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320 m²
Florence: 120 km
Cultural sightseeing, discovery of an unknown Tuscany, excellent resturants, tennis (village)
Arezzo, Perugia, Assisi, Siena, Montepulciano, Orvieto
Overview
Monte is a 19th century farmhouse set amongst the fields and vineyards of the wide spreading Castello di Galbino estate. Set at a distance of approx. 500 metres above the castle, it commands a grand view over the estate.
The location on the border between Tuscany and Umbria is ideal for exploring the famous Tuscan landmarks of Arezzo, Siena and Florence as well as charming hilltop towns such as Cetona and Anghiari. The Umbrian towns of Cortona, Gubbio, Urbino and Perugia can be visited comfortably over a day.
The house has recently been restored and its setting in a beautiful wooded valley with chestnuts and holm oaks and the lovely views are one of the main attractions. The wisteria covered pergola in front of the kitchen becomes the living room during the summer. The living room on the ground floor has a large antique fireplace and French windows onto the garden.
The pool lies at a distance of 50 metres from the house and is shared with members of the owner's family. Be assured that the pool will never be crowded. The pool is not available in August.
Service available
Services:
- Cook
- Household on demand
- Welcome dinner
- First shopping
- Baby equipment
For a detailed description of each service,
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Facilities:
- Telephone
- Pool
- Fireplace
- DVD
- Parking Next to the house
Floorplan of the villa
First Floor
2 double bedrooms
2 twin bedrooms
2 bathrooms (tub and shower)
Ground floor
Entrance hall
Living room
Study
Large kitchen with French windows onto pergola
Bathroom
Wardrobe
garden :Pool 15 x 5 metres
Pergola covered in wisteria with table and chairs
Rates
Beds> | Low season | Mid season | Mid season 2 | High season |
| 8 | - | 1900€ | 2200€ | 2800€ |
* Mid season : 15 May 2010 - 28 May 2010
* Mid season 2 : 29 May 2010 - 02 July 2010, 28 August 2010 - 01 October 2010
* High season : 03 July 2010 - 27 August 2010
The Estate Galbino
On a crossroads between Tuscany and Umbria
Tucked away into the hills of Arezzo lies the magic Castello di Galbino, a large and welcoming family estate with castle, gatehouse, farmbuildings and all, surrounded by seemingly endless fields and hills covered olive groves and woods.
Galbino lies on a crossroad of Tuscany (Arezzo, Siena, Florence, Cortona), Umbria (Città di Castello, Perugia, Gubbio, Assisi) and the Marches (Urbino), an area where Piero della Francesca, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Raffael and San Francesco of Assisi were born.
The nearest town is Anghiari at 4 km from Galbino, a charming medieval city which has not changed much over the last centuries. The powerful thirteenth century walls made the town an invincible fortress(picture of Anghiari). A stroll through the narrow streets which open onto delightful squares is Italy at its best. Anghiari has all shopping facilities.
Photographs of the Estate and the surroundings
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Map & Getting there
Castello di Galbino lies in Tuscany, not far from Arezzo. It is ideally located for excursions to Tuscany and Umbria.
- Anghiari, and all the shops 4 km
- Sansepolcro 15 min
- Città di Castello 30 min
- Arezzo 35 min
- Cortona 1 hour
- Perugia 1 hour
- Gubbio 1 hour
- Assisi 1 hour 15 min
- Florence 1,5 hours
- Siena, Pisa, Rome 2 hours
Activities & Places of interest
- Arezzo, with a wonderful antique market on the Piazza Grande the first week-end of the month
- Many of Piero della Francesca’s works can be seen in the nearby town of Sansepolcro (15 minute drive) and you should not miss the village of Monterchi, where his famous pregnant Madonna can be seen in the village school.
- Franciscan trails: The hermitage of La Verna, where St. Francis received the stigmata is a magical place. By car it is reached in 30 minutes. A beautiful trek of 30 kms makes a wonderful day of walking.
- Romanesque Churches: The territory around Anghiari boasts a number of very early parish churches. They were built during the early phases of christianisation in which baptism was a crucial element. The pievi remained for centuries the only places authorised to carry out baptisms.
- The Castello dei Sorci, a rustic castle turned into restaurant serving very authentic food as for instance home made pasta. It is well know throughout Tuscany.
- Shopping: the famous factory outlet of Prada lies on the way to Florence.
- Shopping: Anghiari is also the headquarter of one of Tuscany’s most interesting textile producers Bussatti, whith shops all over the world.
Sports
- Woods are wonderful and one can walk or ride either a horse or a mountain bike along the clearly marked footpaths which are indicated on easily available maps.
- Riding club
- Tennis: the tennis club in Anghiari has a very nice teacher who also speaks English.
