The old house has been restored and converted into a very spacious three-bedroom home with a well-equipped kitchen and modern ensuite bathrooms, and furnished with a blend of Italian and English antiques. A well kept garden surrounds the house and leads down to the swimming pool on a lawned terrace facing the valley. A second terrace is fitted with a large loggia for al fresco dining. Legend has it that Cortona was founded by Dardanus, who later went on to establish Troy. True or not, the area was already inhabited and under cultivation when the Etruscans arrived in the 8th century BC.
In the fertile, hilly farmlands to the north-west of Lake Trasimeno below the walled hilltop city of Cortona, 15 minutes. The nearest shops are at Pergo, 3km/2 miles. The property lies just west of an ancient battlefield at Tuoro sul Trasimeno, where Hannibal famously trounced a Roman army many times larger than his own, and north of the fortified promontory of Castiglione del Lago. Perugia and Assisi can be reached within about an hour's drive.
Ground floor Well-equipped kitchen. Dining room with large bay window leading out to a loggia with dining table. Large living room with fireplace. WC. First Floor Sitting area. Large twin bedroom with terrace and ensuite bathroom. Large double bedroom with ensuite bathroom. Double bedroom with ensuite bathroom. Terraced garden with manicured olive groves and extensive lawns. Private swimming pool, 6 x12m/20 x39 feet. Advise: this house is not recommended for Infants.
By Car: Motorway exit at Valdichiana-Sinalunga, 30km/19 miles along paved roads to the village, followed by a long white road to the property. Parking for four cars.
By Train: Railway station at Camucia-Cortona [for Rome and Florence], 10 minutes.
Airports nearby Airports: Florence, 1 hour; Pisa and Rome, 2 hours 20 minutes.