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The House | |
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The Professor’s House was built on top of a hill by our great grandfather in various steps between 1890 and 1920. It is a traditional Piedmontese farmhouse, which was refurbished and modernized over the decades without overlooking the distinctive traits of country life: the hayloft, the big shed for the tools at the back, the large pavement for agricoltural work at the front. The thick brick walls keep the house cool even in the hottest summers, making air conditioning unnecessary; during the winter central heating is provided by a methane boiler; there are also two fireplaces, one in the kitchen and one in the living room, and the wood-burning stove can be used for heating as well as for cooking. The house rests on a large cellar, that hosts our tiny wine production. The rooms are large, each of them measuring about 30 square metres. A ADSL WiFi router covers all rooms, and a PC is dedicated to you. Downstairs you will find: |
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the living room, whose floor dates from the early twentieth century, with a fireplace and a vaulted ceiling featuring floral decorations. Here is a second TV set only for local channels. There are many books, manly Italian, but also English and French. In 2010 we added a upright Petrof piano. |
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the kitchen with a methane hob, the wood-burning stove and another fireplace; here is the access area to the main bathroom, where the washing machine stands |
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The TV set with satellite dish and decoder is in the kitchen; it comes complete with a DVD/DivX player and a cassette recorder. Upstairs there are four bedrooms and a second bathroom, two bedrooms facing south and two facing north. Each of them can sleeps two to four people |
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the master bedroom with twin beds dated 1950 and the furniture dates back to 1930s, facing south. Wool mattress here. |
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the "50s Room" has a double bed and furnitures dated 1955, facing Nord. Wool mattress. |
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The "Puppet Theatre Room" has another double bed and two single beds. Four spring mattress. |
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The "Professor's Room" has a French double bed dating back to the beginning of 1900, a single bed and a swing cot. Wool mattress. |
SIte modified 01/01/12
