Casa del Fattore

Arsicci (Provincia di Arezzo)

Stone steps lead to a small porch overlooking the 'piazzetta' of the village. The entrance is through the spacious living room with a stone fireplace. Next to the living room is the old fashioned kitchen which also has a large fire-place and old terracotta tiles covering the floor.

From the living room a staircase leads to the second floor where the three bedrooms are located: one with a king size bed, and two with three single beds, each room with its private bathroom and shower.

The rooms are bright and sunny and decorated with furniture of the Tuscan 19th century. In the ground floor there is a large room for washing machine and a drying clothes pole. Beside the house a paved court is furnished with tables, chairs and barbecue.

Surroundings

'Casa del Fattore' is located in a small Appennino village, named 'Arsicci', which is 850 meter above sea level.

ART. Many of the most important sites in central Italy can be visited in one day trips. On the Tirrenian side there are Borgo Sansepolcro, Anghiari, Assisi, Cortona, Perugia, Arezzo, Firenze and Siena; on the Adriatic side Urbino and San Marino, the citadels of San Leo and Sassocorvaro. There are also a multitude of fascinating castles, shrines and hermitages as La Verna and the Eremo di Camaldoli, sites of great spirituality in the early Middle Ages and Italian Renaissance, where San Francesco, Piero della Francesca, Michelangelo, Francesco di Giorgio Martini and many others lived.

FOLK. Some of the most interesting festivals in central Italy, the Giostra del Saracino in Arezzo, the Palio della Balestra in Sansepolcro and the Palio di Siena, are on schedule in the various seasons.

CULTURE. Among the most important events: the Festival del Jazz in Città di Castello, the Settimane Musicali (musical weeks) in Perugia, the Festival del Teatro all'aperto (open air theater) in Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, the Cori Polifonici in Arezzo and many important Antiquities Markets (in Arezzo, Cortona, Todi, Assisi and Pennabilli).

TREKKING. In the mountains surrounding the house there are many marked panoramic paths of different difficulty levels; also the springs of the rivers Tevere and Arno can be visited. GEA, the long path following the Appennini ridge, passes on the nearby crest.

SPORTS. Tennis courts and horse back riding clubs can be reached by car in a few minutes. In twenty minutes you can also reach a lake for swimming and sailing.

Distances

Badia Tedalda 6 km, Pieve Santo Stefano 11 km, Borgo San Sepolcro 20 km, Anghiari 26 Km, Città di Castello 30 km, Arezzo 70 km, Perugia 70 km, Cortona 82 Km, Siena 132 Km, Firenze 140 km.

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