Ponte Marchetto Vacation Home

The holiday home is located in the middle of the beautiful Monte Subasio Regional Natural Park. This nature reserve is a Unesco World Heritage Area. In this area, a special serene peace and energy can be felt. You have access to a spacious house with numerous amenities, colorful garden with lawn, large terrace and balcony which offer you all the space you need to relax in peace and enjoy beautiful views. You have a direct view of the Monte Subasio mountain. The space You have access to a very spacious living room and kitchen that is directly accessible from the terrace. The living room has a sitting area with a sofa bed, coffee table, TV cabinet and TV. The kitchen is equipped with a sideboard, dining table and a wide range of kitchen utensils including luxury wine glasses. There are two spacious bedrooms with a double queen size bed and two single beds. From the bedrooms, kitchen and living room you have a truly fantastic view of the surroundings, the valley and Monte Subasio. On the balcony you can enjoy the setting sun looking into the valley and over the olive grove. You have a luxurious bathroom with walk-in shower with sliding door. You also have access to a large terrace, more than 40m2 in size, equipped with a luxury garden set. You also have access to a spacious and colorful garden, with pizza oven, with garden furniture and sun loungers. In short, at any time of the day you can choose where you want to relax, each place at a different time of the day, in the sun or in the shade. You have complete privacy here. You live in the upper floor, which is completely independent of the rest of the house. Guest access You have access to the entire upper floor with balcony, parking, terrace and garden. Other things to note We bought the house in 2023, it is a converted house at the foot of Monte Subasio, the ground floor of which used to provide stable space for livestock. We live in the downstairs area ourselves and the entire upstairs apartment is for holiday rental. Both are accessible via the ground floor and completely independent. The associated grounds are 3 hectares, including 2 hectares of forest at the transition to the gorges. our estate is under development. Significant steps have now been taken to restore the existing olive orchard and small vineyard. In addition, a diverse fruit orchard, a vegetable garden and fields of Mediterranean herbs for the production of essential oil are also planned and constructed. Everything is grown organically and in harmony with nature within our capabilities. The large-scale use of chemical pesticides is a dead end given the social costs and health effects. It would be nice if more research were done into organic options, which certainly exist. Unfortunately, we still know so little about it. However, the Etruscan culture from long before the common era probably already had an organic and integrated agricultural system. According to tradition, grapes were grown in symbiosis with the Field Maple, whose bacteria living on its roots protect the grapes against certain diseases. That knowledge was already present then. The maple leaf served as cattle feed. The incredible beauty is that this method of grape cultivation is still visible in our small vineyard, because this system was adopted and (partially) integrated by previous residents. We are happy to show it to you. Hans continues to experiment with the cultivation of Mediterranean herbs that are suitable for essential oil production. This includes Lavender, Hyssop, Rosemary and Helichrysum (straw flower; in Italy also called Immortelle or immortal). Essential oils have a special effect against many health complaints and diseases. This knowledge was already present around 1100-1200, as evidenced by information from the tradition of Hildegard von Bingen, a very gifted German nun who died a year before the birth of Saint Francis. The intention is to also give workshops on distilling these oils from the herbs. Hans is always willing to show guests around the grounds and explain this special place. We have also walked numerous paths in the hills ourselves and recorded routes in an app and can advise you and provide you with beautiful routes with associated times and distances. Registration Details IT054001C202033445