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Families

Rest and relaxation for parents

Villa Pia is a magical destination for children and adults alike. Kids love playing freely on our 5 acres of land, while parents can unwind with our help-yourself food and drink. 
 
We know how stressful travelling with babies and toddlers can be, so we make every effort to ensure your stay is enjoyable and worry-free.
 
Adult cooking classes, yoga or pilates, wine tasting, reflexology, massages and beauty treatments are all available to book. 

Activities for children

Our child-friendly facilities include:

  • Children’s swimming pool beside the adult pool 
  • Tennis court
  • Sandpit
  • Trampoline
  • Cool indoor soft-play room
  • Ping-pong and table-football room
  • Playground with swing, slide and roundabout
  • Courtyard with small climbing frames, Little Tikes cars, toys and tricycles

We host children’s art and cooking classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons (chargeable). Babysitters are also available to book throughout the week.

Plates of delicious Italian food at Villa PIa

Food and mealtimes

Our holidays are all-inclusive, providing you with breakfast, lunch, dinner and unlimited drinks and snacks. Our beloved cooks prepare seasonal Italian meals using food that is locally-sourced wherever possible.

  • Breakfast is a buffet (7.30 – 11am): croissants, ciabattas, toast, jam, yoghurt, fruit, cereal, cold cuts, tea, coffee, milk (semi-skimmed, lacto-free, soya, oat, almond).
  • Lunch is a Villa Pia favourite (1 pm). A relaxed buffet: a choice of around 17 different dishes, lots of vegetables and salads, some meat dishes, pasta or rice. 
  • Children’s dinner caters to young tastebuds (6 pm). A selection of simple, healthy food: pasta or rice, meat or fish, a selection of veggies and dessert. 
  • Adult dinner is a traditional Umbrian four-course meal (8 pm): an antipasto, a primo, a secondo and a dessert. The dining room is in baby-monitoring reach of the rooms in the main house; if you are staying in Palazzo Regina, we provide a babysitter free of charge. 

Throughout the day, you can help yourself to water, tea, coffee, milk, juice, fruit, yoghurt, cake, beer, wine and spirits. 

Dietary requirements: there’s an abundance of food for you to help yourself to, you definitely won’t be hungry! But please do let us know of any dietary requirements, the cooks are very good at catering to your needs.

 

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Family rooms

Villa Pia has 25 bedrooms with private bathrooms, including large family rooms and five sets of interconnecting rooms. We host guests in the main house and at Palazzo Regina, a 5-minute walk above the Villa Pia. Guests enjoy Palazzo Regina because the rooms are bigger and we provide a babysitter free-of-charge during adult dinner. 
 
Our family rooms sleep 2 adults and up to 3 children with a double bed, 2 singles, and a cot in each room. We are happy to equip your room with a cot, bed rails and potties upon request. 
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Local area

We are nestled under the hill-top village of Lippiano. Many Lippianesi have worked with us for over 20 years. It’s a charming, quiet place with a 10th century castle and a bar that sells artisanal ice-cream. 

On Thursdays, families often venture out to nearby towns. We are more than happy to give recommendations for family-friendly activities and pit-stop trattorias. 

  • Anghiari is a fairytale town with a beautiful birds-eye view of the Tiber valley. Famous for Leonardo da Vinci’s lost fresco La Battaglia di Anghiari, the town itself, with its wrap-around walls and cobbled streets, is a jewel of central Italy. Don’t miss dinner at La Pineta, a pizza restaurant set in a pine forest with a playground for little ones.
  • Sansepolcro used to be a hub for painters and mathematicians in Renaissance Italy. Birthplace of the famous Piero della Francesca, it has a museum with many of his original works. The museum of natural medicine is also a delight, showcasing the biodiversity of the region. Some exceptional restaurants in Sansepolcro too. 

A little further afield, day trips to Arezzo, Cortona, Assisi, Gubbio, 

Perugia and Florence offer countless opportunities to explore the beauty and food of Italy.

Reviews

“Communal living? More like home from home. We regularly had breakfast sitting under the wisteria with the children still in their pyjamas.”

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