Hotel Villa Ciconia (Orvieto, Italy)

About Hotel Villa Ciconia

Hotel Villa Ciconia is situated in Umbria, on the outskirts of Orvieto, 2 km from the Florence-Rome motorway exit. It is an elegant Villa, which dates from the 15th century and is surrounded by an age-old park where guests can enjoy a swimming pool. Villa Ciconia was originally a Roman tower, La Turchinetta, and was property of Monaldeschi of Cervara married with Catherina of Sweden, built for Ippolito Scalza (1532 - 1618). The garden is a real park of 10,000 square meters, surrounded by 3 courses of water that make it a peninsula, with ancient trees, holms, palms, roses, bamboos and other typical Mediterranean plants. In spring and summer it is colored by flowers. Butius, suffering from bad health, was advised by doctors to live near a river, the first air-conditioning. The Restaurant and Pizzeria, on the ground floor is in the main hall with a lacunar ceiling with engraved and decorated stripes, painted with allegorical motifs and landscape scenes. One can admire a stone fireplace which is thought to be realized by “Scalza”. The twelve unique rooms, whose windows overlook the park, are on the first floor.