casa antica

If you want to rent an under-the-radar villa on the Tuscan-Umbria border, a gorgeous luxury holiday home with a vista of silver olive groves and enchanting valleys, Casa Antica is the right property for you.
Privacy is the premium quality of this traditional villa rental situated a few kilometres from Mercatale, perfect for all those seeking an Italian vacation of relaxation. Beautifully restored, two bedrooms are set in the main villa and two others are in its next-door guest house.
To reach it you will climb the rolling hills from the Niccone Valley towards the Medieval hilltop town of Preggio and arrive along a white gravel road. The iron gates open onto a lovely garden where lavender bushes and pink roses dot the property. The infinity pool and the Jacuzzi pool extend into the bucolic horizon.
The interior of the house has been designed with an emphasis on space and good proportions and flows smoothly from the kitchen through the dining room. Two steps down to the study and on to the living room with its two southwest-facing French doors which lead onto the terrace and pergola, with uninterrupted views across the distant Umbrian hills.

main villa sleeps 4/8
ground floor
spacious fully equipped kitchen with table for 6 with doors opening to outdoors, big dining area with fireplace and big table for 8 and access to outdoors. 2 steps down: living area, guest bathroom, second living area with big couches, fireplace and doors opening to pool area and covered outdoor eating area.
first floor
15 steps up:
bedroom 1 double bed (bed size 180cmx200cm, not convertible into a twin) with en suite big bathroom with bath tub (extra hand held shower) and shower cabin (curtain).
1 double aereo-bed (bed size 140cmx190cm, suitable for children).
bedroom 2 double bed (bed size 150cmx200cm French bed size, not convertible into a twin).
1 double sofa bed (aero-bed bed size 140cmx190cm, suitable for children), 2 steps down en suite bathroom (which also has access from the corridor) with bath tub (extra hand held shower) and shower cabin (curtain).

guest house sleeps 4
entrance, door to outdoor staircase, kitchenette 2 pits and fridge, 1 bathroom with shower cabin (curtain).
bedroom 3 twin beds (beds size 90cmx190cm) with en suite small bathroom with small shower.
17 steps up: no door.
bedroom 4 double bed (bed size 150cmx200cm, not convertible into a twin).

outdoor
possibility of al fresco dining by the herb garden, or on the terrace under the wisteria-covered pergola. Pizza oven and BBQ. Heated mosaic-tiled pool, infinity jacuzzi and outdoor shower. The fully fenced, landscaped and attractively planted garden with its stone-walled fountain and woodland trail makes the surroundings of this property very special.

notes
Casa Antica is situated at a 200m distance from our villa Cannelle, privacy guaranteed and no overlooking at the pool area. Each bedroom has a fan. Gravel road towards the villa of 2,5km/1,6miles in good condition. Non smoking villa. Pets allowed. Due to several sofa beds at the villa, it is possible to accommodate 8 adults and 4 children.
In the second living room, there is a TV not receiving “live” channels but connectable to the DVD player or to a laptop/phone/tablet for streaming content.
Wi-Fi connection in the main villa and also in the guesthouse.