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Price	Starting from € 8000 per week (more information)	Price on request.
Sleeps	10
Bedrooms	5
Bathrooms	5
Accessibility	The house has two ensuite ground-floor bedrooms
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La Sanità Christmas

The festive season has never looked so good thanks to high-end design, age-old Umbrian charm and a warm Italian welcome for everyone

Come and be the first to spend Christmas and New Year in this extremely comfortable house! Brought to life by the Specialitaly team and completed earlier this year, we are so excited to welcome our first winter guests.

This stunning villa is designed specifically to bend with the seasons and with the wishes of those who stay. It is the perfect place to gather different generations of family and friends to enjoy the ebb and flow of this time of year without having to lift a finger.

The house is a series of three spacious, connecting pitched-roof buildings that point down the hillside. There is room for ten across five bedrooms: three upstairs, and two downstairs, each one big and cosy with underfloor heating, so no cold toes. If you need to sleep a little longer than usual, this is the house to do it in.

It’s also a house that lends itself to a party with its huge dining and sitting room with three walls of windows for wintry views of the Umbrian hills by day and lit up with fairy lights come the evening. The kitchen is big enough for a chef to work in and you’d barely notice, or take charge yourself and prep and cook your own delicious feast.

Head outside and you’ll find the pool house with its own bar and kitchen where you can party without disturbing those who prefer to climb into bed early. There’s even a wood-fired pizza oven.

It’s all designed around comfort, elegance and ease as well as somewhere to indulge and have fun. We’ve thought of everything, including decorating the tree and putting up the fairy lights, so all you need to do is light the fire, open a bottle of Montefalco Sagrantino and enjoy unwrapping your presents.

The house is entirely private and yet just five minutes’ drive from Città della Pieve, a charming hilltop town. There are Christmas markets, nativity scenes, giant Christmas trees, seasonal dishes in the restaurants and wonderful music coming from every church across this pretty wooded landscape. Dip into it all and then retreat to this incredible villa, slice into the panettone, and sit back and relax. A celebration indeed.

La Sanità is exclusively managed by Special Umbria.

Rooms description

Bedrooms

The property sleeps ten in five spacious en-suite double bedrooms: two on the ground floor and three on the first floor. The rooms have traditional beam and cotto ceilings, vast beds and details, such as excellent reading lights and heating and cooling systems, that make a stay both exceedingly comfortable and very easy.

Bathrooms

All the bedrooms have en-suite shower rooms with high-performance fixtures and fittings and gorgeous Cotto Etrusco tiles in rich, earthy colours.

Kitchen

The modern farmhouse kitchen is open-plan with the sitting room and has an impressively large island, a double oven and a five-ring gas hob. Natural materials such as the wood and cotto ceiling, dark wood units, and a beautiful travertino countertop give a homely warmth. Guests will find everything they need, including enough room for a chef to take over the cooking without taking over your space. It is flooded with light from the windows and doors to the terrace at one end and into the conservatory at the other. There is a second kitchen in the pool house, also with top-brand appliances, an ice machine and its own sets of plates and glasses. There’s a Green Egg BBQ on the dining terrace next to the main house and a wood-fired pizza oven by the pool house.

Living rooms

Beyond the kitchen is a pitched-roof serra, or conservatory, that is three walls of panelled, concertina-door glass which, open or closed, offer 180* views over the pool and the Umbrian countryside. A beautiful herringbone brick floor is matched by the traditional wood and cotto ceiling, with a large, wooden dining table on one side and a comfy seating area on the other. The room is a joy to be in in any season. Guests have lots of further space to relax in. There are the cosy, curved sofa by Edra and armchairs in front of the fireplace in the main living room and a spacious home office behind, as well as various seating and dining areas in the garden, including loungers by the pool. All the furniture is either handmade or top-name design pieces.

Other rooms

The pool house looks over the length of the pool with concertina doors that open out. A combination of kitchen and bar area, plus indulgent shower room, it's a glorious space. There's a traditional wood-fired pizza oven and a marble dining table on the terrace, making it a great spot for elegant dinners, long lunches and full-on parties for every generation. On the lower-ground floor of the main house there is a gym, an electric sauna, a wine cellar and laundry room. There is a guest loo on the ground floor.

Facilities

Cleaning

Two mid-week cleanings (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Extra cleaning or daily cleanings available on demand.

Amenities

private pool, pool heating, car charging point, gym and/or spa, table tennis box, dogs allowed, floor cooling, espresso machine, air conditioning, bluetooth speakers, hob/stove, oven, fridge, fridge with freezer, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer, iron+board, satellite TV, wifi, central heating, high chair, barbeque, gas barbeque, pizza oven, wine cellar, hairdryer

Accessibility

The house has two ensuite ground-floor bedrooms

Outside

Every angle of the house and grounds has been carefully considered and there are numerous ‘rooms’ scattered around the garden. Outside the main house, there’s a shaded dining veranda that runs along the long wall of the middle building, with a green egg BBQ. The garden end of the property includes a glass-walled conservatory giving access to two outdoor lounge areas either side of the garden steps, surrounded by Mediterranean planting. These lead to a lower terrace and a magnificent pool with harlequin tiles and a beach step, surrounded by loungers. The elegant pool house has a bar and a proper kitchen, and another outdoor dining terrace and a wood-fired pizza oven add a further dimension to entertaining, while a pétanque court and table tennis offer opportunities for friendly competition. A side gate provides access to walks beyond the grounds. The garden is fenced, with an electric entrance gate, gravel driveway, parking for several cars, and electric charging points. With no direct neighbours, La Sanità is private but not isolated and the pretty town of Città della Pieve is five minutes away by car.

Availability & Pricing

Please select arrival and departure dates in the calendar to see the price

weekly prices

from 3 October 2026 to 19 December 2026	€ 8000
from 19 December 2026 to 9 January 2027	€ 10000
from 9 January 2027 to 8 May 2027	€ 8000
from 8 May 2027 to 5 June 2027	€ 10000
from 5 June 2027 to 11 September 2027	€ 15000
from 11 September 2027 to 2 October 2027	€ 10000
from 2 October 2027 to 18 December 2027	€ 8000

Read our General Booking Conditions

Cleaning is included in the rental price
Pool heating: EUR 250 per week during low and high season, EUR 500 per week during low season

In House extra services on demand:
Chefs (fine dining, traditional, BBQ, Pizza)
Massages
Yoga & PT
Babysitting
Wine tastings
E-bikes rental
Transfers

Sustainability

For every booking we make on this property, we will plant a tree through our charitable partner, Trees for All.

Arrival & Departure

A minimum stay of 7 nights year-round, with arrivals and departures on Saturdays only. Check-in is from 4 pm, and check-out is by 10 am.

Leisure & Activities

Activities

There are long walks and bike rides directly from the house, while beach and watersport facilities are a short drive away at Lake Trasimeno (25km). Golfers have a choice of three courses close by: the nine-hole Golf Course Lamborghini at Panicarola (16km), the 18-hole Golf Club Perugia in Ellera Umbra (28km), or a little further away is Antognolla Golf Course (44km), one of the best in Italy. Tennis is available close by and horseriding is available in Montegabbione (11km).

Specials

Specialitaly is happy to tailor-make itineraries for our guests, including guided tours of national parks, city culture tours or other activities. We are able to organise a private chef for your entire stay or someone who can prepare traditional, local food when required. Please contact us directly for rates and availability.

Happenings

The world-famous, annual Umbria Jazz Festival takes place in the first two weeks of July. Previous artists include Diana Krall, John Legend and Lady Gaga. Please ask for more details.

Surroundings

Location

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Surroundings

The house and grounds at La Sanità are entirely private and hidden in the hills just five minutes by car from Città della Pieve - one of Italy’s prettiest hilltop towns. A small, ancient jewel with a proud artistic heritage, here you can wander the narrow streets and soak up the buzz, beauty and charm, feasting on the art and architecture and, of course, the food. The town is brought to life throughout the year by its various markets and festivals that are steeped in tradition and full of colour and vibrancy. There are numerous places of interest nearby, including; Panicale, Assisi, Perugia, and Lake Trasimeno.

Travel

Air
The nearest airports are: Perugia [PEG] (53km); Florence [FLR] (150km); Rome Ciampino [CIA] (167km); and Rome Fiumicino [FCO] (190km).

Rail
The international train station at Chiusi (22km) is ideal for direct journeys to Rome, Florence, Arezzo and Perugia. Car rental is available from this station.

Road
The A1 motorway exits closest to the property are at Fabro (22km) for Rome, and Chiusi (25km) for Florence.

Distances

La Sanità is close to several towns and cities in both Umbria and Tuscany, including, Città della Pieve (2km); Castiglione del Lago (25km); Montepulciano (famed for its wine) (35km); Perugia (43km); Cortona (45km); Deruta (45km); Orvieto (45km); Todi (63km); Assisi (65km); Montefalco/Bevagna (67km); Gubbio (94km); Siena (95km); Spoleto (104km); Florence (135km); and Rome (162km).

Your villa and Covid-19

To prevent any possible spread of Covid-19 and to enable you to enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday, all our villas are cleaned to the highest standard possible, and according to the latest Italian health and safety regulations.

Perfect hygiene: to ensure an exceptional level of hygiene in all our villas, we’ve worked with our owners to create a Covid-19 villa management protocol. Based on recommendations from the World Health Organisation, and in compliance with current Italian national law, this protocol goes above and beyond our usual rigorous cleaning standards.

Prior to arrival, your villa will have been fully sanitised, including all surfaces, objects, kitchen items, curtains, sofas, throws, pillows, toys, and in and around the pool. You are welcome to ask for a detailed list of the entire cleaning procedure we do after each departure and before welcoming new guests to the property.

The owner of this house has complied with the following standards:

To ensure the necessary information concerning social distancing and the use of masks is available to all guests
To guarantee availability of and accessibility to hand hygiene systems with hydro-alcoholic solutions and soaps in all inside areas of, and pertaining to, the villa
To guarantee cleaning and disinfection of all areas according to national authority guidelines. Further information is available on request
For the swimming pool: to guarantee the efficacy of the water treatments, while respecting legal limits (the parameter for free active chlorine in the pool is between 1.0 – 1.5 mg/l; combined chlorine ≤ 0.40 mg/l; pH 6.5 – 7.5 or equivalent oxygen)
For air conditioning systems: to guarantee the air re-circulation function is switched off and, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with the plant in off-mode, to clean the air filters of the heating/cooling plants that use heat pumps, fan coils and convectors, at the end of each stay