Tartagli Alti - Paciano - Lake Trasimeno

A welcoming family rental villa with magnificent views that’s a walk from the pretty village of Paciano

Lake Trasimeno rental villa

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Accommodates up to 7
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Available Easter - October


Pool (40 ft x 20 ft)
open end May - September
Upper floor:
- 1 double bedroom,
- 1 bedroom with 2 beds,
- 1 single bedroom,
- 1 bathroom with bath tub & shower.
Lower floor:
- 1 bedroom with 2 beds,
- 1 bathroom with shower,
- large sitting room (with fireplace) with dining area,
- kitchen with dishwasher,
- laundry room with drinks fridge.
Domestic help 3 days per week, phone, broadband (wireless), washing machine, barbecue, stereo, TV

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The drive leading to Tartagli Alti The sitting room
Wonderful view from Umbria villa Sunset at Lake Trasimeno villa
The panoramic terrace where you'll be eating all your meals! You can watch this every evening from the terrace!  
Family dining room Rental kitchen
The indoor dining room The recently refurbished kitchen
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The double bedroom The bedroom with 2 beds on the upper floor
Pool near Lake Trasimeno Pool for family rental villa

The pool seen from the villa

The pool

Tartagli Alti’s sitting room is huge and homey, with comfortable sofas, a good selection of much consulted maps, well-thumbed books and child-enthralling board games, as well as a music system and a venerable TV. The sitting room opens onto a long, cool dining terrace with magnificent views across the Tresa Valley - perfect for reading or meals all’aperto. There’s also a twin bedded room on the ground floor and a bathroom with shower. Through an arch is the modern well-equipped kitchen, with stylish granite work surfaces and dishwasher. The kitchen door opens to the pretty back terrace with a huge fig tree, dozens of bright geraniums and plenty of tables and chairs - the ideal place to breakfast before taking a dip in the pool.

On the first floor are the two main bedrooms, each with French windows onto a small balcony. There’s also a small single bedroom and a slightly dated bathroom. All in all, Tartagli Alti is an easy going, jolly kind of house with a nice Italianate feel.

The views from the house are, without exaggeration, stunning; layer upon layer of thickly wooded hills roll into the distance. Lake Trasimeno is just 8 km away, though the swimming pool at Tartagli Alti, blissfully private and surrounded by turkey oaks, pines and inky cypresses, may well keep you at home! Should you tire of moonlit dinners and beautiful views, your Summer’s Leases House Book will guide you to the restaurants, trattorie and pizzerie nearby.

But the trump card is that the villa is within walking distance of the lively village of Paciano (though it’s uphill all the way home!). This is what everyone wants: a family villa within a walk of a village. What’s more, the area abounds with history and the locals maintain that the fabulous lost tomb of the Etruscan king Porsena is somewhere near here though of course the exact spot has never been found.

Tartagli Alti is just 15 km from the Autostrada del Sole, which means that it’s also brilliantly located for sightseeing trips.

We returned to Tartagli Alti because we had had such a wonderful time the previous year, and we knew we would be guaranteed tranquility and relaxation, which is just what we got! I think it’s testament to the property’s success as a location that many people, like ourselves, do go back year after year.

Sue and Simon Beale, Puckeridge.

If you are looking for relaxation, Tartagli Alti is the house to achieve that. Fantastically located in large gardens with awesome views and fresh forest air, you could happily stay at the house for your entire stay. The children loved exploring the multi-layers of the garden and the rope swing. The village is a short (in one direction anyway) walk away and there are plenty of restaurants to service your gastronomic needs.

If you want to travel further afield, the house is a good base to do this from with the station at Chiusi convenient for Florence and Rome. Perugia, Orvieto and the Tuscan spas are all easy access.

The whole family were thoroughly relaxed during and after the stay. Once again the house is as the description says; 5 different times in 5 years. Satisfaction total and value high.

Clive Pitt, Cheshire.

We knew as soon as we arrived that Tartagli Alit was a special place.

We loved the spectacular views, and the long glorious sunsets over the valley. The pool was greatly enjoyed, and we appreciated the games, books, jigsaws and art works. We appreciated the villa's proximity to fabulous locations like Montepulciano, Assisi, and Lake Trasimeno and frequently consulted the big regional map in the dining area to collectively plan our daily jaunts. The spacious living areas both indoors and outdoors allowed many options to spread out which was especially valuable for the children.

This place will live in our memories for always.

Hooper Family, Melbourne and Adelaide.

The property is much larger than it appears on the website, with plenty of room for all 7 of us and lots of parking. There are not enough words to express the views, we would go to bed late and get up early just to see the sun set and rise. The pool is larger than average with a deep end of approximately 10ft and is cleaned every other day.

The villa is located in the heart of Italy with easy access to major tourist towns and train access to Rome etc not far away. The only problem being the steep access road which is not recommended for sports cars! Gabriella and Bruno (housekeeper and gardener) were very helpful, although they don’t speak any English.

Greg Wigmore, Hampshire.

Excellent views, excellent pool and excellent kitchen!

Laura Woods, Cambridge.

Tartagli Alti was absolutely perfect! We were proud to have the opportunity of staying in such a nice home and to enjoy the absolutely peaceful and spectacular views of lower Tuscany and Umbria. The property had all of the privacy that we were looking for. The pool was very nice and much enjoyed by all of us but mostly by our three boys. The house was very well equipped and was exactly as it was described in your materials. There were no surprises. Gabriella was a wonderful housekeeper and most helpful with making us feel welcome. We asked her if she would be interested in preparing a meal for us one evening and she graciously prepared a fantastic Umbrian dinner for us prepared with local foods, olive oil, wine, etc. It was a perfect evening! Bruno takes excellent care of the gardens and grounds and was a pleasure to converse with.

Paciano is a very pleasant walk and is a lovely small but scenic town. Our oldest son took several walks to Panicale and enjoyed the countryside to its fullest. The house, its location, and its setting was a perfect place to rest and regroup between sightseeing trips to Siena, Firenze, Cortona, Perugia, etc. It was very difficult to leave after our two weeks. We leave with many, many wonderful memories!!

Thomas Riley, W. Newton, MA.

Once again we had a lovely time at Tartagli Alti. It was excellent and restful. Gabriella did wonders by waiting at the gelateria for us to turn up so that she can give us the keys and redirect us an alternate route to the house because the described route was blocked by celebrations at the village.

The weather is good this year with fresco breeze to cool us down and the children loved the pool with its rugged surroundings. The fans were a godsend.

The gardener was inconspicuous and yet he kept the garden nice and grass cut. The facilities were good and the views excellent. It was totally peaceful.

Philip Chia, Bolton.

This was the first time we had booked a holiday villa through the internet, but from our first contact with Summer’s Leases their professionalism and helpfulness reassured us that things would work out well. We were not disappointed. The villa was lovely - because of the layout, the photos had not been able to do it justice. It was spacious, clean and comfortable, enjoying spectacular views across the Umbrian countryside. The facilities were excellent - a home from home and lacking in absolutely nothing. There are two large double rooms upstairs - a double and a twin, and a reasonable sized single room. The downstairs double would be smallish for two adults but was fine for children. All the beds were comfortable. There was more than enough crockery, cutlery and utensils, which made the dishwasher useful. The washing machine also came in handy.

It was a real bonus having a maid visit daily for 2 hours, and the gardener, who also visited regularly, kept the potted geraniums in bloom despite the high temperatures (July). There was plenty of outdoor furniture, both around the house and the pool, and a choice of several places to dine ‘al fresco’ without having to move anything around. The pool was large, clean, well-designed with a good depth range making it useable for adults and children alike. The springboard in the deep end was much used by our 9 year old son!

There were plenty of chairs, loungers and sunshades around the pool, which was reached down 3 sets of shallow steps. This we found to be a useful way of controlling the children’s access to the pool for reasons of safety and exposure to the sun. If you have infirm or elderly family or friends with you, they might find the rather flimsy rails and shallow steps down to the pool difficult to use We certainly couldn’t have managed the temperatures without the pool and it was difficult to drag ourselves away to visit the local area.

The village shops are only a short car ride away, and close at 8pm on Saturday so you can get supplies in when you arrive. There is a large Co-op supermarket in Castiglione del Lago, 15 minutes away, which proved an excellent place for a larger shop. Locals are friendly and it is well worth taking the time to visit local villages as well as circumnavigate Lake Trasimeno.

Sue Dampier, Saffron Walden.

Prices per Week (Saturday to Saturday) Equivalent guide prices
  Rental period UK pounds US dollars 
March 27 - May 22 2010 £ 795       
May 22 - June 19 2010 £ 1,290       
June 19 - July 10 2010 £ 1,790       
July 10 - August 28 2010 £ 1,890       
August 28 - October 2 2010 £ 1,290       
October 2 - 30 2010 £ 795       
Dates in blue mean the pool will be open
Our prices include everything except pool towels, phone calls
and heating in the cooler months
Summer's Leases charges in UK pounds
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