Torre del Guado Country House
http://www.torredelguado.com
Torre del Guado Country House is an impressive stone manor house, in Tuscany, placed at the same distance (3 kms) from the medieval towns of Anghiari and Sansepolcro, birthplace of the great painter Piero della Francesca. It is located amidst the tranquillity of the Tuscan countryside, but, at the same time, close to cities of Arezzo - Cortona - Perugia and within easy driving distance from the main art cities of Umbria, Tuscany and central Italy: like: Florence, Siena, Rome…
The farmhouse Torre del Guado, that affords the wonderful views on the same enchanting Tuscan scenery, what inspired great painters as Piero della Francesca, Raffaello, Leonardo, Signorelli, … dates back to the 13th century and, recently, has been carefully restored, tastefully appointed and transformed into a warm and charming country holiday Villa, a refined tuscan farmhouse where you can find, together with many of original tuscan preserved features, all the modern conveniences, including Wireless Internet connection.
The villa's accommodation consists of 2 suggestive reception rooms and 5 refined self-catering vacation-accommodations, of different sizes and typology, with excellent facilities. The whole holiday house inside very large secure beautifully maintained equipped gardens (20.000 mq) with the panoramic 15X7 swimming pool (open from 15/05/2010 to 25/09/2010).
The farmhouse Torre del Guado, with its spacious apartments, with private kitchen, washing machine, and living room with sofa beds, is ideal for families ( if many familiar groups, the whole property can be rented), as well as for couples ( like honeymoon) or business traveller looking for one double bed apartment.
As well as relaxing and a base for touring, our holiday farmhouse gives you the possibility to experience unforgettable moments as only a place in Tuscany can and, with its reception rooms plus the park inside the spectacular tuscan landscape, is a superb birthdays, cerimonies and weddings location in tuscany (with optional catering service on request)
Museums, cultural sites, thermal baths, golf, tennis courts, horse-riding, shops, typical tuscan restaurants available at short driving distance.
The Torre del Guado villa can be rented as a whole or as 5 separate apartments.
Location:
Torre del Guado is 3 kms from Sansepolcro, a medieval town situated in Upper Tiber Valley, and 30 kms from Arezzo, not far from Cortona and Siena, on the edge of the Chianti wine region and of Umbria. The villa's convenient location will allow you to easily reach the main art cities including Assisi and Urbino, Perugia and Pisa, Trasimeno Lake, Florence, Rome, ..). They are all a day-trip away and easily accessible through the near E45 speedway, at only 4 kms from the villa, and A1 highway 32 kms far.
The area:
This area has a great culinary tradition: everywhere you can enjoy the wonderful dishes of Tuscan cuisine, accompanied by the fine wines. There are a number of music festivals in the region, including Umbria Jazz in Perugia and Tuscan Sun Festival of Cortona in July. The sport and nature lovers may take excursions on foot, on horseback or on mountain bike and wander through woods and vineyards, ruins of old churches, castles and lovely old farm buildings. Golf Club, tennis-courts and horse-riding are at short driving distance. Lakes Trasimeno and Montedoglio provide water-sports, trips to islands & a small beach. For art lovers, in this area there are Signorelli, Perugino, Pinturicchio frescos in addition to the 'Piero della Francesca trail' around Arezzo, Sansepolcro & Monterchi.
Facilities on site:
Outside: In the centre of large and beautifully maintained gardens (20.000 mq), where you may stroll through vast green areas and enjoy a spectacular view on the tuscan landscape, there is the panoramic and equipped 15X7 swimming pool (purified through filters with sea salt widhout the bother of the chlorine) with outside shower, for only guests' use and relax. The gardens provide, also, plenty of garden furniture: 3 gazebos, sun-beds, tables, chairs, sunshade and a playing and barbecue area.
_5 self-catering apartments (each one for 2/6 sleeps), entirely independent and with entry from the garden,
Each unit is furnished for outdoor dining, its washing machine, linens, towels, swimming pool towels and tables clothes, Cooling fans, windows mosquito-nets;
_By request: available free highchairs for babies, iron & board and hair-dryer;
-On demand, daily cleaning (extra charge: € 11 per/hour), cots ( extra € 5 per/day), Wireless connection, (euro 4 per/day) unlimited access;
_ Well-tended and equipped garden (20000 mq): 3 Covered gazebos plus BBQ area, _Panoramic (15X7m) ecologic swimming pool (purification through filters with sea salt widhout the bother of the chlorine) plus outside shower, reserved to our guests only;
-Private parking plus a covered parking space for each unit,
_Free use of Mountain-bikes, Ping-pong, Mini volley & Table football,
_Large ancient rooms for Cerimonies, Weddings, meetings and cultural events,
Upon request, available private cooking for groups through service catering.
Facilities nearby:
pharmacy: 4 kms, hospital: 4 kms, bank: 3 kms. ATM and VISA service available during closing hour, post-office: at 2 kms, grocery store: 2 kms, with typical Tuscan products, supermarket: 3 kms.
Nearby restaurants, which offer a wide range of local traditional dishes and vintage wines from around the region.
-A sporting center with a very equipped modern gym and professional instructors, sauna, Turkish bath... at 3 kms, in Sansepolcro.
-five-a-side football: 1500 mt away from the farmhouse there is a football ground on syntethic grass.
-Horseback Riding: There are 2 horse ridings: one at 2 kms and one at 5 kms.
-Tennis courts, gym: 1500 mt away from the farmhouse there 2 tennis courts, one is free.
-Thermal baths ( Fontecchio) and beauty farm 14 kms
-GOLF: (18 holes) is 6 km away
-Sea: less than an hour by car.
The apartments (each one from 2+ to 4+ sleeps)
All the apartments are tastefully and stylishly decorated thanks to a carefully selected colour scheme and enjoy plenty of natural light along with panoramic views of the tuscan landscape. Each self catering accommodation has its independent entry on the ground floor from the garden, own fireplace, a fully-equipped kitchen-corner (4 plates, gas, refrigerator, ice compartment, electric oven, toaster..), 1 bathroom, with shower, bidet, sink, WC, and all the benefits of modern technology ( Satellite TV, individual washing machine and heating ). All linens, including swimming pool towels and tables cloths, fans and windows mosquito-nets are provided. On demand available: free Highchairs, iron and hair dryer; Wireless connection ( charge € 4 per/day), Baby-cot (extra € 5 per/day). The sofa/divan, present in each liv-room, can be transformed into another double or single bed (extra charge).
Each apartment is furnished for private outdoor dining area with sunshade and garden forniture.
For other details, please, visit the owner's website:
http://www.torredelguado.com/en/appartamenti.html
PRICES
Prices vary according to apartment and its size, amenities and season.
Weekly rates: from Euros 480.00 to Euros 1190.00
Daily rates: from Euros 90.00 to Euros 190.00
SPECIAL DISCOUNT depending on length of stay and on early bookings.
For Details about weekly and daily rentals rates, please visit our direct website: http://www.torredelguado.com/en/info.html#
WHERE WE ARE:
Torre del Guado can be reached by airplane, by train, by car. The airports and the
railway stations in Rome, Florence, Perugia, Bologna, Rimini, Arezzo are to brief distance.
Fly direct to Bologna-Forli via Ryanair, or to Florence , or to Ancona via Ryanair (2 hours' drive), or to Bologna, Pisa or Rome. For Perugia, our nearest airport (45 minutes drive), flights from UK currently change at Milan.
By Car:
-from Milan-Bologna: A14 to Cesena: exit Cesena nord. Follow E 45 to Rome-Perugia: exit Sansepolcro sud.
-from Rome: A1 to Orte. Follow E 45 Perugia-Cesena: exit Sansepolcro sud.
-from Florence: Autostrada del Sole A1: exit Arezzo. Follow directions Sansepolcro along S.S.73.
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INFO
-Rates quoted are for the number of guests accommodated in the beds.
Daily surcharge due to over-occupancy accommodated on a sofa/divan is euro 10 per/day.
- PRICES INCLUDE: Use of pool( open from 15/05/2010 to 25/09/2010), Linens including pool towels, Water, Electricity, Gas, Private covered parking, Private Washing-machine, Weekly laundry change, Final cleaning, Highchairs and Use of the mountain bikes, All Taxes (IVA 10%).
-In the price not included: Wireless service ( Euro 4 a day), the individual heating (by consumption: each apartment has its counter), Baby bed (until 3 years: € 5 per/day), Pets extra cleaning ( Euro 20).
Closing: from 10/01 to 12/03 and from 26/09 to 30/10.
-From 19/06/2010 to 20/08/2010 the apartmentscan be rented only weekly, from sat to sat. Shorter periods available in off-season (2 day minimum).
Check-in: between 17.00 h until 20.00 h (flexible: previous phone call)
Check Out: until max. 10.00 h ( not flexible).
Deposit required to confirm a booking is 30% with balance due on Check out.
A Security deposit of euro 150 is due on arrival and fully refundable upon departure.
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Activities in the proximities
-Trekking
-Horseback riding 5 kms
-Tennis courts, gym, 2 kms
--Fishing 4 kms,
-Windsurfing 8 kms,
-Thermal baths ( Fontecchio) and beauty farm 15 kms
-Sea: less than an hour by car
-Museums, Cultural sites
-Antiquary's objects ( Anghiari, Sansepolcro, Arezzo)
-Nearby restaurants, which offer a wide range of local traditional dishes and vintage wines from around the region.
**GOLF: There are three golf clubs close to Torre del Guado: the 1st at around 6 kms, the 2nd at 35 km, 40 minutes drive from Torre del Guado.
For people interested in finding a real bargain in the world of "haute couture" (women's and men's) there is, nearby, a small, exclusive shopping centre called The Mall, home to the factory outlets of Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, and other top designer labels. Not far away there is a similar Prada outlet.
At Country House Torre del Guado we are available to make reservations for any activities you wish to participate in during your stay
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