Description
The house is in Umbria close to the Tuscan border. The closest town is Città di Castello (7km) and the nearest village is Monte Santa Maria Tiberina (2km).
It has been carefully restored to retain its character and original details.
The house is spacious with three large salone and a dining room, there is a 50 foot pool with a salt water system and a pergola.
The house enjoys complete privacy, tranquility and exceptional views.
The accommodation is on three floors:
On the ground floor you’ll find
- 5 doors lead onto terraces and a herb garden
- 1 salone where relax you
- dining room
- the Traditional Italian Kitchen, equipped with modern electrical appliances
- Laundry and store room
- 1 shower room with sink and WC
On the first floor you’ll find:
- a large salone
- 2 double rooms with ensuite bathrooms
- 1 single room with a sink
On the top floor you’ll find:
- a salone
- 2 double rooms with ensuite bathrooms
- 1 twin bedded room with a sink
Summery of accommodation.
Three salone, one dining room, Kitchen. Four double rooms with ensuite bathrooms. One single room with sink, one twin room with sink. The shower room on the ground floor may be used as a bathroom for these rooms,
Outside
There are spacious pergolas outside the kitchen and the dining room to have al fresco dinner.
A 50 foot pool with a salt water system where relax you during the hot summer days
A marvelous herb garden with many kind of herbs from all around the world
Neighborhood
In the neighborhood of Umbria and Tuscany there are a lot of medieval hilltop villages and towns to visit: Monte Santa Maria Tiberina, Montone, Citerna or Anghiari.
The most famous Umbrian and Tuscany cities (Assisi, Perugia, Gubbio, Spello, Lake Trasimeno, Arezzo, Cortona, Siena, Florence) are all within an hour drive from the house.
There are various local festivals and events throughout the year, many with a food theme: these are good opportunities to get a feel with local culture.
Every day, in a different town near the house, there is a local market where you can find
- organic vegetables, from local farm
- Porchetta, the typical Umbrian roasted pig (It’s a must you can’t absolutely miss!!),
- pecorino cheese, produced by local cheesemaker
- sausages and salami produced by local butcher
- and much more
You can plan your own holiday itinerary, but if you need any suggestions and/or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. I’ll arrange any type of Italian experiences and services you might require.
History
Throughout its long history it has had several uses. The earliest was probably as a pilgrims hostel -it is on the route St. Francis took from Assisi to La Verna- hence the three large dormitories.
Ospedale was the name for these hostels and there are several along the route. The walls have some Roman bricks and travertine and a former Medievale road forms part of the property.
In 1640 the local prince, Pompeo del Monte, funded it as a school or orphanage and at the same time he restored the nearby small monastery founded by St. Francis, Eremo di Bon Riposo.
In early 1800s Napoleon is reputed to have made the house his field hospital. The local records show that in 1850 it was used as a
farmhouse while the land was a farm.
It was abandoned after the war and deteriorated until the owner bought it in 1988. The house is not let intensively.
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