Dive in the pool of a rental house in Tuscany! Nice villa, share of a house situated in panoramic location on the hills surrounding Cortona. The rental villa, offering extensive views over the Chiana Valley and Lake Trasimeno, has been skilfully restored and turned into 2 comfortable accommodations (one is occupied by the owners). Tuscany country-style, comfortable furnishing.
Distances: a food shop is 2 km away, a pizzeria is approx. 100 m from the house, the charming medieval town of Cortona with all kinds of shops 4 km, Foiano della Chiana with golf course approx. 15 km, Arezzo 30 km, Perugia 45 km. Lake Trasimeno with equipped beaches is in a 20-minute drive. Some beautiful renowned towns like Assisi, Montepulciano, Chianciano Terme and Chiusi are within 40 km. A tennis court is at 2 km. A road passes close by the villa.
At guests’ disposal: large furnished garden, swimming pool for the sole use of the guests (9 x 5 m – maximum depth 2,3 m – open from 01/05 to 30/09), barbecue, bread oven. Iron available. Parking within the grounds.
Extra services: extra bed (€ 50,- / per week) and baby bed (€ 30,- / per week) available on request, payment on the spot. Maid service available by arrangement (payment on site).
General Property Comments
We had the most wonderful stay at Casa Ivan. Tuscany was beautiful and the villa was a great place to start out from and go in all directions. At the end of the day, to come back to such a beautiful house was so nice and relaxing. Great location and such beautiful, panoramic views from there. It was just breathtaking to look at each day at these views Ivan and his family made us feel very welcome and Ophelia's food was great. Such an added treat. I wish I could go back once and year and if I could I would get this same villa each time. Thank you SO MUCH for such a good vacation.
Claire W. - Bessemer, Alabama
We had a wonderful stay at Poggio del Sole. Ivan and family were more than helpful with anything that we needed to know about the area, as well as wonderful hosts. The location and scenery up in the Tuscan hills was breathtaking. We were able to see many small towns such as Cortona, Montepulciano, Lake Trasimeno, and more. It was a home away from home. Our accommodation far exceeded our expetantions, very clean and very well equipped. The welcome we received on arrival, with food provisions before we had the chance to shop for groceries was a wonderfu surprise. The kindness showed throughout our stay was very memorable. The pizzeria across the road was very handy if you did not want to drive in town for dinner. Even though our ability to speak Italian was very limited, we managed to communicate very well, as our host Ivan also spoke a little English. Also thank you Linda at Posarelli Villas for her prompt service to us via e-mail.
Joyce and Ross
from Alberta, Canada
This villa is absolutely amazing!! The location is perfect - a few minutes outside of Cortona, which is a wonderful town full of shops and great restaurants. There is also a really good restaurant across the street from the villa. We dined there many nights on our vacation and everything we ordered was delicious. The owners are so nice and friendly and really go out of their way to make sure you enjoy your time there. The pool is wonderful and overlooks the beautiful tuscan countryside. The house is clean and very nicely kept by the owners. Overall we had a fantastic vacation and we hope to come back someday and stay in Casa Ivan again!
The reason it has taken a while to comment on this villa is the difficulty in finding the words to give in its praise. The villa in Wonderful situated at the hillside giving a panoramic view even when you are at the side of the beautiful pool. The caring received from Italiano family made this holiday a memorable experience. We have toured Spain, south of France but being in this villa and being looked after by the owner made the Toscany trip to come on the Top.
Wonderful for its views, facilities and warmth of welcome. Very well placed for visiting Siena, Montepulciano, Orvieto, Perugia, Assisi, Arrezo and of course Cortona.
Very sociable living area with well equipped kitchen good size table and well arranged seating although the restaurant over the road is very good so you have to make the choice of cooking with the family (and/or friends) or walking over the road to the restaurant (having the restaurant over the road didn't cause any problem with noise or clientele etc).
We went out of season when the pool wasn't available however we are very keen to go back and enjoy the real delight of sitting by the pool looking over the wonderful Tuscan countryside with views as far as Montepulciano.
Casa Ivan was, without doubt, the perfect villa for us. The location was wonderful. We did not have a car, but was not a problem to walk but also there is shuttle bus that picks up right outside the villa. The restaurant across the street was convenient and a nice selection of menu items. The villa was just wonderful and had a very quaint feel to it. Each morning we woke up, threw open the shutters and enjoyed the magnificent views. Perfect for the 2 of us, but will accommodate upto 6 people. The bedrooms were decorated beautifully in a simple but quite lovely decor. Antiques abounded throughout the villa including the bedrooms and added a personal, homey touchCell phone would be recommended to keep in touch, as I had an international phone card, but did not work from the public phones in Cortona.There are no words in Italian or English for these wonderful people.. They were so accommodating and we were treated just like a part of the family. We loved our week stay at Casa Ivan and hope to return one day.
