Rent a magical villa for your holidays in Italy

Past guests have described Villa San Raffaello on Trip Advisor as a "piece of paradise" and a "magical place", which enjoys stunning views of Medieval Sarnano, a town that's been named by the Italian tourist board as one of the "most beautiful villages in Italy". We have also consistently received outstanding reviews on www.tripadvisor.com

Holidays to Italy in the Fantastic region of Le Marche

Villa San Raffaello is located in Le Marche, the awe-inspiring region of central Italy that lies alongside it's better known neighbours Umbria and Tuscany. Le Marche is known by the Italians as "all of Italy in one region" and has a beautiful landscape that is bordered by the Sibillini Mountains, a high section of the Appenine mountains in the west and consists of beautiful rolling hills and valleys, sprinkled with ancient villages that stretch to the beaches of the adriatic coast in the east.

Why take your Italy holidays in Marche?

Culture and relaxation on your italian holidays

An Italy vacation to Le Marche will allow you to savour peace, tranquilty, culture and life that is unaffected by the 21st century living and mass tourism. Having said that, you can decide for yourself to do as much or as little as you like on your Italian holidays. After visiting some of the amazing medieval towns, preferably on market day, you may wish to visit one of the museums, the fantastic outlet shops that sell designer fashions, the many wine cantinas that produce fantastic DOC and DOCG wines nearby, or the places of religious pilgrimage.

Action and adventure on your Italy holidays

Due to the varied landscape, an Italian vacation to the Le Marche region can range from family holidays relaxing around the pool at your holiday apartments, an adventure holiday hang gliding off or white water rafting through the Sibillini mountains, cycling holidays, walking holidays and trekking, experiencing the many itineries we provide our guests for travels through the Marche countryside. There are also many sports on offer and if you visit us in Winter there is skiing at the resort 15 minutes drive away.

Why choose Villa san Raffaello for your Holiday in Italy?

At Villa San Raffaello you can experience all of this and more. The Italian holiday accommodation at the Villa includes four elegant and spacious self catering apartments, that retain wonderful original architectural features. Our Italian Villa is similar to an agriturismo as we have 8 acres of farmland, extensive ladscaped gardens, that include a loggia, 3 pergolas, pizza oven, BBQ and a tranquil cortile or indoor garden, we provide a movie, music and book library and wifi hook up and other useful facilities and we are situated 2km away from,and have amazing views of, the medieval town of Sarnano, at the foot of the Sibillini National Park.

But, don't just take our word for it; many of the past guests of our Italy villa say that they have had some of their best family holidays here and a selection of their reviews can be found on our testimonials page and www.tripadvisor.com.

What about the Villa's location?

Medieval Sarnano, is only 2 minutes away from our Le Marche Villa; it has a Terme or spa resort, for that pampering holiday, and plenty of restaurants, pizzerias, bars and shops and has a real buzz to it!. It makes an ideal base for touring the local hill top towns, walking into the mountains, or venturing further to Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro and Urbino, Loreto and even Assisi. The beaches of the Adriatic coast are only 50mins away from our Italian villa, but even closer, 25mins, is the beautiful fresh water Lake Fiastra, ideal for swimming, sun bathing, eating at an osteria or renting a pedalo.

Great food and free organic veg on your Italy Vacation

On an Italian self catering holiday at our Italian villa you will enjoy the wonderful food, wine and fresh Italian produce from the local markets and at wonderful local ristorante. We are also trying to make your holiday to Italy a green holiday with free fruit and veg from the organic garden, and by adopting a sustainable approach to tourism which includes a scheme to offset carbon emissions.

Festas in Le Marche

The Italian villas well placed for the many festas that take place throughout the whole year celebrating many aspects of Italian life and during the long, hot summer particularly, there are festas and events with live music, dancing, local food and wine, children's entertainment and fireworks.

The best flights for your holiday in Italy

There are a range of airport options if you want low cost Italy travel as the Marche Villa is 1.5hrs from Ancona and Perugia, 2hrs from Pescara and Rimini, 2.5hrs from Bologna and 3hrs from Rome. All of which means getting to Le Marche and Sarnano is easy .

Le Marche Property hunting on your Italy Vacation

Many people decide to make Le Marche a regular Italian destination or, like us a permanent home, information on real estate and houses for sale in Le Marche can be found on our property page.

We hope this whets your appetite for Italian holidays in the wonderful region of Le Marche and we look forward to welcoming you at Villa San Raffaello.