Located at Castiglione del Lago, Nr. Lake Grasimeno and Cortona.  This superb farmhouse, placed on a sunny position only a few kilometres from the centre of Castiglione del Lago, offers a stunning view on the Lake and the wonderful Cortona.
The restoration, finished only a few years ago, has re-given the farmhouse its beautiful aspect with [...]

The Baracchi winery is ideally positioned on the Cortonese hillside.  Riccardo Baracchi strongly desired to continue the family tradition of growing grapes and producing wine since 1860 giving it now a modern character and great quality with renowned wine maker, Stefano Chioccioli. Sangiovese, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet and Trebbiano are the grapes that give life to [...]

In the heart of Val di Chio, a few km from the centre of beautiful Cortona, we find, in a rural hamlet, this lovely stone house, detached on four sides. 
The property is placed in one of the most panoramic positions, which enjoys a wonderful view on the valley.
The rustic house can be accessed through an external [...]

Just 5 minutes drive from the centre of Etruscan Cortona, a wonderful medieval hill top town with its fine architecture and made famous by the film “Under the Tuscan Sun”, through windy lanes of vineyards and olive groves, you will reach Pergo, a beautiful small hamlet and here you will find Apartment Lorena. 
Apartment Lorena is one of six [...]

Some of the finest masterpieces of Etruscan art are returning to CORTONA, Tuscany from Russia’s Hermitage museum, for a show starting 7 September to 6 January 2009.  Most of these pieces were bought by Tsar Alexander II in 1861.
The 30 pieces include the only Etruscan bronze funerary urn ever found!
The 4th-century BC piece, found near Perugia in [...]

Italy is one of the top destinations for British first time buyers looking to purchase abroad.  A recent survey of British first-time buyers found that the credit crunch is pushing nearly half of them to buy their home overseas rather than in the UK, and now it appears that many of them are coming to relocate.  Statistics show that [...]