Bed and Breakfast in Italy - apartment lodging on the Italian Adriatic coast, Le Marche

Bed and Breakfast in Italy - Marche - historic and beautiful estate with hotel rooms, apartments and bed and breakfast accommodation. With farm buildings, a chapel, and set in fine parklands overlooking the Adriatic.

What sort of holiday accommodation are you seeking for your vacation in Italy? Whatever you want you'll probably find it at Villa Giulia. This historic and beautiful estate in Marche has hotel rooms, apartments and bed and breakfast accommodation; whether you're looking for nightly stays or weekly rentals you'll find it perfect for a vacation in this marvellous corner of Italy.

Villa Giulia is an historic residence with its own chapel and many farmhouses and buildings. It is part of a private estate with a magnificent view of the Adriatic Sea, the city of Fano with its harbour, the hilly landscape of Marche (the Italian Marches). Gazing out from here is like looking into a Renaissance canvas, and its lovely position is perfect for breathing in the pure sea air.

The villa is set in lush Mediterranean parkland of maritime pines, cypresses, oaks and cork-oaks, beeches, palms, oleanders, agaves, a very rare bamboo, many species of flowers, an ancient pool where water lilies grow and a beautiful terrace facing the sea: the house originally belonged to Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleon's step-son and Viceroy of Italy.

After Eugène de Beauharnais' death, in 1850, the villa was bought by Count Carlo Ferri, a Fano nobleman, a major figure of the Papal States, and governor of Perugia. A major refurbishment of the villa dates to this period, under the supervision of Giuseppe Ferroni from Senigallia, one of the main architects of the region in the 19th century.

The villa took its current shape in 1892, fired by the energy and will of one of Count Ferri's daughters, Giulia, wife of the Baron (and member of the House of Lords) Giulio de Rolland. Giulia had a strong personality and a bright mind and was a great friend of HRH the Queen of Italy, Margherita di Savoia, with whom she shared a great passion for mountaineering: this formidable woman, who gave her name to the Residence, was the first woman ever to climb Mont Blanc and was a friend of the poet Giosuè Carducci.

The villa was inherited by Giulia's niece, the Marquise Maria Pia Tacoli di San Possidonio, and became a summer residence for her, her husband and their daughter Laura. During World War II Villa Giulia was occupied by German troops, who established the Fano Military Headquarters there, to be followed by the Polish and British Commands. In 1946, on the occasion of Marquise Laura's wedding to Count Marco Celio Passi, the Chapel was restored and a new large external door was built.

Now, the children of Marquise Laura Tacoli and Count Marco Celio Passi, the present owners of the Villa, offer the chance to enjoy this enchanting site. It provides an efficient and high-standard facility for hospitality and special events in a unique setting, combining aristocratic tradition, the charms of history and the natural beauties of a centuries-old park.