Fontesecca Christmas

Rooms description

The property sleeps ten in five spacious en-suites, including four doubles on the first floor and one twin on the ground floor. The rooms have traditional beamed ceilings and handmade cotto floor tiles with an under-floor cooling system. The beds have luxurious memory-foam mattresses and are dressed with comfortable, cool linens, while the furniture, including Kave Home desks in a couple of the rooms, is a subtle mix of rustic wood and sleek Italian design pieces, giving a modern, calm, country feel.

All of the bedrooms have en-suite shower rooms with high-performance fixtures and fittings. The cementine floor tiles bring individuality to each room and beautiful colours and patterns to the simple details of the metal washstands and smooth, shower walls. Please note, there are no baths in this property.

The modern farmhouse kitchen has, like the rest of the house, handmade cotto floor tiles and a beamed ceiling. There is a strong focus on local, natural materials, such as the large wooden, freestanding island, the marble sink with brass taps, and the worktop made from smooth travertino di San Casciano. Meanwhile, the island pendants by Karman marry form and function in a sleek design. Open to the living and dining areas, the kitchen is expertly equipped with a large double oven by Ilve and, for ease, two dishwashers and two fridges.

The entire living space is a celebration of natural materials, colours and handcrafted techniques, reflecting the beauty of the property’s location. The modern fireplace is on a bench, creating a stylish fender, while the handcrafted metal banister nods to the agricultural origins of the property. The smooth resin staircase is a joyful piece of functional sculpture and there is plenty of space in which guests can gather, relax or party. On the lower ground floor there is a large TV room that is ideal for children to use as a playroom.

The dining area links the kitchen to the living room. It’s a large, convivial space with French windows to outside. The light and airy feel is made welcoming with the warmth of the natural materials. The beautiful wooden dining table, the dining chairs by Miniforms, a young Italian brand, and the Gervasoni pendant light add contemporary design to the farmhouse aesthetic. On the ground floor there is a separate WC and a large hallway with lots of storage space. On the lower ground floor there is a laundry room and the property’s technical room, next to the TV/play room.

Leisure & Activities

Special Umbria is happy to tailor-make itineraries for our guests, including guided tours of national parks, city culture tours or other activities. We are able to organise a private chef for your entire stay or someone who can prepare traditional, local food when required. Please contact us directly for rates and availability.

Surroundings

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Part of the lure of Fontesecca is that it is only five minutes by car from Città della Pieve - one of Italy’s prettiest hilltop towns, where you will find a lovely Christmas spirit everywhere. A small, ancient jewel with a proud artistic heritage, here you can wander the pretty streets and soak up the buzz, beauty and charm, feasting on the art and architecture and, of course, the food. The town is brought to life throughout the year by its various markets and festivals that are steeped in tradition and full of colour and vibrancy and especially during Christmas there are many things organized, for instance the Nativity story wonderfully done by real actors in the medieval cellars in town. Other attractive towns nearby include, Monteleone d’Orvieto, Chiusi and Montepulciano, which is famed for its wine.

Fontesecca is close to several towns and cities in both Umbria and Tuscany, including, Castiglione del Lago (23km); Montepulciano (famed for its wine) (35km); Perugia (43km); Cortona (45km); Deruta (45km); Orvieto (45km); Todi (63km); Assisi (65km); Montefalco/Bevagna (67km); Gubbio (94km); Siena (95km); Spoleto (104km); Florence (135km); and Rome (162km).

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.