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Italy Family Holidays
Italy is the perfect country for a family holiday and not just because the Italians love children, which of course they do. Most of our Italian properties are family owned and the demands and misbehaviour of small children or teenagers are treated as normal, rather than just to be frowned at. Add activities to the mix, whether geared to the beach, or riding, cycling, playing tennis, and walking in the hills of Umbria and the Marche, and you can see why we don’t feel it is necessary to promote club style holidays through our Italian Portfolio. It is one country where making those compromises between what you want to do, and keeping the kids happy, becomes relatively easy, with wonderful art and food never more than a few kilometres from your child-friendly agriturismo or comfortable villa with pool. Nowhere is art and culture more accessible than in Italian cities, with each vying to be the most fun to be in with children. Rome may just win with obvious sites like the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum, but Naples’ has the buzz, the pizza and ice-cream, Venice that almost theme park appeal, and all children enjoy a sense of the past as they step back in time to Florence’s Mediaeval and Renaissance worlds.
Whatever your plans are for an Italian family holiday we know which of our Portfolio properties guarantee meeting children the same ages as yours, where teenagers can stroll into the local town, or where they will be so exhausted after a day’s activity that they will sleep soundly while you discuss Berlusconi over another bottle of chilled Orvieto.
The properties we feature are as follows:
One of our most popular properties, the Palazzo Belmonte is an oasis of luxury hidden away on a glorious stretch of the Cilento coastline.
Sant'Illuminato is set in 18 hectares of land with uninterrupted views from the low hills overlooking the Tiber Valley close to the Umbrian / Tuscan border, near Citta di Castello, San Sepulcro and Cortona.
Having already developed Borgo il Poeta and Casale di Lanci, Eugenio and Louise Grippo have raised their sights to the transformation of the whole hamlet of Comugnalia, a medieval hamlet dating back to 1050.
La Casella is set in the midst of beautiful Umbrian countryside, 6km from the road, approximately 2 hours north of Rome. It is within easy reach of Orvieto whilst Assisi, Florence and Siena can be visited for the day.
Although Taormina has become popular with tourists, it retains a considerable charm as a result of its spectacular position, fine medieval buildings, classical amphitheatre, and shady orange and lemon groves.
In an enviable location in south eastern Sicily, the elegantly restored Torre Marabino offers the perfect base from which to explore this fascinating part of the island.
Located in the unspoilt countryside of northern Umbria, Borgo Il Poeta was formerly the site of one of the watch towers which stood along the Tuscan/Umbrian border. Today, the remnants of the 16th century tower and the hamlet surrounding it have been integrated into a collection of 6 elegant country houses.
Villa Bella is an architect designed, recently refurbished villa in a quiet location in the midst of an olive grove, about fifteen minutes walk from the centre of Alberobello, the town famous for its historic trulli buildings, and a lively place to eat and drink in the evenings.
Borgo San Marco lies in the midst of 90 hectares of ancient olive trees, almond and carob trees, 5km from Fasano and 2km from the sea.
The Hotel Villa delle Meraviglie is strategically located between the villages of Fiumicello and Aquafreda, and only 4km from the pretty hill village of Maratea.
Casale il Cerro is an independent villa with private pool, close to the Tenuta le Piane estate and owned by the same family.
La Conchiglia is located in southern Italy at Capo Vaticano, an area of Calabria known for its stunning coastline and safe beaches. From here, the more adventurous can explore this unknown corner of Italy.
Tenuta le Piane is located within the Sibillini Mountain National Park - nearly two million acres of spectacular mountain scenery with densely forested slopes. Above the tree line are picturesque pastures which come alive with flowers in the spring.
I Calanchi is an old agricultural estate which has been renovated to provide a comfortable, light, modern hotel in a spectacular position among olive groves and vineyards in the gently rolling hills of the southern Marche.
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