Castellaccio Suite

Castellaccio Suite

The Castellaccio Suite is a hideaway for two with a fantastic view over the Umbrian hills, all the way to Lake Trasimeno. It is situated at 600 metres above sea level near the village of Piegaro on the border with Tuscany. Cocooning was the keyword for the property’s Belgian owners when they began planning the house: they wanted to create a retreat for two people that would be truly surrounded by nature.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Umbria, Piegaro

Scenery: Hill top, with a fantastic view all the way to Lake Trasimeno

Accommodation: House

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Francocci 7

Francocci 7 is perched on a hill in Umbria, the green heart of Italy, with wide views over the countryside. This former Fatttoria, near the historic towns of Spoleto, Assisi and Perguia, has been carefully renovated and extended with modern architecture. The complex, which is surrounded by a large plot of land (with an olive grove and its own vineyard), comprises a private house and four holiday apartments.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Umbria, Spoleto, Terzo La Pieve

Scenery: On a hill with wide views

Accommodation: Apartment

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Casa Sabir

Outside: a lively hustle and bustle. Inside: peace and quiet and the grandeur of bygone eras. Casa Sabir is located on the market square of the small island of Ortigia – the historic centre of the Sicilian city of Syracuse. The 85m2 apartment on the first floor of the house, built at the beginning of the 20th century, boasts a great deal of historical flair. High vaulted ceilings, old cement tiles and walls, which display the traces of the original plastering in different colours, characterise its ambience.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Sicily, Syracuse, Ortigia

Scenery: Directly at the market place of Ortigia, very close to the sea

Accommodation: Apartment

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Eremo

Holiday home Eremo is perched on a hill above the northern Italian harbour town of Imperia. Situated, as though on a viewing platform, on the edge of a centuries-old pine forest, the house offers an impressive panoramic view over the city and the Ligurian sea. The historic Hermitage – once a religious retreat – has been transformed into a holiday home for two.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Liguria, Imperia

Scenery: In a breathtaking panoramic position in the hilly landscape with an almost 360°-view on the gulf

Accommodation: House

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Villa Abruzzo

Vineyards and olive groves surround Villa Abruzzo, located in the north of the Italian region of Abruzzo, just a few kilometres from the Adriatic coast. The bungalow was designed and furnished by the Berlin-based interior architect and designer Davide Rizzo, inspired by Californian mid-century architecture…

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Abruzzen, Controguerra

Scenery: Amidst olive groves and vineyards, not far from the Adriatic coast.

Accommodation: House

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Casa Morelli

Casa Morelli is set in a panoramic position on a hill in the municipality of Radda, the heart of the Chianti Classico. This typical Tuscan country house has been restored and converted into a holiday home that combines an historical, rustic ambience with urban elegance. Master craftsmanship, select furnishings and a view of the landscape’s rolling hills define the unique character of this house.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Tuscany, Radda in Chianti

Scenery: In the middle of the Chianti Classico area with magnificent views of the Tuscan hilly landscape

Accommodation: House

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Rifugio Friulano

Rifugio Friulano is a hideaway in the hills of the upper Italian region of Friuli. Originally the owners had been looking for an old stone house to buy, but they fell in love with this small property on a steep slope north of the town of Udine. Here they built themselves a refuge to retreat to and take a break from everyday life: a simple and archaic wooden house with 35cm thick walls of untreated timber and a copper-clad roof…

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Friuli, Tarcento

Scenery: In the hills above Tarcento near Udine

Accommodation: House

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Obersteinerhof

Idyllic farm life and modern alpine living go hand in hand at the Obersteiner Hof in South Tyrol. In this 600-year-old farmhouse, set in a sunny panoramic position on the Rittner plateau, you can enjoy a holiday amidst nature in apartments with a modern flair. The three holiday apartments each extend over two levels.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, South Tyrol, Bolzano, Klobenstein

Scenery: In a sunny panoramic position on the Rittner high plateau

Accommodation: B&B, Apartment

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Trecubi

Trecubi – a holiday home situated near the town of Noto in the southeast of Sicily – offers magnificent views over the region’s hilly landscape, all the way to the sea five kilometres away. It rises out of a terraced slope and merges harmoniously with its surroundings through its ochre colour palette. …

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Sicily, Avola

Scenery: On a terraced slope with magnificent views over the hilly landscape

Accommodation: House

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Gasthof zum Riesen

Gasthof zum Riesen is a house full of history. Since the 14th century, this former pilgrims’ hostel has stood in the centre of Tarsch, a village in the Vintschgau region of South Tyrol. Over the course of the past centuries, the stone house has been rebuilt and extended several times. A few years ago it was extensively renovated with great attention to detail – and where necessary supplemented with modern additions.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, South Tyrol, Tarsch

Scenery: In the centre of a the village

Accommodation: Hotel

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