Description
Transformed with artistry, style and attention to detail by its British owners, this spacious family villa combines traditional form and Italian craftsmanship, with contemporary comfort and 21st century facilities, the old and the new interwoven throughout the house. The kitchen is fully equipped with modern appliances, and a wonderfully chunky breakfast island with high rustic stools. The elegant sitting room has big white sofas, richly coloured rugs and cushions, and carefully chosen objets d’art, along with a state-of-the-art multi-media area with Skype phone, WiFi and Sky UK TV. The huge chestnut dining suite was crafted by local artisans, and bright bedrooms blend classic country furniture with uncluttered simplicity. But there’s nothing ‘old world’ about the air-conditioned gym, and the fourteen metre pool, with its hydro-massage area, is far from period. Set amid immaculate lawns and drifts of lavender, the villa has a vine-shaded dining terrace and looks out, over orchards and olive groves, to rolling hills. Shops and restaurants are just 8km away by the lake at Bolsena, or 10km in hilltop Orvieto.