Farmhouse Casale della Torre — Local services in Cortona

What a wonderful experience! We rented the both villas at the Casale for one full month to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We invited family and friends to visit during the month and it was just terrific. The villa sits on the side of a mountain and the views are spectacular! The villas are completely remodeled every bedroom (5) has their own modern bath. The villas are air conditioned and the pool was very refreshing as the temperature rose! The owners, Paola and Lapo Salvatore are just the kindest and most welcoming people. Paola was also very helpful in making arrangements with the cathedral in Cortona to allow us to renew our wedding vows at mass! | This is a working farm, so chickens, a rooster and even a donkey are close by, which adds to the uniqueness of the villa. Lapo makes his own wine, lemoncello, olive oil and cheese and is most generous with sharing all with his guests! The weekly "family" dinners (every Wednesday) were very enjoyable and Paola's cooking, with Lapo's wine makes a wonderful combination! | The villa is about a 20 minute walk to the main area of Cortona but after a climb to the top of the hill it's a gravel, lit path that is an easy walk. We also found that driving to the beginning of the path was also very helpful since it take the steep grade out of the walk. Most of our guests did not have a problem, however.| If you are visiting Cortona (which I also recommend!) you really can't go wrong with staying at the Casale. You may arrive to the villa as tourists but you truly will...

Sometimes reviews sound so great you don’t believe them, so I’m being as neutral as possible. We spent a week here with 10 seasoned travelers and everyone was blown away. The hospitality of Lapo and Paola was so genuine and warm we all felt immediately at home. I can’t imagine a better place to stay in this picturesque town. It is just completely isolated, but close enough to easily walk into town everyday (15 min) for anything you want. Many of us have been to Italy several times, and said hands down the dinner they made us was the best we’ve ever had. ||||Both houses are VERY clean and have modern amenities. We were all prepared to sacrifice some creature comforts for the experience and were surprised to find out that we had everything we could ask for. As expected, space is limited. But we had no problem with all 10 of us even inside. This is not a rental house, it is an 11 out of...

We went to Italy to celebrate our upcoming 50th wedding anniversary. Our tour guide was a friend Allan Jenkins from Scotland, who has been running tours to Italy for a number of years. Our group consisted of Allan and 2 other couples, Don & Wendy and Paavo & Janet. We could not have asked for two better couples to share our trip with. We spent 7 nights at the Casale della Torre and could not be happier. There was plenty of space in both villas. A large kitchen in both. We only used the one and had breakfast each morning out on the porch, overlooking spectacular views of the surrounding valley between the hills. Each night we had spectacular meals prepared by our hosts Lapo and Paola. Each meal was truly Italian, with pizza, pasta, wild boar, shot by Lapo in the forest. This location is truly a piece of heaven. Thank you Lapo, Paola for sharing this beauty with us. We...