Il Giardino 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.
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.
