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Ca’n Jaume, Mallorca
Villa
Ca’n Jaume, Mallorca is a popular little family Mallorca villa near Pollensa, this unpretentious and pretty house is just 2km from Old Pollensa and an easy drive to Puerto Pollensa and Alcudia. The north west corner of Mallorca is renowned for its beautiful bays and long sandy beaches, against the back drop of the magnificent Traumuntana mountains and the atmospheric town of Pollensa. This small villa, set in gardens of 3,600m ², is set down a narrow, quiet country lane close to the prestigious Ca’n Vidalet vineyard and just 2km from Pollensa. The beaches, shops, watersports, cycle hire, restaurants, bars and an up-tempo nightlife of Puerto Pollensa are just ten minutes away. Simply styled for comfort, the villa is bright and airy with an open plan kitchen with sitting room and dining area and a separate pantry with storage space.There are two sunny air-conditioned bedrooms looking over the gardens, with a bathroom in between the two rooms. The villa lends itself to outdoor living with a shaded veranda, and there are several areas of lawn shaded by olive trees. A small gravel garden with trees and shrubs boasts views of the dramatic Puig de Maria mountain with monastery on top. … Continued
La Torretta, Italy
Villa
A wonderfully private little cottage, designed with charming simplicity, this villa for two in Tuscany is a rare find. Beautifully renovated, the romantic retreat is an easy walk from Cetona’s piazza. The setting is superb for this honeymoon hideaway. Nestled into grassy gardens in the gorgeous hills of southern Tuscany, the villa combines all the peace of the countryside with easy access to Cetona, its narrow streets and busy piazza about five hundred metres away. After imaginative restoration, inside and out, the villa has a rustic-chic feel, from its terracotta tiled floors to its cheerful rugs and fabrics and whitewashed beamed ceilings. With a double bedroom on the upper floor, the ground floor sitting room has double doors to a shaded al fresco dining terrace, the little kitchen opens out to a vegetable garden, and a study in the inner hallway leads into the dining area. There is satellite tv and WiFi in the house and, in the garden, a power point in the Ottoman style pergola, the ideal spot for lounging and listening to music. Set in a tree-lined terrace, a traditional Tuscan fountain has been transformed into a private plunge pool, perfectly proportioned for two and complete with … Continued