Vacation Rental Description
Ground floor
The ground floor is of open plan design incorporating:
a large living room with original slit windows, French windows opening onto patio and pool area, open log fire, with TV/DVD system, leading through to
a dining room and separate fully fitted kitchen with American style fridge, dishwasher, washing machine/tumble dryer.
Cloakroom
A small sitting room/bedroom five with double bed settee, TV/DVD, with French windows overlooking the valley
First floor
Two master bedrooms with ensuite facilities and superb views to the Sibillini mountains
Two twin rooms, with lovely views north and south
House bathroom
All rooms feature traditional open tile and beam ceilings. The house has full central heating.
Cleaning will be carried out once a week.
The property is not suitable for children under 5.
Outside the lounge there is large covered pergola leading to a tiled patio area well equipped for al fresco dining and sun bathing, and infinity pool, 10x 5 metres with diving board.
The area around the pool is landscaped leading down to the national sized tennis court which has magnificent views over the surrounding areas. The grounds include an olive grove, a wild grassy area suitable for ball games and a wild woodland grove featuring an abundance of wild flowers and bushes.
The pool and the perimeter are not fenced, so care should be taken with young children.
Le Marche lies on the eastern side of Central Italy, between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine Mountains . In comparison to it's central neighbours, Tuscany and Umbria , it remains relatively unspoilt by mass tourism and offers visitors a chance to taste real Italy . Le Marche people are extremely friendly and welcoming and the area itself offers a multitude of activities and interests to suit all tastes.
Castel Clementino's position in the heart of Le Marche means that it is possible to access both the coast and the interior with relative ease. The following areas are within reach.
For those interested in Archaeology/History
Roman Amphitheatre at Falerone (15 mins)
Urbisaglia – Roman town of Urbs Salvia ( 35 mins)
Fiastra Abbey ( 40 mins)
San Ginesio – lovely medieval town (30 mins)
Macerata –Sferisterio Roman amphitheatre ( serious world renowned opera) (60 mins)
Local towns to visit include
Sarnano, Amandola, Monte San Martino,Smerillo
Penna San Giovanni, Santa Vittoria in Matenano
Servigliano, Fermo, Ascoli Piceno, most of which have very good and reasonably priced restaurants. Journey time from the villa varies from 10 minutes to an hour.
For mountain lovers the Sibillini mountains offers
Piano Grande/Castelucchia (90 mins)
Montemonaco/Lago di Pilato (45mins)
Fiastra /San Lorenzo al Lago (60 mins)
Canoeing, fishing, pedaloes, nature walks, white water rafting, hoverspeed, quad biking, hang gliding, cycling, lake swimming (www.Asgaia.it)
And in winter:
Skiing at Sassotetto (60 mins)
(family ski runs, cheap, well organised but not taxing)
For sea lovers the Coast offers
Porto San Georgio,Cupra Marittima and
San Bernadetto del Tronto
All old fashioned seaside towns with good shopping and
Seaside town restaurants (40-60mins)
Conero-Sirolo (60mins)
wonderful coastal scenery
For wine lovers try visiting
Vineyards at Conero for Rosso Conero
Vineyards around Jesi for Verdicchio
Local Vineyard on road to Servigliano, all within easy reach of the villa
Race lovers might want to travel to
Imolo or San Marino for Formula One (about 1.5-2 hours)
The closest airport is Ancona, which is 75 minutes drive from the villa. Ryanair flies daily from London Stansted & 3 times a week from Liverpool.
Ryanair also flies from London Stansted to Pescara which is roughly the same drive time
Facilities
Cleaning Service
Cooking Utensils
Dishwasher
Dryer
DVD
Heating
Ice Maker
Kitchen
Linen Service
Microwave
Open Fire
Amenity Parking
Private Pool
Refrigerator
TV
Washer
Commanding spectacular 360 degree views from the Adriatic coast to the Sibillini Mountains and the hilltop towns of Monte san Martino and Penna San Giovanni, the villa has been restored to an extremely high standard and includes an infinity pool and national size tennis court.
Set in two hectares of land the villa affords total privacy being the last property at the end of a private road; equally it has access to the nearby historical town of Servigliano as well as to the coast and the Sibillini National Park
The facilities offered by this villa are unique within the area and the views have to be seen to be believed. Holidaying here is a very special experience and the villa was featured in an article in the November 2006 issue of Italy magazine www.italymag.co.uk
This property was renovated by http://www.theahomes.com
Activities
Beach
Biking
Boating
Cinema
Fishing
Golf
Horse Riding
Hunting/Rock Climbing
Kayaking
Mountain Biking
Restaurant
Sailing
Shopping
Skiing
Snow Boarding
Tennis