Villa
Serena,
Villa
Limonaia
and
Villa
Serenella |
Property Name: |
Villa Serena, Villa Limonaia, Villa Serenella |
Reference: |
IV-34987 |
City/Town: |
Cortona |
Map: |
Interactive map |
Province: |
Arezzo |
Region: |
Tuscany |
Sleeps: |
2 to 10 |
Nº of Bedrooms: |
Serena (3 bedrooms), Serenella (1 bedroom), Limonaia (1 bedroom) |
Weekly Prices From: |
from € 1900/week depending on which villa |
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To Book
Contact:
VisitsItaly.com |
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This property consists of 3
beautiful villas which can
be rented separately or
together.
Villa Serena
The largest and most
luxurious of the three
villas Villa Serena can
sleep up to six people and
guarantee its guests all the
comforts of tasteful and
functional accommodation.
Originally built to house
the family’s casks and
wines, Villa Serenella is
Villa Serena’s graceful
annexe and differs from it
only in terms of size.
Once the winter refuge of
perfumed lemon trees and now
a cosy house, Villa Limonaia
is ready to host its guests
in its new role as a
charming holiday residence.
The ground floor of Villa
Serena, the largest and most
luxurious of the three
villas, comprises a large,
inviting and cheerful
sitting room with an
impressive, original,
nineteenth century
fireplace, a large kitchen,
also equipped with a
dishwasher and freezer, and
a useful back kitchen that
also leads to a downstairs
toilet. The first floor,
reached by an internal
staircase, contains three
double bedrooms (sleeping
six people).
The practical attributes of
the rooms are combined with
a refined elegance of detail
provided by valuable period
furniture and beds. Two
comfortable and spacious
bathrooms, one with a
bathtub, complete the villa,
which measures a total of
250 m2. The bedrooms lead to
a lovely terrace from which
one can enjoy an enchanting
vista of the Val di Chiana
below, and a partial, but no
less picturesque, view of
nearby Lake Trasimeno. At
the centre of the terrace
stands a large inviting
table for breakfasts and
dinners, so that guests can
fully enjoy the wonderful
atmosphere and natural
harmony of their
surroundings.
Villa Serenella
Originally built to house
the family’s casks and
wines, Villa Serenella is
Villa Serena’s graceful
annexe and differs from it
only in terms of size.
Villa Serenella, the
neighbour of Villa Serena
is, as its name suggests,
closely linked to the main
villa. In fact, the
sophisticated atmosphere of
Villa Serena has been
recreated in this smaller
villa. Originally used as
the family’s commodious wine
cellar housing the best
casks and bottles of wine
once drunk there, today
Villa Serenella is ready to
accommodate you during your
stay.
The recent restoration has
converted the 20m x 3m
cellar into a house
measuring 60m2 that can
sleep two people. Next to
the large living room,
complete with an attractive
dining room, is a pretty,
well-equipped kitchen, also
tastefully furnished in
period style. A spacious
double bedroom and a
bathroom featuring every
comfort complete the
accommodation.
All fittings and furniture
have been carefully chosen
with a particular attention
to detail so that the period
of the 1800s is continually
evoked. The floor and
ceiling in old terracotta
contribute to the creation
of warm and elegant rooms
that are the result of a
rigorous choice of furniture
and a clever use of colours.
Villa Limonaia
Once the winter refuge of
perfumed lemon trees and now
a cosy house, Villa Limonaia
is ready to host its guests
in its new role as a
charming holiday residence.
By retaining unaltered the
original architectural
features, the restoration
has emphasized the aesthetic
value of the building in its
conversion into a house
measuring 50 m2, composed of
a practical kitchen, a large
living/dining room, a double
bedroom and a bathroom with
shower. The décor is simple
and elegant, displaying
intelligent and practical
solutions, such as the
terracotta floor and
ceiling, and nineteenth
century style furniture and
fittings.
A sunny, intimate atmosphere
pervades this house, which
has recently rediscovered
its old charm in its new
role as a refined holiday
home, where pastel colours
together with tastefully
chosen furnishings provide a
pleasing contrast to the
austere severity of stone
and terracotta, wood and
wrought iron, and create
personal and extremely
welcoming rooms.
The name “Villa Limonaia”
reflects the building’s
original function as the
lemon-house of the adjacent
Villa Serena, the winter
quarters for citrus trees in
pots that embellished the
villa gardens during the
spring and summer months.
Abandoned for many years,
the building slowly became
derelict until a radical and
complete restoration
returned it to its antique
loveliness.