Villa Gioianna

THE VILLA
Villa Gioianna has been renovated and updated with respect and sympathy for the original architecture and retains the warmth and ambience of a family country home. Terracotta and hand-painted tile floors, whitewashed walls, walnut doors and wood-beamed ceilings form a simple background for the elegant but comfortable antiques and textiles furnishing the rooms. Each of the eight bedrooms has its own beautifully tiled ensuite or private bathroom with a deep soaking tub and/or commodious power shower. Wildly romantic, canopied four poster beds feature in two of the bedrooms; equally distinctive antique brass or ornately carved wooden bedsteads furnish the others.

The large kitchen is dominated by an enormous traditional fireplace for grilling meats or bruschetta and a wood burning oven for baking pizzas, but is also fully equipped with modern appliances. French doors open off the kitchen and the living room to a broad rear terrace with sweeping views of the vineyards, villages and rolling hills beyond, while the front balcony and bedrooms overlook Cortona, Castiglione del Lago and Lago Trasimeno. Guests can enjoy open air dining at several locations on the property: on the rear terrace, under a gazebo cloaked in jasmine or a pergola smothered in roses and honeysuckle, at a little stone table in the woods, or at shaded table on the thyme patio.

Villa Gioianna at a glance:

Ground Floor
Large living room and eat-in kitchen (each with a fireplace and French doors opening onto the rear terrace), tiled dining room with fireplace, grand entrance hall, powder room

First Floor
Three double rooms (two with ensuite bathroom, one with private bathroom), one twin-bedded room (with private bathroom), large landing with seating area and French doors opening onto front balcony

Second floor
Three double rooms (each with ensuite bathroom), one twin-bedded room (with private bathroom), spacious lounge area with fireplace

External
Additional bathroom, laundry room (with washer and dryer), swimming pool (6m x 13 m)
Villa Gioianna will accommodate comfortably 12 adults, or a maximum of 14 persons.
Please contact us regarding special arrangements if your group is larger.