OVERVIEW Villa Fontanili-Ginepro
Surrounded by trees, the villa Il Fontanili stands in extensive landscaped grounds which blend into the olive groves and fields of the estate. The beach, 3 km. from the villa, is made of fine sand with a multitude of colourful seashells.
Villa Il Fontanili has been carefully and lovingly restored. It houses 4 self-contained, terraced apartments which elegantly combine light, taste, ease and clean modern comfort.
The upper floor is taken by the apartments Ginepro und Leccio.
The living rooms are flooded with light which pours in through the french windows giving onto a balcony on the garden side of the room and the terrace on the other side. The terraces measure 25m and are equipped with table and chairs.
Hidden from the house by rose and lavender bushes is the 18 x 6 m. swimming pool with an adjoining paddling pool. A roof on pillars which used to serve as farm storage has restored and transformed into an summer living room, an ideal place for lazy summer afternoons in the cool summer breeze.
A country road leads through sweet smelling Mediterranean maquis from the villa Il Fontanili to the private gate leading to the beach. Deck chairs and sunbeds are available, as well as a shower and a shady parking space.
Further down the beach you will find two lovely beach clubs – one simple and the other trendy – where you can have coffee, drinks or a light lunch.
Amenities and services
Villa is equiped with:
- Pool: 18 x 6m
- Fenced Pool
- Internet access
- Air conditioning
- Fireplace
- Telephone
- Hifi stereo
- Satellite TV
- Dishwasher
- Washingmachine
- Dogs welcome
Rent includes:
- Bed & bath linens
- Baby equipment
- Final cleaning
- A few bycicles are available on the premises
Service on request:
- First shopping
- Arrival dinner
- Cook
- Air conditioning
- Central heating
Floorplan of the villa
First floor
Living room with terrace and balcony
Kitchen
2 double bedrooms
1 twin bedroom
2 bathrooms (one with tub and one with shower)
Garden :
Pool 18×6 mt.
Loggia with tables, chairs and easy chairs
Vegetable and herb garden
Playground for children
Ping pong table
Bycicles for adults and children
The estate of Fontanili lies in an area called Maremma, a lesser known and therefore all the more captivating part of Tuscany extending south towards Latium. It is a region which conjures up memories of foregone times, a world of large estates, generations of old families, harvests, summers and the sea.
One is almost tempted to believe that this untamed landscape owes its mystique to the lingering presence of the Etruscans, an ancient civilisation remembered for their peace-loving and hedonistic way of life who lived and farmed here centuries before Christ.
Over the past fifteen years the area has become a favourite spot for a certain Italian intellectual elite seeking the charm of the Tuscan way of life enriched by the joys of an unspoilt seaside.
A wide strip of fertile land separates the sea from the mountains. It is here that the house Fontanili stands, surrounded by trees and a charming garden. The estate extends over 260 hectares of olive groves and sunflower-fields. On the map you will find it roughly half-way between Rome and Grosseto, surrounded by the cultural landmarks of Tarquinia, Tuscania, Orbetello and Viterbo, which all are more or less half an hour‘s drive away.
The estate is managed by the owner Verio Piroddi, descendant of the princely family Ludovisi Boncompagni, who was awarded the property in 1870 by the Pope in order to avoid confiscation by the newly unified Italian Monarchy.
The estate of Fontanili used to cover the vast area of 4.600 hectares until the agrarian reform in 1953 redimensioned the property, redistributing the expropriated land to the former peasants of the property. The estate employs three farmers who live in the vicinity.
The ascent of the Boncompagni Ludovisi family goes back to Ugo Boncompagni, a brilliant lawyer from Bologna who represented the Vatican at the Council of Trent and was elected Pope in 1572, taking the name of Gregory XIII. He is remembered as thoroughly imbued with the cosciousness of the great responsability of his position, combatting all ecclesiastical abuses and appointing one day a week for a public audience during which everyone had access to him. The gregorian calender which we use today goes back to Gregory XIII.
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RATES
Beds |
Low season |
Mid season |
Mid season 2 |
High season |
4 |
1 week |
1085.00€ |
1118.00€ |
1622.00€ |
2148.00€ |
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6 |
1 week |
1225.00€ |
1330.00€ |
1995.00€ |
2569.00€ |
* Low season :10 February - 30 march 2024, 28 September - 2 November 2024
* Mid season :30 March - 25 May 2024, 7 September - 28 September 2024
* Mid season 2 :25 May - 6 July 2024
* High season :6 July - 7 September 2024
Beds |
Low season |
Mid season |
Mid season 2 |
High season |
4 |
1 week |
1085.00€ |
1176.00€ |
1680.00€ |
2191.00€ |
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6 |
1 week |
1225.00€ |
1330.00€ |
2030.00€ |
2569.00€ |
* Low season :8 Feb - 29 Mar , 27 Sep - 8 Nov
* Mid season :29 Mar - 7 Jul , 13 - 27 Sep
* Mid season 2 :Jun - 5 Jul , 30 Aug - 13 Sep
* High season :6 Jul - 30 Aug
GUEST REVIEWS, Villa Fontanili-Ginepro, Fontanili
The flat was as described. The equipment was perfect. We really appreciated the meal that was served to us on our arrival. The private access to the large beach with deckchairs and umbrellas is really very practical and appreciable.
We were given a very friendly welcome.
H.C., France, August 2022 30/08/2022
Nous avons été très bien reçu par la famille Piroddi ainsi qu'Emanuela.
L'appartement est agréable, grand, pratique, bien aménagé. Le domaine est très beau ; le potager est charmant, le grand patio extérieur très appréciable et la piscine parfaite ! La visite de la tortue et de quelques lapins de bon matin ont fait plaisir à nos enfants...
L'accès privé à la plage est aussi un atout non négligeable.
Caroline Bruck, France, août 2013
We stayed at Fontanile, Ginpro and it was the best vacation we have ever had!!
Grace, Kathy and Jeanne, Usa, May 2012
Our stay at Fontanile was a huge success. Kids liked and everything was well run. Most certainly we will visit it again.
A.D., Russia - September 2009 11/10/2009
LOCATION
The nearest village, Pescia Romana, lies 4 km from Fontanili. Here you will find all you need, baker and butcher as well as a supermarket and, of course, a bar for your daily cappuccinos and a newsagent who also sells foreign newspapers.
- Pescia Romana, the village 4 km – 5 min
- Capalbio, a beautiful hilltop village 11 km – 13 min
- Montalto di Castro, the train station 15 km -15 min
- Tarquinia 35 km – 30 min
- Tuscania 40 km – 35 min
- Porto Ercole/Porto Santo Stefano 35 km – 40 min
- Grosseto 65 km – 1 hr
- Viterbo 65 km – 1 hr
- Rome 125 km – 1hr 30 min
- Siena 140 km – 1 hr 45 min
- Pisa 225 km – 2hr 30 min