This beautifully restored 12th-century abbey, nowadays converted into a luxury hotel, is set on the hills of Umbria, just outside the beautiful medieval center of Orvieto. The structure, divided into two parts, offers 3,360 sqm of surface area and a total of 29 bedrooms. The property includes 11.6 hectares of land (of which 8,900 sqm of garden), a 17 × 9 m swimming pool and a church that can be used for religious ceremonies (not owned).
The property is located in an extremely quiet location that allows you to enjoy the pleasant climate of Umbria and to move, if desired, throughout central Italy visiting its most beautiful centers (Orvieto, Bolsena, Todi, Viterbo, Città della Pieve, Narni, Montepulciano, Terni, Perugia, Assisi, Roma...).
DESCRIPION OF THE BUILDINGS
The heart of the property is the old abbey (2,438 sqm – 26,235 sqft, 22 bedrooms and 28 bathrooms) dating back to the early Middle Ages and then modified over the centuries with additions still visible and distinguishable today.
- Ground floor: entrance, reception area, bar, two large professional kitchens with pantry, two large breakfast rooms, a meeting room (which can also be used for breakfast), a large restaurant for guests and six bathrooms. The ground floor rooms have recently been renovated, with a complete restyling in 2006 and renovation of floors, lighting and electrical system.
- First floor: nine double rooms with en-suite bathroom, reception for the hotel, living room and three suites with bathroom (which continue on the second floor). The floor was completely renovated between 2003 and 2006. The double rooms are all air-conditioned, some overlooking Orvieto and others overlooking the countryside. The renovation of the rooms dates back to the period 2003 – 2007 with a subsequent restyling in 2014. The main suite overlooking the cliff of Orvieto and the Romanesque church of the abbey was completely renovated in 2003 – 2004. The corridors leading to the rooms have walls in original tufaceous stone with mullioned windows typical of the area decorated with original capitals. Only small bits of the masonry have been renovated and replaced in the 20th century.
- Second floor: living room, two bedrooms with shared bathroom, six double bedrooms with en-suite bathroom, keeper's bedroom with en-suite bathroom and suite with bathroom (which continues on the third floor). The lighting is provided by modern led lights embedded in the ceiling. The entire floor was restored in 2007, while in 2014 a restyling of furniture and services was carried out.
- Third floor: various attic rooms, water plants for the abbey and bathroom.
The old fortress with annexed the former cloister of the abbey (922 sqm – 9,918 sqft, 7 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms) is structured on three floors composed as follows.
- Basement: laundry, cellar, storage rooms and thermal power plant (the premises also serve the abbey).
- Ground floor: two suites with bathroom (Jacuzzi), three bedrooms with bathroom and a large office area with toilet. All the rooms on the floor have been renovated in the past years and in 2014 a restyling was carried out, with the addition of modern furnishings and the installation of a led lighting system.
- First floor: two suites (one overlooking Orvieto) with bathroom (Jacuzzi) and two living rooms. As for the ground floor, the suites underwent a makeover in 2014.
Not far from the main complex is the pool area, consisting of an underground building to be restored that would include the changing rooms, an outdoor bar, the water filtration rooms, the closet and the showers. For these rooms there is also an extension project for the realization of a wellness center.
The property is also authorized to use the splendid medieval church present in the complex, which however is not owned.
HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY
The exact origin of the abbey is not yet certain, but various testimonies speak of a monastic complex as early as the sixth c
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