Montecchio Umbria Cosy CountryHome

This comfortable spacious country home is a welcome respite for discerning travellers. Attention to detail and loving care distinguish Country Home Montecchio from other vacation rentals. Entire villa with pool rented by the week. This 200 year old Italian stone country home can accommodate comfortably 6 people. The house is surrounded by 1 hectare of garden with an olive grove. Near to Orvieto and Todi, one hour from Roma by train. Rented by the week this 200 year old Italian stone country home can accommodate comfortably 6 people. The house is surrounded by 1 hectare of garden with an olive grove. The property also has a salt water swimming pool which is 140 cm deep. The house has traditional terracotta floors, original stone walls and wood and terracotta ceilings. All windows have screens. Given the altitude (444 meters) and properties thick stone walls, the interior of the house stays deliciously cool all summer long. Even at the height of summer, guests may need a sweater or light jacket for evenings on the terrace! Air conditioning is not required. The house is spread out over two levels. The main floor includes a spacious living/dining room and a country kitchen. The living room includes a 3 sofas clustered around a fireplace. Also located on the first floor is the TV/internet room with a working desk and sofa bed. Completing the main floor is a half bathroom with sink and toilet. The second floor consists of a a lounge area with sofa and arm chair positioned around the second fireplace, office work space - library and 3 bedrooms. The master bedroom has it's own master bath. The remaining 2 bedrooms one with double bed and the other with 2 twin beds and loft area share a bath. There are two pergola covered areas for outside dining and a tree covered area with lounge chairs for relaxing. Other amenities include a kitchen herb garden, heat and firewood, a computer, 24-hour high speed internet, a land line, an IPOD docking station, a crib, a washing machine and a charcoal barbecue. Guests are also welcome to use the reference library of guidebooks and maps, and to borrow or exchange books from an extensive collection of novels and other reading materials. Guests can cook at home in the gourmet kitchen with fresh foods from local markets, or cooking can be arranged for them. Cooking lessons in the comfort of the property's kitchen can also be organised. The villa, garden and pool are for the use of the guests. The caretaker Sergio stays in a separate guest house which is located on the property. Sergio, un ex-employee of the United Nations, born and raised in Rome Italy, fed up of the hustle and bustle of Roma moved permanently out to the country dedicating himself to gardening and his free range chickens. His first love is roses having 20 different types. He is a wonderful chef and artist/artisan. They say he has 'mani d'oro' golden hands. Sergio is available for all needs during your stay but his policy is to be as invisible or as helpful as guests desire. The caretaker's house has independent access, a private terrace and its own gardens, so privacy is not an issue. Montecchio located is in the green heart of Italy, Umbrian. The historic centre has remained intact and not destroyed by mass tourism. It is a 'true' Italian medieval village. It is strategically almost equidistance from Oriveto and Todi. Too wonderful hill top towns full of history, art, food, wine and architectural marvels. If quiet country life gets to be too much the train to Roma which departs from Alviano (15 minutes by car) takes one hour. Or otherwise one can venture to Florence by train which takes a bit more time. Other fantastic day trips that we propose are to Perugia, Spello, Foligno, Bevagna, Spoleto, Assisi and Montefalco. There is bus service to Orvieto from the town. The train station is 15 minutes away. Otherwise it is best to have a car to visit all the lovely hillside towns and vineyards. We fell in love with this house at first site because of the craftsman's ship in it's stone work and terracotta roof. The house used to be a working farm. The peasants lived upstairs and the animals on the ground floor. The main entrance was a majestic huge staircase which a loggia. We converted it to a home paying close attention to detail using only the finest of material from the terracotta tiles, to travertine marble, peperino stone for the stair case and hand made wooden doors and windows. The colours of the walls reflect the colours of Orvieto and the historic colours that are found in paintings from this area of Italy. It was also the close proximity to Rome and Tuscany and multiple wonderful Umbrian hillside towns full of history that also convinced us that this was the place to be. We never tire of visiting the towns around us and the multiple vineyards for wine tasting. Note that Wine tasting can be organised as well as cooking classes and an in-house chef.