The Villa is in fact an ancient watermill (dating probably 1674) which has been sympathetically restored and transformed into a deluxe yet cosy spa and country house. The author of the project is architect Stefano Zaghini. On the first floor, after an impressive entrance landing with glass ceiling, there is the living room with flat screen TV and satellite reciver (Sky Sport, Sky Cinema are available for free) and fireplace. The fully equipped kitchen and dining area still features on the wall the pivot of the watermill. There are two bedrooms, one with en-suite bathroom and a king bed, the other with a king bed and a double sofa bed. An additional toilet-shower room is available on this floor. On the ground floor there is the spa area, with jacuzzi, sauna, hammam and chromotherapy, plus a shower and a toilet. Outside, the impressively designed heated pool with foot massage lies within an ample garden with shrubs and a vegetable garden. A fenced ground of approximately 2 hectares, bordering river Faena, featuring mature cherry trees (hence the name of the villa, literally “Cherries Mill”) completes the property, which benefits from home automation.

We are lawyers and wine buffs, and this is the reason why we love Umbria, a region where good food and wonderful wines go along with breathtaking landscapes and medieval towns.

Rotecastello is a tiny, wonderful medieval hamlet on the slopes of Monte Peglia, with easing driving reach from Todi, Orvieto and Perugia