La Cupa
A traditional farmhouse in Le Marchè, Italy
GETTING HERE
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From the UK the quickest way to La Cupa is via Ryanair to Ancona or Pescara. Easyjet now also flys to Ancona at least twice a week in the mid/high season.
Daily flights by Ryanair from Stansted arrive lunchtime or mid afternoon depending on the airport, and it is then an easy 45-minute drive to the house. It is possible to fly with BA into Bologna or Rome too but you do have a 3-hour drive on the Italian side. Many visitors have combined this with a night over in the city.
Ancona and Pescara also service flights from many other European cities. If you are flying internationally then the closest airports would be Rome or Bologna.
While we recommend hiring a car, there is also a train line that runs down the Adriatic coast with a station in Pedaso. This nearest town for taxis is San Benedetto del Tronto to the south.
INFORMATION ABOUT HOUSE
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A fully fitted (and well stocked) kitchen with everything you need including a large fridge/freezer and a dishwasher.
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Sleeps 10 in beds - Four double bedrooms (one with balcony and en-suite) – All four rooms have double beds in them but one has a bunk beds in as well.
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Baby cot (hardly used, purchased new from Ikea)
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2 bathrooms upstairs – one en-suite with shower, the other shared with shower.
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2 separate toilets downstairs (one with shower)
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Large living room with open fireplace and dining area to seat 8
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Bose speakers with Bluetooth capabilities. There is also a CD player (bring own iPod/CD’s). There is a small portable TV with some children's videos.
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Snug with open fireplace + TV, X-box and DVD player.
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Laundry room with washing machine/tumble drier.
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All bedroom windows have built in mosquito nets.
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All bedrooms, living room and snug have ceiling fan.
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Lots of games, films, toys and books (if you borrow a novel, leave one in its place) + full size table tennis table.
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All bedding, house towels and beach towels provided.
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House is alarmed and gated.
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Big garden (1 acre) with a cave on the property.
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Swimming pool 10x5m with low chlorine input - built in 2008. Renovated 2021.
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Outside furniture, swinging chair, large umbrella.
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The local village has two good supermarkets, many restaurants, shops, bars + sandy and stony beach (10 mins walk steep downhill or 2 mins drive)
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Within easy reach of Urbino, Assisi, Gubbio, Ascoli Piceno and Macerata. Only three hours drive from Florence, Rome, Siena etc