Colonnette - Orvieto

Accommodates 10— 5 Bedrooms — 4 Baths

The young American owners of Colonnette purchased the property in 2001 and restored it in record time. It is a classic Tuscan/Umbrian farmhouse in a gorgeous position along the old road between Orvieto to Todi, much closer to the former, about 10-12 minutes’ scenic drive to the Orvieto autostrada exit. A whole host of daytrips is possible: Orvieto and Todi themselves, of course, but also places like Viterbo, Perugia, Spoleto, Assisi, Montefalco, Bevagna, and Spello. The Orvieto train station is supplied with a huge free parking lot, and you can take trips to both Rome and Florence from there without the stress of highway driving. A small food shop is located in the hamlet of Colonnette nearby, while the area around the Orvieto autostrada exit offers all possible services — post office, banks, restaurants, big COOP supermarket — without the necessity of ascending into Orvieto itself. (By the way, parking at the train station allows you to take the little funicular up into medieval Orvieto where parking is at a premium.)

The Colonnette house develops over several levels. Upstairs you’ll find a big open-plan living room furnished with modern, comfortable pieces, dining room with table for 8-10, and kitchen up to the very best American standards. Three matrimonial bedrooms each have their own baths en-suite (two shower only; one shower over tub; one bedroom divisible into twins). Downstairs, two large bedrooms (one indivisible matrimonial, one joinable twin) share a bath with shower only. These latter bedrooms are roomy and comfortable but less “restored” than those upstairs. The owners have supplied the house with phone, answering machine/FAX, internet connection, stereo/CD player, washing machine, dishwasher, satellite TV, ceiling fans, and window screens.

The whole feel is one of a mixture of country elegance with furnishings both comfortable and modern, with a tilt towards the high-tech.

Outdoor spaces are particularly appealing, full of flowers, and the brand-new swimming pool is set in an especially spectacular position.

The house comes with a housekeeper a couple of times a week, and more domestic services including cooking are available at reasonable hourly rates.

We urge you to try out this new listing. The owners have agreed to offer Colonnette at good, reasonable prices this year as compared to similar houses in this area.