Castelli
Romani (Alban Hills): Monteporzio Catone, near Frascati,
20 km (12 miles) southeast of Rome.
Panoramic, elegant, and spacious four bedroom (3 double and 1 single) house
with large terrace, large garden and fruit orchard, accommodating up to 7 persons
Telephone, colour tv, washing machine,
autonomous heating, stereo Hi-Fi, cot/crib bed |
Since the ancient Roman times, the Alban Hills
have been a premier resort area. During the Middle Ages eleven villages on the summits of
this volcanic range became the fortified strongholds of patrician families fleeing the
anarchy of Rome, hence the name Castelli Romani (Roman Castles, or Alban hills in
English).
It is a scenic area of great natural beauty, with olive groves and vineyards, woods and
pastures, blessed with a temperate climate, a bright golden light, and a very balsamic
air.
The villa is located in Monteporzio Catone, one of the Castelli. Rome can be easily
reached from this villa through a highway and a motorway that are at the foot of the
hill (which is 300 Mt. /900 ft. high). It takes about 40 minutes to the Spanish Steps. The
house is conveniently situated for day trips to places of historical interest and scenic
beauty, such as Villa D'Este, Hadrian's Villa, Ostia Antica, the Etruscan area. The Amalfi
drive, Pompeii, Florence, and the Umbrian towns can be reached within three hours.
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External view |
| The villa has two entrances,
and two foyers. The first (not shown in the photos) introduces to the
hall with the stairs and the sitting room (photo a). The second (it can be seen
indistintly at the right of photo a) brings to the kitchen, and to a little studio and to
to the guests' bathroom at the ground floor. |
(a) Foyer, second part, and stairs |
(b) Sitting room |
(c) Sitting room - opposite view |
The sitting room has a long sofa, two rocking chairs, a table with
chairs (it is near the windows), a very large fireplace, a colour TV, fine lamps and
paintings. All furnitures are wooden. From the sitting room one can go to the very
large terrace (click here to see it).
(d) Dining room |
The sitting room continues with
a very comfortable dining room (d), including a long table for eight
persons, a corner cupboard, a most elegant side cupboard, a trolley, a chandelier, fine
paintings. The knick-knacks, like in all the apartment, are very fine and tasteful. They
were purchased personally by the proprietors in their journeys around the world. From the
windows of the sitting room, one can see the village of Montecompatri, as if it were a
painting. Practically you have this
view (click). |
At the right of the sitting room, and behind the fireplace, there is the door bringing
to the large kitchen.
(e) Kitchen |
(f) Kitchen - opposite view |
Photo (e) shows what you see when entering from the dining room. The opposite photo
was snapped from the door bringing to the second foyer (photo a). The kitchen is well
equipped, with fires, washing machine, dishwasher, fridge, separate freezer (apart from
the one of the fridge), cupboards with pots, pans, dishes etc, and also other appliances
(mixer, toaster, ice cream maker etc.).
(g) Stairs and first floor landing |
Through the wooden stairs (photo a,g) you reach the first floor, which is
all in wooden parquet.
In photo (g) you can see the landing bringing to the sleeping quarters.
It has bookshelves and paintings. There are three double bedrooms and one
single bedroom.
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(i) Bedroom |
All bedrooms (photos i, l, m) have elegant wooden furnitures and fine fittings. All
have wardrobes, bedside tables, set of drawers, chandeliers, paintings, and also a sink,
so one does not have to go to the bathroom at night for a glass of water. Every bedroom
has its own special features. One has a table, chairs and rocking chairs.
(l) Bedroom |
The second one has a crib bed, and a precious
19th century set of drawers with mirror, and oriental decorations. The third double
bedroom is just a little simpler, like the single bedroom. |
(m) Same bedroom - opposite view |
| All the bedrooms though have a balcony. In fact,
the entire house is surrounded by a balcony, where from you have panoramic views of Rome
and of the surrounding Roman Castles. Click
here to see the balcony. In the sleeping quarters there are two bathrooms,
one with bathtub, and the second with shower box. |
(n) One of the sparkling bathrooms |
The house is equipped with telephone, colour
tv, washing machine, dishwasher, two freezers,
autonomous heating, stereo Hi-Fi, crib-bed for babies
and infants.
The house has a warden who lives with his wife and child in a little separate annex of
the property. The warden, a reliable person, works all year round as a gardener in the
property. This service is included in the price. His wife works as a maid in the house,
and this service (generally weekly) is included in the price for weekly rentals, but not
for longer stays (in this case it is billed separately if it is required).
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PRICE
ALL INCLUSIVE weekly price for 2 persons. Supplement of 300,000 ITL for every
person more.
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Very high |
Special Holiday weeks |
Christmas - New year |
| 2000 |
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Oct. 1999 - 31 Mar. 2000 |
1Apr
.- 1 Jul.
1Sept. - 1 Oct. |
1 Jul. - 1 Sept. |
Thanksgiving
25 Nov. - 2 Dec. |
Chr.23-30
Dec.//
New Year
30 Dec.-Jan 8 2001 |
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Although we do our best to have stable prices, PLEASE
CONSIDER THE PRICES ORIENTATIVE. Please *enquire* to double check. There are
discounts for stays longer than three, which apply especially for those
staying more than one month (up to three months). Please enquire.
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