Hotel Villa Ciconia Orvieto

General Information

Bungalow Ciconia is located at approximately two Kms from the Florence-Rome highway exit, 1 hour by auto far from Rome, 1 hour and half by auto from Florence. You are sure to find the train-bus station at approximately 1km from this hotel. The nearest airport is situated near Rome; the name is Fiumicino. You are able to arrive there in 1 hour and thirty minutes. 3) It is an luxurious Villa which dates back to the sixteenth century and it is encircled by an age-old garden at the confluence of the river Chiani and the Carcaione. Local Historiography tells us that the building was authentically a citadel, La Turchinetta, and was property of one of Monaldeschi of Cervara associated with Catherina of Sweden. This enlargement was commissioned to Ippolito Scalza (1532 - 1618)by the then owner of the campanile Vincenzo Butius. It was said that Butius, suffering from bad wellness, was refered by doctors to live close to a river. The bungalow was constructed, so that the Carcaione stream ran under one of the arches which upheld the building. River deposits, with time have caused the first floor of the building to become submerged and thereforethe piano nobile is now on the ground floor. The inn which is located on the second floor, it's of only twelve apartments, the windows of which look onto the villa's garden. New reconstructuring retained all the original characteristics of the bungalow (thick walls, huge beams, and terracotta paving) Although guaranteeing each comfort, the ambiance is typically restful. Visitors able to admire the swimming pool located in the square of the villaThe restaurant on the 1st floor features 2 big halls. In the major lounge there is a lacunar ceiling with engraved are finely decorated strips, painted with allegorical motifs and scenery scenes. One able to admire a stone hearth which is thought to be the business of Ippolito Scalza. The excellently run Restaurant presents high class real Umbrian culinary cuisine. The wine vault is well stocked with high qualitywines and certainly Orvieto classico. 4) At approximately 1000 meters. there are also a swimmingpool, soccer ground, tennis-ground to social use and we are doing our privately-owned swimming pool in this hotel for this summer months. 5) We don't have lift and handicapped amenities, we have hair dryer in the apartments. The restaurant is closed in January and February, but the guesthouse is never closed. In our Villa's garden there is a independent parking.

Transportation

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