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Villa Jacopo
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Accommodates 8 - 4BR, 3BA, Swimming Pool, Air-Conditioning
What an incredible place! The Villa Jacopo is a Palladian-style
palace built in the second half of the 16th century by a noble
family from Venice. It has always been a private home, and
even today it is occupied year-round by descendants of the
same family who originally gave it life. The Italian gardens
in front and the English gardens to the rear are beautifully
maintained and serve to enhance a happy union between architecture
and nature. The charm of the grounds is enhanced by the presence
of an old dovecote, a chapel, and a fish pond created by filling
the cavity left in the ground from which the stone used to
construct the villa itself was quarried. It is really not
too much to say that one is transported to another time on
these grounds.
Location? We're talking the very heart of the Veneto countryside,
about 30 kilometers from either Venice or Padua. You're also
within reach of such charming Veneto towns as Cittadella,
Bassano, Asolo, Castelfranco, Treviso, and Maser. In addition,
the property is walking distance (1500 yards) from the little
village of Levada, home to a coffee bar, grocer, newsstand,
bakery, filling station, and hairdresser. Just a little further,
a little over a mile via a charming country lane, you'll find
Badoere, a little bigger than Levada, with an unusual and
interesting piazza at its center. Badoere has a first-rate
butcher, plus supermarket, florist, little restaurants and
trattorie, and antique dealer.
To get to Venice from Villa Jacopo, the very best way is
by train in about 40 minutes from the little station at Piombino
Dese, just 7 kilometers away.
Our offering is a large, fully independent portion of the
left wing of the villa called a "barchessa" where the owners
have created delightful quarters for our guests, elegant yet
comfortable and inviting. These consist of a sitting room,
separate dining room, kitchen, 4 equal bedrooms and 3 baths.
Furnishings are a delightful mixture of family treasures,
objets d'art, and period paintings. Floors are mostly parquet,
while walls have original marble plaster surface and ceilings
decorated stucco. Baths are furnished with charming hand-painted
Vietri tiles. Fresh flowers adorn the living room and bedrooms.
Details: You enter at ground level and go up a set of marble
stairs. There, at the left side of the landing is a matrimonial
bedroom suite with private bathroom (shower over tub) and
its own little sitting room with sofa, writing desk, and armoire.
Ceilings are beamed, and windows overlook the porch of the
villa's wing. To the right of the landing you reach the dining
room with table for 8; kitchen equipped with oven, microwave,
fridge/freezer, dishwasher, and toaster. (There is no washing
machine, but laundry service is available on site.) The living
room, also on this level, has six windows on three sides and
is beautifully furnished with sofa, overstuffed chairs, armchairs,
and chaise longue. This room has an open bar, satellite TV,
stereo CD and DVD player.
Upstairs, via a wooden staircase, you reach a landing from
which three doors give onto the 3 remaining bedrooms. The
first has a matrimonial bed, writing desk, three chairs, and
two dressers. En-suite bathroom with shower over tub. The
second has a matrimonal bed, writing desk, easy chair, and
dresser. The third door from the landing leads into a sitting
room with wardrobe, sofa, and writing desk; this room leads
in turn into the third bedroom, with two twin beds, easy chair,
three armchairs, and two dressere. These latter two bedrooms
share a bathroom located off the sitting room just described.
All of the windows on this upper floor overlook the facade
of the villa and its garden.
The entire accommodation is air-conditioned; a centralized
system operates in the main living spaces, while an individually
contolled unit is in each bedroom.
Outside, for the exclusive use of the guests, is a private
flower garden with swimming pool and gazebo ideal for outdoor
dining.
Perhaps the most important aspect of a stay at Villa Jacopo
is the warm hospitality of the owners. They will provide expert
advice on every topic, from where to go play golf or tennis
to where to eat well. Recognizing that this is an area which,
despite its proximity to world-famous sights like Venice,
is still unfamiliar to many vistors, the owners have dedicated
themselves to the organization of daily itineraries accompanied
by expert guides whom they know personally. Such itineraries
can be culturally oriented - like visits to the Palladian
villas or to the delightful walled villages in the are --
but they might equally be oriented in the direction of wine
(both production and consumption), food (ditto), shopping,
or sport of all kinds. The owners are happy to make reservations
for restaurants, theatre, opera, museums, excursions, and
so on.
The rental includes utilities, daily housekeeping, and twice-weekly
linen change. Available extras include breakfast; other meal
preparation (including the possibility of service at table);
extra housekeeping; personal laundry and ironing; internet
access; childcare; pickup service from train station or airport;
and tours with lecturers and guides. Central heating in the
off-season is charged on a daily basis.
Rates:
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May 17-Sep 27 |
Mar 15-May 17;
Sep 27-Nov 1 |
Other periods |
| 4800
euros/week |
3950 euros/week |
3350 euros/week |
| Extras: |
Final cleaning 150 euros |
| Arrival: |
Saturday generally, but inquire
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Minimum Stay:
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1 week
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Pool Open:
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June to September
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