Il Rifugio (The Refuge) is a respectfully restored stone farmhouse set on a Tuscan hillside surrounded by over 22 rolling hectares (56 acres) of private property near the Etruscan citadel Cortona.

Vacation in Tuscany at Il Rifugio... where you will enjoy spectacular views, quiet, and privacy. Unwind in a restored seventeenth-century farmhouse on fifty-six acres of gardens, fields, woodlands, and centuries old terraced olive groves.

Il Rifugio has all modern conveniences with a large fully-equipped kitchen, including dishwasher, outdoor pizza oven, laundry, and Internet access. The area is rich in natural beauty, history, art, architecture, wineries, churches, and fine restaurants; it is 10 minutes from the Etruscan hill town of Cortona and within easy reach of trains, markets, gardens, and more. Il Rifugio is perfect for writers, artists, naturalists, families, groups, and retreats.

The surrounding countryside offers stunning valley and mountain views, many walking trails, hundreds of miles of country roads for bicycling or car touring and swimming and boating 20 minutes from the house at Lago Trasimeno.

The house at Il Rifugio is a seventeenth-century stone farmhouse situated on the edge of a centuries' old terraced olive grove above the village of Montanare in the community of Cortona in Tuscany.

Tuscan Farmhouse Rental ...This Cortona farmhouse has 11 rooms plus 4 1/2 bathrooms and 3 fireplaces. There are 5 bedrooms, a large kitchen with separate walk-in pantry, first and second floor sitting rooms, a formal dining room and elegant but cozy living room with a wood-burning stove. The house will comfortably accommodate up to 12 people. Do visit the floor plan for visual details.

Il Rifugio is constructed in the traditional old style with stone walls inside and out. The ceilings are made with large chestnut beams and terra-cotta bricks and the floors are terra-cotta tile.

The property offers the ultimate in privacy. It is rented by the owners complete to individual parties with no apartments, other guests in the house or nearby neighbors.