The Farmhouse Torre del Guado ( full rental too)
Torre del Guado Country House is an impressive stone manor house, in Tuscany, placed at the same distance (3 kms) from the medieval towns of Anghiari and Sansepolcro, birthplace of the great painter Piero della Francesca. It is located amidst the quiet of the Tuscan countryside, but, at the same time, close to cities of Arezzo - Cortona - Perugia and within easy driving distance from the main art cities of Umbria, Tuscany and central Italy: like: Florence, Siena, Rome… .
The villa’s accommodation consists of two suggestive reception rooms and five refined self-catering vacation-accommodations, of different sizes and typology, with excellent facilities. The whole holiday house inside very large secure attractively maintained equipped gardens (20.000 mq) with the wonderful 15X7 swimming pool (open from May to September ).
The farmhouse Torre del Guado, with its large apartments, with private kitchen, washing machine, and living room with sofa beds, is great for families ( if many familiar groups, the whole property can be rented), as well as for couples ( like honeymoon) or business traveller looking for one double bed apartment.
As well as relaxing and a base for touring, our holiday farmhouse gives you the possibility to experience unforgettable moments as only a place in Tuscany can and, with its reception rooms plus the park inside the spectacular tuscan landscape, is a superb birthdays, cerimonies and weddings location in tuscany (with optional catering service on request).
Museums, cultural sites, thermal baths, golf, tennis courts, horse-riding, shops, typical tuscan restaurants available at short driving distance.
The Torre del Guado villa can be rented as a whole or as five separate apartments.
Outside: In the centre of large and attractively maintained gardens (20.000 mq), where you may stroll through vast green areas and enjoy a spectacular view on the tuscan landscape, there is the wonderful and equipped 15X7 swimming pool (purified through filters with sea salt widhout the bother of the chlorine) with outside shower, for only guests’ use and relax. The gardens provide, also, plenty of garden furniture: two gazebos, sun-beds, tables, chairs, sunshade and a playing and bbq area.
Facilities on site :
_5 self-catering apartments (each one for 2/6 sleeps), entirely independent and with entry from the garden, Each unit is furnished for outdoor dining, its washing machine, linens, towels, swimming pool towels and tables clothes, Cooling fans, windows mosquito-nets
_By request: available free highchairs for babies, iron & board and hair-dryer
-On demand: cots ( extra € seven per/day), free Wireless connection, unlimited access.
_ Well-tended and equipped garden (20000 mq): three Covered gazebos plus BBQ area, _Panoramic (15X7m) ecologic swimming pool (purification through filters with sea salt widhout the bother of the chlorine) plus outside shower, reserved to our guests only
-Private car parking plus a covered car parking space for each unit,
_Free use of Mountain-bikes, Ping-pong, Mini volley & Table football,
_Large ancient rooms for Cerimonies, Weddings, meetings and cultural events,
Upon request, available private cooking for groups through service catering.
Activities in the proximities :
**For those peace and quiet searching:
The perfect environment for tuscan natural beauty and relaxation, visitors to the holiday house Torre del Guado can enjoy relaxing swims in the pool or pleasant hiking and cycling trips around the stunning tuscan landscape of the tall valley or along the Tiber shores.
**For those of you who prefer to indulge in sporting activities:
Trekking, Biking, fishing at three km, Windsurfing on the near Montedoglio lake ( seven kms), Golf (18 holes) six kms away, Horse-riding plus school at two and six kms tennis courts and and five-a-side football at two kms, a very equipped modern gym and professional instructors, sauna, Turkish bath... at three kms, in Sansepolcro.
The Adriatico sea at approximately one hour driving.
**For other interests:
-Thermal baths ( Fontecchio) and beauty farm 14 kms, short driving to Museums, Cultural sites.
-Antiquarys objects ( Anghiari, Sansepolcro, Arezzo),
- Events: in Arezzo: Fiera Antiquaria ,Antique fair , (every first Sunday of the month and the preceding Saturday) and “The merry-go-round of the Saracino” (on the first Sunday in June and September, at Anghiari Handicraft market of Valtiberina ( last week of April and first week of May), at Sansepolcro Fiera dellAntiquariato (Antique Fair) and Palio della balestra, “Old crossbow game”, ( second Sunday in September), the Palio of Siena (July and August), Festival of the two worlds in Spoleto (June-July), Umbria Jazz in Perugia (July), Festival of the nations and the Cinema Festival in Città di Castello (August-September).
* For people interested in finding a real deal in the world of "haute couture" (womens and mens) there is, nearby, a small, exclusive shopping centre called The Mall, factory outlets of Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, and other top designer labels. Not far away there is a similar Prada outlet.
Details of apartment Glicine (2+1 sleeps):
65 square metres, two rooms - comfortable one bedroom apartment , on two levels, decorated in warm mauve tones, with private outdoor patio on the ground level. Open plan living/dining with one single sofabed, fully equipped kitchen, dining table for 4, plus fireplace. The queen sized bedroom with a wardrobe space, and the well appointed bathroom with shower are located on the upper level. Sleeps: 2+1. two are the guests accommodated in beds. Other one guest can be accommodated on the single sofabed.
All the apartments ( from 2+ to 4+ guests) are tastefully and stylishly decorated thanks to a carefully selected colour scheme of warm, pastel shades (yellow, apricot, indigo, mauve) and enjoy plenty of natural light along with wonderful views of the tuscan landscape and the foothills of the Apennines and valley. Each self catering accommodation has its independent entry on the ground floor from the garden, own fireplace, a fully-equipped kitchen-corner (4 plates, gas, refrigerator, ice compartment, electric oven, toaster..), one bathroom, with shower, bidet, sink, WC, and all the benefits of modern technology ( Satellite television, individual washing machine and heating ). Available, on demand, in every apartment, Wireless connection. All linens, including swimming pool towels and tables cloths, fans and windows mosquito-nets are provided. Highchairs for babies, iron and hair dryer free on demand. Baby-cot on demand (extra € seven per/day). The sofa/divan, present in each liv-room, can be transformed into a second double or single bed. Each apartment is furnished for private outdoor dining area with sunshade and garden forniture.
INFO:
PRICES INCLUDE : Wireless connection, Use of pool ( open from May to September), Linens, including pool towels, Water, Electricity, Gas, Private covered car parking, Washing-machine, Weekly laundry change, Final cleaning, Highchairs and Use of the mountain bikes, All Taxes (IVA 10%).
In the price not included : individual heating ( when required is calculated based on consumption:
each apartment has its counter), baby cot ( € seven per/day), final cleaning for the pets ( Euro 20).
*Shorter periods available in off-season (2 day minimum).
-Check-in: from five pm until eight pm, Check Out: before 10am ( not flexible).
-Deposit required to confirm a booking is 30% with balance due on Check out.
A Security deposit of euro 150 is due on arrival and fully refundable upon departure.
-During the booking it is in demand a down payment equal to the 30% of the whole cost of the stay.
by bank transfer or credit card. Final Payment at check out.