VILLA NEAR TODI WITH SWIMMING POOL AND TENNIS COURT

We have just returned from Italy where we spent one week in Asproli. We went to Umbria looking to wind down and relax and spending some quality time with family and friends- the villa was the perfect escape. The house was totally set up to make you feel at home (books, dvds, tennis rackets, bbq..). As we love cooking and entertaining, the vegetable garden and grocery stores in Todi, made our meal preparations enjoyable and easy.
A couple of things we would recommend: rent a car because everything is a short drive away, and for those who need to keep in contact with friends or business via internet, we found this very difficult to find. You can buy a chip (Vodafone in Perugia) and use it up in the hill, next to the church- great sunsets with great reception!
We enjoyed visiting many of the small nearby towns, but specially Spello, which has a lively arts and food culture.
For those interesting in scenic drives, at the top of the fernicular in Todi, you will find a map for the Circuiti del Paesaggio- with both driving and walking circuits.
The villa is beautifully decorated and you instantly feel at home. Would definitely return for another holiday.

My husband, 2 teenagers, 13 years and I stayed at Asproli in June this year. Everything about it was so perfect. The house is sp beautiful inside and out and is perfectly equipped for family holidays. Our kids are nearly 14 and I thought it might have been a little quiet for them, but not at all. In fact it proved impossible to drag them away from Asproli with the exception of just 2 days out. However we ate out in Todi every night and days just blended in to one idyllic blur!
The area is magical and the little "estate" of houses is picture book pretty. Masses of roses, jasmine, lavender, fruit trees etc. all surrounded by gentle rolling hillside countryside and fabulous woods.
We have been to many parts of France, Spain and Italy and this was the most beautiful area and property we have ever been to . I know it's such a cliche but the photos really do NOT do it justice.
Todi is really gorgeous, much nicer and more real than places like San Giminiagno in Tuscany. Nice shops, great restaurants and little bars, coffee shops and gelateria that we really loved. we also went to Assissi which we also really enjoyed and would love to go back there.

It is the first place that we have stayed that we ALL intend to return to.
There was so much that we intended to do and just never got around to. The pool is fabulous and so too the savannah tennis court. Also the walking in the area is excellent, even in the heat! We saw hawks and buzzards, heard a cuckoo, saw every colour of butterfly, fabulous jewel coloured dragonflies that looked like they had flown off the set of Avatar and fireflies at night. Asproli just conspired everyday to hold onto us.

If you are looking at this and wondering if you should book, then don't hesitate.

This was our first visit to Umbria and we couldn't have hoped for a better location and accommodation. The house is spotless and beautifully decorated with the pool literally at the end of the garden. For foodies, being able to pick herbs and vegetables from the garden is a huge bonus. The directions and information provided were excellent and very helpful. The location was perfect - only 15 minutes from Todi which has a wide choice of nice restaurants and also supermarkets, pharmacies and many other shops. It is also a good base for seeing more of Italy for example Orvieto, Lake Bolsena are only an hour away and Rome is very accessible by train.