Casa Vacanze Casa Rancacci
Loc. Rancacci 112 , Mercatale di Cortona 52040 Cortona (Arezzo)
Category
: Holiday houses
Geographical location
: Hill
Main services:
Casa Rancacci is a restored farmhouse set on the softly rolling hills of
Tuscany at the border with Umbria. Its panoramic position ensures a splendid view on the surrounding quiet countryside.
Casa Vacanze Casa Rancacci
Housing
All the apartments are fully equipped and have been recently restructured maintaining the original features of the farmhouse. Each flat has an independent entrance and bedrooms furnished with wardrobes.
La Loggia: (3-5 people)
The position of the beds can be rearranged in order to accommodate up to six people. It is an apartment above ground floor with an external loggia. The living room comprises a kitchenette (equipped with oven and freezer) and dining area with an ancient style corner fireplace; satellite tv. Bathroom with shower, double bedroom (with additional double sofa bed) that, alternatively, can become a room with a single bed or bunk beds according to your needs.
Il Fienile : (2-3 people)
The apartment, which is on the ground floor, originally was used as a barn. It was restructured in a very characteristic way so as to preserve its rustic features. It is made up of a living room with kitchenette (equipped with oven and freezer) and a dining room with single sofa bed; satellite tv. Bathroom with shower and double bedroom.
Il Giardino : (2-3 people)
Ground floor apartment. The entrance is on the back through a garden/terrace with a pleasant view. It comprises a large rustic kitchen with ancient style corner fireplace, kitchenette (with oven and freezer) and dining room; satellite tv. Bathroom with shower, one bedroom with a double bed and one with single bed or bunk beds.
Services
Swimming pool, Local products
Sport:
Mountain Bike, Trekking
Internal Services:
Communal telephone
External services:
Barbecue, Car park, Park, Thermal baths nearby
The building, which is divided into three apartments, is surrounded by a garden and faces an orchard with olive fruit trees.
The swimming pool is enclosed by green fields and offers an open view over the surrounding valley which is dominated by the ancient mediaeval fortress of Pierle.
Tempting natural tracks offer the possibility of practising trekking or simply take a walk in the countryside.
Surroundings
Casa Rancacci is only 3 Km away from Mercatale di Cortona, a town that offers all kinds of services, from pharmacies to sports facilities.
Other distances:
Cortona (18 Km): a very important small town located in Valdichiana, with numerous traces and works dating back to the Etruscan age which thrived in this area.
Assisi (60 Km): one of the most important Italian religious centres, Saint Francis' birth place.
Lake Trasimeno (12 Km): the largest lake in Central Italy, characterised by three islands that can be reached by ferry, with well equipped beaches. The lake is very famous for the battles between Carthaginians and the Romans.
Perugia (45 Km), Florence (120 Km), Siena (80 Km).