Terrazza Splendida in Spoleto

Terrazza Splendida is a fabulous, luxury apartment with the biggest
terrace you have ever seen, sunny all the year round and with
impressively expansive, panoramic roof-top and hill views. And, it is
in the buzziest part of the historic centre of Spoleto, a beautiful
pedestrian area, a fantasy area and, an aesthetic feast for the
soul.

Terrazza Splendida is in the famous Rocca dei Perugini (a listed
building - no 24 on the Spoleto map) on Porta Fuga, in the historical
centre of Spoleto.

This famous and beautiful palazzo is located in the most magnificent
part in Spoleto and houses some of the most important people of these
parts.......judges, architects, a chief of police…. And, it is of
immense historical significance for Spoleto because, just after the
turn of the century, the Perugini conquered Spoleto and built the now-
named Rocca dei Perugini as a strong-hold to guard their position and
reign over the Spoletini.

These were bloody times, indeed, for both the Spoletini and the
Perugini because the Spoletini fought back by occupying the Torre
Del’Olio just a few metres up the hill, and, there, they watched for
the Perugini as they passed below, immediately dousing and killing
them with burning oil. Just 2 years, and, many deaths by burning oil
later, the Spoletini regained power in Spoleto and, ever since,
Spoleto and Perugia have had an uneasy relationship !

If you look at my website, (automatically accessed in response to an
enquiry), you will see many more photos, including some of the
pedestrian area, immediate to the apartment.

Terrazza Splendida (130 sq mts) has a large smart shower room, 1 huge
sitting/dining room with a very smart fitted kitchen at one end. The
sitting/dining room has 3 very large windows and glass doors that
opens onto the huge terrace, which is wide-open all round, affording
expansive views of old Spoleto, roof-tops, hills and the mountains
beyond.

Terrazza Splendida has 2 double bedrooms, both with French windows
(1 a twin but the beds can be joined). The master bedroom has big
windows that look onto the terrace with hilly views all around.

All the glass fronted areas of the bedroom and the sitting/dining
room consist of 1-way glass so that privacy isn't compromised in any
way.

The furniture in Terrazza Splendida consists of bleached blonde,
wooden bedroom furniture, fabulous “Italiana” lighting throughout,
one 6-seater wrap-round sofa and, beautiful wooden dining furniture
for 4/5 with padded chairs.

Terrazza Splendida is serviced by a lift as well as a staircase. And,
we have a private car space right next to the lift, in a private car-
park that you can hire for 50 euros/week – the rate we pay the owner
of the car-park. Having said that, it is quite easy to park in the
nearby lanes, just a few minutes walk away, for free.

The Rocca dei Pergini is in the centre of things so that you only
have to step out of the Roman Corridor entrance to the palazzo to
find restaurants, bars and shops, all waiting to entice you in and
sample their goodies. And, the local rates are very reasonable
indeed, especially if you stick to the places we recommend on our
information sheets that we leave in each of the apartments for all
our guest.

Staying in Spoleto is like staying in a fairy-tale castle, peppered
with piazzas, sprinkled with bars, restaurants and shops amidst a
maze of tunnelled, cobbled lanes and alley-ways, all leading skywards
to the famous Rocca and the aquaduct and, some of the best views in
the world. This whole surreal setting is akin to a stage-set in the
making, fringed by mountains, olive groves and vineyards and a
mixture of mediaeval monasteries, towns, cities and tiny hill-top
villages - all beckoning a visit ! However, for me, Spoleto is the
ultimate temptress. Once under her spell, you are lost forever in her
beauty. You must use all your will-power to leave this place, even
for a short while. It is, quite simply, the most captivating city in
Italy, never mind Umbria, Venice being on a par – the difference
being that Venice has the water and Spoleto has the mountains.
Nonetheless, like Venice, Spoleto has a history to be reckoned with.

Subsequently, Spoleto is becoming more and more in demand with those
in search of "a truly Italian" experience, love to be surrounded by
beauty and who wish to base themselves in the centre of Italy
because, from Spoleto, you can get to practically anywhere else in
Italy easily and cheaply within minutes to a few hours.

Up until now, it had always been too expensive to stay in Spoleto
and, holiday-makers were forced to find apartments outside of Spoleto
and drive in. However, we have changed all that and, in effect, we
have "unlocked" Spoleto, having launched several apartments in
central Spoleto at rates that are competitive with our "out of town"
apartments, making Spoleto affordable for you, at last !

There is very easy access from Spoleto to Assisi, Orvieto, Perugia,
Trevi, Montefalco, Norcia, Castelucia and the Gran Piano, Spello,
Gubbio, Bevagna and a whole host of other tiny towns and cities. And,
it is about a 1 hour drive to Rome. Spoleto is in the centre of it
all !

Terrazza Splendida is furnished with high quality fixtures/fittings
and furniture. It is also equipped with a large flat screen High
Definition SKY TV on the wall – this means it has all the
documentary/film and news channels in English as well as a host of
other programmes eg National Geographic, Animal Planet etc plus SKY
SPORTS !

The smart kitchen is fully fitted and equipped with fridge/freezer,
microwave, hob, oven.....everything you would need for your holiday
although there is no dish-washer.

And, the shower room with shower unit contains a washing machine.

The following items are also included in the rental rate :

- cutlery (inc bottle openers), pottery, glasses, linen, towels,
sheets, duvets etc;

- ironing facilities;

- a hair-dryer;

- unlimited hot water and all the utilties...gas, electricity, wood
(where appropriate);

- a Welcome Pack consisting of wine, bread, rice, fruit, pasta, olive
oil, all the condiments, tea, coffee, sugar etc - enough to keep you
going while you find your bearings.

Of particular interest to our guests who have children is the fact
that there are several pools around here, all within easy reach. And,
for those people without a car, the nearest pool is very large with
picnic areas and a bar; and, there is a bus that takes you directly
to this pool, which takes about 10 minutes. It stops at various
points throughout Spoleto so that wherever you are staying, there
will be a bus-stop conveniently placed for you.

For the more sporty amongst you, there is a flash tennis club that
you can use, which is within walking distance of almost anywhere you
are staying – or, it is a short bus-ride from Piazza Garibaldi
(otherwise, a 15 minute walk). And, there is pony trekking that takes
place just outside of Spoleto. The stables are placed in a exquisite
environment and, you can either go on long treks into the mountains
or just do an hour or so in the nearby woods – all supervised, the
level of supervision depending on your level of expertise.

You can hire bikes.

There is white water rafting in the locality.

You can partake of wine-tastings, oil tastings, truffle trails etc.

And, all around you are shops, bars and restuarants as well as
museums and churches.

Dec, 2007 - Jan, Feb, March, 2008 | 450 euros/wk
April, 2008 | 570 euros/wk
May - Oct, 2008 | 750 euros/wk

The weekly rate is for the whole apartment, to include up to 5
persons, and is inclusive of all utilities, linen, towels etc plus a
Welcome Pack.

In response to an enquiry, you will automatically receive info re my
personal website, where you will see many, many more photos and more
apartments as well as the booking conditions, how to attract
discounts and the cancellation policy.

Any day arrival/departure.

You can book on a daily basis.