4 Day Slow Cooking Vacation in Umbria, Province of Perugia

The villa original name is il Felceto. It is an old farmhouse from the XIX Century, located on a hill at the foot of Città della Pieve between Umbria and Tuscany. The farmhouse was inhabited by a family of Umbrian farmers whose main occupation was cultivating their land, picking up its hard-earned fruits. It has 80 hectares of protected land and produces wines and olive oils. It is surrounded by woods, cultivated fields, olive groves and vineyards.

The villa has 2 apartments and a total of 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. It is fully air-conditioned, has wifi, heated pool, playground, huge gardens and patio.

The Felceto is not far from A1 motorway (exit Fabro). From there you can easily reach the most important cultural and artistic centres of Tuscany and Umbria: Montalcino, Siena, Pienza, Montepulciano, Perugia, Assisi, Gubbio, Siena, Cortona, Arezzo and many more.

Driving directions

Guests can rent a car (EUROPECAR or AVIS) or hire a private driver from any city in Italy.

• Exit the Milan-Florence-Rome A1 Autostrada at Chiusi/Chianciano. Turn right at the toll booth and right again, in the direction Chiusi (down town). Continue past Chiusi, driving over the bridge above the railroad tracks.
• Continue on and past the roundabout, following the sign directions Arezzo, Perugia.
• After about 500 meters, turn left, direction Arezzo/Perugia drive through the small towns of Po Bandino and Moiano, in the direction of Castiglione del Lago on the Road S.S. n. 71.
• 1 kilometer after Moiano turn right, signposted Panicale and Paciano and drive up the hill to the village of Paciano.
• Turn right into the village at the top of the hill, with a small supermarket (CONAD) and bar (BOLDRINI) on your left. You will then pass a restaurant on the right (named Oca Bruciata).
• At the end of the long city stone wall on the left where the road divides, take the right turn into Via Madonna della Stella. Continue on this road until it divides, about 100 meters further. Keep right following the sign saying Fontanaro or Tartagli or Residence lʼOlivo and continue downhill 100 m further on where you reach a small church on the right.
• Directly opposite the church is a road with another small Fontanaro sign.
• Turn left onto this road which descends through olives groves. At the next junction 400 meters later, and just past a pair of wooden gates with a US mail box, turn right.
• You will find a sign with an arrow, with “Fontanaro” written in yellow. You will find 3 arrow signs indicating Fontanaro on this road.
• Keep left at the next fork and continue passing the house on the right (La poderina). Just past this house is a shrine at another junction. Keep to the right and continue for another 250 meters where the road ends at the gate for Fontanaro. (There is an arch of Roses that bloom in May and a big cypress tree.)

Arrival by airplane

Perugia Airport (PEG ) is 45 minutes away from Paciano and is connected non-stop by Raynair to Stansted. Alternatively, Fontanaro can be reached through the airport of Firenze (FLR) in 1.45 hour, Roma Fiumicino (FCO) in 2 hours, Pisa (PSA) in 2.15 hours, or Roma Ciampino (CIA) in 2.20 hours.

Arrival by train

The closest is Chiusi Chianciano that is 12 minutes by the villas. The train station is mid way between Roma and Firenze.