Cortona Italy Vacation Rentals Presents Listing #6974

Il Rifugio – Seventeenth century stone farmhouse in Cortona

Villa w/ 5 Bedrooms - 4½ Bathrooms - Sleeps 12 w/ Pool

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Vacation Rental Description

Il Rifugio... where you will enjoy privacy, serenity and spectacular  
views. Unwind in this 17th century stone farmhouse on fifty-six  
acres of gardens, fields, woodlands. The house is situated on the  
edge of an ancient olive grove located above the village of  
Montanare in the community of Cortona in Tuscany, Italy. Cortona is  
just 10 minutes away by car. 
 
Il Rifugio can accommodate ten people (up to twelve using two  
daybeds) comfortably, with  
ample space for privacy 
 
There are two charming buildings on the property: one is the main  
house, which has ten rooms plus 3-1/2 bathrooms, and the other is a  
small cottage, a few steps from the kitchen, with two rooms and a  
bathroom. 
 
Upstairs in the main house are four bedrooms: a master bedroom with  
a double bed, en suite bathroom and dressing room; a second bedroom  
with a double bed and en suite bathroom; two bedrooms that share a  
bathroom, each with single beds that can be made up as doubles; and  
a common sitting room with a fireplace. 
 
Downstairs is a large kitchen with a fireplace, separate walk-in  
pantry, dishwasher, five-burner stove with two ovens, a  
refrigerator, microwave, toaster oven, American coffee machine,  
enough pots and pans for cooking gourmet meals, and an outdoor pizza  
oven.  
 
Also downstairs is a half bath, sitting room, formal dining room and  
a living room with a large fireplace fitted with a cast-iron wood- 
burning stove.  
 
The cottage has a laundry room with a washer, dryer and deep sink,  
and a bedroom with two single beds and an en suite bathroom. 
 
There is plenty of garden furniture and a pergola on the spacious  
stone terrace for eating or relaxing outdoors, with spectacular  
views of the surrounding olive grove and the rural valley below. 
 
Utilities are included in the rental price. Of course the house is  
completely cleaned and supplied with fresh towels, soap, bed linens  
and basic supplies before you arrive and every week. Additional maid  
service during the week can be arranged at a minimal cost depending  
on the number of guests. Additional services, such as private city  
tours, Tuscan garden tours, private in-house dinners, cooking  
school, wine or olive oil tasting, etc., can be pre arranged at the  
time of booking.

Vacation Rental Amenities

Swimming pool, Satellite TV, 3 Fireplaces – one with  
a Wood-Burning stove, Firewood, Telephone, Cell phone, CD Player,  
DVD Player, Board games, Fully equipped kitchen, Dishwasher,  
Microwave oven, Toaster oven, American coffee machine, Hair dryers  
in each bathroom, Refrigerator, Cooking utensils, Linens provided,  
Laundry room with Washer, Dryer and deep sink, Covered Parking,  
Outdoor Pizza Oven, Pergola and plenty of lawn furniture on a stone  
terrace, Wines will be available onsite at cost, No Smoking or pets  
please.

Activities and Attractions

Hiking, Biking, Horseback Riding, Tennis, Wildlife Viewing, Great  
sunsets, Shopping, Restaurants, Live Theater, Museums, and  
Sightseeing.  Cooking classes, Wine or olive oil tasting, Private  
tours and Language classes can be scheduled.  In house Dinners,  
supplemental Maid services and child care can also be arranged.  
Bicycle, Scooter and car rentals are close by. There is also  
Swimming, Sailing and Fishing at Lake Trasimeno, just 20 minutes  
away and Golfing about 35 minutes away. Centrally located near many  
small Etruscan hill-top towns. Just 1-1/2 hours by train to  
Florence, 2-1/2 hours to Rome.

Vacation Rental Rates

Rental periods are weekly, from Saturday to Saturday and all prices are in US Dollars. 
 
- From the first Saturday in January through  
the last Saturday in March, $3,700. 
- From the second Saturday in May through  
the second Saturday in October, $5,700. 
- All other times, $5,200.  
 
A refundable security deposit of $500 for the first week  
plus $200 for each subsequent week is required.  
 
 
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