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Three bedroom, 4 bath, top floor overlooking golf course. Private screened patio. Tastefully furnished in excellent condition

LIVING SQ. FT. 2,600
TOTAL SQ. FT. 2,600
LIVING ROOM 25X16
FAMILY ROOM 17X13
DINING ROOM 15X11
KITCHEN 20X11
MASTER SUITE 18X18
BEDROOM 2 15X14
BEDROOM 3 14X12
DEN 18X14
YEAR BUILT 1988
$7,000/month

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Gorgeous sweeping views, directly on the intracoastal. High floor, corner unit, very nicely furnished. Completely equipped. Two parking spaces, party room, exercise room, oceanfront beach club house with transportation from the building.

Year Built:1980
Total Square Footage:1,502
Total Living Area:1,430
Living Room:16′ x 22′, with tray ceiling
Dining Room:09′x 14′, with tray ceiling
Kitchen:08′x 13′
Bedrooms: (2)
Master Bedroom: 14′x 16′
Bedroom #2: 12′x 12′
Baths: (2) Tw
$50,000/month

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6 Bedrooms and 5 Bathrooms (Sleeps 11)

This elegant, gracious yet surprisingly cozy villa is located high up in a pine forest overlooking the historic walled town of Orvieto, about 40 miles north of Rome. A much loved private home, it has been in the same family for generations and it shows. The lavish gardens are filled with plants and flowers from all over the world, mementos from the owners’ distinguished diplomatic career. Plush chintz sofas, a welcoming marble fire place and lovely French doors leading out to the magnificent gardens all add to the comfort of this very pretty villa.

After entering through a wisteria-covered loggia filled with comfortable furniture for dining out on summer evenings, you come to the impressive stone hallway leading to the three connected reception rooms. Choose between the comfy study, the formal living room and the stately dining room adjoining the main kitchen. A separate smaller kitchen, eating area and bedroom with bath and shower are also on the ground floor. Climb the impressive stairway to another sitting room and the additional bedrooms and bathrooms upstairs.

Perhaps best of all is the large, beautiful 12m x 5.5m swimming pool surrounded by morning glory covered pergolas and lovely exotic flowers from all over the world. Because of its altitude cool breezes relieve even the hottest summer days. An ideal spot from which to visit the treasures of both Tuscany and Umbria, Casa Raffaella is a prefect retreat for the most discerning traveler.

Ground Floor:

Loggia leading to gardens for outdoor dining
Dining room with fireplace
Living room with fireplace
Study
2 kitchens (one has a fireplace)
Double bedroom with a bathroom (shower) and private entrance

First Floor:
Large sitting room
Double bedroom with bathroom en suite
Double bedroom with bathroom en suite
Twin bedroom with bathroom en suite (shower)
Double bedroom with a bathroom
Single bedroom (quite small)

Amenities: Telephone, TV, washing machine, dishwasher

Staff: Maid service 4 hours per day 6 days per week

Services available at additional cost: Cook

Notes:
Children under 7 by special arrangement:
There is a cottage, which may be rented with 2 additional bedrooms and bathrooms

Distances: Orvieto station 12 km: Orvieto 22 km: Todi 45 km: Spoleto 80 km; Rome Airport: 100 km  Assisi 100 km: Siena 100 km: Florence 130 km

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4 Bedrooms and 5 Bathrooms (Sleeps 8 plus 3 children)

Nestled in one of the most beautiful valleys in Umbria, Villa Helena was originally a small farming village. Now after years of meticulous restoration it has become an exquisitely beautiful villa, so lovely in fact that it was featured in Architectural Digest.

The villa is made up of two adjacent houses connected by a loggia and a stone courtyard. The living and entertaining area is in one of the houses and the sleeping area in the other. Every room has a wood-burning fireplace and each bedroom has an bathroom en suite Outside is a charming, small chapel and a gorgeous swimming pool overlook the vast countryside.

There are spectacular views from all the windows looking out over medieval hill towns, sunflower fields, olive groves and ancient ruins. Just half a mile away are tennis courts where professional instructors are available and a mile away is an Olympic sized swimming pool and outdoor running track where the Rome team practices. Spoleto, home of the world famous music and arts festival, is also nearby.

Entertaining Wing

• Large country kitchen with dining table in front of the fireplace, sofa and chairs. It opens onto an outside porch covered by a pergola and has a stone mill table and chairs.
• Spacious dining room with cathedral ceilings and skylight. The refectory table seats 12 and faces a large fireplace with sofa and leather club chairs.
• Large living room with fireplace and views facing north, east and south.
• Open loft study over the living room overlooks the dining room and has its own private terrace
• Bathroom
• Outside porch with tables and chairs connects the two houses and overlooks the courtyard and wheat fields

Sleeping Wing

• Bedroom with queen-size bed, fireplace, bathroom en suite and staircase to study with twin beds and small terrace
• Bedroom with queen-size bed, fireplace, bathroom en suite and staircase to a study with a sofa
• Bedroom with queen-size bed, fireplace and bathroom en suite, which opens into its own living room with a sleeping sofa for a child
• Bedroom with twin beds and bathroom en suite

Amenities: Washing machine, dryer, fax, central heat, ceiling fans, CD player, telephone and video

Services Available at an Additional Cost: Two Italian women live near by and can clean and cook as needed

Distances: Olympic sized pool ½ mile, tennis courts 1 mile, Todi 15 minutes, Spoleto 40 minutes, Assisi 40 minutes, Perugia 50 minutes, Rome 2 hours

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4 Bedrooms and 3 Bathrooms (Sleeps 7)

Nestled in among lush wooded hills, Santa Maria offers a sweeping view of the lovely Orcia Valley. Even though it is on the outskirts of the La Foce property, it sits on its own 15 acres of woodlands and beautifully terraced gardens designed by the famous English landscape architect, Peter Curzon. On one of the terraces lies the 16’ x 30’ swimming pool and below that is a parking lot, not visible from the house. Completely restored in 1999 the house is decorated with the original colors of Sienese farmhouses, pale yellow, pink and blue. A few fine antiques are mixed in with the simple, attractive local furnishings and the kitchen and bathrooms are equipped with every modern convenience.

The large country kitchen is an ideal place for dining, but on warm days to eat in the loggia with its barbecue and traditional wood-burning pizza oven. Better yet, if you prefer to dine under the vine covered pergola, which runs long the front of the house, you’ll have a stunning view of the Orcia valley.

Ground Floor

• Large living room with open fireplace
• Spacious dining room/kitchen which opens on to the loggia
• Double bedroom with bathroom en suite with shower
• Laundry

First Floor

• Master double bedroom with bathroom en suite with tub and shower
• Single bedroom with bathroom en suite with tub
• Double bedroom with a door to the garden

Amenities
Large private swimming pool, washing machine, dishwasher, telephone, TV, CD-stereo and central heating

Staff
Maid two hours per day

Services Available at an Additional Cost
Extra maid service and a cook

Distances
Castiglioncello sul Trinoro: 2 kms, Pienza: 15 minutes, Montepulciano: 20 minutes, Siena: 35 minutes, Florence and Rome: 1 ½ hours

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3 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms (Sleeps 6)

Borgo di Calcina di Baldignano is a small estate enjoying panoramic views in rural Tuscany. This lovely property is comprised of two separate and private residences, Calcina and Torre della Luna, which stand 150 yards apart on 20 very pretty acres consisting of a small private church, fruit orchard, woodland, sunflower fields and farmland. Calcina and Torre della Luna are rented separately though are ideal for a large family or group of friends when rented together.

The estate occupies an elevated position in the lower foothills of the lovely Alpe della Luna region near the medieval town of Sansepolcro, birthplace of artist Piero della Francesca and home of his famous work “The Resurrection”. This small but sophisticated walled town also has four restaurants listed in the Michelin guide as well as year-round events and festivals including the traditional crossbow contest the “Palio della Balestra” with rival town Gubbio. Nearby are delightful small hilltop towns including Caprese Michelangelo (allegedly the birthplace of the artist), Monterchi and Monte Santa Maria Tiberina. This is a wonderful base from which to explore many of Tuscany and Umbria’s historical sites or to simply bask by the pool in the Italian sunshine.

Torre della Luna, a charming stone farmhouse, has been lovingly restored around a shrine to San Cerbone dating back to the 12th century, which was visited by Saint Francis of Assisi on the pilgrimage route to Rome. The house has a beautifully restored stone retaining wall round the whole of the southern side of the property, with a walk-way around the top and a large arched gateway underneath with stone steps down to the south facing pool plateau with its garden and rustic pergola. The very private 10m x 5m pool has pretty views of the surrounding countryside and across to the Alpe della Luna.

Ground Floor

• Sitting/dining room with a traditional chestnut beamed ceiling and terra cotta pianelli floor. Very comfortably furnished with large double doors opening onto the stone -floored dining terrace. A stone staircase leads to the spacious terra cotta-floored landing of the first floor.
• Wooden locally hand-made kitchen well equipped with electric oven, gas range, dishwasher and fridge/freezer. The view from the window is through the arch and down the stone steps to the pool.
• Outside staircase leading up to the roof and a large (26′ x 20 railed terrace with a terra cotta floor and small sitting room (currently used for storage only).
• Laundry room

First Floor

• Large light and airy bedroom with king-size bed, lovely wooden floor and wonderful views down the valley in one direction and across the pool terrace towards Anghiari in the other.
• Bedroom with twin beds, wooden floor and a large picture window with views down over the pool terrace and garden. Double doors lead directly out to a terrace.
• Bathroom shared by above bedrooms with a tub having an overhead shower and a screen
• Bedroom with a wooden floor, king-size bed, door to the terrace and bathroom en suite with a shower

Amenities: Radio/cassette/CD player and washing machine

Staff: Maid service weekly on Saturday and pool cleaning twice weekly

Services Available at an Additional Cost: Cook, English-speaking baby sitter, maid for extra cleaning and grocery shopping.

Notes: Pets may be accommodated, please inquire at time of booking. Linen and towels are changed weekly and electricity, gas and hot water are included. Cots and high chairs may be available. The house isn’t recommended for small children and non-smokers are preferred.

Distances: Sansepolcro is 4 km. (supermarkets, shops, banks, cafes, post office and a lively market twice weekly), Anghiari is 15-20 minutes, Citta di Castello is about 30 minutes and Arezzo (the location for the town shots in the Oscar-winning film La Vita e Bella) is about 45 minutes. Lake Trasimeno (boat trips, wind surfing, child-friendly beach), Perugia, Assisi, Cortona and Gubbio are all about 1 hour and Florence, Siena, San Gimignano and Bologna are about 2 hours.

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