“Le Dodici Querce”, is a family-owned, beautifully restored private villa, that is situated within a 2-acre private park located on a mountainside 1 ½ miles above the Medieval walled Etruscan city of Cortona. Awaiting you off the steep unpaved tree lined road is complete privacy, comfortable accommodations, and spectacular views below. Surrounding the Villa is a private park where ancient oak and cypress trees grow. The Villa has spectacular views of Cortona, the mountains, and Lake Trasimeno. The only sounds you will hear are the many birds that populate the park. As you stroll through the gardens, you can smell the fragrance of lavender, roses, gardenias, rosemary, and bay. There is also a small private chapel, filled with antiques, located within the gardens. You will find “Le Dodici Querce” comfortable as well as beautiful.

The 3-bedroom Villa has been tastefully decorated with Tuscan antiques purchased from local markets. The spacious rooms allow for comfort and privacy.  In the morning, you can drink your espresso on the terrace while watching the sun rise over the mountains. In the afternoons, you may relax in the sun while watching the birds and butterflies. Evenings can be enjoyed sipping Italian wine while watching the sun set over Lake Trasimeno and the mountains. If you desire an active vacation, Cortona has many sports and cultural activities easily available. The villa is near several large and small towns where you will find local markets, beautiful churches, interesting museums, antique and specialty shops, clothing and shoe stores, numerous restaurants with both indoor and outdoor dining, and friendly people.

Cortona, located in Tuscany, is 2130 ft above the Val di Chiana Valley. ”Le Dodici Querce” is easily accessible by car from Cortona. Cortona is easily accessible, by train or car, from both Rome and Florence airports.

FEATURES

• Bedrooms: 3,  all with beautiful views
• Sleeps (5-6), king, double, and single
• Extra twin bed upon request
• Baby bed upon request
• Bathrooms: 2, both with windows opening to gardens
•  Kitchen: complete for cooking
• full size stove with convection oven
• microwave
• dishwasher
• full size refrigerator
• eating area

Amenities:

• all dishes and utensils
• bath towels and linens
• bedroom linens
• iron and ironing board
• bath and dish soaps
• hairdryer
• International converter/adapter set (converts 220Volts foreign electricity to 110Volts for most US small appliances such as hair dryers/curlers or electric razors (50-1600 watts)

Outdoor:

• Terrace with gorgeous view of gardens, mountains, and Cortona
• Patio furniture for outdoor dining
• Lounges and chairs for sunning
• Gated property with parking and outdoor lighting
• Tuscan barbecue

Nearby Services and Amenities

• Grocery stores, fruit and vegetable stores, wine shops, bakeries, and coffee shops
• Clothing and specialty shops
• book stores & stationery stores
• train station in nearby Camucia (5 km) or Terontola (11km)
• taxi service & bus service
• car rentals
• gas stations
• hospital & pharmacy
• churches
• museums
• art galleries
• restaurants with inside or outside dining
• ATM/Bank
• Internet access, faxing services, and Federal Express
• Language classes
• Cultural activities
• Cooking classes, winery tours, wine tasting, and olive oil tasting and tours
• Nearby health club
• Thermal Baths
• Tennis
• Golf
• Horseback riding
• Hiking and bicycling
• Lake Trasimeno has water sports including swimming, sailing, jet-skiing, boating, water skiing, pier-fishing, paddle boating, wind surfing, and freshwater fishing
• Bramasole – Villa of famous writer Frances Mayes “Under the Tuscan Sun” and “Bella Tuscany.”  The movie, “Under the Tuscan Sun,’ was filmed in Cortona.

Nearby Cities and Villages:

• Rome 190 km
• Florence 102 km
• Arezzo 30 km
• Siena 80 km
• Pienza 40 km
• Perugia 54 km
• Assisi 65 km
• Montalcino 59 km
• Montepulciano 40 km
• Gubbio 70 km
• Lake Trasimeno 20 km
• Todi 80 km
• Pisa 160 km
• San Gimignano 90 km

Weekly Rental Rate Details, Le Dodici Querce (pay deposit in USD and remainder before departing in Euros).

(Euros rates may change without notice. Currency Converter www.xe.net

• low season (900 Euros weekly) October, November, December, January, February, March
• med season (1100 Euros weekly) April, May, June, September
• high season (1250 Euros weekly)  July, August
• Christmas, New Year’s & Easter: (1100 Euros weekly)
• Final Cleaning Fee: 35 Euros
• Roll away bed:  included upon request
• Baby bed: included upon request
• Taxes: non applicable
• Electricity: included
• Water: included
• All bed and bath linens: included
• Central heating: not included (priced per consumption)
• Check in Saturday between 4-8 PM and Check-out Saturday before 10 AM.

Daily rental possible:

• minimum stay 3 nights (30 Euros per day per person: 4 person minimum)

Deposit: 250 USD to secure rental property. Submit the online form to check availability and then pay deposit via credit card or check. Details will arrive with date verification. Click here to fill in the form

Steps to renting the property:

1. email to secure date (sue@tuscanyvacationvilla.com) or call 239 410 4544. Mention Vacation Rentals & A1 Vacations
2. pay $250 deposit via credit card, or
3. send a check for $250 to address listed on form

Special requests available by emailing request to sue@tuscanyvacationvilla.com

Information on local restaurants and various cultural and sporting activities will be available at the villa.

The owner does not speak English, but a brochure, filled with instructions about the Villa, is located in the living room.

Directions:

By car: Cortona is located in the province of Arezzo, within Tuscany. Cortona can be easily reached from the Autostrada, “A1” – A1 is the Milan-Rome motorway and is a toll road. Take the Valdichiana Exit and follow the signs towards Perugia (S.S 71). Exit in the direction of Cortona. You will go through several small towns. When arriving in Cortona, follow the signs towards Hotel Cory’s. Le Dodici Querce is 1 km from Hotel Cory’s. Detailed directions to “Le Dodici Querce” from Cory’s will emailed to you before your arrival.

By Train: Euro-Star train Milan. Rome line to Florence or Arezzo and from either station connection for Camucia or Terontola. From Rome there is a direct train to Terontola-Cortona. There is taxi service, or bus service, available to Cortona from the Terontola train station (11 km) or the Camucia train station (5 km).

Open Air Markets:

Saturday mornings: Cortona, Assisi,

Monday mornings: Chiusi, Gubbio

Tuesday mornings: Arezzo, Terontola, Sinalunga, Mercatale di Cortona

Wednesday mornings: Castiglion del Lago, Siena, Spoleto, Umbertide

Thursday mornings: Camucia, Citta’ di Castello, Deruta, Lucignano, Montepulciano

Friday mornings: Acquaviva, Castglion Fiorentino, Tuoro Sul Trasimeno, Pienza

Antique Fairs: listed in “Antiques Hunter’s Guide to Europe” by Judith Miller:

Arezzo: 1^st weekend of every month at Piazza Grande

Lucca: 3^rd weekend of every month at Piazza San Martino

Siena: 3^rd Sunday of every month at the Piazza Mercato

Florence: the last Sunday of each month at Piazza dei Ciompi

Rome: every Sunday at Porta Portese in Trastevere

Cortona: The famous, “National Market of Ancient Furniture” is held the last two weeks in August and 1^st few days of September at Casali Palace and Vagnotti Palace

Florence: every other autumn, in odd-numbered years the “Mostra Mercato        Internazionale Biennale dell’Antiquariato”. Held in Palazzo Corsini on Lungarno Corisini (phone 055 282635 for information)