Tuscan Sun: Private Home & Pool. Cortona with stunning views. Tranquil.

To Live in Tuscany is about living the dream - La Dolce Vita; the hot summer days, the vineyards, the cycle lanes across the valley that follow the canals to Arezzo, the cooking schools, the horse treks, the spas, the local markets, the historic monuments and remnants of past civilisations to explore. Not to mention the vast array of eateries and wineries to choose from.

Villa Rosa is an ideal holiday location for friends, families and the experienced travelers. You can spend your day by the pool soaking up the suns energy and recharging your batteries or you can explore the areas history and culture inculding the historic hill top City of Cortona with its Etruscan, Roman and Middle-Age architecture, Etruscan Tombs, Museums, Medici Fort, Cathedral and Churches. Not to mention the great bars and cafes that you can visit and sit at the outside tables to watch the world go by.

Cortona also hosts a large number of artist galleries, antique shops and festivals. The art galleries are full of treasures from sculpture, jewellery, oil paintings, water colours and Marquetry. Antique shops provide wonderful cool places to explore these treasures. The festivals are varied - from the snail festival, the mushroom festival to the pageantry of the Il Palio in Sienna and Cortona's own medieval celebration complete with crossbow competitions.

You can go further afield to wander the vineyards in the valley or follow the trail that outlines the area that Hannibal fought his famous battle with Flaminius on the shores of nearby Lake Trasimeno.

Other hill top towns beckon with Montepulicano (approx. 30min) and Montelcino (approx. 40min) with its famous Brunello wines. Sienna (approx. 40min) is close enough to go and enjoy lunch in the Piazza and stroll the streets in the late afternoon. Assisi (approx. 45min) is also nearby for those who wish to explore the wonderful Giotto murals in the church of St Francis of Assisi. Florence is an easy one hour away by train/car

The Unique Benefit is the location of Villa Rosa in Tuscany. Cortona is well serviced to make any holiday easy and enjoyable and Villa Rosa is well appointed with all the comforts of home so if you choose you don't have to leave the immediate surrounds to feel like you have had a Tuscan holiday,

For you to enjoy our unique home we provide a welcome pack with ideas of things to do and there is also an information centre in the heart of Cortona that will help pack your holiday with activities from cooking classes to wine tasting to golf courses.

Also English is widely spoken as Cortona has been aligned with The University of Georgia (USA) & University of Alberta (CA) for summer school for over 30 years which has bought many English speakers to the town. Cortona is also the mecca for all those who love Frances Mayes and her Under the Tuscan Sun book and film. (VIlla Rosa is her neighbour)

The locals are welcoming and generous in their hospitality.
There are 5 supermarkets within a 10 minute drive, over 30 excellent restaurants in the City of Cortona which are well frequented by both visitor and locals. The shopping is vast - there are 3 excellent outlet villages within an hour's drive. The Arrezzo Antique market held over the weekend of the first Sunday of the month (except August) is the largest outdoor antique market in Europe. Hand-painted pottery from Deruta is about 40 minutes by car.

There is so much to do and these include visiting some of the beaches on Lake Trasimeno about 20 minutes away and there are ferries going out to the islands in the lake. Sailing is also available on the lake. For those of you who need exercise and love walking, there are marked trials for walks in the hills surrounding Villa Rosa. Two public tennis courts are located at the end of the road and of course a stroll into the City of Cortona is also to be claimed as exercise!

There are also two golf courses nearby that are well equipped and you can hire golf clubs