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In Umbria, within easy reach of Rome, Florence, Perugia, Gubbio and Lakes Trasimeno and Montedoglio, this lovely old cottage sleeps six, and shares a swimming pool.

Moscatello Cottage, an old granary, is now converted to comfortable holiday accommodation, and lies within the grounds of Villa Le Preghiere. The villa itself is a luxurious 12th century monastery, in the centre of Italy. It lies in countryside within walking distance of the village of Calzolaro, in the upper Tiber valley between Umbertide and Città di Castello.

The cottage was originally built as a church for the monastery in the 1600s, and was converted to a granary in the 1840s, by the family who bought the estate. Now it has been tastefully restored with the utmost attention to detail, lovingly furnished and decorated to an exceptionally high standard with antiques and hand-made furniture.

Terracotta floors, huge oak and chestnut beams and a staircase with a hand-crafted wrought-iron balustrade, combined with an open-plan, brick-arched ground floor area achieve a spacious sunny atmosphere, where signature materials have been used throughout for the interior fixtures, fittings and finishing.


It is located on a quiet and very easily accessible flat country road leading from Cortona to Trestina, along which the Seano river runs, meeting the foot of the garden. It has stunning views of surrounding oak woodlands, and is set in beautiful gardens, perfumed with extensive banks of rosemary, lavender and thyme. There is a swimming pool in the grounds for the guests to enjoy.

A private chapel, which has been beautifully restored, is also available for the guests to use, situated a few paces away from the cottage.

The property is accessed through double French doors leading from the paved terrace, and entering into the reception hall; this features a column from the original church. The living room has an open fireplace and satellite TV. A luxury fully fitted Snaidero kitchen with breakfast area, dining room and cloakroom complete the ground floor. French doors leading from the living room and also from the dining room open onto private sunny terraces, also suitable for outside dining.

The stairs, with hand-crafted wrought-iron balustrades, lead from the reception room to a double bedroom on the first floor, with a queen bed, hand-painted fitted wardrobes, antique trunk and chest of drawers. The room is beautifully light, with 20 tiny granary windows. There is an en-suite marble-clad luxury bathroom with large shower.

Accessed by external stairs leading to a small loggia, there are double French windows opening into a lobby. This leads into a bedroom with an antique double bed in wrought iron decorated with mother of pearl motif, antique dressing table, and two hand-painted fitted wardrobes. There is a luxury bathroom with shower and wall-mounted stylish mirror.

On the ground floor, a paved area leads to another bedroom, accessed through double French windows and a paved private terrace. It has twin beds, an antique wardrobe and luxury bathroom with shower. The room and the bathroom are suitable for guests who need wheelchair access.

There is a washing machine in the cloakroom, and the kitchen is equipped with a large fridge, two freezers, oven, large hob, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, electric kettle, cookware, glassware, crockery and cutlery.

Linen is provided as is a twice-weekly cleaning service, heating, water and electricity. A daily cook and daily maid service is available on request.

The rental is not available in December, January and February.

Via Curtatone e Montanara 14, 50053 Empoli, Florence, Italy