Its origins lie in the renaissance, it`s on three floors and has been enlarged and adapted in different epochs (in the 1700s and 1900s): it has recently undergone the latest renovation, which has transformed it into a fascinating holiday home. As soon as you cross the threshold you can feel the special atmosphere typical of old aristocratic country houses: the renovation has tried to recover all the old features, bringing out the structural and decorative elements. The rooms are peculiar, some of the bedrooms are frescoed, and a large living-room, which was used for house parties still has its period furniture, as have many other bedrooms and the small games and reading rooms. In the kitchen a large stone table and a large fireplace confirm the rural atmosphere of times gone by you feel throughout the house, the same that you will find in the little hamlet surrounding the house. Moving outside, the part at the rear overlooks the countryside and is reached along a little road marked by two lines of cypress trees, which go through the corn fields and vineyards of the property and which through a large gate dominated by two terracotta lions leads to an internal courtyard with a stone table, where you can sit in the shade of two large mediterranean pines and to the lawn, which can also be accessed from the kitchen with a portico linking to the old wine-cellar, where lies the swimming-pool (8x5m) partly above ground. It`s just a short walk to the little piazza in the village, where there is an excellent restaurant, and on to the banks of the Arno river, which meanders past lower down and which in this area is part of a natural river reserve. WIFI internet connection
Accommodation (450 sq meters):
GROUND FLOOR: (from the courtyard up 6 steps) entrance into large corridor with vaulted ceilings and door with coloured glass, 1 double bedroom with vaulted ceilings, 1 small pink living-room with stone fireplace, 1 large dining-room with large fireplace and stone table with access to the garden and passage to kitchenette with stone sink (dishwasher, washing-machine and oven, microwave oven), 1 bathroom with shower. Stone staircase leading to the MEZZANINE with a store-room and 1 bathroom with antebathroom with bathtub.
FIRST FLOOR: 1 large decorated salon with large table in the centre and grand piano, 1 small living-room with decorated ceiling and fireplace, 1 double bedroom with domed ceiling, 1 small walk-through single bedroom leading to large bathroom with 4 windows and antique bathtub in the centre, 1 double bedroom with walls decorated with lions and moons and neo-gothic furniture, 1 twin bedroom, 1 WC with washbasin and bidet.
Other services included in the price: Use of wireless internet.
Paid on site in cash: Extra services on request: cleaning of the house €12 per hour, cook for the preparation of dinner €20 per hour, extra linen changes €15 per bed.
Bed and bath linen: One set of bed and bath linen per week included in the price.
Cots for babies under 2 yrs: Cot with bars available: free of charge.
Pool open: May 6, 2017 to Sep 9, 2017
Domestic pets: Not allowed
Final cleaning: 100 Euros
Security deposit: 500 Euros - paid to the owner
Heating: Charged according to usage
Parking: Available
2017 Weekly Prices
18 Mar - 29 Apr
16 Sep - 21 Oct
| 29 Apr - 17 Jun
19 Aug - 16 Sep
| 17 Jun - 19 Aug
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US$ 3340
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US$ 3840
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US$ 4190
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Plus US$ 35 booking fee
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