7 mls/Spoleto centre - sleeps 4/5. Large exclusive garden + patio. Sitting/dining room/fully fitted kitchen/2 bathrooms. 2 double bedrooms/Sofabed in sitting room. Dishwasher + Aircon + WiFi. Large grounds/pool/games area Communal s/c veranda/pizza oven + BBQ. Friends can stay here. The famous model, Kate Moss, stayed here ! With Wifi, dishwasher, aircon etc..... plus the communal Verandah, if you want friends to stay for a night or two ! 7 kms from central Spoleto, we offer you CASETTA.....ideal for 4 - 5 persons. A two floor house with a sitting/dining room opening onto a patio/terrace with a large private garden. However, please note that the garden is overlooked by a large window in the next door house, Casa Grande. On the first floor, there is a terrace, a living/dining room with fireplace and kitchen. On the ground floor there are two bedrooms (one double room + one twin room) with two bathrooms. From the ground floor you access another small private garden, sunny all day. Beautiful panorama of mountains and woods from the cottage. Bought by a wealthy Roman, Spoleto Splash is a private village, consisting of 5 luxury cottages, discreetly spaced apart to ensure privacy, restored to the highest standard and equipped with everything you can imagine that befits a mediaeval setting. This arrangement ensures maximum privacy for all the guests. And, none of the cottages is more than a 1 minute walk to the large pool. The large pool is shared ONLY by the other cottages in this private village. It is NOT open to the public. Spoleto Splash is a hill-top village, along the Valnerina. Casetta has its own large private garden plus a terrace with sensational views. There is also a Veranda, in the midst of the borgo, consisting of a large sitting/dining room with a double sofa-bed, a fully fitted kitchen with dish-washer and a shower room. There is a vine-covered pergola, a pizza oven and a BBQ. The Veranda can be used as an extension for your friends who may wish to visit you and stay for a night or so. And/or, it is used by the guests to meet each other on neutral territory and to eat together without messing up their own cottage !! To date, Spoleto Splash has been a secret place for world famous celebrities, seeking solace and discretion. Now, however, this private village has been launched onto the holiday rental market so that you too can experience living like a celebrity – but, not at celebrity rates. Go on, pamper yourselves! Spoleto Splash was built around the year 1000 AD along the Flaminia route, which departs from Rome towards the North of Italy. It was populated by countrymen and the site was a refreshment place for the troops and the messengers of the Pope along the route towards the North of Italy and Rome. In the centre is a church built in honour of San Michele Arcangelo in 1500 AD. Spoleto Splash is probably the 2nd oldest inhabited village in Umbria. It is off the Flaminia, the main road that leads directly to the heart of the mediaeval city of Spoleto, 7 kms away, a tiny city that pre-dates Rome. LOCATION..... Leaving Spoleto and turning right onto the Flaminia, you follow the beautiful, sweeping curves of the Flaminia, mountains and valleys, dipping below the road, as you wind your way upwards towards Spoleto Splash. After 6.5 kms, you leave the Flaminia and wend your way upwards for a further 5 minutes until you come to a stop at Spoleto Splash. Spoleto Splash is at 750 meters above sea level, and, it is surrounded by mountains and woods. It is 120 km from Rome, 200 km from Florence, 50 km from Perugia and 7 km from Spoleto, a medieval town with many works of art, cultural activities and a vast selection of restaurants. Spoleto Splash is the ideal location to visit the center of Italy (Umbria, Toscana, Marche and Lazio) and to enjoy a truly natural and exquisitely beautiful environment. From Spoleto : shuttle service on request. ACTIVITIES..... In the immediate vicinity of Spoleto Splash, there are many artistic and cultural events eg the Spoleto Festival and Umbria Jazz in July. Indeed, there are cultural events all round the year. All within easy reach, are the well-known hill-top towns such as Todi, Assisi, Fonti del Clitunno, Orvieto, Trevi, Spello and, the close by and historically significant Spoleto; Or, further away, there is the outstandingly beautiful Gran Piano and Casteluccio (1 hr 30 mins), passing Norcia (1 hr) along the way. About 12 kms away, is the impressive Marmore Falls, the largest waterfalls in Europe ! You can ride horses through the mountains, play Golf or go wine and/or olive oil tasting. Smart tennis club and state of the art gym in nearby Spoleto - temporary memberships available. Guides and/or drivers are available, by request. Ask for details. At the edge of the village, a few minutes walk away from the cottages, so as not to disturb, Spoleto Splash offers the use of barbecues, ping pong tables, exercise machinery and basketball hoops, in a covered, outdoor area. CULTURE..... Daily Tours with a choice of regional tourist guides or a driver (Spoleto, Todi, Narni, Fonti del Clitunno, Castelluccio, Norcia, Assisi, Marmore Falls). Booking, by request. HOW TO GET TO US..... BY CAR - take A1 motorway direction Florence, exit Orte, go towards Terni + Spoleto. After the tunnel called "Valico della Somma" 7 kilometers from Spoleto, exit on the 1st turning on the right and follow the sign to Acquaiura (alias Spoleto Splash). BY TRAIN - Spoleto is the main station and it is very close to the Borgo (7 km). High speed train (EuroStar) leaves from Rome and it takes 1 hour and ten minutes.