Il Poderino della Nonna

Price: from £300

Located near Montefiore, Marche, Italy

A carefully converted group of three houses, including four apartments sleeping 2 to 4 guests, with large shared swimming pool (14x6m)

Il Poderino della Nonna is an enchanting group of buildings set in an olive grove next to the hilltop village on Montefiore, or Flower Mountain to give its literal translation.

This hilly perch is found at a height of close to 400m and gives Il Poderino lovely views down the valley to the Adriatic Coast a few kilometres away.

Within easy walking distance is the pretty medieval fortessed village of Montefiore (4km), rich in sixteenth and seventeenth century architecture, and is only 8km from the seaside resort of Cupramarittima.

Not far from the Sibillini Mountains and nestled among some of Marche’s most typical landscapes, Il Poderino makes a great rural retreat but one from which it is easy to discover Marche's abundant but little known treasures.

Close by are other pretty towns such as Fermo, recently re-instated as provincial capital and home to a vast underground network of interesting Roman cisterns as well as a wonderful art gallery including renowned works by Marche renaissance artist Raphael.

There is much else to see and do in the local area. Southern Marche is also home to Ascoli Piceno with its unique marble piazza and to the north is the wonderful university town of Urbino, the birthplace of Raphael and the home of the Palazzo Ducale, an architectural masterpiece which houses Marche’s most important museum, the Galleria nazionale delle Marche.

And with the Monti Sibillini National Park just half an hour away, nature lovers and walkers alike will undoubtedly want to spend much of their time in this truly spectacular wild place, which is home to a stable resident population of wolves and is also home to chamoix, golden eagle and eagle owls. There is even evidence of the return of the Marsicana brown bear from the adjoining national park to the south in Abruzzo and some evidence of the presence of the shy lynx.

ACCOMMODATION DETAILS

- Each apartment has a double bedroom and a small second bedroom with bunk bed suitable for young children
- Bathroom with shower
- Kitchen with four hob cooker and fridge freezer
- Internet access and satellite TV
- Outdoor covered patio for dining
- Large fenced garden
- Communal barbecue, pizza oven and washroom
- Large pool with nightlights and Roman steps

Il Poderino della Nonna is located near Montefiore,
in the Marche region of Italy