Price Range: £1000 to £1800 (GBP)
Why this area?
We used to holiday every year in Tuscany but then one year we discovered the Southern Marche and we have never been back to Tuscany. It is so beautiful and unspoilt. The views from our house are just magical and it is in an utterly tranquil spot so all you can hear is birdsong. We are constantly exploring the surrounding countryside which is wonderful and has lots of medieval hilltop towns (2 of which you can see from the house) containing hidden art treasures. The local people are charming and although no much english is spoken, they are really friendly and love it if you even attempt a few words of Italian. There are good local restaurants - the food is not particularly sophistocated but it is well cooked and very cheap! The house is set in 30 acres of fields and fruit plantations which you can walk in. You may see deer and the signs of wild boar. Sarnano, the local town, is just 10 minutes drive away and has 2 small supermarkets, lots of little shops selling cheese, wine, bread, clothes etc. It also has a bank, pharmacy, a spa where you can get beauty treatments and a museum. We like swimming in Lake Fiastra (20 minutes drive into the mountains). It is warm in summer, has a pebbly beach and is relatively deserted - if you want crowds, go to the coast where the Italians go to the beaches to see and be seen! Go to the dam end for peace.
The house:
The house is old but has been recently renovated to a high standard with good quality furniture and art on the walls. The house has traditional wood beamed ceilings and either tile or parquet flooring. Casa Luisa has a large dining hall with open fire, 2 living rooms, a kitchen with hob, oven, fridge and dishwasher. There is a laundry room and a bathroom on the ground floor. Upstairs are 2 double bedrooms (one with an extra single bed), 2 twin bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. There are terraces and an outside dining table with umbrella.
The pool is huge (14 x 6 metres) and is surrounded by terracing with sunloungers and umbrellas. It has stunning views.
Please note that Casa Luisa has a sister house, Casa della Marchesa, which is very close. For big parties and families holidaying together both can be rented together (see Property No. 10527). We do NOT rent out Casa della Marchesa if you have rented Casa Luisa by itself so you have total privacy and the grounds and swimming pool totally to yourselves.
The area
The house is close to the famous Sibelline National Park which has wolves, lynx and other wild animals. There is skiing in the winter and walking, climbing and riding in the summer. There is a paragliding school about 5kms away and quad biking at Fiastra. For the more culturally inclined there are roman ruins, the roman city of Ascoli Piceno, many churches and galleries and the opera festival at Macerate
Sarnano distance 10 min
Lake Fiastra distance 20 min
Amandola distance 20 min
Ascoli Piceno distance 60 min
Property Features
Sleeps 9
Doublebeds 2
Twinbeds 2
Cots 1
Bathrooms 3
Tv
Cooker
Fridge
Freezer
Centralheating
Linenprovided
Traffic Low
Relaxing
Activity 1
Openfire
Patio
Privatepool
Parking
Airport Ancona
Airportdistance 80 min
Walking 15 Minutes away
Cycling 45 Minutes away
Horseriding 15 Minutes away
Skiing 15 Minutes away
Tennis 15 Minutes away
Climbing 45 Minutes Away
Garden
Property extras:
30 acres of grounds (fields and fruit woods), stunning views of the Sibelline Mountains.