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Houses we recommend for holiday rental
Venice: two flats in the house owned by Antonia Ballarin, head of the dairy and wife of Aljoscha, a short walk from the Rialto. Walled garden, boat landing, recently restored. Ground floor apartment opens on large garden area, one double bed room, sofa bed in sitting room, kitchen and bath. First floor apartment, two double bedroom (one with double bed, one with twin beds) terrace and outdoor patio overlooking walled garden, kitchen and bath.
Contact: toniballarin@interfree.it
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Scotland: ‘Kinmount’, holiday cottages and apartments, set in three acres of gardens with lake. They are located near Annan, in Dumfries & Galloway, one of the most beautiful areas of Scotland, only a few miles from the coast of the Solway Firth. Kinmount castle and estate has a colourful history dating back around 800 years.
Contact: Kevin Earl at www.kinmountleisure.co.uk
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Swiss Alps, Sils Maria, Engadine (twenty minutes from St. Moritz): In the hamlet of Blaunca (2,000mt. circa), beside a thundering torrent, sits this recently restoredfarmhouse . A large converted barn has two bedrooms with twin beds, a third master bedroom with double bed, modern bathroom and kitchen. The large, high ceilinged sitting room has breathtaking views down the lake-strewn valley and across to the snow covered mountains.
Contact: Corina Giovanoli at info@pensiunprivata.ch
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Essaouira, Morocco: This beautiful and historic port town has a rich, multicultural background. 2 ½ hours from Marrakech, it is blessed with a mild climate in a colourful urban setting. The city is free of traffic giving it a leisurely pace. It is called the ‘Wind Surfing Capital of Africa’ by those who love its beaches.
Two recently restored houses are offered for rent.
One: previously the Brazilian Consulate, 50 mt. from the sea wall in is the heart of the Medina.
Three double bedrooms, one twin bedded room, 2 full bath, one WC, modern kitchen, large luminous open central courtyard, covered in winter. Spacious roof terrace with two more double bedrooms for the summer months.
Two: four storied Portuguese colonial merchant’s house on principal street next to original crenulated city wall, southern exposure, one of city’s highest terraces, 300 degree sea view.
Three double bedrooms, three full bathrooms, open central courtyard covered by glass ‘lantern’ with fountain, with a double bedroom on the terrace floor available in the summer months. Modern kitchen, sitting room.
Contact Sibilla on essaouira@rocketmail.com