Villa Margherita: Panoramic Villa with Pool

Entire home in Penna in Teverina, Italy

  1. 10 guests
  2. 4 bedrooms
  3. 8 beds
  4. 3 baths
Rated 4.83 out of 5 stars.18 reviews
Hosted by Alison
  1. 8 years hosting

Listing highlights

Dive right in

This is one of the few places in the area with a pool.

Exceptional check-in experience

Recent guests gave the check-in process a 5-star rating.

Mountain and vineyard views

Soak up the views during your stay.
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Spacious stone villa with spectacular view, gorgeous lap-pool (open June-August), shady portico, and every modern convenience (including wifi and fully-equipped kitchen with dishwasher). Enjoy the peaceful olive groves in splendid isolation, take the five-minute walk into the village of Penna in Teverina for an aperitivo, or go for a day trip in any one of the nearby hill-towns. Conveniently located twenty minutes from the Orte train station and an hour and a half drive from Rome.

The space
PLEASE NOTE THE POOL IS NORMALLY CLOSED FROM SEPTEMBER UNTIL JUNE. If you are interested in using the pool in May or September, feel free to message us before booking and we will try to accommodate you.

Villa Margherita is nestled within an ancient hillside olive grove dotted with fig trees, rose bushes, and potted lemon trees. The entire property is yours to roam. In 2006, our family used the stones of an ancestral ruined farmhouse to construct the villa--a modern, airy, and well-lit structure that looks as though it has always been there. We named the villa after our great-great grandmother, Margherita (Daisy), because the property was her dowry in the late nineteenth century.

The magnificent southern-facing portico overlooking the valley and mountains provides a shady place to relax and enjoy your meals outdoors. The adjacent "limonaia" (lemon house) is connected to the villa by a lush "pergola" (grape arbor), the perfect place to read a book or--in the late summer--snack on ripe grapes. The limonaia is not rented and not inhabited. It houses potted lemons in the winter and a ping pong table in the summer. From the villa, a path leads up to the refreshing lap-pool, which is surrounded by olive trees and a spectacular view of the Tiber Valley.

Inside, you will find a contemporary kitchen with marble countertops and upscale appliances, including a dishwasher, plenty of food storage space, and a washing machine. The house has two comfortable living rooms, three full bathrooms, and four bedrooms.

Guest access
From the village of Penna in Teverina, guests can access the villa by driving or walking down a scenic country road. Plenty of parking is available.

Registration Details
IT055026C2D6031900

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What this place offers

Mountain view
Valley view
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Penna in Teverina, Umbria, Italy
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Neighborhood highlights

Five minutes' walk up a shady lane is the charming village of Penna in Teverina. Penna is equipped with a well-stocked grocery store, a pharmacy, a bakery, a pizzeria, and a café/bar, as well as several other food shops. Trucks with fresh produce and fish arrive in the village multiple times each week, and locally-grown vegetables are also available. Penna's historic center in the shape of a feather (hence the name) was constructed during a sixteenth-century building boom sponsored by the powerful Orsini clan. The historic center leads to a "belvedere" (panoramic outlook over the Tiber River valley and Mount Cimino beyond) and a number of walking paths.

The calendar year is studded with festivals. In June, villagers decorate the streets with a carpet of flower petals for Corpus Domini. In early August, there is outdoor music and dancing for the village holiday. On the first weekend of October, there is an open-air banquet with local wine to celebrate the "vendemmia" (grape harvest).

Penna is also in easy reach of Rome, Florence, the Etruscan cities of Viterbo and Tarquinia, the Tuscan seaside (Capalbio, Ansedonia) and all the Umbrian hill-towns (Perugia, Todi, Spoleto, Orvieto, Assisi, Narni, Gubbio). It is also close to the Apennine mountains and river-rafting. This is the authentic Italy, far from its mass tourism and yet in easy range of so many of its legendary beauties.

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Speaks English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
My husband's family comes from the village of Penna in Teverina, Umbria, Italy. We built this villa with the stones of an ancestral ruined farmhouse on the property. I teach Italian in the United States.
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
10 guests maximum
Safety & property
No smoke alarm
Carbon monoxide alarm