Villa Amelia, nice private villa close to Cortona

"Friends of Tuscany Ltd." manage all aspects of your villa booking with tailored information to get the most from your holiday. 700 years ago, San Silvestro was a little church – now it’s a charming rental villa and excellent value too! Cortona is one of Tuscany’s most sought-after locations. This cosmopolitan little town boasts a generous handful of excellent eateries and some very stylish shops line the atmospheric, medieval streets within the ancient city walls. The wide views across the valley towards Lake Trasimeno are fabulous. And nestling below the ancient town, just 3 kms. away, is historic San Silvestro. The building was originally a country church in the 1300s and a fresco of the saint is still there by the front door. It’s a simple country house that can’t fail to win your heart. It is private and entirely peaceful. The warmly welcoming owners live in their fine villa about 50 yards away. Carla speaks reasonable English and her husband, the endlessly kind and considerate Paolo, will make himself understood no matter the gaps in your Italian or his English! They’ll happily offer local advice whenever needed, but they’ll never get in your way. Paolo is well connected locally: if you’d be interested, he can arrange some rather special discounts on stylish Italian children’s clothes, upmarket cashmere or traditional pottery - just say the word and he’ll ensure you get the opportunity to pick up some real Italian bargains! For shopping you have the village of Camucia, only 2 kms. away, with a couple of supermarkets, banks, several bars and eateries, and some interesting shops to explore - and the cantina sells local wines at ridiculously cheap prices! Pick up a pizza from the excellent take-away and head back home to watch the sun go down over Cortona. So you have two interesting and very different local towns to choose from, and both within a 10 minute drive of San Silvestro! This is a two story house. On the lower floor is the sitting room, with its two comfy couches, which leads to the dining room with interesting retro 1950's furniture. The kitchen has been completely refitted and includes a dishwasher. There s also a small bathroom with shower on this floor. Upstairs are the bedrooms: a large double with superb country furniture, a bedroom with two singles that s also large and a tiny but perfectly functional single. The bathroom on this floor has a bath tub. This is a delightful country home for those in search of Tuscany at its most authentic. The great fig tree and the huge bay tree near the kitchen door have already shaded many a satisfied visitor. Live the genuine “simple life” at San Silvestro - a holiday experience to treasure! Free traditional Tuscany dinner in villa with bookings of 2 or more weeks! Location Cortona is only 3KM from the house and easily accessed by bus or taxi or car. It takes approximately 5-10 minutes to get to Cortona centre by car, there are car parks on the outskirts. There is a bus that you can take a few minutes walk away from the house and it takes about 15 minutes to get into the centre. Alternatively, to walk it takes 40 minutes. There's a train station in Camucia which takes 5 minutes to drive to, 15 mins by bus or a 25 minute (easy) walk.