Il
Giardino e l’Oliveto is a charming 250 year old villa-farmhouse,
which has been beautifully restored by the Anglo-Irish artist/owner.
The house is on two floors, built of warm Sienese stone and brick,
encircled by wide terracotta terraces, ancient mulberry trees
and huge old cypresses, olive groves, lawns and gardens of aromatic
shrubs and fragrant herbs.
Ground
floor: it is entered by a shady loggia, country dining room kitchen
with open fireplace, study, one double bedroom, bathroom with
shower, utility room. First floor: large living room with fireplace,
large double bedroom with hand-basin room. At the other end of
the living room a corridor with fitted wardrobes takes you to
the master bedroom and its en-suite spacious bathroom with tub.
All the rooms have got a beautiful view.
Pergola
covered by jasmine and roses, travertine marble table, barbeque.
The
back door leads to a terrace with the old well and bread oven,
and a path through the gardens brings you to the swimming pool
(the water is ozone treated, and virtually chemical free), surrounded
by terracotta sun terraces, immersed in luxuriant aromatic herbs,
decorative shrubs, roses and lavender, and overlooked by the silvery
olive groves.
Across
the courtyard there is separate accommodation in the old barn,
refurbished as a guest cottage, consisting in a large double bedroom,
a bathroom with shower, a kitchen area, and its own private terrace
to one side.
Persian
blinds and mosquito screens are fitted throughout, ceiling fans
in the bedrooms.
Il
Giardino e l’Oliveto
House
plan:
Ground
floor: kitchen-dining room, study, one double/twin bedroom,
bathroom with shower, utility room. First floor: sitting room
with fireplace, large double/twin bedroom with hand-basin room,
master bedroom with en-suite bathroom( tub). Barn across the
courtyard: big room with sofa, double bed, bathroom (shower),
kitchenette with fridge.
Facilities:
Satellite
TV, video and DVD player, stereo CD set, telephone with ADSL,
fax and answering machine, dishwasher, washing machine, iron,
food mixers, Bosch refrigerator, large oven, etc.
The
area:
The
village of San Giovanni has a bank, supermarket, general store,
bakery, bar with newsagent and tobacconist, post office, doctor
surgery and chemist, butcher, wine tasting and local delicacies
shops ....thermal baths, horse riding, tennis courts, restaurants
and speciality wine bars are all at a short distance.
In
the castle, a beautiful "hotel de charme" with an excellent
restaurant has ben recently opened, offering tasteful and refined
dinners, together with many other little restaurants located all
around the whole region, full of many historic sites and towns
to visit, summer festivals, pageants, concerts and art exhibitions.
