Mountain hill farm cabin in secluded forest meadow

Entire chalet in Città di Castello, Italy

  1. 4 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 3 beds
  4. 1 bath
Rated 4.81 out of 5 stars.
Hosted by Steve
  1. Superhost
  2. 14 years hosting

Listing highlights

24-hour self check-in

Check yourself in with the lockbox whenever you arrive.

Peace and quiet

Guests say this home is in a quiet area.

Mountain view

Soak up the view during your stay.
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Two bedroom wooden chalet with wood-burning stove and barbecue, in very peaceful, tree-lined meadow shared with the owner's house. A paradise for walking, cycling, relaxing, writing, sketching, meditating, yoga. Oak & chestnut, pastures with wild herbs and flowers, overgrown vineyard & olive groves & a small lake. The chalet isn't luxurious but contains all you need for a get-away-from-it-all stay immersed in nature. Non large-wheeled cars can be parked at the road & l transport you in my jeep

The space
The chalet, with a south facing view over Umbrian and Tuscan hills, has two bedrooms, a kitchen/living room heated by a wood-burning stove, a shower room and an outdoor barbecue. Standing on a peaceful, terraced, tree-lined meadow shared with the neighbouring house and surrounded by oak and hazelnut in 60 acres (24 ha.) of mainly oak forest, the chalet contains everything that you need for your stay. Walls and roof are double skinned and insulated. The land includes an overgrown vineyard and olive groves, chestnut forest, pastures with wild herbs and flowers and a small (20mx30m) lake.

Guest access
You may access as much of the surrounding pastures, oak and chestnut forests, overgrown olive groves and vineyard as you care to walk or cycle to. You may use the lake at your own risk, children only under adult supervision. Large wheeled cars can be parked in the shaded carport behind the house. Others can be parked at the road. The ruin next to the house is off-limits.

Other things to note
The 900m. track to the chalet is driveable for most cars but many guests without 4x4s prefer to park at the track entrance as they find the track difficult. In this case I will taxi you and your luggage up and down to the chalet at the beginning and end of your stay, and during your stay when I am available. Camper-vans and rear wheel drive vehicles should always park at the track entrance. The chalet is in an unfenced meadow guarded by my pointer, Jack who lives with me in the next-door house. He is used to children and enjoys being with people and other dogs.
Wood for the stove is provided free of charge.
Please print the directions to the track entrance "Carpina Track" from your computer before you start your journey or copy the map ref onto your phone or satnav.

Registration Details
IT054013C2J7E283EK

Where you’ll sleep

What this place offers

Mountain view
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
Free parking on premises

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4.81 out of 5 stars from 306 reviews

Overall rating

  1. 5 stars, 84% of reviews
  2. 4 stars, 14% of reviews
  3. 3 stars, 2% of reviews
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  5. 1 stars, 0% of reviews

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for accuracy

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy
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Neighborhood highlights

Carpina is a little piece of paradise. Deer and owl can often be heard and occasionally seen at dawn or dusk. Boar, hare and porcupine are occasional visitors. Cherries, plums, figs, grapes, porcini, mushrooms, walnuts, hazelnuts and chestnuts are available in season.
April and May can be glorious with the chalet surrounded by yellow meadow flowers and brush and evenings in spring and early summer may feature fireflies, owls, and the frog chorus from the lake.
Autumn and winter mornings often find Carpina bathed in bright sunshine with the tops of the nearby mountains appearing as islands in the sea of morning mist shrouding the surrounding valleys.
I love the sound of owls hooting back and forth across the valley in the evenings, and the occasional glimpse of deer, hare, porcupine or wild boar.
L'Archibugio pizzeria and restaurant (just 4km away) is open all week in summer, Thursday through Sunday in winter. The nearest small town is Trestina (11km) for supermarkets, bakeries, local shops, cafes and more restaurants, and for transport links up and down the Tiber valley and to further afield.

Meet your host

Superhost
306 reviews
4.81 out of 5 average rating
14 years of hosting
My work: Carpina
Speaks English, German, and Italian
English teacher and translator living next door with my dog and my cat, keeping the land in check and dreaming of re-taming the semi-feral vineyard and olive groves. Generally friendly if approached and occasionally useful as a source of fresh baked bread, a provider of lifts to local market towns and transport links, or to point out fruit, funghi, hazelnuts, walnuts and chestnuts in season. Likes include nature, birdsong and life in the hills. Dislikes include streetlights, except in cities.

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 3:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
4 guests maximum
Safety & property
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm