Viale C. Battisti, 13 52044 Cortona − Italy
In Cortona, in the beautiful Tuscan countryside, Hotel Villa Marsili offers spectacular views over Lake Trasimeno. Located just a few minutes walk from the historic center of Cortona, it is the ideal starting point for exploring the authentic Tuscany, this land of wonder, full of unique scents and flavors.
Hotel Villa Marsili Cortona welcomes you to its environments perfectly restored, where the love and care of the owners are breathed in every detail, with the fine antique furnishings and the warm colors of the frescoed walls.
Hotel Villa Marsili, situated in an optimum position to the center of Cortona, perfectly restored, offers you an extraordinary welcome in his marvelous luxury rooms and suites. The antique furniture, the fabrics and curtains, the warm tones of the frescoed walls, all confer a discreet luxury which matches perfectly with efficiency and modernity, not omitting comfort and the aesthetics.
The panoramic position will amaze you. You can enjoy spectacular sunsets and emotions of the Valdichiana Valley, with its velvet colors, the thousands of shades of green in the distance which take you to the horizon of the Senese hills, and embrace with a glance this land of wonders, full of history, perfume, unique tastes and authenticity.
In the cozy atmosphere of Villa Marsili, you can live the experience of one tasty afternoon tea, learn the traditional Tuscan recipes securely guarded with one of our tailor-made cooking classes or explore the magical surroundings and take away one of our 5 stars quality picnic.
The style of the building, the place where it is located, and the panoramic position recall the fascinating atmosphere of the epoch, abide by a wise and complete renovation, that recovered the stylistic and architectural characters of the Villa, hidden by the previus centuries restoration works. Today, this historical residence is Villa Marsili, the only hotel in Cortona that overlook the Valley.
Villa Marsili has a strategic position to reach the most beautiful and interesting tourist attractions in Tuscany and Umbria. Arezzo, Firenze, Siena, Montepulciano, Assisi, Perugia, are only some of the many places to visit. Cortona is in the centre of a perfect historical and cultural position, which is envied throughout the world.
Villa Marsili Hotel offers air conditioning and heating.
Wi-fi connection and Lan is available for all our guests and free of charge, both in common spaces and rooms.
We tidy up all the rooms every morning and in the afternoon we provide a second rearrangement both for bedrooms and bathrooms.
Mini bar in the room is always complimentary, such us the digital safety box. Each rooms provides a LCD tv with Sky channels, in order to watch international programs and phone.
In the beautiful lobby for our guests is available the American bar, open every day from 10 am to 10pm.
We also provide special tailor-made services for families with children, like amenities kit in the bathroom, changing table and crib on request, high chair in the breakfast room.
Laundry service, private parking and baby sitting are some of the services we are glad to provide for our guests on request and on payment.
Villa Marsili Hotel has a 24 hours reception, concierge at night and luggage storage.
At the beginning of the XIVth century, the Chiesa della Madonna degli Alemanni, a very ancient church with an underneath oratory, was standing on the very spot of the hotel. The church was on the present hall floor, while the oratory was on the lower floor. The two structures were connected by a staircase which is still linking the two floors.
In the origin, the church was a place of cult and devotion: people went there to worship a miraculous simulacrum representing the Virgin’s bust with the Child (Madonna della Manna). It is a XIVth century terracotta which is actually on display in the Duomo di Cortona. The church was decorated with remarkable works of art; besides the above mentioned terracotta, there was a big picture representing Our Lady of the Assumption. This painting, which was attributed to Andrea del Sarto, is now stored in the choir of the Duomo di Cortona. There was also a wooden crucifix, by F. Fabbrucci, with its finely carved case which is today housed in the Chiesa dello Spirito Santo in Cortona. The cult of the Madonna degli Alemanni was so widespread and deeply felt that the church proved to be too narrow to host its devotees.
The church was thus knocked down in 1730 and a new, bigger one was erected in its stead. It was decorated with stuccoes and frescoes whose main remains is a Madonna with S. Andrea Avellino, by the artist F. Fabbrucci from Cortona (XVIIIth century). Among the original church’s remains, two gothic capitals and two frescoes are particularly worth mentioning. They are now housed in the Istituto delle Suore Serve di Maria Riparatrici, in Via G. Severini, just opposite the hotel. The first fresco, from Bartolomeo della Gatta’s school (XVth century), where the Virgin with the Child is painted on a tile just in front of an oak, is generally known as “Madonna della Quercia” (The Oak’s Virgin).
The second fresco, whose author is still unknown, represents Giobbe and is dated 1504. On the 8th of October 1741, a solemn ceremony took place in the Duomo di Cortona to pay homage to the image of the Madonna degli Alemanni and the Child. Later on, the demolition of many small churches was ordered by the Archduke Leopoldo di Toscana. The church of the Madonna degli Alemanni was thus knocked down in 1786. In its stead, a gentleman’s residence was built (Villa Marsili) looking about the same as the present hotel.
Hotel Villa Marsili has 25 rooms between Suite, Deluxe, Superior, Standard, Single and small double rooms.
All decorated and frescoed by hand, with the elegance and uniqueness of the style of that period.
Each different to the other, some with unique colors and decorations, to allow you to live in the surroundings that you like the most, with the pleasure of the colors and sensation of relaxation that you deserve. You can breath the same atmosphere in the breakfast room, in the rooms with fireplaces, and the garden’s panoramic pergola.
mall but comfortable room with single bed, antique furniture and attention to details. It is perfect for lonely travelers in Cortona, whether they are here for business or pleasure. It has a private bathroom and view over Cortona city center.
These are the smallest rooms of Villa Marsili Hotel. Nice room 14sqm, view over Cortona city center.. They have private bathroom with shower.
Elegant and bright rooms 19sqm at the first floor of the Villa. Bathroom with shower, frontal or lateral view over the Valley. Each room is handmade decorated with uniqueness and elegance.
The Superior rooms 24sqm feature fine furnishings, small lounge corner and window overlooking Val di Chiana Valley or Cortona hills.The extremely comfortable beds have double mattresses, some rooms with 2 separate beds. Bathrooms with a tub or shower. For some of our beautiful Superior rooms it is possible to have two separate beds, instead of a king bed.
Spacious and bright, the Deluxe rooms 30sqm have large windows with a spellbinding frontal view over Val di Chiana Valley. Refined elegant furnishings, lamps and antique furniture, make all rooms unique, each with a distinctive style.
Elegant bathrooms set handmade painted, Jacuzzi tub and shower. The rooms also feature comfortable beds with a range of pillows on request. They may have king size bed or two separate beds, both extremely comfortable. Our Deluxe rooms’ guests are welcomed with a bottle of one of the best local wine upon arrival.
Deluxe rooms are suitable also for families with children, for them we have specially-made services.
The Suites are our most elegant and widest rooms. Generously sized room 45sqm is equipped with 5 windows with spectacular frontal viewover the Valley and Trasimeno Lake. Outfitted with fine antique furnishings, writing desk and a lounge area with a sofa and chairs. Spacious bathroom handmade painted with shower and corner Jacuzzi bathtub. Large and comfortable bed, selection of pillows.
Luxury amenities kit for our guests. Inside our Suites our guests will find a fresh fruit basket as long as a bottle of one of the best local wine.
Suites are perfect for families with children, for them we have specially-made services.
Cortona, one of the most popular tourist spots among the Tuscan cities, is located in an ideal location, on the crossroads between Tuscany and Umbria, beautiful area rich in gastronomy and food specialties, history and art, iconic streets and museums. The staff of Villa Marsili Cortona will be pleasure to organize itineraries through some of the most scenic areas of Tuscany, to discover wine and food itineraries, cultural events and spots.
Hotel Villa Marsili Cortona concierge services provide and excellent customer support, our staff will satisfy the wants and needs of today's guests.
A precious help avoid the guest waste valuable time in managing your days in Cortona and surroundings. Transport and travel to airports and railway stations, guided tours, museum tickets booking, wine and food tastings, restaurant reservations, health and wellness packet, weddings and special events, all services the staff of Hotel Villa Marsili will provide in your stay in Cortona. Other services and facilities include 24-hour reception desk, night porter, luggage storage.
Remains from the Etruscan era can be appreciated in the city of Cortona, with the principle works consisting of the massive walls, double lancet doors, and a series of underground structures (the vaulted arch of the Palazzo Cerulli Diligenti, the barrel vault of Via Guelfa and the Etruscan wall of Palazzo Casali). From the Roman period you can observe the remains of the acqueduct, made of eathenware pipes at Porta Montanina, and from the water tank of the “Bagni di Bacco” next to the church of S. Antonio.
Outside, dominating the plain, the “meloni”, archaic etruscan mounds: one at Camucia and two in the locality of Sodo. Between these, the Tumulo II del Sodo stands out, with its spectacular terrace steps decorated with groups of sculptures and architectural elements in oriental style.
All of the monuments, which are separated by some kilometres, are widely described inside the Museo Dell'Accademia Etrusca e Della Citta di Cortona (MAEC), which also serves as a documentation centre for the archeological park, and as a welcoming reference and guidance service point for visitors.
Private, or in small groups Italian cooking courses are an engaging and fun way to learn the secrets of Italian cuisine. Learn cooking easily, Hotel Villa Marsili will manage cooking classes customized according to the customer's needs and interests. Courses for all tastes and for all requirements, including a visit to the market and the selection of ingredients. A fun experience in a simple and natural setting.
The famous outlets, The Mall, Prada, Barberino Designer Outlet Firenze and Outlet Village Valdichiana: easy to reach,from Cortona and Hotel Villa Marsili, where you can buy the best designer labels, and spend a lovely day in the italian fashion outlets and designer shops. If you need a personal shopper, ask us!
It's easy here in Cortona and surroundings take advantage of the beautiful Tuscan countryside, rich of itineraries and beauties, history and culture.
Sport lovers can spend their time in riding stables for equitation or walking, trekking and mountain biking. Other sports our guest can practice is golf, nearby Cortona, at Golf Club Valdichiana, located in the middle of Valdichiana, this golf course is ideal to reach thanks to Highway connection Valdichiana Bettolle and the Siena - Perugia State Road.
The golf courses is composed by 9 hole, about 20 hectares of park, it is open 7 days a week. Courses for all levels, the equipment is provided by the club.
Tuscany is famous for its wines, and so why not enjoy a tasting in the most beautiful local wineries? Visit the old castles, their cellars and vineyards, and taste their products! In Tuscany we also have very good cheeses produced by very small local companies, still as good as 200 years ago... delicious! Salami (finocchiona), meat, desserts. We can organise gastronomic tours in places where you can buy the best of our products (and vacuum packed to allow you to take home with you).
Teatro Signorelli, located in the square, was designed by Carlo Gatteschi in 1854 and is home for over a century and a half of major cultural events and performances. Each year the theater season hosts important players in the Italian, including comedians and renowned directors. The activity of the Teatro Signorelli has always been intense, and in keeping quality; for many years he has been active as a cinema, cafe and conference room.
Teatro Signorelli, located at the same Square was build by Carlo Gatteschi in 1854, more than a century is seat of the main cultural events and performances. Each year the theater season hosts important characters and actors of the italian comedy, including successful showmen and filmmakers. Its activity has always been intense and of quality; for many years the theatre has also been used as a cinema, cafè and conference room.
The sun beats down with a particular sweetness on this last limb of Tuscany, and every season is suitable to discover areas where the active imagination can be stimulated to recover, in a single embrace, the past and present in a dream aroused by art and history.
Here, very much alive and present in the museums, in the archeological areas, in the monuments, in the historical centre and in the countryside, the testimony of an uninterrupted succession of culture (paleolithic, etruscan, roman, medieval and renaissance).
A wide town, the surface of the township is the fourth most extensive and the 29th of Tuscany in Italy.
Waking up in the morning after a pleasant evening is one of the most wonderful and important parts of our day, when we begin to prepare ourselves for the hours ahead.
Our breakfast has a rich variety of sweet and savory specialties, freshly prepared every morning.
Our Chef cooks only with the best high quality local products, fresh and genuine.
Satisfy your senses with the rich variety of our breakfast buffet: bread and focaccia, cakes and yogurt, marmalades and homemade chutneys and mustards made with vegetables and fresh fruits, not forgetting our incredible selection of seeds and dry fruit.
Wide variety of coffee and tea, cheeses and cold cuts. We freshly prepare eggs based on our guests’ needs.
We also prepare gluten free, vegetarian and vegan breakfast options on request.
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Hotel: Hotel Villa Marsili
Address: Viale C. Battisti, 13 52044 Cortona
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Official website: http://www.villamarsili.net
Telephone: +39 (0)575 605252
Fax: +39 (0)575 605618
Hotel email: info@villamarsili.net
By car: A1 motorway Direction: Florence/Rome; exit: Valdichiana E 45 Freeway Siena/Perugia Direction: Perugia; exit: Cortona.
By train: Line: Florence-Rome; Station of Terontola or Camucia; line Terontola / Perugia /Assisi/ Terni, station of Terontola.
By plane: International Airport: Florence (120 Km); National Airport: Perugia (60 Km).