Casanova Sangemini, Umbria
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Casanova Sangemini, Umbria asanova offers everything you could hope for from a C traditional Umbrian farm house, combined with everything you would dream of in contemporary living. Set in rolling countryside, the house has peace and tranquil- lity in abundance. A thirteen metre swimming pool looks out over sunflower fields and olive groves to the mountains of the Marche in the distance. You will find amazing wildlife including golden orioles, short-toed eagles and bee-eaters, pine martens, porcupines, nightingales and fireflies in spring. A couple of kilometres down a white road, you could be in the middle of nowhere, but actually you are just a five minute drive from the supermarket and ten minutes from the autostrada. The house itself has five bedrooms, two bathrooms and an ad- ditional shower-room downstairs. A large well equipped cooks kitchen with two fridges and Smeg oven, an enormous cool sit- ting room with a grand piano and an adventure playground. The medieval village of San Gemini is just 3.5 kilometres away and has almost everything you could need with a good super- market, restaurants, cafes, garage, hardware shop and phar- macy plus, of course, wonderful people. You are also in easy striking distance of some of Italy’s most wonderful cities and towns including Todi, Spoleto, Orvieto, Amelia, Perugia and As- sisi, not to mention Rome just over an hour away. benvenuti A red-backed shrike hawking for insects over the fig tree (top left) the swimming pool hidden amidst a sea of sunflowers (top right) a view of the rolling Umbrian countryside (bottom left) and the lane approaching Casanova (bottom right). The house sleeps ten in five bedrooms. There are two double aspect, dou- ble rooms at either end of the house, two twin rooms, one of which can be configured as a double and a children’s room with bunk beds. There are two bathrooms with large mosaiced walk-in showers and one with bath. Downstairs there is a third shower room and lavatory. All rooms have wonderful views, high beamed ceilings and floor fans. There are also camp beds and a travel cot which can be used as long as the house capacity is not exceeded. The layout with double bedrooms and bathrooms at either end of the house, means that if two families are sharing the house they can enjoy they’re own space. There are two living rooms. The Grand Stalla with it’s vaulted ceilings, fire place, and large french doors to the garden, is a cool place in summer. Relax, read, play the Broadwood 6’ grand piano. The Small Stalla with it’s enormous old fireplace is great in winter. the house Bedroom 1 Bedroom 3 - configured as a double Bedroom 4 Bedroom 2 the bedrooms the kitchen Eating is a very important part of any holiday. Cooks will adore the enormous farmhouse kitchen. It has high vaulted ceilings and two sets of french doors, one leading on to the garden and the other di- rectly onto the loggia. There’s a Smeg five-burner oven, double fridge freezers, bread and pasta makers, double stainless steel sinks. A huge range of pots pans, a wok, knives and utensils. Take advantage of the mouth watering selection of fresh Umbrian produce available. Join the locals in spring, searching for fresh wild asparagus in the hedgerows to add to your risotto. For al fresco cooking, there are also two barbecues and a large brick pizza oven. Kitchen Equipment List: Smeg, five-burner gas oven Dishwasher Washing machine 2 fridge freezers, Microwave Bread maker Bar mix Pasta machine Magimix food processor High chair Plates, cutlery and cups for babies and toddlers Clip on baby set Sangemini is situated in the South of Umbria, just over an hour from the airports of Rome. It’s surrounded by history and culture from Assissi and Gubbio just 45 minutes north to the wonderful cathedral at Orvietto and the music festivals of Peru- gia and Spoletto. The Colosseum, The Forum and Trevi fountain, The Vatican City and the Sisteen Chapel, the Tivoli Gardens are all an easy day trip. By train from Terni or Orte, you can be in Florence or Sienna by mid-morning. The medieval town of Sangemini itself is the perfect Italian experience where you are very unlikely to bump into fellow tourists. Sangemini hosts it’s own summer festival of music as well as the Medieval Giostra Dell’Arme in autumn which draws people from all over Italy. At Christmas and you can see the annual cheese rolling contest as teams from the area compete to roll massive cheeses up through the cobbled streets. There is an Opera Museum, The Geo Lab Centre for Earth Sciences and a short drive away Carsulae, a Roman amphitheatre and settlement. It’s the kind of attraction that in the UK would be un- der glass and roped off. Here you can picnic amidst the ruins. All this 20 minutes drive from Terni, birth place of St Valentine which provides all the facilities of a large bustling modern city. Local Facilities: Here you are off the beaten track and will never find yourself in San Gemini (3.5 Kms) a restaurant filled purely with other tourists or in a supermarket with signs in three languages. If you are looking for a real Italian Supermarket, cafes, restaurants, swimming pool, tennis experience then look no further. courts, English speaking doctor, pharmacy, petrol station Terni (15kms) Large supermarkets, city shopping facilities, location large hospital, mainline railway station, hire car offices. The two acres of garden offer space to relax, shade and tranquillity. The garden has walnut, plum, apricot, apple and olive trees. There are several separate sitting and eating areas taking advantage of the glorious views in all directions. There is a hammock plus an adven- ture playground with tree-house, swings, slide, climbing wall and monkey bars. The spacious loggia is the focus of most summer living and where most guests eat and relax. West facing, it catches the last sun of the day and has views up the valley. There are two barbecues and a pizza oven. outdoor living The 13 metre swimming pool surrounded by a large terrace with views across the valley. There are plenty of sunbeds, large sun umbrellas and an ever chang- ing collection of inflatable toys. The pool is just over 1 metre deep in the shallow end and 2 metres in the deep end. There is also an inflatable paddling pool for babies and very small children. There is underwater lighting for midnight swims. The pool is opened from late May until September. the swimming pool The house is extremely well equipped for children. The Adventure Playground allows children of all ages to play in the shade. There are also two other swings. There are children’s DVD’s and VHS’s, a Playstation 2 (PAL) DVD and VHS machines and large quantities of toys and a small inflatable paddling pool. For babies and toddlers there is a high-chair, a pushchair, travel cot, changing mat, potty and a pair of baby monitors. There is a wide selection of children’s cutlery, plates and drinking cups. children The wildlife is spectacular. A family of pine martens (top left) live in the woods behind the house, while further down the valley porcupine’s breed. For bird watchers it is heaven. Golden Oriole’s (bottom right), Red-Backed Shrike and Wryneck all breed in the grounds while you will regularly see Short Toed Eagle, Hoopoes, Bee-eaters, and Fan Tailed Warblers. Every spring and autumn brings even more exotic migrants. The fields around are alive with butterflies and flora including orchids (bottom right). wildlife facilities Telephone and Internet There is a telephone available to guests at the house. There is also free WiFi broadband ADSL available at the house. It’s not the fastest in the world but it works! Meet and Greet You will normally be met by our English speaking representatives who live ten minutes from the house. A welcome pack with basic food and drink can also be made available for your arrival on request. Business Rentals The house is owned by Music for Television Ltd, a UK based music production company. If you wish to rent the house for business use then you can be invoiced by our UK limited company. VAT is applicable to business rentals but not for normal private use. Questions If you have any questions about the house then please don’t hesitate to get in touch. [email protected] Details are accurate at the time of publication but are subject to change with out warning. If specific facilities are essential for your stay, please confirm their availability before booking..