Villa di Monte Solare - At A Glance

Know It All

Hit the Spot
On a hillside high above Umbria's Lake Trasimeno.

Be Savvy
Bathrooms have sensor-driven lights – just in case you're planning on a long soak.

Be Smitten
Charm and serenity in hillside Umbria.

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Rooms and suites
28 rooms

Special features
Firesides, frescoes and period furniture characterise rooms in the old villa. Those in the Limonaia are larger and more contemporary, with wide terraces.

Also…
You'll find beautiful gardens, a tiny chapel, spectacular valley views and a fully fledged spa.

Pillow Talk
Rooms in the villa have antique wooden beds and shutters.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
Chef Nicola Fanfano prepares flavoursome Trasimeno cuisine and traditional Tuscan-Umbrian dishes using local organic and seasonal ingredients. A different four-course dinner is prepared each night, and (if you must) there's an option to order calorie-controlled dishes for which the damage is no more than 1001 cals including a glass of vino. Talking of wine, there's an outstanding cellar here stocking more than 400 wines from Umbria alone. Some are from small and skilled artisanal producers, and the owners themselves personally evaluate each one.

Dine fireside in the cosy dining room in winter, its walls covered in old hunting frescoes. There's also a pocket-size bar where you can sip an aperitivo or some chilled spumante.

Breakfast
Buffet breakfast is served until 10am

Room service
Available from 8am to 11pm.

See & Do

See & Do
Nearby Lake Trasimeno will be high on your list of places to explore. Start perhaps at Castiglione del Lago, with its waterside medieval fortress, then take a ride out to Isola Maggiore, one of the lake's three islands, from Passignan sul Trasimeno. Walks around the lakeshore are easily arranged (with a pick-up at the end of your hike to save any back-tracking) and there are plenty of places to stop for drinks and icecreams. You're also within easy reach of the city of Perugia, with its wonderful art collections, churches and old streets.

Spa
You'll love Le Muse, the hotel's intimate and immaculate spa, in the estate's former lemon house. Tall arched windows frame tracts of vineyards and olive groves with the Umbrian hills beyond, while chunky oak beams, mosaic-tiled walls and Miro prints all add to the pleasing surrounds. Have a hot stone massage (one of an array to choose from) a facial or body toning treatment, and melt in the heat of the sauna or Turkish bath. Various wellbeing packages are available.

Diary Dates
July
Umbria Jazz sees jazz, blues and other fusion genres performing both on the streets and at venues around Perugia,

October
Throw out the diet book – Eurochocolate is an absolute must for chocolate fanatics.