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Villa Camilla sleeps 8+2
Clauiano(Udine)

Nestled in the countryside of Friuli region, with its luscious views, this residence stands on the outskirts of Palmanova, an ancient fortified town today classified as a National monument.

It was built between the late 1600 and early 1700 by the noble Venetian family of the Manin Counts as a vacation residence for the grain reaping season.

The structure is a scaled downtown Venetian palace and is positioned at the centre of a 10.000 sq m. garden (2.5 acre).

A swimmingpool m 13 x 5,5 x 1.8 m has been just built.

Access from the garden to the main hall is through a frontal staircase. This hall has frescoes on all the walls and has doors opening to a dining room, a rustic kitchen, a reading room and a large livingroom, this also frescoed.

3 double bedrooms with two bathrooms are on the east wing.
The fourth double bedroom with en-suite bathroom is in a small construction in the garden. In total 8 sleeps.

The patient restoration efforts which have returned lost lustre to the residence, shows the great deal of love and means the current owners spent during the last 3 years.

The true passion with which they attempt to re-create its history with an aura of warmth and hospitality which pervades its rooms" (this comment was published on the March 2001 issue of "Antiquariato" magazine).
The villa is available from May untill end of Sepyember.

The village of Clauiano has been recently classified within the 100 most beautiful villages of Italy. An initiative directed to conserving the cultural and historical heritage of our Country.

A bus every hour during the day leads to Udine or to the beach of Grado in half an hour.

FREE TIME
A short drive for 15 km to reach the Roman town of Aquileia, worthy of a visit to the archaeological Roman ruins and to the imposing Basilic, 10 km more to Grado with its beautiful beach and thermal resorts and then to the marvellous Lagoon of Marano with its beautiful "Casoni", in the same distance.
For a oenogastronomic itinerary oriented excursion, 10 km are enough to reach the famous vineyards among the castles and abbeys of the Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli districts where it will be possible to taste some of the best Italian (European?) wines and superb cuisine.
The beautiful coast of Trieste is 30 km only far and the white long beaches of Lignano with its enterteinments 40 km.
Lignano with its long beaches and amusements,40 km;

The Dolomites of Carnia with its untouched Alpine meadows and peaks (50 km.);
Udine, the Regional capital with its beautiful historical centre (15 km.);
Not to forget Venice which is only 90 km. away.
The border with Slovenia is only 18 km. away and the peninsula of Istria in Croatia, with its beautiful coastline only 40 km. away.

The residence can be reached via the Venice - Trieste - Tarvisio highway by exiting at Palmanova
The Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari airport is 12 km. away by highway. This regional airport has daily flights to Rome, Milan, Munich and several major cities of eastern Europe.

The closest train station is Cervignano del Friuli (9 km.) which handles also fast express trains to Grado and Aquileia too. Alternatively the station of Udine, 15 km. away, handles all major trains - Venice is only 45 minutes away-.