活気に満ちた大きな町からわずか2キロの素晴らしい景色を望む田舎のヴィラ。

Villa Balducce has been a happy family home for holidays since 2000. We raised our family of four children in the UK and moved to Italy when the youngest left for University. I am English and my husband, Eddy, is Dutch. We love visiting the market in Citta di Castello every Saturday for our food as it's such a delight to buy fresh vegetables that are in season. Hence we cook food that is in season rather than plastic packaged food that has travelled many miles. There are also many excellent coffee bars serving home made pastries with comfortable terraces to enjoy watching the beautiful people passing by. Citta di Castello has more than 40 restaurants and a lot of them serving fantastic food. As we are foodies we enjoy travelling to other towns such as Arezzo, Cortona and Bevagna where our favourite restaurants are. The local wine is also the best. Mostly produced in small quantities by local producers, made with love.

The villa, although in the countryside with lovely views, it is within 2 klms from the town which is easily walkable if you don't mind walking up a steep hill. When we bought the house we had teenagers and so it was important that they could return home without us having to pick them up. Citta di Castello has flourished over the last 10 years and now has many high quality bars, restaurants and shops. It is very centrally placed for easy access to many places of interest in Umbria and Tuscany. Citta di Castello has many festivals throughout the year and in the summer there is usually a band playing in the square.