Casa Refogliano

Rooms description

On the ground floor there is a double bedroom with an en-suite shower room and a separate downstairs toilet. Upstairs, there are three bedrooms: a double with an en-suite with a bath and shower, another double with an adjoining shower room, and a room with bunk beds (each bed is 200cm) that sleeps four. All the beds have been made out of reclaimed wood and have memory foam mattresses.

There are three bathrooms in total. Two are en-suite, of which one has a bath as well as a shower and views across the valley. There is a separate toilet on both the ground floor and the first floor, adding up to four in total.

The kitchen was made by a local carpenter and includes wooden units with a marble worktop, floor-to-ceiling open shelves, a butcher’s block central island and top-notch appliances. There are French windows that open out onto the veranda and the nearby pizza oven and BBQ. The kitchen is connected to the living room by a large opening.

The spacious living room includes a dining table by Piet Hein Eek that comfortably seats ten, a sofa and armchairs around the Dutch-style wood-burning stove, and a slightly separate TV nook with a corner sofa, perfect for children or for curling up with a book.

Behind the kitchen is a laundry room with a washing machine and dryer, and a separate toilet.

Leisure & Activities

There are long walks directly from the property and the area is excellent for mountain biking. Beach and water-sport facilities are a short drive away at Lake Trasimeno (25km) and there is a waterpark with big slides in Tavernelle (6km). For keen golfers there is a choice of a 9-hole course at the Lamborghini Golf Course in nearby Panicarola (16km) or 18 holes at Golf Club Perugia (28km) Antognolla Golf club an 18-hole course, one of the best of Italy (48km). Tennis is available at Piegaro and horse-riding at Montegabbione.

Special Umbria is happy to tailor-make itineraries for our guests, including guided tours of national parks or city culture tours. Please contact us directly for rates and availability. We can also organise cooking lessons for you at the villa or book a private chef for a special lunch, dinner or BBQ.

The world-famous, annual Umbria Jazz Festival takes place in the first two weeks of July. Previous artists include Diana Krall, John Legend and Lady Gaga. A high-quality Palio [medieval festival] brings Città della Pieve to life in August every year with a variety of activities. Please ask for more details.

Surroundings

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Casa Refogliano is only 9km away from Piegaro, a sleepy medieval town with a small selection of shops and bars, a pharmacy, bank, restaurants and a church. There is a better selection in Tavernelle di Panicale on the way to Perugia, or in Città della Pieve, Panicale, or Castiglione del Lago which is on the edge of Lake Trasimeno (26km).

Air The nearest airports are: Perugia [PEG] (40km) with direct flights from Rotterdam [Transavia], Brussels [Ryanair] and London [BA and Ryanair]; Florence [FLR] (165km); Rome Ciampino [CIA] (175km); and Rome Fiumicino [FCO] (190km). Train There is a train station at Chiusi (22km) where car rental is also available. Road The A1 motorway exits closest to the property are at Chiusi (25km) for Florence and at Fabro (22km) for Rome.

Casa Refogliano is close to several towns and cities in both Umbria and Tuscany that are steeped in culture and full of fabulous shops, restaurants and an abundance of art, including: Piegaro (9km); Panicale (13km); Città della Pieve (17km); Paciano (18km); Chiusi (25km); Castiglione del Lago (26km); Perugia (30km); Montepulciano, which is famed for its wine (45km); Deruta (50km); Orvieto (50km); Assisi (55km); Todi (60km); Gubbio (80km); Montefalco/Bevagna (85km); Spoleto (95km); Florence (145km); and Rome (170km).

Your villa and Covid-19

To prevent any possible spread of Covid-19 and to enable you to enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday, all our villas are cleaned to the highest standard possible, and according to the latest Italian health and safety regulations.

Perfect hygiene: to ensure an exceptional level of hygiene in all our villas, we’ve worked with our owners to create a Covid-19 villa management protocol. Based on recommendations from the World Health Organisation, and in compliance with current Italian national law, this protocol goes above and beyond our usual rigorous cleaning standards.

Prior to arrival, your villa will have been fully sanitised, including all surfaces, objects, kitchen items, curtains, sofas, throws, pillows, toys, and in and around the pool. You are welcome to ask for a detailed list of the entire cleaning procedure we do after each departure and before welcoming new guests to the property.

The owner of this house has complied with the following standards:

• To ensure the necessary information concerning social distancing and the use of masks is available to all guests
• To guarantee availability of and accessibility to hand hygiene systems with hydro-alcoholic solutions and soaps in all inside areas of, and pertaining to, the villa
• To guarantee cleaning and disinfection of all areas according to national authority guidelines. Further information is available on request
• For the swimming pool: to guarantee the efficacy of the water treatments, while respecting legal limits (the parameter for free active chlorine in the pool is between 1.0 – 1.5 mg/l; combined chlorine ≤ 0.40 mg/l; pH 6.5 – 7.5 or equivalent oxygen)
• For air conditioning systems: to guarantee the air re-circulation function is switched off and, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with the plant in off-mode, to clean the air filters of the heating/cooling plants that use heat pumps, fan coils and convectors, at the end of each stay

For more general information about Covid-19 in Italy, please click here.