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The house, which has been divided into two separate
floors, each with country kitchen,
outdoor eating terrace and living room with open fireplace, can
sleep up to 9 people.
On the ground floor there are two double bedrooms with one bathroom,
while on the upper floor there are two double bedrooms, one single
bedroom and two bathrooms.
Wrought iron canopy beds in the master bedrooms and antique furniture
throughout the house give a sense of luxury, while also displaying
the high quality of local craftsmen.
The romantic master bedroom on the upper floor
is spacious and full of light with
windows on two sides. A second double bedroom in the third floor
tower, also with windows on two sides, offers a magnificent private
retreat from
which to view the rolling countryside and shifting light effects
from dawn to dusk.
Restoration of this house was done using the traditional
materials, including large oak
beams, terra cotta floors, and hand painted Italian tiles in the
kitchens and bathrooms.
While the house provides a lovely recreation of
a classic Italian farm house, it also
offers such modern comforts as dishwashers, high quality cooking
appliances,
and washing machine.
In several of the rooms, imaginative use of plaster
and paint recreates the pastel
colors used by the peasants to brighten the harshness of their
lives. And everywhere
there are windows and french doors, creating luminous interiors,
and making
the natural landscape the house's most dramatic element.
Out of doors, there are eating and lounging terraces
with spectacular views,
and a separate barbecue area. Winding stone path ways lead to
the private
swimming pool, located just above the house and which provides
a truly panoramic
perspective from which to relax and recreate in the midst of your
peregrinations
through the artistic and cultural riches of Umbria and Tuscany.
The kitchens in the houses are set up for serious
cooking, attracting gourmet cooks and gourmet eaters from all
over. One of the best ways to experience the local cuisine is
to have Melchiorre, a colse italian friend of ours, come to the
house to prepare custom meal, including such dishes as suckling
pig roasted slowly in the old outdoor brick oven, grilled lamb
spitted over the large open fireplaces, or handmade pastas, bread
and fresh ricotta made from the milk of his family's sheep. See
www.amoresapore.com
for more details.
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