Casino Di Caccia Tuscany

After three years of hard work, this beautiful Villa completed restoration in 2006.

The building materials are stone and brick and it was originally a hunting lodge built in 1742 by a Tuscan nobleman who used to sojourn there when hunting the rich fauna of the Marche Region. The hilltop position allows you to dominate the soft surrounding hills and valleys with the occasional sparse farmhouse off in the distance. The Villa is reached by 1.25 kms of good dirt track.

The closest town is at 3.5 kms and hosts a typical restaurant. S.Ippolito and Barchi are both at 5 kms and offer small supermarkets and basic facilities. Fossombrone at 12 kms offers all services and shops. The city of Fano is at 22 kms, with the seaside at 23 kms. Acqualagna, famous for its truffles, is also at 23 kms. Urbino, magnificent Duchy of the Montefeltro family, is at 25 kms. The historic city of Pergola is also worth a visit and it is 27 kms away. Ancona airport is an hour’s drive away at 75 kms.

Horseback riding is at 3 kms, and golf courses are at San Lorenzo in Campo with a 3 hole practice course, and Sirolo with 16 holes (south of Ancona and near Monte Conero). The “agriturismo” at the end of the road at 2.5 kms offers wonderful local cooking and is willing to furnish a catering service to the Villa.

The Villa is surrounded by a well kept, carefully tended garden with automatic irrigation and it is rich with trees, shrubs, lawns and flowering plants. The grounds are totally fenced in to afford complete privacy and the fences have been hidden behind shrubbery so as to not take anything away from the charm of the garden. There is a parking area on the grounds and a private 6 X 12 meter swimming pool with access steps leading to it. The pool is kept clean by a natural system utilising salt and natural filtering systems to avoid the unpleasantness of chlorine. There is a shower at the pool, hidden behind a partition wall that heats water by using solar energy panels. The pool is equipped with beautiful teak wood furniture.

In the section of the garden that faces north, at the rear of the Villa, is a hanging garden with terrace and two symmetrical paved stone and grass walkways that lead down to an area with barbecue, table and benches, all done in stone. A wall is set into the hill itself between the two walkways and it hosts a beautiful fountain with waterworks.

Between the Villa and the pool (about 50 meters from the Villa proper) is a brick structure which is much smaller than the Villa which hosts a cellar and laundry room at ground floor: there is a large 6 kg washing machine to which only the maid has access. The top floor, instead, hosts a small apartment with terrace that the owner occasionally occupies when passing through the area. He does not share the pool or the other outside garden areas and he is totally unobtrusive.

If guests want their laundry done, they can give it to the maid and she will take care of it during the time she comes to clean. Mandatory maid service is provided three hours three times weekly and costs Euro 120 per week. Maid service is payable in loco and extra hours can be arranged on request at the fixed hourly cost of Euro 12.

Main access is from the front of the Villa into a small hall with door on the left, door on the right, and stairs in the centre leading up to the first floor. The door on the left opens into a spacious 70 sqm open plan living/dining room with panoramic windows and three doors opening out onto the garden and paved furnished areas facing north, west and south. The living room with typical fireplace also has satellite TV with DVD.

Across from the dining area, partially separated by 3 beautiful brick columns, is a wide work table that separates the dining area from the kitchen itself. The kitchen is fully equipped with gas range, ventilated oven, 2 counter fridges, another large 230 litre fridge with freezer, dishwasher, toaster, American coffee machine and other kitchen robots and appliances.

A door next to the kitchen opens into a hall with door to a utility WC and door to a suite with double bed and door to the outside. The bedroom has an en suite bathroom with bathtub, two washbasins, and WC. Another door near the kitchen remains closed. Back in the entrance hall, the door on the right opens into a spacious suite with double bed, door to the outside garden, and en suite bathroom with shower stall, two washbasins and WC.

The stairs in the hall culminate in a landing with wardrobes and a series of doors. The first door on the left opens into a spacious 33 sqm suite with double bed, study corner and three windows. There is an en suite bathroom with shower stall, two washbasins and WC. A door in this bedroom opens onto a landing overlooking the stairs. Across the landing is the door to a twin bedded room (27 sqm) with three windows, and en suite bathroom with shower stall, two washbasins and WC. Access to this bedroom is only through the suite itself.

The second door on the left opens into a double bedroom (20 sqm) with en suite bathroom with shower stall, washbasin and WC. On the right of the hall is the door to the last double bedroom (30 sqm) with en suite bathroom with shower stall, two washbasins and WC. The furnishings are comfortable with abundant use of solid oak pieces.

The windows are all in tempered glass and there are shutters throughout. Central heating is with gas and it is set into the floors. Gas is payable on consumption during heating season together with firewood (both for the fireplace and for the barbecue pit as needed). A cell phone can be requested by guests and they will pay the phone charge cards directly to the key holder. A baby cot and high chair are provided.

The local stone, either grey or white has been used throughout the inside and outside of the Villa. It was restored with careful eye to the preservation and valorisation of the materials that could be saved: the cotto floors, the wood beamed ceilings and the huge stone fireplace that develops on two floors of the Villa.