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| Il Respiro situated within the Sibillini national park provides a haven of seclusion and tranquility. Resting in the foothills of the majestic Monti azurri mountain range with glorious views and walks, the house is only a 25 minute walk into bustling, beautiful Amandola, a grand medieval hill top town providing for all shopping needs with several good restaurants and bars. The house provides relaxed family, ensuite accommodation for up to 12 people with a newly installed pool situated close to the house with beautiful views of the surrounding hills. The house has no nieghbours and is utterly private in a tranquil, country postition. The grounds are fenced in and spacious to the front and side of the house. Perfectly placed for daily hill walks, mountain treks, icinics and swimming in a huge glacial lake, flower and bird spottong, cultural trips to the numerous surrounding hill towns or relaxing by the pool soaking in the peace, quiet and hot Italian sun. |
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| Less than a ten minute drive to Amandola and 20 minutes to mountain peaks . The scenery is as spectacular as the walking The house is positioned within the national Sibillini mountain park. The closest airport is Ancona 1.30 mins.Ryan air from Stansted and Liverpool in the UK. Pescara is approx. The same distance. Rome is under 4 hours, Bologna under 3 hours. Within one hour there are many fascinating places to visit including Monte Fortino, Monte San Martino and Ascoli Piceno. The Adriactic coast is one hour twenty minutes. The ski resort is 20 minutes drive at Sassotetto. Recently it has under gone massive investment and there is a good variety of runs for the beginner to the expert. Tuition and ski hire are available with half day, daily or weekly passes. The are plenty of restaurants and bars. In spring time the mountains are famed for the beauty of the wild flowers reminiscent of alpine flower meadows. In the early autumn the slopes are crowded with Italians forraging for wild mushrooms. The oak forests harbour secret places where black and white truffle grow. . |
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| Views from house and the Sibillini national park. All this is on the doorstep of Il Rispiro |
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| The relaxed feel of the house and grounds makes the house a for perfect holiday house for families with children. Free to make as much noise as you please , the house is practically but attractively furnished, one need not be on guard 24 hours a day watching out for the next antique to break. The huge tiled and pillared loggia to the side of the house and leading from the kitchen/dining room has a large table with chairs and ample space for sitting in the shade, game playing etc. Even in the unlikely event of rainy days the loggia provides sheltered outside space. There is a separate set of two rooms with a separate staircase behind the main house which can accommodate a couple with a bedroom, bathroom and another room with two beds, a desk and seating. This can provide a private getaway for grandparents or a good teen age den , it can sleep 4 or 5 and has a TV. |
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Ski resorts are 20 minutes drive from the house. |
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| The food in this mountain region is robust and luxuriant. Truffle and porcini mushroom dishes are plentiful, wild boars stews and regional speciality, the pasta is normally home made and there is usually a catch of the day dish or a hunters stew on offer. Helpings are large and hearty .The local pizzeria serves some of the best pizzas in the area. Amandola the local town is a properous, thriving hill town dating from medieval times with beautiful architecture and a lovely main piazza bursting with bars and gelati counters. There are three excellent restaurants and all shopping requirements, banks, chemist and a hospital. a restaurant guide to the area is left in the house for you to help with the exciting choices on offer. Amandola is host to several festivals in the summer monthes including a piano and poetry festival. |
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| Set within the Sibillini national park , i the coast is just over an hour away. This is a land of sunflowers, sheep pastures, church bells,baked summer fields, lush and verdant in spring. Surrounded by fascinating medieval hill top towns the vistas are dramatic and reminiscent of a fairy tale. Beyond the drama of the mountains and hills there is a sense of gentleness and tranquility. This is farming country and the sound of rattly old tractors, sheep bells and farm dogs are part of the fabric of this beautiful land. Text book Italian with all the charm, ease, beauty and poignancy of better known, more travelled regions Le Marche holds its secret apart from the tourist trail. The welcome strangers receive though is warm and enthusiastic the local people so happy to share their passion for their home and way of living with us cold northern Europeans. Le Marche is a land you fall in love with ,embrace and revisit time and again. |
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| Il Respiro Country House to Rent Sleeps 13 in National Park Near Amandola Le Marche Italy |

