Castello di Proceno

  • Property type: Estates
  • Sleeps: 35
  • Region: Lazio
  • Location: Proceno
  • Bedrooms: 16
  • Bathrooms: 14
  • Swimming pool: Shared
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Il Castello is a 12th century fortress built to protect an ancient hamlet. The surrounding region is full of Etruscan, Medieval and Renaissance monuments that testify to the presence of ancient civilizations. The castle is a rare example of a medieval fortification surviving in its original state. Its pentagonal base incorporates a main tower and two secondary towers interconnected by walkways and a drawbridge. The complex includes a fort that is attached to one side of the castle by the town's defensive walls. The fort now houses three apartments, Primavera, Estate and Autunno, from whose windows and private terraces guests may enjoy the peace of the countryside and the beauty of the surrounding landscape of woods and hills. In the distance is Mount Amiata where you can also find the Hunting Lodge of the Castle's Lords. The swimming pool is situated just outside the Castle ramparts on spacious grounds of wide panoramic terraces connected to the tower gardens by a landscaped path through a park of cypresses.

The other side of the Castle faces the valley of the Paglia river between the Castle of Radicofani and the Castle of Torre Alfina. Here the apartments Corsetto, Chiostrino, Loggia and Bicocca open onto an internal medieval courtyard. These apartments are connected to the pool area by an ancient tunnel dug in the rock under the Castle. In a remodelled barn overlooking the pool the owner has set up a restaurant.

Relaxed lunches and intimate candle-light dinners are served in the charming dining room or on the covered loggia, all in a congenial and cosy atmosphere. The excellent food prepared personally by the owner, features seasonal produce in an enticing combination of international and Italian dishes.

In total there are seven apartments and three suites within the castle walls and two apartments, June and Innominato, are located just a few steps outside. Access to the suites, Collinella, Poggiolo and Caciaia, is through a ground floor portal from the courtyard and an internal staircase that connects the three floors but this part of the Castle is not suitable for small children.

Accommodation

Grounds

The main garden grounds lie below the castle and look out onto the valley. Here there is also a little restaurant that the owners open in the summer so guests can enjoy lunches and dinners near the pool. The garden grounds are well established with giant bamboos, herbaceous borders and peach trees.

Facilities

Pool details

Swimming pool (12m x 6m). Depth of pool 1.4m with ladders for entry/exit.

Access road

Easy access road

Airports

Rome, 1 hour 50 minutes; Pisa, 2 hours 30 minutes; Perugia, 1 hours 40 minutes.

Distances

Acquapendente 7 km, Sovana 18 km, Lake Bolsena 25 km, Orvieto 45 km, Viterbo 58 km, Siena 90 km, Roma 135 km, Florence 140 km, Seaside of the Maremma 90 km

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B&B available on request.