When I was being asked to select the villa (from an internet booking website) that we were going to stay in Tuscany, I immediately fell for Casa Coccola upon seeing their pictures on the website. I know the cliché that you shouldn’t trust what you see on the website until you see the place for real, but Casa Coccola is definitely what you see is what you get.
Casa Coccola is located on a hill in a village called Terontola, approximately 9km from the historic hilltop medieval city of Cortona. In order to get to Casa Coccola, you’ll have to go through a narrow, steep yet winding road up hill. The Beatles’ hit – The Long and Winding Road kept playing in my mind all the way up hill.
Well, the long and winding road definitely leads to the lovely door of Casa Coccola. I was definitely very surprised to see how fabulous and beautiful the villa is.
Casa Coccola is located on a hill in a village called Terontola, approximately 9km from the historic hilltop medieval city of Cortona. In order to get to Casa Coccola, you’ll have to go through a narrow, steep yet winding road up hill. The Beatles’ hit – The Long and Winding Road kept playing in my mind all the way up hill.
Well, the long and winding road definitely leads to the lovely door of Casa Coccola. I was definitely very surprised to see how fabulous and beautiful the villa is.
Casa Coccola is owned by a friendly elderly couple – Gionavani and Silvana, both live in the nearby village. They would come up here to greet the guests when they check in and show them around the villa. Casa Coccola is also surrounded by an olive farm (also owned by the couple) that they come up to upkeep from time to time.
So, you’re basically high up on the hill surrounded by beautiful landscapes and quaint farm houses, under the blissful Tuscan sun!
So, you’re basically high up on the hill surrounded by beautiful landscapes and quaint farm houses, under the blissful Tuscan sun!
This is the view from our garden, isn’t this amazing?
The patio that I’d come out and sit in the morning or early afternoon, enjoying the above mentioned view and a cuppa tea.
This is the swimming pool, at the other end of the garden.
The villa from another angle.
There’re even some antiques in the garden, not sure what’s this though..
The garden is also full of different kinds of flowers and fruits, these are just a few..
Our rented Fiat Ducato in the driveway.
This is the barbeque area, although I think the only sensible time to eat out here will be summer. It gets quite cold up here at night.
Strike the bell when dinner’s ready..
Casa Coccola in the evening.
The interior
The interior of Casa Coccola is equally as impressive (if not more impressive). This really lives up to my expectation of how a typical stately Italian villa should be. The villa is also equipped with all modern day amenities that include central heating, DVD player, CD player, printer and laptop (with internet connection). I was very happy that I could log into my Gmail account and the internet to stay connected with civilizations.
The drawing room..ahem..living room..
“A Room with THE View”
The living room is full of antiques and knick-knacks, like these 3 Chinese figurines
And this antique chest.
There’s laptop and printer in the villa. This is so that you stay connected with the rest of the world, even though you’re remotely high up on a hill in the Italian countryside.
The hall upstairs.
The dining room with a real fire place
The logs for the fireplace
A corner of the kitchen
The corridor leading to the dining room.
This is bedroom no.1 and the attached bathroom
Bedroom no. 2, also with en suite
Bedroom no 3
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