Borgo Rinnovato 46

The properties on the estate are:

Balconata

An entryway has sliding doors to two double bedrooms, each with garden access and an ensuite bathroom. Both bedrooms are beautifully finished off with stylish fabrics and country antiques, while bathrooms feature twin sinks and travertine stonework.

A stairway from the entry hall leads up to the kitchen, whose clean lines and modern appliances blend well with the beams and original flooring which frame it. A spacious sitting/dining room spans the width of the house. At one end there is a round marble-topped dining table for four near French doors that open to a balcony overlooking the garden; at the other end, two sofas are bathed in light from two French doors leading to a generous wrap-around balcony overlooking the estate’s central piazza. The balcony extends and gently follows the path leading down to the garden.

Capriata

Entrance is either up the stone stairwell to the balcony terrace or through a door into the ground floor entry hall. From the entryway two steps lead down to a corridor off of which there are three bedrooms, two doubles and a twin, all facing and having independent access to the front square and each with a bathroom. Of these bathrooms, two are ensuite and one has both bathtub and separate shower.

Upstairs a study with armchairs awaits a reader with an inspiring guidebook. Open doorways to a larger living room with comfortable sofa and armchairs in front of an open fireplace and French doors that access a furnished balcony with sweeping views of the hamlet square as well as the rising estate woodlands. Sliding doors lead from the living room to a large eat-in kitchen with a double fireplace and an expandable dining table that welcomes extra guests for dinner.

Portico

Portico has a large sitting room whose earlier role as a kitchen is seen in the presence of the original hamlet bread oven. Now its sofa, armchairs and attractive antiques clearly create a comfortable place for guests to relax and reflect on or plan their excursions.

To one side French doors provide a view of the piazza, buffered by the porch; to the other side an open doorway leads to a charming eat-in kitchen with vaulted ceiling, country fireplace and a round marble-topped dining table for 8. On the ground floor there is also a double bedroom with an ensuite bathroom and independent outdoor access. Upstairs there is a laundry room and three further bedrooms – one twin and two doubles. All bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms with twin sinks and one of the double bedrooms has a small loggia from which to look out over life in the central square and listen to the gentle splashing of the fountain.

Pilastri

This villa has its own private pool.

Entrance to the property is via a gate into the large private garden with Pilastri’s private swimming pool with a columned portico at one end, and furnished with sun beds.

Five sets of French doors provide entrance and light into the whole of the ground floor. There is an eat-in kitchen with a table for 8 and a large room with a beautifully coffered ceiling whose living and dining areas are separated by a painted screen. The dining area has a table for 8, while the living area has sofas, armchairs and a round table for cards or board games all set near easy access to the garden.

Also on the ground floor is a twin bedroom with an ensuite travertine-dressed bathroom and independent access to the garden, making this an ideal suite for those needing or wishing to avoid the stairs. At one end of the long living area is a door to the laundry room and at the other a stairway. Upstairs there are three double bedrooms; each has an ensuite bathroom and in two cases also a separate shower. When extra bedrooms are needed a door leads to a corridor with two spacious suites, with double bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms, taking the total occupancy to 12.

Terrazzino

Entrance is via an ancient stone footbridge from a garden with apple trees, directly to the living room. Wide doorways lead into a further sitting area which connects to an eat-in kitchen with a round marble-topped table for 6 and a traditional open fireplace and comfortable armchair. French doors from the kitchen lead out to a furnished loggia with a view of the entrance to the hamlet library. Also on this level is a double bedroom with a four-poster bed and an ensuite travertine-dressed bathroom with twin sinks.

A stone stairway winds down to a short hallway off of which are two twin bedrooms, each with a long hallway with generous closet space that runs from the bedroom to an ensuite bathroom. An open archway leads into another sitting area with a sofa, attractive antiques and a door out to a walkway leading to the central hamlet piazza. Laundry facilities for this house are in an external laundry room near the lower entrance.

Lunetta

While all the ground floor bedroom suites have independent garden access, general entrance may be through the sunny patio and shade of the furnished portico into the kitchen. A long corridor beyond the kitchen runs the length of the house and leads to all three bedrooms – two doubles and one twin bedroom, each with its own ensuite bathroom that features twin sinks and a tub with overhead shower facilities.

A stairway mid-corridor leads up to a very spacious living room with a sofa, armchairs and satellite TV, as well as double wide French doors opening to a furnished balcony terrace from which to enjoy views of the woodlands that rise towards the Pratomagno mountains. Flagstone paths around the house lead to a table situated for private outdoor dining.