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Three spacious double rooms (5x5m) can accommodate 8 in total. The master bedroom is fit for a honey




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Il Refugio apartment consists of the 1st floor of the farmhouse, where the farmers traditionally lived above the animal stalls. Up a flight of steps over an ancient pizza oven, you enter straight into the living room with original rental cars by san antonio airport Tuscan fireplace and a newly refurbished kitchen.
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Le Stalle on the ground floor is a separate apartment, sleeping 2 people. The Tibetan Room is a delight, opening rental cars by san antonio airport as it does straight out to the garden, with a view from the bed across the lovely valley to the row of cypress on the horizon. Under vaulted ceiling of the stalls, is a large living cum dinning area with a generously equipped kitchen, opening onto the shady patio which stretches the length of the house. This is the main entertainment area of the villa, and guests spent most of the time on the patio, with long lazy lunches and lots of cheap wine, overlooking Arcadia as it has always been.
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1 Crib Bikes Kitchenette Pet Friendly 1 Sofa Bed Cook Linens Provided Porch 5 Twin Beds Fireplace Parking Included Smoking Allowed 1 Double Bed Full Kitchen Patio View (Mountains) 1 King Bed High Speed Internet
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