Casa dell’Ortolano

View of Casa dell'Ortolano and its gardens

Casa dell’Ortolano was our first project after we bought the Casa Nova estate and has been welcoming guests since 2006, many of them returning year after year. We built the house in a traditional style but with all modern comforts. With underfloor heating and wood-fired stoves it is cosy in winter, whilst air-conditioning throughout assures it stays cool in summer. Sleeps 4 to 9 (plus infants). For the layout, see here. See below for key features and a photo gallery.

Key features

With four ensuite bedrooms and a spacious open-plan kitchen dining and living space, Casa dell’Ortolano is perfect for families or couples holidaying together. The natural bio-pool offers chemical-free “wild-swimming”, alongside plants and the occasional frog. Children are welcome to raid the toy cupboard:

  • 4 ensuite bedrooms – one with step-free access on the ground floor
  • Underfloor heating; Air-conditioning
  • Fully equipped kitchen, with everything an enthusiastic chef might need
  • Spacious sitting room with TV and supply of DVDs
  • Washing machine
  • Panoramic veranda with views to the South
  • Shaded outdoor dining terrace
  • Bio-pool is standing depth throughout – so no diving!
  • Pool pergola with sofas and poolside dining area
  • Barbecue
  • Various toys, travel cot, highchair available
  • Wifi and broadband
  • Private lawns and gardens around the house and pool
  • Access to the shared facilities of the wider Casa Nova estate: vegetable plot, orchards, free-range chickens, space to ramble at leisure

“I should have ended before now, for fear of being too chatty, had I not proposed in this letter to lead you into every corner of my house and gardens.” Pliny the Younger

Gallery

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