Belvedere is constructed on three
floors, the ground floor having formerly provided housing
for the animals, with the family living above. The accommodation
is now arranged as follows:
Ground Floor:
Sitting
room: With comfortable seating, fireplace with
wood-burning stove, antique cotto floors, satellite
TV, DVD player and VCR. Internet connection point (Wifi or ethernet cable). CD Player with iPod dock
Kitchen:
Large gas oven with 5-burner hob, large fridge/freezer,
dishwasher and double sink. Comprehensively equipped.
Scullery:
Adjoining kitchen, with microwave oven, Gaggia coffee machine, second larder
fridge, sink.
Dining room:
With table seating up to 14
Cloakroom/laundry
room: Washing machine, iron and ironing board.
WC, hand basin and sink.
First floor:
The main entrance to the house is
at this level, opening into:
The Old Kitchen:
now a secondary sitting room with wood-burning stove
and TV/VCR
Bedroom 1:
A spacious double bedroom, with 170 cm bed and antique
furnishings. En suite bathroom, comprising bath with
shower over, WC, bidet and basin.
Bedroom 2:
As Bedroom 1, but including a small private lobby between
the bedroom and bathroom
Bedroom 3:
A twin bedroom, with en suite shower room comprising
large tiled shower, WC, bidet and basin.
Second Floor:
From a spacious landing, access is
gained to:
Master Bedroom
4: A very large double room, with canopied 170
cm bed and antique furnishings. There is also a single
bed, which can be made available by prior arrangement.
En suite bathroom, with bath, separate shower, WC, bidet
and basin.
Bedroom 5:
A pretty twin room, with traditional style iron beds
and sloping ceiling.
Bedroom
6: As Bedroom 5. Please note that the doorway
to this room is quite low.
Bathroom:
Shared by Bedrooms 5 and 6. Bath, separate shower, WC,
bidet and basin.
Outside:
Covered Loggia:
Adjoining the house, with table seating up to
14, and original bread oven, now restored
to full working order.
Kitchen Terrace:
With pergola, and table seating 6-8.
Swimming
pool: 12m x 6m, ranging in depth from 0.9m to
2.4m, with diving board, poolside shower and plenty of comfortable sunloungers and reclining chairs. The pool
is usually open from May to end September, or by arrangement depending
on the weather.
Tennis
Court: 36m x 18m,
acrylic surface. Terraced area alongside, with
giant chessboard and pergola with grape vines
The
Old Hay Barn: Now restored externally, part of
it providing a pool house with table football table.
There is a separate tank room, with water purification
plant processing and softening water from our own well.
Pool Terrace:
A raised, covered terrace adjoining the Old Hay Barn
and overlooking the pool.
Tobacco Drying
Barn: Closed to guests but used for garden storage.
Gardens and
grounds: Extending to
approximately 1 hectare, including vines, fruit trees and olives. The area surrounding the house, tennis court and pool
is grassed and planted with a variety of shrubs and
flowering plants.
Covered
parking
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