Name of object: Lucignano - Villa Leopoldina | |
| Italy - Tuscany - Arezzo - Arezzo | | Object number: | 22613 |
| Creation date: | 28.07.2009 |
| Type of object: | Holiday House, detached |
| Living area: | 210 m2 |
| Number of rooms: | 7 |
| Number of sleeping accommodations (sleeps): | 8 |
| Number of bathrooms: | 3 |
Rental Price4600 Euro per object per week
Price includes following expenses- Cleaning (weekly)
- Electricity
- Gas
- Water
Description of objectThis imposing Leopoldine villa, with its pale cream external walls and typical rooftop dovecot, commands an exceptional position on an elevated, walled-in terrace, surrounded by mature trees and enjoying magnificent countryside views. Its interiors, which boast original 18th century brick-vaulted ceilings, are all of a generous size and are furnished with beautiful Tuscan antiques, while at the same time the integration of all modern conveniences (including central heating) guarantees you a relaxing holiday.This is truly an aristocratic property with more than a touch of luxury! Perhaps the most attractive architectural feature of this villa is its ground-floor triple-arched portico, furnished with comfortable, elegant, wickerwork chairs and tables, together with large decorative palms in terracotta pots. This is an ideal shady spot for outdoor dining or relaxation and for taking in the wonderful scenic backdrop. What’s more, the effect is then perfectly echoed at first-floor level, where another triple-arched loggia recreates a similar sheltered space for open-air living, overlooking the valley in the near distance. Perfectly secluded and out-of-sight of the upper grounds, the brand-new swimming pool nestles among lawn and olive trees on a lower terrace level behind the villa, embracing unrestricted views across vineyards and fields.
Location of objectCurrently the country maintains its fascination of ancient village intact that it has known to conserve a calm and serene image where the traditions agricultural and that craftsman offer to the visitor a range interesting of products; from the valuable oil extravergine of olive to the honey, from the production and restoration of furnitures to the carving intense activities, the most valuable production of ceramics to the oreficeria, from the traditional working of the serene stone to the travertino in order to reach the production of heads of apparel, thanks to the ability and the experience of maestranze professionally prepared.
Town: Italy, Tuscany, ArezzoWith its characteristic elliptic form to concentric ring-like roads, the fortified village of Lucignano constitutes one of the more interesting examples than arrived medieval urban planning till our days. Place in a zone of remarkable strategic importance was over a long time span conteso between the cities of Arezzo, Siena, Florence and Perugia for the dominion of the Val di Chiana. Fortified from the senesi of a town-walls building already from 1371, the village ulteriorly was fortified from the fiorentini with the construction, around 1558, of an intentional Fortress from Cosimo de' the Doctors, attributed to architect Bernardo Puccini. Besides the Fortress and to the Rocca in the country wide features are still visible of wall, characterized from a wide shoe, three of the original doors and two towers with defensive apparatus to sporgere (balcony in masonry).
Arrival and distancesArrival day: Saturday
Distance to next airport: Florence 80 Km
Sport facilities nearbySwimming,
Theme of holidays- Cultural and sighseeing holidays
- Relaxing holidays
- Romantic holidays
Total sleeping facilities and distributionTotal number of sleeping facilities: 4
BathroomsNo. of bathrooms: 3- thereof Bathrooms with shower: 3
- 1 seperate WC(s)
External facilities of object- Barbecue
- Car Parking
- Garden
- Swimming Pool
Internal facilities of objectMachines and equipment- Linen provided
- Sunbed
- Towels provided
- TV
Kitchen facilitiesServicesOther- Handicapped: not specified
- Seniors: not specified
- Children: not specified
- Pets: not specified
CateringCatering: Self catered (extra)
Additional Information Swimming pool, sofa, stonework fireplace, garden with many mature trees in the grounds near the villa, including tall evergreen Cypresses and pines. Geraniums in ceramic pots brighten the gravel surrounds with splashes of warm colour and line the stone wall which looks down over the pool. |
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