
Country location
Large garden
Electronic video entry phone
Private pool (Heated in cooler weather)
Turkish Bath
Satellite TV
DVD player
WI FI internet connection
Under floor cooling system
Air conditioning
Cook available on request
Bicycles available
Bike route close by (Arezzo - Lago di Chiusi)
10 mins local town, 20 mins to Cortona
Outlet shopping approx 2kms
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Villa Fornace is a lovely brick farmhouse on two floors located in the countryside close to Cortona. The farmhouse is set in a large garden with pool and has views over the valley and towards the local town. Originally a kiln for making terracotta bricks, this unusual property has been restored to provide a fabulous villa for the more discerning traveller. The interiors are furnished in style and it is very well equipped. The farmhouse has been restored using terracotta floors and has traditional chestnut beams throughout.
Villa Fornace is a perfect base, for exploring Cortona. It is also within easy reach of Florence (50 mins) and 2 hrs to Rome
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2010 Prices
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One Season - 8,125
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Rental: Saturday to Saturday
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Prices include: 3 hrs daily cleaning (6 days per week), electricity, water, gas, linen and towels, final cleaning
Not included: Telephone charges and internet if required, air conditioning, heating in winter charged on amount used
Security Deposit: (euros) payable in cash on arrival, which is held and returned to you at the end of your stay.
This is a spacious villa, which is perfect for a family group. The house has been restored using traditional materials and there are terracotta floors and beamed ceilings throughout. It has been furnished using top quality fixtures and fittings and is very stylish. It has been restored to provide every modern convenience. The villa has 2 sections either side of a central covered patio. The main section of the villa has two floors and the adjacent section, a pretty barn conversion, has one floor.
Villa Fornace
sleeps 10

Villa Fornace
Ground floor: There is a large well equipped kitchen with a marble table with 10 chairs, a large 6 ring gas hob, oven, microwave, dishwasher, large fridge / freezer with ice maker and a staircase leads up to the first floor. There is a glass door that opens onto the garden. Through from the kitchen is a spacious lounge area with a downstairs toilet. There are 3 comfortable sofas, a pretty open fireplace and it is very light as there are large picture windows. There is a TV and a piano in the lounge. Through from the lounge is a second TV room which has been restored using the original terracotta furnace (fornace) so it has a unique circular shape and is made of the original terracotta bricks. There is a large flat screen TV with stereo sound, a DVD and music system and it is furnished with large armchairs to view TV or films in comfort. There is a laundry room on the ground floor with a washing machine and a dryer.

First Floor: There is a large master bedroom which has 5 windows overlooking the garden. It has a dressing room / cupboard and an en suite bathroom with a super large shower with 2 shower heads. There is a first floor lounge area with an open fireplace, TV and a phone. There is then a twin bedroom with en suite bathroom with a shower. At the far end of the house there is then a few stairs down into a further lounge area with a sofa, 2 armchairs and an open fireplace. This lounge has a kitchen corner within a large cupboard designed to provide a compact kitchen area if a large group of multiple families are travelling together. The kitchen corner is small but well equipped and has a dishwasher, a 4 ring hob and a small size fridge, oven, microwave and a sink. Also at this end of the house there is a large double bedroom and a bathroom with hydromassage bath and a shower. All bedrooms have phones as well as screens on the windows and all have both under floor cooling as well as traditional air conditioning. All bathrooms have under floor heating as well as traditional wall mounted radiators. There are several video entry phone points around the villa.


Adjacent barn conversion

The barn conversion is all on one floor and is superb. It has a beautiful, professionally equipped, country style kitchen with a 6 ring gas hob, double sink, open fireplace / BBQ, large windows looking onto the garden, large central table, large US style fridge with ice maker, dishwasher, microwave and a pretty French dresser. This spacious kitchen is perfect for organising cookery lessons. Outside the kitchen through glass doors is a large covered patio, overlooking the garden, complete with a traditional pizza oven and BBQ and a stone sink. There is a dining area for 10 guests that also has an open fireplace as well as a flat screen TV with Dolby stereo sound. There is a bathroom with toilet. There is a twin bedroom with a large window overlooking the garden and en suite bathroom with a shower and also a double bedroom also with a large window to the garden and en suite bathroom with a shower. All rooms can be regulated separately and have under floor cooling as well as air conditioning.

The house is set in a very large, fenced garden. The pool (13 x 6mts) is located off to one side of the house and has open views over the countryside.. The pool can be heated in cooler weather. Close to the pool and under ground level there is a large room stocked with wines and cigars. Off this room is a Turkish bath and also a bathroom with shower and toilet.


Facilities:
Large garden
Private pool (13 x 6mts saltwater and heated in cool weather)
Turkish bath
Laundry room with washing machine & dryer
11 12 Satellite TVs
WI FI Internet connection
DVD Player
Electronic gate with video entry phone
Safe in all bedrooms
Cook available on request
2 x Well equipped kitchens
3rd kitchen corner
Under floor cooling system in summer
Air conditioning
BBQ
Pizza oven
Video entry phone
Electronic entrance gate
Music available at pool and in Turkish bath
Bicycles available for hire local cycle path close by
Outlet shopping at approx 2kms
Ferrari car hire available locally
Notes:
Arrival is between pm pm
Departure by 10am
Linen is changed weekly for a stay of more than one week
No animals allowed
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