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VILLA GALILEO
Italy » Umbria » Arezzo
4 Bedrooms , 4 Bathrooms
From the piazza of the ancient Villa Galileo, a wrought iron gate between two grey stone columns marks the entrance to the villa's private park. On the ground floor is the main entrance, a large sitting room with a fireplace, a dining room, the kitchen, and a bedroom with a bathroom of travertine from Rapolano. A stone staircase leads to the first floor where there are three bedrooms, each with private bathroom, facing onto the garden. Antique furniture and family pictures endow the place with the charm of villas long ago. With central heating, all modern comforts and a private swimming pool, the villa can be lived in all year round. A porch with wooden trusses around the swimming pool creates an atmosphere of timeless rustic charm.
External Details Private swimming pool (m 5,70 X 11,50) Porch and terrace (50 sqm). Laundry room. Private garden of 1000 sqm.
Interior Details Ground floor: entrance, gallery, kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom with twin beds and bathroom, laundry, red bedroom with double bed and bathroom, blue bedroom with double bed and bathroom.
First floor: gallery, green bedroom with double bed and bathroom with shower, yellow bedroom with double bed and bathroom, sky-blue bedroom with double bed and bathroom with shower. The interior space has been planned to be flexible. On the ground floor the bedrooms can be one or three (for two to six people), to which are to be added two suites to meet guests' special needs.
Address
Via Blu, Arezzo, Umbria, Italy
Accommodation & Outdoor Amenities
The Library and the multimedia area with free access to internet.
The Theatre.
The woodland paths: Sunshine Village is surrounded by eight hundred hectares of woodland. When walking along the paths of the estate, the guests of the Village are surrounded by beech and chestnut trees, and the waters of the Resco river add further sound and colour to the scene.
The Restaurant and the arches of the portico opposite the Restaurant, where breakfast and candle-lit dinner in summer are served.
The Wine Bar
The Biliard Hall
Private country setting yet close to town for basic supplies
About 40 minutes from Florence
Beautifully landscaped garden with pergola for relaxing and dining al fresco